Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
WASHINGTON GROVE GAMES
Begin at II O'Clock Tomorrow With
200 Entries.

More than one hundred of the best ath-
letes in the South Atlantic Association
have made nearly POO entries in the fifteen
events to be decided a the seventh annual
Labor day games of the Washington
Grove Athletic Association on Grove field,
beginning at II 90 clock tomorrow MORN
ing.
There will be thirteen events for indi-
vidual athletes and three relay races one
for junior teams, one open to all senior
teams and the third for the champion
ship of Montgomery country. The fight
in the latter event for the Foster trophy
promises to be one of the most fiercely
contested in the long series. Just now
the WOOdSide team, last years champions,
without a change in its makeup, looks
like the winner. but kensington. with
Williams, Knowles, Isreal and Cissel, has
more than fighting chance. Washing
ton Grove has green team of likely
youngsters and will at least give the lead
ers a close run for the trophy.
The Washington Y NJ. c. A. Brook
land and the Gurley Athletic Club quar-
tets will be the leading contenders in the
senior open race while the local associa-
ton. the Brookland Athletic Club and the
Mccullough Athletic Club of Baltimore
are scheduled to fight for the blue ribbon
in the Junior relay.
There will be some good contests in the
individual events. especially in the pole
vault. in which Thrall. the southern cham
pion and record holder, will once more be
against Ward of the Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A.
These two men-Thrall with a record of
eleven feet two inches and Ward only
two inches lower-have met dozen times
indoors and out. in the last three years.
and each has the same record of victories.
Kemper. an old high school champion.
representing the Gurley Club; Royce of
the local Y. NJ. G. A. Thrall, Canister of
the Maryland Swimming Club and Isreal
of kensngton and the Baltimore Medical
College are some of the men who are in
the sprnts. with Smithson of the Gurley
Club Adams the fastest quarter-miler
the Maryland Agricultural College has
ever had and Black of the Mccullough
Club of Baltimore. the three fastest men
in the double furlong. The fields in both
the middle distance events are very evenly
balanced and some good racing should
result. Hildebrand of the Gurley Club,
Wendereth of George Washington Uni
versity, Elphinstone of the Cross Coun-
try Club of Baltimore. Milburn of Wash
| ington Grove and Fentiman of the Bal
timore Athletic Club are likely to be in
| the front squad at the finishes of both
| the half and mile runs.
One of the best fields in any of the
| events is in the running high jump will
| the Baltimore Athletic Club. White of the
! District National Guard and Graham of
| the local Y. NJ. c. A.. the three best
| jumpers now i'm the South Atlantic. Young
| and King of the Gurley Club and Boet-
finger will contest in special scratch hop,
step and jump.
| Athletes and spectators from Washing
| ton will leave the Union station at $50
O'Clock tomorrow morning There will be
! base ball game in the afternoon be-
tween Brookland and Kensington for the
p. ii. Warner trophy cup and the cham
pionship OF Montgomery county.