Evening star., 1909-01-31
GOOD ATHLETES At
WASHINGTON GROVE
Young Association Making It.
self Felt in the Realm of
Healthy Sport.

IiSO'tiIy SpOt Is
In the summer Of oO3 at one of the
annual games of base ball between the
married men and the single men of the
Grove. the idea 20 hold field games on
Labor day was conceived by Dr.. D F.
Wiber.
1t may be said that from this event
was generated the present athletic or
ganization, for the talent and enthu-
siasm displayed by the participants in
the closed games led the above-named
gentleman. with those whom he had Sc
lected to assist him in the new work, to
organize the Athletic Association OF
Washington Grove. Nd, which has for
its object the promotion of healthful,
clean athletics.
DR.. F.. Dewitt Huntley was the first
president, and served the association
zealously, always liberal in his gifts
and ardent in his enthusiasm. He was
succeeded in 1906 by Maj. S. II Walker,
a broad-minded, active and energetic
leader. in whom all the boys" had the
greatest confidence. and Mai. Walker
was in turn succeeded by Samuel ".
Foster in 1907.
The Washington Grove Athletic AS
sociation is probably the best govern
ed one of any in this locality. 1t is
composed of well-known local business
men who live at the Grove during the
summer months, and the club is conse-
quently run on Il strictly business basis
1t supports teams for nearly all branches
of sport, foot ball and base ball being
the principal exceptions. Each team is
under a committed the chairmen being
DR. Janvier Lindsay. tennis: Mr.. Howell
S. Bartle. rogue, and DIR. Albert Osborn.
quots. Clarence n. Walker and Walter
:. Foster are managers OF base bail and
field and track. respectively.
Arrangements have just been COM
pleted for the erection OF new club
house. which will be located on the
present base ball field. This will be on
the bungalow order. and will contain
shower baths. lockers. committee rooms.
a reception room and all of the latest
convenienceS.
Athletic enthusiasm is ':n the air"
at the Grove. and it has led the young
ladies to also organize an athletic as
sociation. The officers are Miss Flor
ence Walker, president; Miss Ethel Fos-
ter, vice president; Miss May DeShields.
secretary. and Miss Edith Carter treas
urer. Under the leadership OF Miss
Walker a basket ball team will be Or
ganized and schedule OF games ar
ranged with the girls teams of the diff
ferent high schools. The Young Ladies
Athletic Association gave a very sue
cessful entertainment recently. the pro-
ceeds of which are to be used toward
furnishing the new clubhouse on its
completion.
Field and Track.
The Grove association has a good track
team. but as its belief is mot quantity,
but quality" it's track squad is not as
large as that OF a great many other
clubs Among the stars who have repre-
La
toned Maggie" Magoffin. '.Skeets' Wat
son. Sidney Kent, Lou Britson and
"FrogSy" Walker. OF these men Ma
coffin is with Michigan. Watson. Kent
and Britson have retired. and Walker Is
| coaching the Technical High School
squad.
Labor day of each year the association
holds an open athletic meet. which is
generally the last outdoor one Of the sea
son. 1T has always been a success from
both the spectators and contestants
points of view The NEST interesting fea-
ture OF the meet Is the relay race for the
Montgomery county championship. which
carries with ii the Foster cup. Desiring
to encourage n friendly rivalry among
the various towns in Montgomery county.
Md Nj Percy = Foster of ashngtoN
Grove presented in 1904 a trophy cup TO
the association. This cup is a large and
beautiful one made OF silver and copper.
1t was to he presented to the best relay
won three times before becoming abso-
lute property. In September, 1904, the cup
Was carried to kensington ny its Victori-
ops representatives, and Labor day, 1908.
they were again returned winners. But
In 1906. 1907 ard 1905 the strong Wood
side team composed of the two Birney
and two ClaeSett boys, was victorious.
making the cup it's permanent property.
new cup will he offered at the next
meet, this Labor day.
Record Holders.
The track records and record holders
for these meets are:
Event Time distance. Holder
6o-yd. dash tnov p o6st- S. Mlliken. Wash G. e.
FL. Young, ,Gurley tie
22o-yd dash :. o 222s H S. .Duker. Wash.G.
a4o-yd run. % " "A a a 4 Adams. .MAC g,
sso-yd run. :-0s r. s He.rins Mt;W
IOO-yd hurdle o 12as Al Decker,C.A.C
High jump rum f.. 3 in ne Z 5 Heagy, Wssh.G
Pole vault -. II feet. " &c Thrall. .WashG.
iump run .i3 feet C A. King Gurley
12-pound shotput I3 IT. inAC. Thompson Wash. G..
Throwing discus .96 #. , AC.Thompson. Wash. G.
The Gurley Athletic Club team, composed of
Capt Smithson. Brame. King aud Young. holds
the track relay record for 100 yards time. =. ID.
Capt. Mlbourn is good miller and Is
always, when in training. good for under
five minutes for this distance He Is
from the DickerSon University and was
considered one of its star distance men.
He has not gone in many meets in this
section as yet. but will be seen in nearly
all OF the future ones.
Thrall Is one OF the best District ath-
letes He entered the Technical High
School in 1905 and the same year smashed
the interscholastic pole vault record. He
is also a good dash man and broad
Jumper, and frequently wins several of
these events in one meet. In the inter
scholastic meet held last June. he scored
twenty points. winning the pole vault,
broad jump and 100 and 30 yard dashes.
The same month he defeated Jack Ster-
| rett the former champion. III the pole
vault, in the south Atlantic champion
( ship meet. His record for this event is
eleven feet inches. He is now Il mem
Der of the George Washington track
! team, and also played "a strong game on
the varsity foot ball eleven. During va
! cations he will run under the Washing
! ton Grove colors.
Bob White has been consisten It
point winner In meets for years in his
/ favorite event the high jump. He holds
! the National Guard record for this event
with leap of five feet six inches. In
| 1906 he won the District champions hip,
| but owing to illness lost it the next year.
| lie is now getting in shape and going
| after his lost laurels. He was d member