Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-21
LEAVE ONE TRACK I
TO TRY ANOTHER
Public Service Men Quit Trolley
Lines to Compete on Gin
der Path.
ATHLETES SHOW UP WELL

n Hill LC O1tOW Ut WE'LL
Two thousand persons witnessed
the first field day and games under
the auspices of the Public Service
Athletic Association. held at Hilton
oval yesterday afternoon, in commune
ton with the opening Of the season
Of the Baseball League Of that organ
lzation. Representatives from sew
enteen car barns id the northern sec
ton OF the State and employees OF
other departments Of the P. s. G..
railway division. took part.
New Brunswick captured the cham
pionship banner. with total OF
eleven points Plank Road was SEE
ond, with ten, while Bergen took
third honors, with seven. The rest
Of the divisions finished at follows:
South Grange. S; Montclair, 5; Big
Tree, 4; Patterson. 8: Springfield, 3,
and West Hoboken, 2.
The one-Tnile run vas marked prin-
cipally by the work OF c. A. Mark
ley, Of the store room, who won the
event, after a sensational finish.
Markiey started poorly and was
looked upon as hopeIessly IN the rear
at the beginning of the final lap. He
plugged along. however, and was soon
on even terms with Touhey. A ereaf
burst Of speed enabled him to lead
Touhey to the tape.
Marley was also looked upon as
winning contender In the 2zo-vard
dash. and had he not been tripped.
accidentally. he would probably have
carried away two nrsts. Mark1ey
rose Immediately. but his opponent
was too far ahead for him to catch
up.
Athletes in Action.
Owing to the fact that the athletes
had little or no opportunity to train
for the various events, the time re-
corded may be considered excellent.
The track, also, was IN bad shape,
the hard clay being handicap 70
the runners.
@. Page, of Midtown. captured tbs
100-yard dash in IL 3-5 seconds. Page
was also placed in the relay. his team
finishing third in this event.
The maintenance way department
quartet, with the help Of Joe Bau-
derman. once a crack half-miler. took
first honors in the relay. Bergen.
with NJ. Touhey running as fourth
man, finished second.
It was later declared that T0uheF
circled the track but once and Mill
town was awarded second honorz.
with Plank Road third
J. A. Conlin, Of the auditors. had
his troubles in taking first place IN
the 600-yard run. Conlin finished
with only inches to spare over Bau-
dermAn, who led the field until q few
yards from the tape.
A. H. Haley, a Hudson claims
youth, won the 220-yard dash. while
Joe Higgins, OF the South Orange
line, was a victor in the running
broad jump. Joe leaped sixteen feet
p. Hanley, a Plank road lad. Was
victor in the half mile and quarter
mile events.
onlcIals watch Meet.
Among the Public Service officials
present at the games were Thomas
n. McCarter. president of the Public
Service Corporation; Vice-Presfdent
John J. Burleigh; General Manager
Richard E. Danforth; n. W. Bolen.
superintendent Of transportation; II
C. stevenson, assistant secretary Of
the Public Service: W. B. Graham.
superintendent Of the Essex division:
E. L. Williams, superintendent Of the
Hudson county division; Frank Bal
49, n
vision; J. J. Gettings, surerintendent
Of the central division: l. H. D. Gil.
mour and E. A. Armstrong. associate
counsel; NJ R. Boyland,. general au-
ditor; Martin White. superintendent
of imaintenace of way; John T..
O.TooIe, of the publicity department.;
Martin Schneider, engineer of MAIN
tenance of way; H A Benedict, me-
ohanical engineer; II. V. Drown. gem
eral claim agent; J. w. Brown, as
sistant superintendent Of transporta-
ton. and Jacob l. Engle. supervisor
of the Paterson division.
The summary:
soo-Yard Run-Won by j. 4. conlin,
Auditing Department: second, Joe Ban-
dermann. Way Department; third, j..
MacFayden, Time Table Department.
Time, I'm. "A Sos -.
town: second, j. Lee. Big Tree; third J.
Winter, Bergen. Time. il S-oS-
Running Broad Jump-Won by ]. Hlg-
gins. South Orange; second, W. Pnllen.
Springfield; third I. Brooks. Big Tree.
Distance. ID. #.
200 yard Dash--won by A. II. Haley.
Hudson Claims; second. C. ]. Gallagher.
Auditing Department; third, a. J Car
land. Auditing Department. Time 2Ss:
44O-yard Run-Won by 2 Hsnlsy.
Plank Road. second, F. Dennis. Mill
town; third. z. Con. South Orange.
Time, i'm. 40 s.
one-Miie Run--Won by G. A. Markieys
Store Room: second, Touhey. Bergen
third, A. II Haley, Hudson Claims.
asa. yard Run-won by P. Hanley. Plank
Road; second, NJ. Touhey, Bergen; third,
Pienzinskey. Time. I'm. 81 3-5s
0ne-Mile Relay--Non by Way Depart-
ment; second Midtown: third. Plank
Road. Time. Am. SOS.
l6-Pound ShOtput--WoD BIZ +. Savage
Montelair; second, B. Bailey. Patersonf
third, A Fischer, West Hoboken. Dis