Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
NATIONAL GUARD
MEET A SUCCESS
All the Events Holly Contested
and Big Crowd Enjoyed
the Sport.

| The tenth annual games Of the Ma
| tional Guard of the District of Columbia
Athletic Association last night in the
Center Market Armory proved the best
in the history of the guard. From the
start of the contests there was no hitch
and everything was carried out accord
| ing to program. The contestants were
| of better class than have heretofore been
| entered in any previous meet. and as the
| preliminary events had been run off
Wednesday night the spectators saw only
| the final events. all of which were holly
contested.
The most interesting event on the pro-
the championship of the guard. This
event for the past eight years has been
won by Company E, I'd Regiment. Cor
coran Cadets. which again took first
honors. The team composed of Earn
shaw, Bopp, Gill and Schlosser ran a
fine race, although the Company G team
pushed them hard, Schlosser taking the
race for his team in the stretch. The
other teams put up strong race and
earnestly endeavored to wrest the cham
| pionship from the Corcorans.
Inc relay race announced between the
| local brigade and the 9Th Regiment team
of Baltimore was not run, owing to some
l
| nary events which were run off Wednes-
day night and in which a number of the
! Baltimore boys were entered.
Hatchetites' Good Showing.
The George Washington University
team made a fine showing in the open
events. Sterrett. the South Atlantic
champion pole vaulter, took first honors
in the pole vault when he cleared the bar
at II feet 3 inches. H. o. Towles won
the fifty-yard novice dash, with his team
mate, L. Bowen, breaking the tape third
Lepper and Patterson were only beaten
| out by Royce. the clever Y NJ c.: A.
athlete. in the open ffty-yard dash,
which decided the District championship
back at the association runner in the
22tAyard dashes, which he won
easily. Jack Sterret made his first ap-
| pearance as captain of the Buff and Blue
track squad and won over his teammate,
| Curtfss. with a leap Of IL feet inches.
The Potomac Athletic Club relay team
sprung quite a surprise upon the follow
ers OF lie Gurley Athletic Club team
when they easily took the event and won
the indoor championship tor athletic club
teams Tor this season.
| In connection with the athletic events
| there were several extra attractions.
Tommy Lowe of Washington and Danny
Lewis instructor of boxing in the National
Guard gave a boxing exhibition when
was declared by Referee O'Connor 10
be a draw. Joe Turner, champion wrest-
Ter of the south. and Frank Lockhead.
instructor in wrestling In the National
Guord. wrestlei tifteen-minute draw
| "Evon. king of the silver wire.' enter
tanned with d number of clever tight
wire stunts. for which he received
hearty applause. Prof Milo Atkinson
and Corp Harry Buell., both members of
the Corcoran Cadets, gave exhibitions of
sharpshooting.
Summary Of Events.
5Oyard dash. novice. National Guard-won by
Rathbone, Company II. I'd Regiment: second
Sheetz,' Company A, I'd Regiment; third Harm
den. Time. U.O6.
5Oyard dash, novice; open-Won by ii. o..
Towles, George Washington University; second
G. F. Boss. jr.. E. A. G.: third l. Bower.
oO-yard dash. championship National Guard
Won by Schiosser. Company f. I'd Regiment;
inent; third W. j. FURNACE. Company G. I'd
~ EoH' DASH championship Of DistrctwSn
T.: third. Patterson. G. W. U: Time, O-o51a.
S1ard dash BY Rs
Guard; third, I. Shore, f. A. G. Time, U.O6.
Relay. Y. NJ. c. a. JunIors-Won by Team
Team ID. Time, 2.O7
Company relay race-Won by Company F.. Gill.
B Bopp. EVershaw, Schlosser; second, Company G
Y. N: G, A midget Championship reay-won
Second sy nsa Team Hsrt Tne HaTr,sop Hart
One mile run. National Guard championship
Won by Gill, Company f. I'd Regiment; second.
hf Risr COMPANY any, E; I'd Regimen ,n nj.
trict- Race forfeited by 9th Reciment)
Equipment race-Won by Giovannoni. Company
T.. LIST Regiment; second, H. Brady. Company E.
R fss Reg%e4 Tint third H. Rees' Company LIST
| Relay race-won by fremont A. c.: second
| Advent A. C. Tremonts composed Of Swing.
Reiay raee Sa ana Guard by
22o-yard ash-Won by Patterson. $. W. T.:
VI. {. a. Time. o.29.
Relay race-Won BY Maryland Agricultural Col
and Minson,, Fine. 200
Price. Company E. LIST Regiment; second white
Company +. I'd Regiment; third. Boernstein.
POTATO race Isl Ss1on"l Guard chamn,onsbip
| Won by Giovannoni. Company T., lst Regiment;
second. Wingate, Company E "a Reg ment :
Relay raee~won by St Paul a. c. warnke.
serk Ie Esston. Vaulk): second. Ascension A.
Relay race-Won by Boys Department. V NJ.
! c. A: second. fremont A. C. Second team
l9o.yard hurdles; National Guard champlonship
onS wSe third
| B"pp. Company E. I'd Regiment: Time. o.15 %.
2o-yard dash, National Guard championship
Won by Curran, n. B.; second, BOernstein, Com
pany g. LIST Regiment; third. Earnshaw. Com
pany +. ID Regiment. Time. OPT As.
ReSimental relay-Iuubie foul decision re-
! served.
sso-yard run. National Guard championship
Won by Harnden. LIST Naval Battalion; second
Earnshaw, Company F.. ID Regiment: third, GIL.
] Company f. I'd Regiment Time 2.15.
| Relay race-Won by Emerson A. L. tShore.
Burns. Emory. B.'ss> second. Business High
| Time. 2.5S.
Relay race--Won by fremont A. c. lSwing
Stokes, Robinson, Pore) Time. 1.57.
44O-yard dasb. National Guard championship