Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
GOOD ATHLETES COMPETE
At Washington Grove for Medals
and Handsome Cups.

some OF the best performers In the South
Atlantic Association. participated in the
annual field sports and track contests at
Washington Grove yesterday. 1t was the
sixth annual meet under the auspices OF
the Washington Grove Athletic Associa-
ton. and, like the previous ones. was Il
success i'll every particular. It is estimat-
ed that ,.uo persons. a majority OF whom
were from Washington. witnessed the
sport.
The greatest interest centered in the
mile relay. open 10 Montgomery county
teams. the prize being a handsome silver
cup offered by Mr. Percy : Foster OF
Washington. But two teams tried conclu-
sions, and for the third time in many
years the Woodside Athletic Club team
carried off the honorS. The victory makes
this club the permanent owner OF the
| trophy.
Another feature of interest was the mile
run, in which two South Atlantic cham
pons. in the persons of NJ. B. Hildebrand
| of the Gurley Athletic Club of Washing
| ton and II c. Elphinstone of Baltimore,
met. Hildebrand holds the one-mile rec
| ord. while the Baltimore boy is the best
| five-miler. Both were scratch men and
| Hildebrand won easily.
The Curley Athletic Club Of Washing
ton carried off the honors Of the day in
the number of points but the Baltimore
bows who competed made a splendid
showing and captured "A number OF prizes.
In the underground shot-put Cummings
| of the b. A. c. won with distance to
spare, his actual put being IS feet .
| inches. Summaries:
First heat: sixty-yard novice-Won by ".
Brooke, Md. $. C.; j. F. Cissel X. A. C., sec
Second heat; si1ty-yard novicc-won by G.
Money. G. A: C.; J. {. Clark, unattached. sec
! ond Time. TVS .
Third heat; stxty-yard novice-won by +. F.
Williams. IL. a. c.: r. Teufelspaucr. W. q. A
Fourth heat: sixty yard novice-Won by j. \
Knowles. n. A. G.. second Time: MS -.
p Fifth heat; siHtyy"rd nov ser,,s1 ny w. ?
Semi finals: sixty ysrd novice-First heat.wcr
| c. second Time TVS. Second heat-Won by
J. F. .Cissell. X: A. C.: J. c. Clark. unattached
Final heat; sixty yard nevice-wcn by c
Money. 6. A. G.: ]. F. Cissel X. a; C.. sec
'n First heat ia't iooyard i dash"Won by j. II
on Gr' Time, io.ss
Lepper, G. A. G.; ". g. Thrall, W. g. A. A.
se fnad h rame' 1867 ,SSyard dash-won by f.
Kenyer; G. 4; c.; F.. NJ Irving, F. A C., sec
Final heat; 100 yard dash-won by H. A. Lep.
per- g. A. c.; J. H.. Hughes. IL. A. c., second;
G. 4 Hunt unattached h third a,5lo, Time io4ss.
NILE sg b 10 G g. scratch
second; s. Fentman, B. A. C. fifty yards third
i Hurdle dash Is' 100 yarts-won by P T. FIavn
unattached four yards; NJ. VI. Clagett. w. A
G.. three Yards second; W; b. White. \. g. A
2ao>yard dash-won by c. L.. Williams. H. 4
G.. four yards; Duncan NJ e A so;r scratch rarGs
A.C: iscratchl: won; E. +. Wsnderoth, G SAG !:
| yards,, third Time 200 %.
Running high jump: handcap1c vI L.; Williams = :,
1sc1ateh,' % . sRsnsi n Won wneats tHs
inches), third. Actual jump Of winner; feet
nGh n1nns sh feet Sf ne
Running broad jump handicap-C. A. King. G
ha ssaSad Won L. w Villain
inches. third. Actual jump of winner, 20 fee
| 71e inches. N
@ YARDS. won: G. E. Smithson: Gao. (scratch,
second Robert Duncan. Y.M.C.A. % yards,
Put Putting Is pound shot. handieap-A; c. Gum
mings BAc Is feet, won ! e Tno InDSss' W Vnai
A. q feet 6 inchesl. third. actual distance OF
winner, IS feet 8 inches H. W: Canister Of tn.
MARYLAND In School ,s "a, To sss
but the best he could do 50 feet BIZ inches
He was scratch man in the contest making ~
Pole vault handesR-H D. rh WaTd W MA 4
fset Inch .e Tnrali vauted 10 feet inches
Throwing the discus. handicap. q Thomp-
| son, W.G.A.A. 90 feet. won: X. r. Met arthy;
feet), third. Actual distance Of winner. st feet
Open relay Junior, two thirds Of mile
Hermes Athletic Club team. F.. Williams Il.
Blabinger K. F. Effinger and ]. III. Hughes.
won; Y NJ c. A. Junior. l.. Meyer. &. Wetzel.
F. Legg and G.. Hannebar. second; Munacra Attn
letic Club. William Farmer. Lee Turner hoy 20!
Van Reuth and Henry Hennig. third. Time. "--'
Montgomery County relay for Percy Foster cup
and championship of county-Woodside Athletic
ney and W. r. Birney won; Washington Grove
Athletic Association, G. w. Owen J. s. Brake
J. r. Melburn and r. Teufelspauer. second
Time 21S Having won the event three con
secutiyc times. the cup becomes the permanent
property Of the Woodside team: ~
The senior relay at mile failed to MI. but
| the GurleE Athletic Club team OF washington
| composed Of Smithson. Lepper. King and henyrr.
| went against the track record or .l5, put the
! best they could do was 215-
The Quot tournament, which had been IN prog,
| ress at the grove for some time. was nnlsheu
| this morning, the final score resulting as tni-
lows: A. H. Smith, 10: DIR. Albert Osborn 90;
R. p. Clark 81; NJ. W. Perey, ~.
The officials of the meet were as follows
Referee DIR. ID. F. Wiber. A. A. u: track
| Judges. Norman p. Foster Amherst. and John I.
| Meany w. G. A. A; field judges. J: c. c: Pat
| terscil W. q. A. A: H. V. Hunt. W. g. A. A
Daniel f. Garges. g. w. u; a: Thomas Ut1'
ID. c.: john ). 1arcombe w e. A. ~; w ',
| Thatcher. W. q. A. A.: clerk of course. William
G.. Stuart Y. assistant clerk OF course. ); +.
| Campbell, WIG. a. A: marshal. Melville Lind-
| A. A.; assistant marshal w. Il. Hardy. L. v;
| inspectors. Morris Perley. William Somervliie
Stuart Walker and Charles Shields, all OF w IL
| A. A; custodian, Robert Bains. W. G. A. A.