Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
ATHLETIC RECORDS ARE SCORED
FEATURE OF EPISCOPAL HIGHS
FIELD DAY.
Large Crowd at Alexandria Wit
nesses Annual Events-Fairfax
Literary Defeats Blackboard.
Special Disoateh to Tb~ Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November g.
Under ideal weather conditions and In
the presence of a large crowd. the thirty
fourth annual athletic day exercises Of
the Episcopal High School took place on
the grounds of that institution today.
The Fairfax Literary Society came out
with flying colors, defeating Blackford
Literary Society and scoring 100 points
TO 40 points by its rival. The Fairfax
society will therefore retain the silver
loving cup for the ensuing year.
w. y. Wood was awarded a gold medal
by the athletic association for being the
best an-around athlete, attaining %
points.
events. one being the putting of the shot
l: pounds. by w. y. Wood who threw
II distance of IS feet = inches The
former record of this event was 81 feet
y2 inches. and was held by Winter w
Walker of the class of 1904. The other
record was also made by w. NJ Wood
In throwing the hammer, l. pounds, a
distance of 20 feet 10 inches. This record
was held by John G. Macdonald of the
class OF 1904. the distance being So feet
IL inches.
Vt the conclusion Of the events prizes
were awarded the successful contestants
by Miss Gay Lloyd daughter OF Bishop
Coadjutor Arthur S. Lloyd Of this city.
ScueQule OF Il Events.
The schedule embraced tgenty-one
events. and probably the most interest
ing one was the senior fat race OF 1Oo
yards. in which the prize was a silver
pocket knife. the gift of Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. This was won by Crowley of
the Blackford Literary Society. with
Hewitt and Berkeley close contestants
being second and third. respectively.
The events were as follows:
Throwing the ball--Woolfolk. first:
Phillips. second: Conway, third. Dis.
lance. ZIG feet ~. inches.
Flat race half mile - Robertson.
FIRST: Voolfolk. second: W. y. Wood
third. Time, 2.2o So.
Potato race. 45o yards-Speer. first;
ID. J. Wood. second: Reade, third. Time,
1o2
1OO-Yard Race in 1925.
Senior fla race. 100 yards-Croney.
first; Hewitt. second; Berkeley. third.
Time. n.1o2-j.
Putting the shot. l. pounds-w. ~
Wood first; Tunstall. second: Wool
folk. third Distance. - feet inches
(rscord).
Junior running long Jump - Schoen.
first; Pott second: S. g Pemberton.
third, Distance IL feet 10 inches.
Pole vaulting-W. N Wood first: Dab
ney, second; ID. J. Wood, third. Height,
q feet inches.
senior hurdle race ten hurdles. in 10
ysrds-Cronly. first: w. ". Wood second .
&. &. Buckle. third. Time. 30 seconds
Junior hurdle race. ten hurdles in 20
yards-Milnor. first; 4. r. Einsolving
second; \. NJ. Suthon. third. Time, 33 as
seconds.
Running Long Jump.
Senior running long jump-Walace.
first: W. y. Wood and C. G. Buckle. tied
for second place Distance. Il feet ~.
inches
Senior fiat race. 10 yards-Berkeley.
first: Hewitt. second; Cronly. third. Time,
- 3-5 seconds.
first; c. Jungk, second: Minor. third.
Time. ~ 3-5 seconds.
Senior fiat race. 40 yards-wallace.
first: Dabney, second: w. n. Wood. third.
Time. 81 l.. seconds.
Junior fiat race. 100 yards-Speer first
Pott. second: u. J. Wood. third. Time.
u seconds.
Sack race 100 yards-F. NJ. Massis
first: Rogers, second: y. IL. Massie
third. Time. Il seconds.
first: Grant. second: Messick. third
Time. minute 40 seconds.
Running High Jump.
Running high jump-W. y. Wood
first: {. G. Buckle. second: Voolfolk
third Height, feet 10 inches
High hurdle race. 40 yards-Hewitt.
first: Crowley, second; w. y. Wood, third
Time. 10 1-5 seconds.
Throwing the hammer. IL pounds-W. "
Wood first: Voolfolk. second; withers
third. Distance. 40 feet 10 inches rec-
ordD
Relay race one-half miIe-Won by Fair
fax Literary Society. Time. minute and
- seconds.
Consolation race-won by Dabney. Time
% l-5 seconds.