The Washington herald., 1910-09-06

The Washington Grove Athletic Assoc
/ cations eighth annual athletic meet was
ushered in yesterday at Washington
Grove, Nd. before large and enthusi-
astic audience when Starter c. E. Beck
etts pistol barked forth sharp report
/ and sent speeding from their marks
/ four stalwart athletes.
! Never before in the history OF the
grove has such a large crowd turned
out as was present yesterday. When
the train drew in at $780, more than 200
persons got off. stroled to the large
athletic field. and prepared themselves
/ for the festivities Of the day. Those who
were fortunate enough &c do so took
seats underneath the magnificent shady
elm trees from which a fine view Of
the games couud be seen.
| Not a single hitch marred the events
which were run off in excellent order
/ by the officials in charge Of the meet
/ The field marshals were on the Job and
not a single person dared 10 venture
past the ropes which inclosed the field.
/ The day was ideal Tor the sports. not
| a single breath of air blowing 10 inter
! fere with the speed Of the contestants.
( W. E. Rathbone. the Business High
/ Schools all-around athlete was the star
Of the day. easily winning the 100 and
/ 200-yard dashes from a classy field OF
clnder path artists. Incidentally. he
lowered the washington Grove track
mark for the 22O-yard dash by two-ffths
] oh, .-rr- h-1l I,rr
/ w. c. Duncan, Of the Washington Y NJ
! c. A. Duncan made his record Of 3 40
/ last year in the grove games on Labor
/ Day.
Next 70 Rathbone. the athlete whose
work created special notice was that Of
/ H a Gill. Of the Fifth Regiment Athletic
Association. who was first in both the
/ 75-yard dash and the running broad
/ jump, just managing TO beat out NJ. j.
] b. McDonough. Of the Cross Country
Club. by scant half inch in the latter
event.
The second event on the programme
was the lO0-yard dash. which was won
/ by Walter C. Rathbone over Charley
/ King. in a beautiful neck-and-neck I'm
! ish. two feet separating the two athletes
as they crossed the line. o. II. Saunders
was third in this race
Two Of the prettiest races OF the day
was the one and two mile events.
! w s. Howard, OF the Cross Country
/ Club was victorious in q grueling strug-
/ gle in the first named event over G. a.
/ Rogers. Of the Fifth Regiment. by one
/ inch. So close was the finish that Il ap-
peared to be a dead heat 10 many OF the
! spectators.
/ In the two-mile event, J. B. Him, OF
/ the Fifth Regiment A. A, won in a
magnificent burst OF speed from his
/ washington Grove rival, H. G. Elphin-
stone. who is considered to be one Of the
/ best long distance men in this section OF
/ the country.
! H. w. Sauter. the crack weight man
/ OF the Baltimore A c., came mighty
near hanging up a mark In the 12-pOund
shot-put, throwing the big lead missile
a feet inches, but failed 10 qualify
as the winner. W. c. Farmer. OF the
/ Mercury A C. had a handicap OF eight
feet, which gave him first place
/ The Montgomery County championship
relay race, which was looked for 20 Dc a
feature OF the occasion. was forfeited 10
the washington Grove boys by the Silver
Spring quartet. The Grove team ran an
exhibition race so as not to disappoint the
crowd. and went the distance OF two
thirds Of a mile in the good time Of
2I01-5.
Two baseball games, the first between
the Garrett Park nine and the Kensing-
ton tribe, was won by the former in
holly contested battle by the score OF
10 to 2.
In the wind-up the Kensington team
was simply slaughtered by the Washing
ton Grove outfit 10 the tune OF y 10 4.
Rodner MacCatheran allowing not a
single hit His victory gives the Grovites
the baseball championship OF Montgomery
County and brought TO a close one OF
the most successful athletic meets held in
this section Of the county for some time.
Summarizes
75-yard novice lscraich)-First heats Won By Ed
win L. Jones Rockville A. A: second B. B. Berry,
unattached third, o. H. Saunders. p P. @. Time
O0S IS. Second heat: First. II. A. GIN. FSfth
Regiment; second, O. H. Saunders. P. P. @. Time.
0OS4.
75-yard novice final hest)-won by II. A. Gin.
Fifth Regiment A. A; second B. b. Berry. unit
tached; third. o. h. Saunders. p. p. o. Time.
0Ns %.
lOO-yard dnsh-FIrst heat: Won By W. O. Rath-
bone. Washington Grow A. A. second. 7. d. FL
lott Fifth Regiment Time 0I0.3 Second heat.
Won by c. A. King Washington Grove A A sec
| ond r. NJ. Grove T. A. c. Time 0lO3 Third
heat: Won By f. A. sengt. McCulloh A. c.; sec
ond. W. c. Money. Washington Grove A A. Time.
OIL Fourth heat: Won by r. B. Patterson IN
attached; second Z. Norris p. T. Time. o:ll Fifth
heat: Won by f. L. Jones, r. A.; second. A.
woodward W. G. A. A. Time, Ola.
Final l0lyard dRSh--W- c. Rathb0ns first Wash
ington Grove A A; c. A. King second Washing
A. c.
One-mie uln-won by ". G. Howard. Cross
Country Club second c. A Rogers Fifth Regi-
ment third. E A. Cellar. Cross Country Club
Time s;4l IS.
lcOyard burdle-First heat: Won BY F. H. Free
berger: second r. B. Patterson, unattached. Time
0;l3.l. Second hes+; First. NJ. ]. B. McDonough.
Gross Country Club; second R B. Patterson, unat-
tached. Time. 0laA
Final loo-yard hurdle-Won b NJ J. D. McDon-
0ugh. Cross Country Club; second. F. II. FREEZER
ger: third. r B. Patterson. unattached. Time OBS.
2ao-yard dash-First W, c. RRthbone. Washington
Grove A. c.. second F. A. Sengt McCulloh A A. !;
third, 7. D. Elliot, Fifth Regiment A. A. Time,
Oh rs.
Relay race: distance. two-thirds Of a mile--won
by fremont A. G. Swing, Robinson Sucker. Mnho-
neyl second, Mercury A. c.; third. "Phoney Phei-
lows" Tine. 2l5 IS.
SsO-yard run-won By W G. HoNard. Cross coun-
try Club; second E. A. Cellar Cross County Club;
third W. 3. Young. Washington Grove A. A.
Time. 20s Is
Running high bmp-First. G. Connolly Fifth
Regiment; second W B. Young Washington Grove
A. A.: third. NJ. Low. Washington Grows A A
Height. feet inches.