Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09
Athletic News and Notes.

Athletic News and Notes.
OF all the districts in the A. A. T., the
Metropolitan. including New York. New
Jersey north of Trenton and Connecti-
cut, is the largest. In fact, it's enrolment
of S.9S6 members and over 12j registered
organizations is larger than that of sew
eral of the smaller districts combined.
A perusal over the yearly report for this
big district brings out several interesting
facts. During the last year 3U7 games wer.
sanctioned and large number Of the
big men in the athletic world were
charged with offenses and in some cases
punished Some of the cases Of unusual
interest which may be mentioned here are
given below.
w. c. Robbins was suspended and later
Teinstated for having competed under a
number which did not exist. The ex-
PLANTATION that the number he had given
was that of his registration in another
district was accepted.
George V. Bonhag received $50 prize
after having been informed that the A.
A. L. limit was $50 he stating at the time
that he thought he could get the A. A.
Us approval Bonhag had also been in
stores as prizes and of saving them up
until he had several, when he would get
ring or some other expensive piece Of
jewelry. He was suspended for a short
time in each of these cases. and warned.
James Lee. Melvin W. Sheppard, Harry
F. Porter George V. Bonhag, Charles
Bacon and Fred Bellars were suspended
for short time for having drawn what
was thought to have been more than le-
Ultimate expense money. These charges
were not proven and they were later re-
instated.
handing a special prize irrespective of
whether he won or not. large number
of others were disciplined during the
year. but none OF them was SO we'll
known as those mentioned above.
start from an athletic standpoint when
the Y. NJ. c. A. pulled off it's annual
cross-country event. Although Johnnie
Bolac had little or no trouble In winning.
the fight for a great many other places
was close and exciting. Dunn of Yale
fought a battle royal for second place.
the former winning by just few inches.
Both starting from the two-minute mark.
1T was nip and tuck between them
throughout the race and the crowd
seemed to be more interested in these two
than it did in the winner. The run was a
success from every angle. and Manager
Beckett deserves a great deal of credit
for the businesslike manner in which it
was pulled OFF.
A new rule with regard to the hammer
throw has just been adopted by the ma
tional body for the A. A. L.. mail vote
having been taken on it. 1t reads as fol-
lows: The head shall be n metal sphere
and the handle shall be made of wire.
v1rira ha hoe Ia
wire not less than one-eighth OF an inch
in diameter. or No. 36 piano wire. the
diameter of which is 100000 of an inc h..
If a loop grip is used. 1t must be of rigid
construction. The length of the complete
implement shall not be more than four
feet and it's weight not less than sixteen
pounds"
At the Y NJ c. A. Wednesday night SO
few athletes showed up that it was de-
cided to postpone the election of captains
of the track and cross-countrv team: and
the weekly contests until Wednesday of
this week. At 7:3O o'clock. in the leader s
classroom, the elections will take place.
and the contests will follow at their regu-
lar hour.
That was a pretty fnisb between John
ME Fleming and E. c. Worse for eighth
place in the associations cross-country,
the latter finally winning by small mar
gin. Fleming, starting from scratch. ran
served to come out better than he did.
Seeing this youngster perform reminds
one of his brother Bobby" who IS about
the best of the local distance cracks
Walcott. the Hatchetites' crack high
jumper. who won the southern inter-
collegiate title at Cha rlottesville. last year
with a leap Of 5 feet II inches. will not
represent the Buff and Blue this year.
He has decided to compete under the Y.
NJ c. A. colors. His loss will be sorely
felt at George Washington, as he was one
of the few really high-class performers
at the school.
New Year day was Frank Frazier's first
appearance since his suspension from the
A. A. u. was raised.
jamie Young. who ran such good
races as a member of the Gurley Athletic
Clubs junior relay team, has decided to
take a fling at the running game in COM
ing meets. We wish him luck.
Eugene Leger, the former Technical
High School and Washington Grove star.
has just returned to Michigan from his
Christmas holidays. He was member of
their championship relay team last year
and Is sure of making it again this. He
also made good in the individual events.
capturing third place in the quarter in the
Intercollegiate.
What's the matter with that record
committee of the South Atlantic branch OF
the A. A. u? We are all anxiously
awaiting their report in the cases of Lep-
per- King and Fleming. They must be
''asleep at the switch
Earl Smithson, captain of the Wash
ington Grove forces. has just returned
from a ten-day trip to A>ew York.
The games scheduled in the Washington
City Basket Ball League for this week
are as follows: Section A. Saturday at
the Southeast Branch Y. M. c. A.. South
east Branch vs.. Central Y. NJ c. A.,
Section B, tomorrow hight at the North
minister's Hall, Northminsters VS.. Yes
pers; Saturday at the Southeast Branch
Y NJ. c. A. Southeast Branch VS.. Central
Y. M. c. A.
Despite the many rumors to the con-
trary, King. Lepper. Smithson and Cur
ran will not be with George Washington
this season. as they have decided to stick
to the Washington Grove Association.
If athletes would be more careful in
filing out their entry blanks 1t would
not be necessary for the Handicapped to
shorten their allowance as a punishment
One of the most disgruntled entrants in
the Y. NJ. c. A. run was placed on scratch
for this reason.