The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
SARAH JOHNSON
! WINS FLY PRIZE
Takes First Money in Swat Con-
test, With Big Lead Over
Boy Scouts.
WORLDS RECORD BROKEN
Church Hill Girl Will Use Money
to Help Pay for College
Education.
WORLDS RECORD BROKEN

On the last lap of an exciting race.
Sarah Johnson yesterday won first
prize IN The Times-Dispatch ny swat
ting contest by comfortable lead of
10, 300. The Boy Scouts, who pressed
the Church Hill girl hard for the vic
tory, fell by TIN, ways.de on the final
count. and finished a bad second. While
the Scouts spnlrted nobly. turning in
a kill OF $1,000 yesterday afternoon.
Sarah showed them clean pair OF
heels by making an entry of $4,000.
repres ent!ng her work since Saturday
noon.
In TIN, colored division. Inez Harris
won first prize Violet Crunlp fell into
second place. and Cecil Whitley cap
tured third money from Jack West.
The other prize-winners were strung
out behind the leaders.
To Help Get Education.
There is something In the winning,
OF this prize TO Sarah Johnson beside
the mere acquisition of so muca
money: it brings her step nearer the
realization OF her ambition. In her
modest, unassum!ng way. SIN, said yes
terday that the s25 would oe added to
her savings already IN bank. which are
to be used TO atty thirst fer know
ledge and to equip her for a life work
Sarahs ambition is to become a teach
~
school course # she finished the gram
mar school work. and she pa ssed her
last examination IN the grammar school
while the contest was most exciting
This money which she won by her
determined swatt!ng will help TO Give
her teachers training course once
she is out OF the high school She
looked like very small girl yesterday
staggering into the Health Department
III
modest to talk much about herself.
and the little that was learned was
given out by member of her family
The Boy Scouts will use their Sis
TO buy tent for the troop and for
otnsT equipment, as far as the MONEY
holds ont. These bows fought a manly
fight against the Church FIlN girl
scorn!ng TO take advantage of their
brave little opponent. and altogether
put up contest that was clean from
start to finish. 1rez Harris. the coll
ored pri2e-winner, vii! give her $50
to her mother
Como md Get Your Money.
ne winners will be paid by. check
TINS afternoon al the business office OF
ihd Times Dispatch. All children
whose names appear IN tn. list printed
at the head OF this column are REQUEST,
ed to call at the business office a, :
O'Clock this afternoon and claim the
reward for their labor. The counts
upon which the awards WIRE mad,
nave been verified and checked over
ana are orcial. IT. however, any con
testant has receipts to show .ha,
mistake has seen mas. cor,la,n,
should be entered Immediately this
morning with the contest committee
which is headed by Neil ID. Sins.
MS contest held by The T!mes-D,s
patch mas BROKEN all worlds records
lot similar crusades. Almost every az
!st!ng mark has been upset. and the
total XII OF $4,000 flies made ,-ester-
aaE w!al Probably stand for a long
.l!he as .;he record ne-forma nee Sarah
has registered an almost urr.,chataln
mark with her total slaurbter and
even the Boy Scouts in second Mac
nave beaten the worlds record Inv
more than 1000