Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
Garfield STARS
IN EDISON GAMES
Performs a la Thorpe, Gather
ing % Points and Statue
Given by inventor.
5O-YARD RACE FOR GIRLS

some bronze statue. donated By
Thomas A Edison. at the annual field
day and games Of the Edison en-
ployees, held at Olympic Park. Irv-
ington. yesterday. Garfield finished
first In five events the 100-yard dash.
220-yard dash. running high jump.
440-yard run and standing high
event, and he vas second n the run
ming hop. step and Jump. Besides he
smashed two club records.
The first mark to go came in the
220-yard dash Garfield got of TO q
lightning start and was licked At
"a p seconds for the distance, which
is ! Is seconds better than the mark
established by him last year. The
lads next record performance was il
the running high jump event, when
he leaped 8 feet inch, as compared
to feet 10 inches established last
season. While reeord-b breaking proved
a uari of Calffieiti's SUCCESS, mis- syirrvr-
performances brought forth contin-
uous applause from the crowd Of
spectators who we're on hand Can
fields clever running enabled the Ed
| ison Club quartet TO ronp home p
winner in the special half-nile relay
race on the Grand Prix Edison. the
feature Of the meet. He ran as fuurth
man on his team and finished fully
six yards to the good over Charley
Ryan, who was anchor man Of the
Edison laboratory fire department.
quartet. Thomas A. Edison himself
started this event by firing the first
shot. He was greeted with 3 tremen-
dous ovation on appearing at the
track. and he remained until every
| event was concluded. Mr. Edison was
accompanied by his wife and occu-
pied a box in the centre OF the grand
stand. Seated around and near him
were the following officers Of the
Edison companies. #. K Doelbeer.
n. C. Durand, Z. J. Berggren, W. S.
Stevens, Mark Markgraf. c. II. VIII
son. W. H. Maxwell Thomas Graf
A. c. Ireton and John c. Miller.
Peter Bey, Charles Smith. Seymour
Rowe. George w. Jagle, Harry Dodd
and Chris Van SICKLE were the
guests of Mr.. Edison.
Added attractions besides the reg
ular routine OF athletic events were
in evidence. The first special race
brought together Nelson c. Durand.
sales manager of the Commercial ma
chimes and Harry T. Lernming, gem
eral superintendent and purchasing
agent. The event, at fifty yards. was
won by the latter Mr. Durand start
ed off in good fashion, but was unable
to keep up a stiff pace. The time was
A announced by Eddie Bedford as = Is
seconds, but that was only the an
nouncement" The actual time WaH
8 20 seconds. Another fifty-yard
race brought together Frank X Doll
beer, manager of the Sales, ana
Harry Friend. a prominent n1ernD
of the Essex Press, Of this city. Both
were rather stout. but put up a fine
exhibition, however. Friend led on the
, outset. but he, too, was unable 10
. cope with the long distance running
ability of his opponent, and he fen to
the rear at the tape.
"All girls who wish to take part In
f1fty-yard race can do SO by step
ping on the track" was the an
nouncement of the third added att
traction. There were girls aplenty.
but only four had the nerve to talze
chance. They were Julia Kothe.
Elizabeth Baumiller. Minnie Deipato
! and Dorothy Dewind. who finished in
the order named. The time WAS
seconds.
The special one-mile run between
George Hooley, the former amateur
crack. and Peter Commander, who
z used to sport the silks of the Irish
American Club, was won by the for
mer in minutes and seconds.
Hooley ran a good race. coming from
the rear on the final lap. The track.
too. very heavy for good going. and
I had I been in proper shape Hooley
would have probably set a new mark.
The events were evenly divided be-
tween the morning and afternoon.
TIL games started promptly at 1o;s5'
I O'Clock and continued until II 50
O'Clock. when an intermission until
las o'clock was in order. Mr.. Edison
arrived at the track when announcer
Bedford called off the first afternoon
event, the 440-yard dash.
A baseball game between the Edi-
son Club nine and the Edison Manu-
facturers' League team concluded the
program The contest was won BY
the leaguers, 7 70 .. The Edison Club
team was composed of members Of
the office force, who used two sets OF
: batteries, Messerlin and Jasmer and
Doyle and Billow. Yuengling and
!, Denny took turns on the mound for
the winners. The summaries Of the
5 athletic events follow:
$ l00Yard Dash--Won by Russell Can
field; Leopard Schwoebel, second. Frank
j. Coggins, third; time, 10 3-os.
!, 12-Pound Shot Put-Won by James
3 Marron;Tim Farrell, second; James
220-Yard Dash-Won by Russell Can
= field-Leonard Schwoebel, second; Ben
Jamin Schenck, third; time, "A z5s new
record.
e Discus Throw-won by George wach-
ter; John Chester. second; J. Honghtcn.
third; distance, 50 feet 10 inches thew
record
. 220-Yard Dash (junior)-won BY Ed.
, ward Riker: Frank Kftchell second; Ed
ward Fairchild, third; time, Is 25s-
Running High Jump-Won by Russell g
2 Canheld; Tim Farrell second: John
I Reich and Frank J.. Coggins, tied for
third place; height, feet l inch lne~
1 record
Benjamin Schenck and BENJAMIN Maiors
Rudolph and Hager. second; J. SchWetfzef
and 7. Flannery. third; time. lbs
Standing Broad Jump-Won By VIII
: man. second; Leonard Schwoehel. third.
distance. feet 5la inches.
440-Yard Dash-Won by Russell G. Can
) field; L. Schwoehel second; Arthur z.
! Cook third; time, SIS.
Standing High Jump--Won by Russell
G. Garfield: Tim Farrell second; jim
Conneen, third; height, feet inches
! Junior Relay-Won by factory team
! composed OF Frank KitcheD, George
Deary, Robert Weber and James Henry
time. I'm. 81 3-5s.
, Running Hon. Stem and Jump--Won bS
Tim Farrell: Russell G. Garfield second.
: Henry NJ vanderwoort, third; dlstanee'
81 feet 9 inches.