Evening star., 1909-06-10
END |NTERCLkSS MEET
West Point Cadets Engage in
Athletic Trials.
SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS
Stuart C. Godfrey Of Massachusetts,
the Star Graduate.
GO TO THE ENGINEER CORPS
First Fifteen Members Who Will
Receive Choice Assignments.
Secretary Of War Departs.
special Dispatch Ia The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WEST PONT. n. V. June 1O-The in
terclass meet here. which was interrupted
by rain yesterday. was completed today.
aud the final reckoning showed that the
1910 class had won the meet with 1856
points and the 1909 class was second with
i33. Greble broke the academy record
for poleNaut at 10 feet 11s4 inches. The
old record was 10 feet 10 inches
Summary:
1OO-yard dash-Won by P. Hayes. 90.
time. 10 4-5 seconds; Muir. 10, second;
Vautsmeir. 10. third.
One-mle run-Won by G. H. FRANKIE
II. time. AS 80; l. Jones. TO- second; ;
Gage. 'O9. third.
2el-yard hurdles-Won by c. j. Browne,
Il. time, a6 Al; Patton. % second; Gill
dart. II, third.
Putting the 18-pound shot-sudles, II,
first. :6 feet ) inches: Besson. 20, second :;
Burr. 10. third.
Half-mile run-Rayner. ~, first: Nc
Donald. T. second: Conard, '12. third
Time, 2.l41-5.
2D-yard dash-Carberry, 10, first: Pat
ton, 10. second; Wallace 10. third. Time,
OH1-5.
Wins the Broad Jump.
Broad jump-surles. II. first. 30 feet II
| inches; Burr, 10. second; r. Hughes, %,
third.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-Won by
Besson. 'OS, distance 119 feet; Pullen,
10. second: Nix. 'os, third.
Running high jump-Won by r. E..
Anderson. IL. height feet az inches;
| Everts. '0s. second; Burr. 10. third.
Throwing discus-Won by Burr, 10,
distance 1O3 feet IN inches; Wildrick,
10. second: Cook. IL, third
Pole vault-Won by E. Greble, 10 feet
11A inches. c. ]. Browne, IL, second.
120-yard hurdle-Won by C. j. Browne
'12;s time, Is As seconds: Patton, '09
second.
44O-yard run-Won by Carberry, 10;
time, 81 S-5 seconds: Wallace, TO- sec
ond.
Stuart G. Godfrey Star Graduate.
Stuart c. Godfrey of Milford. Mass.
will be graduated from West Point at the
head of his class next Friday. He has
held class honors ever since he entered
the academy four years ago. He is a
cadet lieutenant and editor in-chief of the
Howitzer.
The mental examinations preliminary
to the graduation exercises were COM
pleted yesterday and the standing of each
cadet was announced.
The first fifteen members of the gradu-
ating class who will enter the Engineer
Corps are: !. Stuart {. Godfrey OF Mil
Bristol, Va; 3. Cleveland c. Gee. Mont.
peller, Idaho; 4, John NJ. Wright, Fair
view, n. H.; ., John r. d. Matheson,
Billings. Mont; q, William H. Sage. jr.,
6eiiport, n. Y; =. Herbert L. Taylor.
Wilmington, Del; D. Earl North, Inlay
City. Mich; ~. Albert H. Acker, Grove
City. Pa; IL. Gilbert van B. Wilkes,
Washington. Ky; II, John c. H. Lee,
Amber. Pa; IA. Lindsay C. Herkness.
Wyncote, Pa, and 10, Albert X B. Ly-
man. Hilo, Hawaii.
Names of Other Graduates.
The other graduates are:
No. IT, Richardson; II. Partridge: 1S
Ahern; 10, Beere; 20, McNabb: II Old
| fled; -. Erienkotter; 23, Thummel; "A
Beardslee; -, Whitaker; %. Miller; -,
Brice; 2s. Briscoe; ~, Dunsworth :sU
Crissy: 81. Farman: 81 r. d. Johnson
b. G. l.. Van Deusen; "a. Evers 30 Cat
ron; &c. Parker; 81, GrebIe: IS, Delano
80 Devers: 40 p Hayes; IL Doniat;
H. Nix; 43. J. l.. Walsh; A.. Raehr;
40, Franklin; 46. Patton; A. Malven;
As. E. l.. Kelly; 80 league; So
Ord: ii. Hughes; So Donaldson:
So, Phloon; 81. Meyer; 55. Stearns: 5S,
Taylor. H. L.; 81. Hii: IS. Moundford; !;
So. Fuller. ii. H.; 60. Perego: 81. En-
mons; g.; Krogstad; SO. benson; 81.
| Milling; Sa, Coles; Sc. Munnikhuysen:
81. Gage: 6s. Eichelberger; SO. Hickok;
20. Rumbough: Il, Goetz; -, Hanna: !:
%, Colley; "a, Harding. r. F.: IS. Nor
row; IS. McGee; =. Chase, T. M: 7s,
Roberts. i:S W.; H.: -: Smith; r. o.; 50.
Wen; So. Sears; 81. Bowen; SIS. Reed.
w. A.. Sc. Plassmeyer: ST. Mills: IS.
Anderson. w. H.; 50. Davis, l.. d.: 90
Van Deusen. f. r.: 81, Purdon; 92
Mcdowell: 81. Blumel; 81. Moss: ss.
Hunter: 80. McClelland: 100. Mitchell;
101. Simpson. W. H.; l02. Hobson, W. E.
and 1O3. Chen.
A drizzling rain marred the interclass
field day events of the Military Academy
yesterday The rivalry between the
classes was intense and the events run
off were closely contested: but the ad-
verse weather conditions prevented fast
work. and three events were postponed
until today. The class Of 1910 led yes
terday, with 1909 close second With
the individuals the best all-round work
was done by Cadet Surles of Michigan
Cadet Frank s. Besson of PENNSYLVANIA
won the hammer throw and secured two
second places. but did not show form
equal to that displayed in his previous
work.
Secretary Dickinson and Mrs. Dickin-
son left here this afternoon for a visit
to New York and West Point. Tomorrow
morning the Secretary of War will pre-
sent the diplomas to the members of the
graduating class at the United States
Military Academy. and will make short
address to the embryonic generals Dur
ing the afternoon he will make a thor
Ough inspection of the institution, includ-
ing the extensive improvements in prog
ress. He and Mrs. Dickinson will spend
Friday evening at the Military Academy
as the guests of Supt. and Mrs. Scott
They will go to New York city Saturday
morning. in order that Secretary Dickin-
son may review the parade in connection
with the public opening Of the new
Queensborough bridge across East river
In the afternoon the Secretary and Mrs.
Dickinson will accompany Gen. Crozier,
chief Of ordnance. on visit of inspection
to the army proving grounds at Sandy
Hook, n. J. They will remain at that
place over Sunday and return to this city
Monday morning.