The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Entries for South Atlantic Games
at Washington Grove Field
Pass Ceatury Mark.
Fight for Fosger Trophy Feature in Relay Events
Kemper, Israel and Other Washington Stars
Booked for Individual Contests

More than one hundred OF the hest
athletes in the South Atlantic Associa-
tiOn have made nearly two hundred en-
tries in the fifteen events to be decided
at the seventh annual Labor Day games
of the Washington Grove Athletic Asso-
citation on the Grove field beginning at
II o'clock tomorrow morning.
There viii be- thirteen events for in
dividual athletes and three relay races,
one for junior teams. one open 10 all
senior teams and the third for The
championship of Montgomery county.
The tight iE The latter event for the
Foster trophy promises TO be one of the
most hercely contested in the long Sc
ries Just now the Woodside team. last
years champions. without a change in
it's makeup, looks like the winner. but
Kensingtol, with Williams, Knowles,
Israel and GisseU has more than a
fighting chance Washington Grove mas
a green team OF likely youngsters and
viii at least give the leaders a close run
10. TN trophy
The washington Y. NJ c. A. Brook
land, and the Gu-ley Athletic Club quar-
tets ~Il be the leading coutenders in
the senior open race, while the local
association, the Brookland Athletic Club
and the Mccullough Athletic Club or
Baltimore are scheduled to fight for the
blue ribbon In the junior relay.
Thrall in Pole Vault.
There viii be some good contests in
the individual events, especially IN the
pole vault. ir which Thran. the South
ern champion and record holder, Will
once more be agains Ward, Of the Bal
81 -
Thrau with a record of Il feet ? inches.
and Ward only two inches lower, have
met a dozen times, indoors and out, fin
the last three years, each with the same
record for victories.
Kemper, an Old High School cham
pion. representing The Gurley club.
Royce. of the local Y. NJ c. A; Thran.
Canister, Of the Maryland Swimming
Club. and Israel. OF Kensington and the
Baltimore Medical College, are some Of
the men who are in the sprints. with
Suuthsou, Of the G Irlev club, Adams,
the fastest Quarter-raiIer the Maryiar
Agricultural College has ever had. and
Black. OF the Mccullough Club. of Bal
timore. the three fastest men in the
double fuHong. The fields in both the
middle distance events are very evenly
bala rced. and some good racing should
result HildCbrand. OF the GuTley club.
Wenderoth. Of George Washington Uni
versitv; IIphinstone, of the cross
Country Club, of Baltimore; Milburn, of
Washington Grove, and Fentiman. Of
the Baltimore Athletic Club, are likely
10 be in the front squad at the finishes
OF both the half and mile runs.
Some Classy Jumpers.
One of tie best fields in any OF the
events is in the running high jump, with
fourteen starters, including Boettinger,
of the Baltimore Athletic Club; White
of the District National Guard. aud
Graham of the local Y. NJ c. A. the
three best jumpers now in the South
Atlantic Young and King, Of the Cur
ley club. and Boettinger viii contest in
a special scratch hop-step-and-jump
Athletes and spectators from Wash
ington will leave the Union Station at
go tomorrow morning, the games be-
ginning at II o'clock There viii be a
baseball game in the afternoon between
Brookland and Kens:nston for the B.
II. Warner trophy cup and the cham
pionshi7 of Montgomery county.
The Entries.