Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
MEET
OF THE TURN-VERE|h
[ arue Crowd Sees Athletes Do
Good Work at Bright
wood Track.

The first annual outdoor athletic meet
OF the Columbia Turn-Verein was helo
Yesterday afternoon at the Brightwood
Driving Park. The events on the pro-
gram were begun shortly after o ciock'
and from that hour until dusk the large
number of athletes entered In the olI-
ferent contests battled for supremacy.
The grandstand was filled with a large
delegation Of the wives and sweetnearts
of the Turner's, who cheered time and
again when some members OF the Turn
verein would make q good showing In the
different events.
The Columbia Turn-Verein Band was
very much in evidence and furnished a
musical program during the afternoon
that was hard to beat.
Otto Goepel, physical director OF the
Columbia Turn-Verein. acted as marsnal
of the occasion and deserves much credit
for the success of the first outdoor ath-
letic tournament ever held by the society.
Large Entry List.
The large entry list was especially
pleasing to the management. as 1t showed
that the athletic games of the verein to
be held next year will be better than
sentatives of the Gurley Athletic Club.
Germania Turn-Verein, Sokol Jednota
Blesk. Washington Grove Athletic Club,
Arizona Athletic Club. Young Men s
Christian Association. Mount Pleasant
Athletic Club, Technical High School.
Athletic Association Of the District OF
Columbia National Guard and Baltimore
Athletic Club.
Thrall. late Of Technical High School
and attached to Washington Grove Ath-
light as real Splinter and took the 100
yard dash In great style. w. B. White Of
the Athletic Association of the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia also
showed well in the running high jump, in
which he made feet Az inches
The events of the afternoon and the
winners are as follows:
100 yard dash-w. G. Thrall. Washing ton Grove
Athletic Association. first: Hugh G. Royce. Y.
n; c; A.. second; G. e: smithson. .Gurley Ath-
Running high jump-w B. White. Athletic
Association Of the National Guard, won; Claude
ton second Henry a. wnsste Monnt
Athletic Club. third. Height of winning jump.
Baltimore Athletic Club, won; Charles A. King
Gurley Athletic Club. second: F. B. schlossef.
wnner Fl e ee e
Pole vault for height-w. G. Thrali, Washing
ton Grove Athletic Association. won; Claude w.
second: W: B. White. Athletic Association Of the
Putting 16pound shot. H. Sheridan. Y. NJ.
versin :. second; Brewer G; spransy. Technical!
feet and inches. The second and third men nut
1t 80 feet and 81 feet and inches. respectively.
mania Iurn-Verein, won with SO points: Rob,
ert H. Stelzer, I. NJ. G. A.. second with TO-
points; Frank J; Kadan. sokol Jednota Blesk,
Parallel bar work-Robert Fl. Stelzer Y NJ.
Z. a., won: Karl Roller, Columbia Turn Verein,
second; Hermann Schmidt. Columbia Turn.
One mile relay race-Gurley Athletic Club team
composed of Brame. King Hildebrandt and
Smtthson. won: Mount Pleasant Athletic Club
team. composed OF Henry Zeh T. A. McKeever.
Columbia Turn Verein team, composed Of III.
Schmidt. F. kropp, ]. Scheder and B. Brauner
was third.
The officials were as follows: Marshal
Otto Goepel. physical director, Columbia
Turn-Verein; referees, C. Royce Hough
and w. c. Thatcher: starter. DR.. w. r.
Dear; judges at the finish. James o. Shea.
Pierce Camel; field judges, Prof. Beckett,
Y. M. c. A., Henry T. Waterman, w. c.
Bowe. W. B. Hudson: timers, DR.. s. l..
Owens. Capt. G. Edwards, Rud. Jose: in
spectors. Max Schmidt Aug Duehring.
Curt. HALTER, Paul Arndt; clerk Of the
course. A. NJ. Chaisle; assistant, Norman
Foster; custodian of prizes, Rudolph De
Zapp; judges of gymnastics, Fred Eek
stein. Washington, D. c.; Alvin Schmidt.
timore. Md: managers, Prof. A. Werner
Spanhoofd. F. e. Mann, A. r. Meissner:
announcer, Charles King; scorer, Thomas
Kirby.