The Washington herald., 1911-04-16
INDOOR ATHLETIC
GAMES A SUCCESS
Y. NJ. c. A. Closed Meet Run
Off in Fast Time.
sTRATToN SCORES MOST POINTS
Wins shield with n Total of Eighteen
Points to His Credit-Stecker Sec
ond with Eleven Low Wins
First Place in Standing Broad
Jump-YOunE Is Second.

The annual closed indoor athletic games
and wrestling tournament of the Y. NJ
c. A. was held last night in their gym
nasium. All of the events were closely
contested especially the relay races.
Stratton won the shield for scoring the
highest number of points, IS. having
finished first in the twenty-five-yard DASH
the twenty-five-yard hurdle. and second
in the 4iO-yard run, and twelve-pound shot
put He threw the shot thirty-eight feet
and five inches, only one foot and three
inches behind G. Orme.
Stecker, of the Washington Grove A. c.,
won second honors for the shield, max
ing II points. He Won first in the mile
run, and sSO-yard run, and third in the
twenty-five-yard dash.
One of the most interesting events on
the programme ives the medley race,
and the winner was hard pressed all the
way, Stecker's team winning by a short
margin.
Another race that was exceptionally
we'll contested was the one between the
High School quartet and the Employed
Boys of the association, the high school
lads winning by only a few feet.
Stecker won the mile run with ease.
leading most all of the way, and the
SS0-yard run, which was never in doubt
after half the distance had been travelled.
The standing broad jumps and the run
ming high jump were tied, and 1t was
necessary for the winners to take three
more jumps. In the high jump, NJ. Low
was awarded first place, over Young, as
he was a scratch man In the event. Both
jumped the same height,
Summaries:
D-yard dash-First heat-wou by Young; second.
stecker. Time: oe.i secmo heat-Won by ssrat-
ton; second, oTme Time. e3a Final-Won BY
Stratton; second, Young; third. Kempton. Time.
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E-yard hurdle-won by strattou; second. Young;
third. KemptCn. Time, o33
Wrestling bout; l5 pound class-Won BY Wiehle.
Time. 2:l..
Junior relay race leach man two lapsl-won BY
Team (Goetz. Hart. Tilman, and Dreisenstockl:
second Team c tEdmon:ton. Sergeant "heichei'
and Conner. Time, ] 80 IS.
one-mile un-won by stecker; second. Law;
third. Shaw Time. 52l Is.
Three standing broad jumps-won BY weidman:
second. Orme; third, Low. Distance. 81 feet
Basketball team relay race-Won by Regulars
Barnes. Miller. Hoppe and R. valkl; second.
Rorers Hall. Mcdonald, Dreisenstock. and W.
Walk. Time 2:2 IS.
Wrestling bout; H5-pound class-W. Rooinson
from differs. Time. ILL %
intermediate relay race teach man three apsl-
Won by Team tAnsley. Donaldson. Bassette. and
and Rosel. Time. pa So
4io-yard run-Wcn by Sratton; second, Young;
third. Law. Time :0s IS.
Running high iumr--won by Low; second. Young:
third. Moore. Height. feet inches.
ssO-yard un-won by stecker; second, Law; third
Young. Time. $50
Relay race; employed boys vs.. high school-Won
by high school Fortier. Zirkin, Hardell. and Ham
iltonl. Time. 2IN5
Time. $50
l2-pound shot-put-won by Orne; second. STRAIT
ton; third Law. Distance. 90 feet inches
Medley relay race-Won by Team tStecker,
Robertson. Hancock. Miller. Hall. and Hoppe,.
Time. ~ So
Relay race; clerks class graded cass-Won
BY graded class Hancock, Mansfield. Moore, and
Jollifee). Time. . 3s.
offcials = Honorary referee. William knowles
Cooper; referee. ". G. Stuart; judges at nnisn
]. Meany c. A. Watson, and William Wetzel;
timers. W. C. Thatcher. d. {. Crane and {. Z.
Edwards field judges. h. W. Long W. L. Crane.
+. l. Roberts. and J. J. Farley; clerk OF course.
W. W. Teuney: assistant clerk Of course. Z. ii.
Corey; starter. c. Edward Beckett: inspectors: n
O. Hansen. ]. NJ, Cults. ~ L. Mcbride. and X
R,stherfcrd: announcer. J. A. Locke; custodian q
Fires. G L yoHnsQui Dfsus = yFesshn& ksnx
Lcckhead.