Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-05
THRONG ON MLEvITTS FIELD
JOINT CELEBRATION BY CITI-
zENS' ASSOCIATIONS.
Foot Races Run by Boys OF the
Observation-Disclosures to
Be Displayed Tonight.

About 1000 persons assembled At Nc
Devitt's field at Rhode Island and Lincoln
avenues this morning to witness the joint
celebration OF Independence day by the
lexington and Bloomington associations.
The events Of the morning were three
mile race. in two sections: n mile race
open to boys of the neighborhocd under
fifteen years old, and base ban game
between the Advent and Wallach teams
of the Independence League
II. c. Glading. who acted as clerk of
The course fell from his bicycle when fol-
received several painful but not serious
injuries He returned TO his home. where
i, deep cut on his right hand and sew
eral bruises were treated.
The events for this afternoon will
include races for men. boys and girls
over -, Is and 100 yard courses. The
independence League base ball club will
have q race in running bases. open to
all uniformed members.
In the evening there will be display
of fireworks. music by the Naval Gun
Factory B1hd, flight of balloons, patri-
otto songs and an Independence day set
piece, with a grand shower of bombs and
Examinations. Capt. Eugene Edwards
will present the prizes. TIE celebration
Athletic Sports This Morning.
The first event this morning. first
section of three-mile race. was won by
Will Hildebrand of the Gurley Ath-
le.ic Association. who covered the
course in l. minutes and IL seconds,
winning a gold medal and silver cup.
Byron Councillor was second and r. +.
Rawlings of the Business High School
third. S. Reese won the BOBBY prize a
bottle of "ketchup.' The other entries
James Fegan. W. c. Greenley and L.
b. Corrieton.
In the second section of the three
mile race l.. G. Conner came in first.
winning a gold medal: Thomas Tyler.
second: A. y. Moore. third. and NJ. De
Other entries were George Marin. l.. G..
Conner and S. G. Hale.
Frank Hardie won the mile race for
boys under fifteen: II. Fegan, second.
and B. Prosise. third The other run
ners were John Carey. Leslie Green.
Emory White. Raymond Belcher. Thomas
Smith. G. Marshal. Owen Meade, w. a.
Pollard and Frank Clarke.
The committee in charge of the ar
engagements was composed of II. F. Wor-
ley. c. F.. Bryant, r. f. Rhodes w. s.
Mexican, jr., III. G. Giading, J. A Farrell,
Q. W. Roake and J. +. Hardie.
The officials for the events were: Ref
cree. o. w. Roake; clerk of course. II. G.
Glading; starter, J. Hardie: timerss w. s.
Mexican. jr.. c. F. Bryant and Capt. c.
Eugene Edwards; judges. T. e. Rhodes.
w G. Scott. w. c. WISE j. A. Farrell
and Alfred Stern; the checkers were J. II
Kettner. George Lowry, w. Z. Palmer
and Boyd r. Read.
Advents Win.
The Advents won from the Wallachs In
the ball game by 16 to IA.
Both Stone and Yeatman, the opposing
fingers. twirled anything but winning
ball and the support afforded each was
not conducive to steady them. total OF
eighteen errors being made
Wallach led until the last inning. wher
the winners found Yeatman for four hits
which. coupled with a passed ball and ar
error, netted six runs, which put them
two tallies ahead. Wallach succeeded ir
getting two men on bases in the last
half of the ninth, but the necessary bin.
gle was not forthcoming.
The game was featureless.