The Washington herald., 1913-03-08
~ Youngsters
MEET GOES Big
Packed Gallery Roots as Rec
ord Number Contest Card
Of Sixteen Events.
RELAYS THE FEATURE
Brent Young, Georgetown Champ, the
Added Attraction-O6cials
Are All Boys.
RELAYS THE FEATURE

The annual indoor track meet Of the
Y NJ. c. A. boys department was pulled
off last night before a big gallery, which
rooted itself hoarse at the performances
Of the boy athletes. The record-breaking
number Of 100 boys, ranging In age from
! twelve to eighteen. took part.
The feature OF the card was the relay
races, which were run of in better form
than ever before. Brent Young, Of George
town. winner OF the 2oo-yard dash at
the Fifth Regiment games in Baltimore.
gave an exhibition iO0-yard run.
The meet included sixteen events. dis
tributed among three classifications of
| athletes, the boys from twelve to four
teen being grouped as juniors, while those
from fourteen to sixteen competed in the
intermediate class. and the boys over six
teen constituted the seniors. In scoring
five points were allowed for winner OF
| first place three points going to second
man, and one point to third man.
For the first time the meet was placed
entirely in charge Of the boys them
selves. Gordon Law. physical director OF
the department. expressed himself as
being much gratified at the manner in
which the young officials performed their
duties.
Their wasn't a single hitch anywhere"
declared Mr.. Law. land this is a remark
able showing in view of the fact that
| all sixteen events were run OF in less
than two hours"
OmciaIs and Winners.
The officials were Arthur Shaffer, start
| er; Emmert Meany. clerk of course:
Samuel Miller. Edward Wilde. and Clin-
ton Henry. judges: Mr. Perkins. Samuel
Miller. and Clifford Cox. inspectors;
Markham Showers, announcer, and Sam
uel Zirkin. timer.
In the senior class. first honors went
| to Sidney Leech. who made nine points
| by winning the senior high jump. coming
| in second in the 9c-yard dash, and max
ing third In the 400-yard run. George
Hecht made seven points. giving him
second place His events were second
| place IN the high jump. second in the
32J-yard dash. and third in the D-yard
dash George Moore was third, with SIX
points, winning the seven laps, and COM
ing in third in the high jump.
In the intermediate class. three boys
were tied for first place. each winning
five points. They were Raymond Gatch-
ell. who took the high jump. with a per-
formance that would have won first place
in the senior event: John Gottlieb. win
ner Of first place in the o-yard dash, and
Julius Addor who surprised everybody
by galloping away with the ao-yard run.
In the Junior events. Charles Watson
was in a class by himself. capturing
10 points. He won the a-yard dash. ana
by clever work won the junior obstacle
race as we'll
An told there were three relays. the
hardest fought of which was the 1,sc-
yard between a team selected from the
religious secret order of the knights of
Sir Godfrey and the Y. NJ. c. \. In
yinCibles for the championship of the
Boys Department. The event was won
by the Knights of Sir Godfrey with
time of 20 minutes and seconds.
The runners composing tho X. s. G.
team in the order of running were:
Thomas J. Bingley. John Macdonald.
Sidney Leech. and Ernest Fortier The
Invincible team consisted of George
Moore. Robert Kohr. Edwin Felt, and
George Hecht.
The other two relays were run of be-
Tween the Okema Club and the Olympic
Club and between the Spartan A. c.
and the Y NJ c. A. Midgets. respectively.
The first was won by the Olympic Club
and the other by the Y. NJ. c. A. Midgets.
The Summaries.
Junior D-yard dssh-won by Watson; Goetz, &c
oni: Cross. third Time. oSa
intermediate apyarh dash-Won By Gotthet; Mac
Donald, second: L. Miller third. Time. 00.
Senior a,yard dasI-won BY Hickman; Lcech. sc
ond: Hecht third. Time. oNct5.
Junior obstacle race-Won hy Watson: Croxtm,
soUnd: BALDWIN. third Time. 0n4 -
intermediate throwing basketball for ACCURACY
Won by Hart. With trn suahs; time limit, 90 Hor
ton and Getihot tied for secund
Junior Ip-yad dsSh-Won by :. Iechhtn: /.
Drcissnstork. ssctood Caldwell. third Time,
eEca
intermediate high nmp-won by Gstnhei: Mil
lard srcpnd: Dawson third Height. feet inches.
Senior running high Jump-Wnn 10 teah; Hecht.
serond: Moore third. Height feet inches.
intermediate 20 yard Uin-Won by Addor; Reyer.
second: Cummings. third. Time. oa5 IS
Senior hO-ysrd run-Von IN George Moore; Hsriit,