Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
WASHINGTON GROVE MEET.
Montgomery County Athletes Rivals in
Interesting Events Yesterday.

Interesting Events Yesterday.
The second annual field day meet of the
Washington Grove Athletic Association
was held yesterday on Woodward Field.
There were large number of spectators
from the Grove and from neighborlng
towns. Contestants were -agistered from
G6ithersburg Kensington, rakoma Park
and competition was close and exciting.
The meet opened with the 60-yard novice
cash trial heats. in which s. T. Millikin, D.
K. Munro and ]. B. Diamond jr. qualified.
The 60-yard dash, Junior handicap, was
won by Norman Houghton, Douglas B.
Diamond, second; time. % seconds,
In the 6O-yard dash, handicap, the fol-
lowing qualified: H. L. Diamond, E. s.
Hege, Raymond Smith, J. w Carter, jr.
Rodney McCathran won the one-mile race
In minutes % seconds; D. r. Munro, sec
ond; ]. r. Milburn, third.
E. 8. Hege won the 6O-yard dash In the
final heat; H. L.. Diamond, second; Ray
mond Smith, third; time, 6 2-5.
The Junior relay race proved to be one
of the most interesting events of the meet
ard Middleton, Leroy McCathran G. ]. Nc
Cathran, Knott. Time, minutes 43 2-5
seconds.
In the 44O-yard handicap ]. R. Milburn
won; Walter Foster, second.
The putting of the 12-lb. shot handicap,
was won by Neil Clark 80 feet 3 inches;
George Israel, second; Raymond Smith,
third.
throwing the 12-lb. hammer 95 feet; ]. R.
Milburn, second; N. P. Foster, third.
The running high jump was won by E. s.
Hege; H. L. Diamond, second; Raymond
r. H. Walker won the running broad
jump by going 1S feet inches; second, w.
P. Foster; third. w. H. Henderson
The chief event of the meet was the relay
pionship and the Foster trophy cup. Teams
from Washington Grove, Gaithersburg and
Kensington took part In this event, which
was won by the Kensington team, COM
John Morse. S. T ATilliken. The cup was
presented by Mr.. Percy s. Foster, the donor
of the cup, to Mr.. S. T. Milliken, and is to
become the permanent property of the re-
lay team which wins in three field day
meets. The cup is of handsome design, and
1t is with great regret that the Washington
Grove team yielded it to their rivals.
The officials of the games yesterday were:
Referee, w. G. Stuart; inspectors H "
Hunt, w. B. Hardy, Thos. Lindville, jan
vier Lindsay; judges of the finish o. T.
Moore, r. E. Mueden, DR.. D. E. Wiber;
field judges-jumps, 8. w. Foster. G. E.
Clerk Of the course, DR.. s. r. Karpeles;
announcer, Percy S. Foster; starter, w. r.
Dear: timers, Wright Curtis, ]. c. C. Pat
terson, Albert e. Craig; chief marshal
A. Cook, r. L. Bains, A. B. Walker, J. T.
Meany, H. Strang, L. F. Hurt, F. ]. d.
Bradford.
Field day committee-Dr D. E. Wiber,
chairman: H. v. Hunt, Benz Meeks, AL
bert E. Craig, o. T. Moore, F. r. Rynex,
w. I. Teepe C. s. Smith
The prizes, consisting of gold and silver
medals, were presented to the visiting COM
petitors during the afternoon base ball
game The Grove boys received their
medals from DR.. Wiber at the evening en-
tertainment amid great cheering and ap-
plauding.
The QUOT games, which began at $50
am, were not concluded in time for the
results to be announced at the evening en-
tertainment at 1870 o'clock.