Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
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|B|G RELAY RACES
FOR COLORED MEET
District and Eastern Cham
pionships to Be Decided
by Contending Fours.

Never before In the history or puDnc
school athletics in Washington have ele-
mentary schools participated on so large
a scale. Seventeen schools have entered
athletes in one or all of the three events
for grade schoolboys with total Of near
ly 100 select entries. That boys of var!-
Gus grades and sizes might compete with
equal classification, the events are ar
ranged.
The heats in the relay races between
schools are SO arranged that each heat
will produce a division champion relay
team and the final race between the div
sion champions will produce a city school
champion in both the lightweight and
heavyweight classes.
Much interest is being manifested in the
New York city VS.. Howard relay race for
the one-mile championship of the east.
J. Harris and Harry Brown. formerly of
the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brook
lyn. are the best runners for middle dis
tanceS among the colored athletes IN and
about New York city. William Murray
of the Indian Athletic Club of New York
has lengthy reputation as miller in
all of the big indoor games about that
city With DESMOND, Curtis. Stratton
and Salinear Howard University expects
to land the victory.
The officials chosen are men capable of
running the events In good, brisk style.
Elementary school entries in the liity-
yard dash are: Mott School, G. Herriot.
J. Lewis. T. Cuffee. w. Jackson; Cook
School. c. Gray. NJ. Richardson, T. john
son: Randall School. E. Beverly; Simmons
School. j. Bell. ]. Henson: Jones School. j..
Wis. l. Cupid. E. Yergan: Birney School, r..
Ellis. W. Shaw, H. Thomas; Garrison
School C. Nut Nut 4. p Hinton: Hrlggs
H. Magruder: Miner School, V. Thomp-
son, w. Bond. F. Smith. c. Lucas. W.
Savoy: Lincoln School. J. Harvey; Payne
School, E. Green; Bowen School. L. De-
vine.
Junior relay entries are as follows:
Mott School-Walter Jackson. Walter
Taylor. Sheridan Jones. Narnell Terry;
Randall School-John Burgess. Alphonso
Cook, Frederick Hall. Herman Stamps:
Simmons School-John Grooms. Harrison
Giddings School-Leon Silby. John Berry.
Randolph Holmes, Arthur Winston;
Douglass school-George Davis. Isaac
Cupid. Henry Contee, Herbert Brown:
Russell. N. Ffgnor; Payne School-Wil-
liam Christian, James Douglass. Edward
Green, Andrew Campbell, Arthur Rig
ney.
Senior relay entries are as follows:
Herriot, John Lewis, Thomas Cuffee;
Cook School-Charles Harris. Albert Jor-
don, Francis Marshall, Albert Frye;
Birney School-R Ellis. w. Matthews. l..
Moore. ". Shaw; Stevens school-Clar-
Young. Thomas Swami: Miner School
Edward Howard. Lawrence Butler, Jo-
seph Cooper. William Johnson: Lincoln
School-William Bonds. Chester Simms.
James Harvey. Alphonso johnson, George
Mccoy, Rudolph Mitchell
List Of Officials.
Referee-J. E. Walker, president, P. s.
A. L.
Manager-E. B. Henderson. physical di-
rector boys, NJ. Street and Armstrong
Technical high schools.
Starter-H. G. Douglass. NJ Street High
School
Track judges-W. ]. Decatur, Howard
Street High School: L. E. Johnson, sec
rotary Y. NJ. c. A.
Field judges-Dr w. 3. Evans. princi-
pal Armstrong Technical High School;
J. A. B. Calls. president 1. s. A. A; j.
F. n. Wilkinson, Cook School
Inspectors-J. c. Payne. president Dr.
vision A L., No. -: A. P. Lewis, presi-
dent Division A L. No II; F. J. Cardozo,
president Division A. L. No. 10; j. l..
Chestnut Deanwood School
Timers--E. Marshall physical director
Howard University: M. Gregory, Howard
University; S. Giles
Scorers-W. l. Smith. NJ Street High
School; G. D. Houston, NJ Street High
School.
Clerks of the course-R. n. Mattingly
Armstrong Technical High School; A. X.
Savoy Lincoln School.
Observation-Disclosures Washington, Arm
strong Technical High School.
Announcers-J. Moria Saunders. chair
man committee on publicity and print
ing; Maurice Clifford. Armstrong Techni-
cal High School.
Custodian of prizes-S. Compton, Arm
strong Technical High School.
Press committee-B. G.. Dodson, Arm
strong Technical High School; E. Law
son. ]. O. Montgomery.
Basket ball officials-Referee, E. B.
Henderson,; umpire. l.. E. Johnson. Y. NJ.
c. A.: timer, G. Henry Murray. Business
High School; scorer, r. I. Vaughn, Arm
strong Technical High School.
Field physician-Dr. A. NJ. Curtis.
Associate officials-G. B. Key, Payne
School; J. E. Syphax, Bell School: c. ..
Lewis. Slater School; Nathanial Guy. I'M
graded class: j. c. Bruce, Randall School.
Ushers-A. c. Newman, S. D. Matthews.
j. A Richardson. o. j. Burke. James
Cowan. j. Brown. j. D. Campbell. ].
Clifford.
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