Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04
ATHLETES BATTLE
FOR MEET HONORS
Fourth of July Contests Most
Successful Ever Held
Here.
EXCITING FINISHES
MARK SOME EVENTS
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals
Awarded Those Getting
Places.

One Of the most successful Fourth Of
July athletic meets ever held in this city
was that conducted today in Potomac
Park and was witnessed by a large num-
Der of spectators.
All of the events were well contested
and some resulted in extremely close fin
ishes. The preliminary events in the
swimming races were held this morning,
SO that the best contestants only are to
compete in the finals this afternoon.
Gold. silver and bronze medals were
awarded to the first three in the dashes,
distance races and field events. The
members of the winning relay teams each
received silver medals. Gold. silver and
bronze medals are also to be awarded
in the swimming events
Summary Of Events.
44O-yard run-Won by John Mahoney,
unattached: second, l.. L. Bowen. Wash
ington Athletic Association; third. Albert
Stern. unattached. Time. 10 2-5.
1OO-yard dash. open handicap-Won by
John Mahoney. unattached: second, l..
| L. Bowen, Washington Athletic Associa-
ton; third. Earle Blumer. unattached.
Time 10 4-5.
1OO-yard dash. novice-Won by Earle
| son. unattached; third, Harry Baily. Ma
tional Guard Athletic Association. Time,
| Oils.
| Relay race. eighty-five-pound class
Won by Holmead School. William Prince.
| Henry Evans. Harry Smith. Milton Rowe.
/ Time. O.47.4.
Running high jump-Won by Charles
S. Hartung, Technical High School, six
inch handicap. height. feet II inches;
second Donald NJ McNeale. unattached.
4 61-o han
1 inches: third. Jesse E. Zea, unattached,
six-inch handicap. height. feet inches.
Relay race. 100 pounds, class 1-Won
by Holmead School, William Prince,
| Henry Evans, Harry Smith and Milton
Rowe. Time, LOG 4-5
Wins ssO-yard Run.
ssO-yard run-Won by NJ S. Leehan.
unattached, 20-yard handicap; second, AL
bert Stern, unattached. 20yard handi-
cap; third. p d. Johnston, unattached.
Time. 2.52.
Relay race 115-pound class-Won by
Monroe School. L. Willard, Edward Ed
monson, Thomas Templeton, Harry Mil
lard Time. 80 seconds.
| Relay race, unlimited weight-Won by
Peabody School. E. T. Davidson, Lea Fla
herty Raymond McElhannon, Ear
Wheeler. Time. 152 is.
One-mile run-Won by 7. F. Prodigy
30 yards handicap: second. Earl Blum
er. unattached 90 yards handicap; third
Morrison Barr. Eastern High School. ~
yards handicap. Time, 'l3 10;
Running broad jump. handicap--Wor
by L. Bowen. Il feet inches; second
George Reyes. jr. Is feet 61s inches
third j. E. Zea, IA feet II inches
by Charles Crane. Al feet IL inches: sec
ond, j. P. Berkely. 80 feet 2ls inches
third, E. B. Cecil, SO feet 9h inches.
Swimming Contests.
Summary of swimming events
Fifty yards midget: Qualified for
fnad-Carroll Grenfel. Louis Dreisen-
stock, Vincent Smith. Edward Wilson,
Charles Wright and G. r. Littlehales.
100 yards junior: Qualified for final
W. b. Greenwood, p. p. Pepper, Joseph
Moss and Clifford Cox.
I 100 yards senior: qualified for final
Carl Carrick, +. j. Wells. Harry 8.
Wood, George o. Wilcox. d. n. Noonan,
w. s. Milstead.
Midget tub race qualified for final
Louis Driesenstack, Vincent Smith, Ed
ward Pennepacker, Charles Wright, J.
| r. Littlehales.
Midget diving. qualified for finaI-Car-
roll Grenfel. Lewis Dreisenstack. Vincent
Smith. Charles Wright, w B. Penne-
baker Edward Becker.
Officials for Meet.
The officials of track and field events
were: Honorary referee. Cuno H.
Rudolph: referee. C. Edward Beckett
judges of finish. II. Shurtleff. o. w STRAIT
ton, c. l.. Johnson and +. s. Martin;
timers, c. f. Edwards, Charles King, j.
j. Farley and w. c. Thatcher; field Judges
r. Is. Schlosser, F. H. Young. o. Ross,
c. A King and II. p Foley: announcers,
c. P. Miller and Walter Gillian; In
spectors. Charles Osborne. c. B. Mans
field and +. G. Wood: scorer, X O. Miller:
starter w. W.. Tenney; clerk Of course,
c. Earle Smithson: assistant clerks OF
course. L. c. Wilcox and j. w. Hyde;
custodian of prizes. Cy Macdonald
!, The officials of swimming events were
Honorary referee. Dr. William Tindall
referee. DR.. L. w. Grenfell; clerk. s. c.
Cousins; assistant clerk, w. Fl. Ehrmann.
traut; starter. Prof. c. f. Becker; judges
Prof. l.. r. Birch. DIR. G. l.. c. Ander.
J son. Mr.. NJ. d. Hanson CY. NJ. c. Al and
Victor De knight; timers. Rudolph
{ Schoenfeld and s. p Taylor: inspectors
f. NJ. Nolan and w. L. Milstead; Gus.
todian of prizes, h. j. Hudson.