Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
HUSTLING GURrEY
ATHLETIC CLUB
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won the 10o-meter dash in the last inter.
scholastic meet. the 10O-yard in the WASH
ington Grove meet. and In the 9TH Regi-
ment meet tBaltinorel last month he
showed the way to the tape at the sans
distance to the tune of 10 % seconds
which is going some"
Falconer has run but few races vet he
has generally been placed In them. In
the Californian games in 1891 he got sec
ond place in the half mile, running A
close second to Pete Herring the Mount
Washington star. In his next race at the
Grove games fewN1nonths later al
though he was tripped when coming down
the stretch. he managed to get third place
Since then he has devoted his attention
TO relays.
Money a Giant.
Money is the young giant who sprang
from the novice class in a very impressive
way at the Grove games last Labor DAY,
by winning the G0-yard dash, novice, and
tie l2-pound shot put. He is also good
with the discus and should be big fac
tor with weights in coming meets
Beall Is good relay man. He scoreI
second place in the Army and Navy
championship for the United States at
Norfolk, Va. and also landed secon
place in the mile in the Caledonian games
the same year.
Galbraith and Brame have both run good
races on the different relay teams. and in
addition to this Brame, who is member
of the George Washington varsity relay.
scored second place in the quarter mile
in the Coledonian meet.
The following-named men are at pres
ent IN schools or colleges but represent
the Gurey Club during vacations: Ster-
rett, Lorando. Fleming, Gill. Byrd. Ham,
and Wenderoth
On the intercity relay team which de-
feated Baltimore in the federal games
were three Gurley men-Smthson. VINO
was chosen captain; King and Brame.
The club will have all of its present
members. representing it this year. and In
addition will be greatly strengthened by
several good new men.
Base Ball.
Although the club made the track its
speciality, its base ball team won second
place In the Independence League this
last season. being just a few games be-
hind the strong Twining Athletic Club
team, winners of the Glass series of
the District of Columbia championship.
The following players composed the team:
Mace, Irwin Menfee. Davis, Ogle, Huh
bard, Falconer, Donnelly. Donovan. Stew
art, Young. Avery, King, Taggart,
Hughes and Fielding.
The Gurley foot ball team wa. consld-
cred to be one of the best I'm the District.
and the prospects for next years team
are even brighter than last. Members OF
the football team are c. King. III. King.
Hall, Money, Smithson, Eelem, Trainor.
Hughes Koontz. Leekin. Mcfarland, fal-
coner, Krouse and Maddox.
The club seriously considered putting "A
basket ball team on the field. but as no
suitable hall COULD be secured this idea
was given up for the time being. 1t Will
be taken up again at the next club meet
ing and definitely settled.
The officers of. the club for the ensuing
year are: c. A. King, president; fran
els II. Young. vice president and man
ager of athletics Willard j. Hail. secre-
tary; Charles NJ. Merwin, treasurer; Ar
thur II. Brame, srgeant-at-arms, ana
Sydnor NJ. Falcone kjr., custodian. Mr..
B. NJ Hildebrand ha4been elected captain
of the track team