Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
NATIONAL GUARDS
BIG ATHLETIC MEET
Large Crowd Turns Out to See
the Sport at the
Arm0ry.

One of the largest crowds in the history
of the organization attended the annual
games of the Athletic Association of the
National Guard of the District of Column
bia last night in the drill hall of the
Center Market Armory. The games were
run off with promptness and rapidity,
which. with the good work of the contest
ants, went far to make the event a sue
cess.
Royce of the Signal Corps proved HIM
self somewhat of Splinter by capturing
the fifty-yard dash, championship of the
Guard. and also the fifty-yard open
event He also won first place in the one
hundred-yard hurdles and two-hundred-
and-tWenty-yard DASH open. For the sew
enth consecutive year Company + of the
I'd Regiment relay four captured the
relay championship. In the one-mile re-
played good form and defeated the Ar
konas, Y. NJ. c. A. and Tremonts.
Schlosser Runs Well.
Schlosser of Company E. I'd Regi-
ment. ran a good race in the 44O-yard run.
with Clark of the same company second.
Corridor of Company F, I'd Regi-
ment easily won the mile run. An OBJ
stacle race. through barrels and over
fences and hurdles, proved the amusing
event of the evening and was by
Govannoni and Lewis of Company E.
LIST Regiment, in one minute and II
seconds. The Wall-scaling event closed
the program, in which the second team of
Company E. LIST Regiment, carried off
the hOnOrS.
In connection with the meet there was
an exhibition of boxing by Master WILDER
of Michigan and Master Shree of WASH
ington, who gave four rounds of the tistic
art. Frank Lockhead and Victor Heron
gave a fifteen minutes wrestling exhibit
ton which was declared draw. 'E,von.'
king of the silver wire. gave demonstra-
lions of his skill on the slack wire and re-
ceived hearty applause.
Summary of events:
aoyard dash, novice-Giovannoni. Company +:
LIST Regiment. won: Frazier. Company *. I'd
Regiment. second. Time 0.O6.
50yard dash for championship of National
Company +. ID Regiment second. Time. oos ~.
5Oyard novice. opeE-(;ovannoni. Company f,
LIST Regiment, won; Robnston, Arizona A. c.,
Corps. won: schlosser. Company E. ID Regiment,
second. No time announced
5oyard consola tionC!ark. Company E.. LIST
Regiment. won: Dennis: Company q. Ist Regi-
High jump. open-Young Gurley A. e. won. )
feet inches: White, Company T. I'd Regiment
Shot -put-Reges. Company f. I'd Regiment. So
feet. won; Earnshaw. Company E. ID Regiment
second.
team B. y. II. c. A.. second. Time. e1 Is "'"
Relay race, mile championshp--Western
High defeated Mccullough A. c. of baltimore
ioo-yard hurdle-Royce Signal Corps. won;
Reyes. Company f. I'd Regiment. second. Time
Relay race. one mile BlcominSdale A. c. won
fremont A. c. second %,,. Time ae, ;os ., pss
ment, won: Bopp; Company f. I'd Regiment, sec
30o3-5
Ea1nsha~. 'e Company AMY f. 80 Regiment. second
Time O.cs %,
Relay race. one mile-McColiough Athletic Club
of Baltimore. won; Y NJ. {. A. Seniors. second.
a2o,yard dash orrnstcn. Company G.. LIST
Regiment. won: Bopp, Company H. "a Regiment
second. Time. O.29.
One-mile run Corridor. Company, F. I'd Resi-
ment, won; Hick, Company F.. ID Regiment. sec
battalion relay-1st Battalion forfeited to ID
Battalion.
Relay race ono mile-Athletic Association Ma
tlonal Guard, won: LIST Junior. Y. NJ. c. A. sec
44o-yard dash-SchIosser Company f. I'd Regi-
| ment. won: Clark. Company T.. 1st Regiment.
second. Time. 1.O2.
TWomie relay for Distric, champonshir,
ley Athletic Club. won: BloominGlale Athletic
Club. second. No time announced.
Potato race-Hcron. Company f. LIST Regiment.
won: Collins~ ortiz. Company +, LIST Regiment
Three leg race-Giovannoni and Hunter Of Com
pany f. LIST Regiment. won; White and Hui'ard-
Company F.. I'd Regiment. second. Time. 0:o5-
Rcgimental relay-2d Regiment, won; LIST Regi-
ment second. Time. 3.H.
Obstacle race-Lewis and GovannOni Of Com
pany f, LIST Regiment won Time, LA.
SSap-yard run-Earnshaw, Company +. ID Rcgf-
ment won: Ho1es Company +, I'd Regiment.
sec ond. Tine. 222 Is.
Relay race mile: military championship
Athletic Association National Guard. won; Fort
Myer Post second. Time. 3O1 rs.
Wall scaling for military championships
ond team Of Company E. LIST Regiment. won.
Time. O.24.
The officials for the meet we're:
Honorary referee. Gen. George II. Harre-,
comma nder District Of Columbia Militia: referee.
Lieut.. Col l.. NJ. Brett. adjutant general Dis
trict OF Columbia Militia judges DIR. d. f. VIII
her. A. 4. L.; W. G. Thacher 4. \. L.; Royce
Hough l.. of p. and Z. +. Beckett. Y. NJ C..
A.; inspectors. Maj. +. II. Neumeyer. n. G. D..
e.; Capt. f.. Fl. Brian. y. q. d. c.: Capt. John
r. Brooks. " G. d. c.; Lieut.. d. :. Bliss. y.
q. u. c.. and Lieut.. u. l.. Richmond y. &. ID.
C.. timers. Rudolph lose. H. c.: W. q. Stuart
l.. Of r.. and Lieut.. r. II. NcumeyPr tr.. y. g.
u. C.; starter. X. +. lie Mat. u. C.. rlcrH.
Thomas Mc;rcw. y. y. 4. c.: scorers. Lieut.
w Laurence Hazard. y. 6. d. c.. and Ma
thaniel r. Worlcy. r. 4. C.: custodian of prizes
-Garrott ]. Tucker \. q. d. C.: announcer. Or
landO Ross. l.. {.