Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-16
Hochart Snatches Marathon
Honors by S Yds. from 'Swed-
ems Champion, Rooney.
ITALY" SCORES HIGHEST
NUMBER OF VICTORIES
Greece" Is Second, While
Uncle Sam lags Behind as
Third in Totals.

In a stadium brilliant with flags.
the girls and boys of the Sussex Ave-
nue. School Playground yesterday
afternoon held picturesque Olympic
games.
While the girls, in costume, danced.
drilled and ran. and the boys con-
tested in sterner sports. 1000 of their
friends looked on and cheered.
In the grand march. the f1ag-deco-
rated contestants paraded past the
Toval box. saluting the king ana
queen. Then. as representatives of
the nations. they struggled for hon
ors in the long program of games.
The involved and rhythmic figures Of
fancy dances and drills were gone
through. Short dashes. jumping.
chariot races and the hard-fought
Marathon followed.
Italy, Carries on Honors.
Bv a margin of one point the ath-
letes representing Italy carried off
stellar honors.
The United States finished second
In total points, and the classic of the
day, the Marathon race. was won py
this country. Our athletes would PROD
ably have done much better had no
many of them been stricken with
stage fright Greece was third.
Not the least of the afternoons
features was the presence of the king
and queen of Sweden. who, with
their royal party. witnessed the
events from the royal box, which
until yesterday had every appear
ance of a BOAT swing.
seven NATIONS" Take Part.
The playground, which is adjacent
to the Sussex Avenue Public School.
at sussex avenue and Third street,
was remodeled into a stadium" The
place was gaily decorated with flags
and bunting. and the colors of the
seven nations represented in the
games by athletes. Each of the COM
p%etitors wore distinguishing marks.
Between the events the Branch Brook
orchestra, made up of five boys, all of
whom are under is years, furnished
The music. Those in the orchestra are
Adam Cloverdance, piano; Halsey
Stickel, cornet; Frank Birkholtz, cor
net; William Mcnamara, violin, and
George Silvey, violin.
The first event finished was the
twenty-fve-yard dash for senior
girls. brenda Sullivan and Elizabeth
Mile, representing Italy. finished first
and second, with Catherine Brady, Of
England, third. From this time Italy !
was never headed. although at one
time Greece tied for the lead.
In the running high jump Italy
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'Genetino outjumped Munster. of the
United States, and Skinner, of Eng
land. Greece, however, captured all
three places in the standing broad
jump, when Risdon, billy n Howell
finished in the order named.
Frank Foley, of Greece, put the six
and a half pound shot thirty-seven
feet six inches, and was awarded first
place, with Philip Hobart, of the
United States, second, and Joe ely
mer, of France, third.
In the chariot race Sweden finished
several inches in front Of the United
States, which finished some yards in
front of England. which was third.
Elizabeth Mile gained three addi-
tional points for Italy when she
tossed the basketball 81 feet 4 inches.
Agnes Brek finished second, AMI
added two points to the score of the
United States, while Blanche Doyle,
of Sweden, took third place.
Sweden Wins Potato Race for Girls.
Sweden won the potato race for
Junior girls, with Germany second
and third. In the same event for the
boys Italy won first and third places,
with Sweden second. Italy won the
boys midget relay race. with Ger
many second and Greece third.
The final event on the card. the
was the classic of the day.
Ten boys started from the play
grounds, ran around the block and
completed one lap in the stadi-
UNI. Philip Hochart, wearing the
Stars and Stripes, was the first one
to enter the enclosure. and finished
the race five yards ahead of Patrick
Rooney. the Swede, who was fol-
across the line by Skinner, of
England.
The king and queen in everyday
life are Edward Clymer. of 10s Fourth
street, and Gertrude Breckenridge, of
pos Second street.
w. Fred Muller, director of the
p~la ygrounds, was in complete charge
Of the games. Yesterdays meet was
the first athletic meet of it's kind
held by a playground under the di-
of the Board of Education.
The officials at the meet were: Ref
cree. F.. Fred Muller; starter, Carl
Anderson; judges, L. II. Battersly,
Fl. Matthews, S. Tannenbaum,
Ralph Miele. Lester Palmer inc the
Misses Corbitt. Dilworth, Whitmore
and Edith s. Wade. Francis CORDIALLY
MAS marshal.
Italy finished the meet with 81
England, 10: Germany, 8; France. !,
United States. II; Sweden, ID:
England 10, Germany 9, France 1.
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