The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
Y.M.C. A. CONTESTS
CONE TO A CLOSE
Graded Gymnastic Glass Athletic
Games Which Have Been Held
Every Wednesday Night Over.

The weekly athletic contests held every
Wednesday night in connection with the
graded gymnaxtic class OF the Washing
ton 7. NJ. C. A. have come TO q close.
There were two series OF contests. The
first was held from October Is to De-
cember Is. 1911; the second series was
held from January 10 to March 2, 1872
There were ninety-three different men
who engaged In competition. There were
nine contests in The nrst series and
twelve in the second.
During the season the following rec
ords for the Washington Y. NJ. c, A.
gymnasium were eausled or brokers
ts-ya-d eash-5 ssconds; equaled, ". B. xsag.
ssyzrd dashAs IS secunds eqnaled, W. b sFouns.
s-yETd dash-s IS secoods; equhled. G. Law.
Gpysrd dAsh-3 secunds; equsled, ". B. Young
Feuo VAULTS fest 70 inehsi reeord A. La
lDgsra potato nos--lS ssoOnds; sqpalsd, ". b.
Ig-ysrd rotEtO rsoe-ls sconas; sausisa ". I.
Linden
PlIshsaz up ppuund GhOt II timss-Reourd. A L
Hitch and hct-S feet inches; rscord. W. 3.
Young.
siIs.eA EiaE-T tcst; r.oovd. W. B. Yong snc W.
Hullhsh.
Is-ya-d pD.aiO raoe-9 sacUads; record. W. b
Young.
A summary OF results for the contests
Is given below. In the first series the
first place, securing 1.S22 points; w. r:
Newmeysr, who placed second, with LIS
points, and A. l. Thompson, who landed
third, having 1.s54 points.
In the second series W. z. Linden
won out, securing 1000 points; L. II.
Weisenberger was second, having score
OF Lsl3 points, and I. c. johnson third,
with 1,7T9 points.
The winners in each contest received.
respectively, for first place blue ribbon
badge, for second place 8 red ribbon
badge, and for third place white ribbon
badge. In addition to this prizes were
given to the members of different teams
which had been organized to promote
competition, and which had made the
greatest number OF points, who had at
tended more than half OF the contests.
In the first series these men were B. B.
Osborn, W. B. Mansfield, II. BsshIey,
L. H. Weisenberger and c. z. Miller.
In the second series the winners were W.
E. Linden L. WatZmRn, and E V. Par
keT.
This winners for the year-those making
the greatest number of points in both
series-sre as follows: First, A, L.
Thompson. with 41ST points; second. W.
B. Mansfield, with ass points, third, W.
E. Linden, with 5,552 points. These men
will receive. respectively: First, the as
ISOLATION shield, which is Of Flemish oak
and decorated with the emblem of the
association. the circle and triangle; also
the date in bronze, and through the mid
die oerpendicularly run the colors OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. maroon and gray. The second
prize is a sterling silver medal in the
same shape of a watch fob, bearing the
association insignia The third prize is
a bronze watch fob similar to the silver
fob given as second prize. Prizes for the
winners in the second series and for the
winners in both series will be awarded at
an exhibition which is to be given FRI
day, May 10, 1872, at p. m r-
As an outgrowth Of the athletic con-
tests, an athletic club has been formed
There are about twenty members, and
the oficials hope to develop some good
men for next seasons activities.