The Washington herald., 1911-07-05
ATHLETIC MEET
ATHOWARDCAM
Good Time Made by ColOred
SchOOlbOy Runners.

Athletic contests, swimming races, and
an address by Judge Robert H. Terrell.
of the Municipal Court, were features Of
the Fourth of July celebration OF the
colored citizens of Washington, yester-
day, at Howard University campus. Judge
Terrell spoke OF the present prosperity
of the negro race, and said they had no
cause for despair. Elm view of the fact
that they have been furnished with
schools and colleges to fit them for busi-
ness life.
The exercises were held under the aus
pices of the Howard Park Citizens As
sociatiOn. instructors at the Howard
playground and the Interscholastic Ath-
letic Association.
Several hundred persons attended the
celebration, in spite of the hot weather,
and both spectators and contestants
seemed elated at the success of the af-
fair. No accidents were noted.
Summaries of the Events.
5yard tlnior-J Lucas. Summer School. won; r.
Ilcgan NJ Street High School. second: W. Taylor.
| Mott School third.
75-yard tnior-A Mutt. Langston School. won
| \. Gilmore, LnngstOn School. second; X. Miller
| VI Street High School third.
Standing froad juml,-A. Mutt. Langstnn. won
! X. Miller VI Street High School. seCOnd; A Gil
more IausstOn. thru. Distance. feet inches
lOO-yard noyice-S. Warner. unattached. won; X.
Miller, VI Street High School. SecUnd: w. MalUrd.
Armstrong High School, third Time. h0l.
| lOoyard oTsn-W. Thomas. Armstrong. won; w
| Williams, unattached. secUnd: T. Ford, Langton'
| third Time. 1904
22pyur,l tasf-W Thomas. Armstrong. won; R.
Ford Lansstcn: second; S, Warren unattached
| third. Tine, O25
44O-yarl r7In-w. Gowens II. L. won; s. Bullock,
unattached. second; ). Warner. unattached. third,
| Time. O:j6.
ssO-yard rn-I. wa1. Armstrong won; s. @.
Bullock unattached, second A. Bowie. Armstrong
| third. Time 225
I-mile rrn-R G Taylor. Armstrong. won: I.
| Warf Amst rnlg. second; l.. z. Moore unattached,
third. Time 5I7
Running broad tump-w GoSens. II. T.. won
W. +. Williams. unattached s-CTTd; W. Muse. VI
Street High School. third. Distance. IS feet ~
inches
| Officials Of the contests were: Honorary referees
Judge Terrell and Prof George Cook; referee and
starter. f. h. Henderson; clerk Of course. r NJ.
NIattingly: scurer J. 7. y. Wilkinson track judges
:. Compton W. Hamilton. and L. E johnson
timers VI. Curtis. F. E. Parks. and 1. NJ. Saunders
field Judges. T Johnson VI. Curtis and B. key.
| Charlie Fillmore wOr the individual honOrs az the
swimming contests held at the bathing beach in the
morning. He won the tub race. candle race, and div
ing Contest for Juniors
| Summaries Of she events are:
| Tub uce milGcr-C. Fillmore won; J. Clark. SEQ
ond II. Tucker. third
Candle raon rnidXet-C Fillmore won: J. Clark
secrrd: II. Tucker. third
Jlyard swim. WniJr-W. Morton won; A. Parker
! second X. RObi-=Or. third
! Diving contest Junior. Fillmore won; W. Nor
ton -eo,nd: II. Oliver third.
30 yard swim. sruiT-J. Ellis won; r. Oliver. SEC
Ond l.. Branch third.
Diving contest scnior-J. Thornton won; J. Ellis
second X. Oliver third.
/ Under water swim. senior-E. Hunt won; W. Stew
| art second: Il. Oliver third.
| Officials for the swimming contests were: Referee
| F. Il. HcTldersDn; starter. ;. Compton; clerk oi
course Joseph Walker; Judges. Capt. Buck. NJ Our
| tis J. Bruce L j. Waters and L. Green.