Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION
GAMES AT BENNING

Local interest In the games OF the South
Atlantic Association OF the Amateur Ath-
letic Union at Benning Saturday June 0,
Is growing as the time approaches for hold
ing the meet.
An event which is awakening especial in
terest is the lU0-yard run. with Charlie Seitz
of Georgetown. Joe Hill of the Maryland
Athletic Club. A. p. Gore of Mount Wash
ington Athletic Club and Duker and Zieg-
Ter OF City College Athletic Association
There will be a keen struggle before the
winner can be picked. 1t Is also on the
card that Carey and Burge OF the "niddies''
will be in the running. The former was
the successful contestant In the Hopkins
Navy meet on the 18th instant and hung
up record of 10 is seconds for the dis
lance. Hill and Carey are old antagonists
their rivalry dating back to prep" school
days, when Carey did the honors for Tones
Institute and Hill bore the colors of the
Baltimore City College
c. a. c. rooters are counting confidently
upon Louis Connors to be in the lead at
the finish in the one-mIie and three-miIe
events, while Hopkins boasts of the ability
of Griffith and Beyers to land first place
in the mile. Rankin of the Navy, who did
the stunt in 4.3s 1-5. is to be reckoned with
Dcloic l4iS AetiS4oil GAN Do lilduer likewise
Frank Byrne of the Washington Grove Ath-
letic Association. who Is running in good
form. and will be found hard to beat out
in the SS0-yard and one-mile events.
Zlegler. who recently broke the Maryland
state record at Tome Institute games, in
the 44oyard run. Is expected to excel his
good work when ne will have as competitors
Purnell of the Navy. with a record of 80 As
seconds; Padgett and Hunter of Hopkins
Fleming of George Washington and Noble
Clagett. who lowered the local high school
record Wednesday.
Manager Crawford has announced that
he will close the entries June 2 at noon
AS all registration numbers must be printed
In the program, no athlete will be regis
tered for this meet after the entries close:
this rule is absolute. Those contemplating
entering should be governed strictly by the
rules adopted by the games committee and
found on the entry blanks.
The gymnastic end of the championship
games is attracting considerable attention
from the various associations working
along those lines and already three Balti-
more clubs have entered fourteen men,
with more to come.
The Turn section of the Labor Lyceum
has entered six of its best gymnasts in all
three events-horizontai bar, parallel bars
and horse: the Locust Point Turnyerein
has entered two good men and the Sokol
Jednota Beisk has also entered six of it's
expert Turner's.
more. who hold the championship now will
make strenuous efforts to defend the title
this year. In the games of last year they
captured seven OF the nine medals. winning
three f1rsts the Locust Point Turner's and
the Bohemian team winning the other two.
Since last year the Bohemian gymnasts
have made big strides and the Locust Point
men have gained as member a German
Turner with considerable reputation for
excellency In apparatus work.
All this will make the gymnastic end of
the meet interesting and intensely exciting
as a friendly rivalry exists between the
German and Bohemian Turner's