The Washington herald., 1913-06-08
Two teams TIE
in SCHOOL MEET
johnson and Powell Roll Up
Fifteen Points Each In
Outdoor Games.
MANY RECORDS BROKEN,
J. Tea Gives Remarkable Exhibition in
High Jump, Clearing the Bar at
Five Feet Two Inches.
MANY RECORDS BROKEN,

ral Horse Show grounds at 10 o'clock
feams from more than nifty schools were
entered As a result of the preliminary
division meets. Z75 boys had ouaIIr,ed
Tor the city championship meet. In the
Individual as Well as the relay events
lne competition was most keen and in
tense So close were a number Of the
decisions that II was almost impossible
10 determine with absolute cerrsIntv IN.
relative standing OF the winners. par
ucuiarly true was this in the higher
classes OF boys.
Inc experience from last years nsst
coupled with the preliminary training for
the division championships. as wei as
tnat lor yesterday, bids fair to raIse the
standard of athletics OF the pubIic
schools of the District of CoIun,bts 90
so produce better athletes from the Dis
trlet for the high schools ana colleges
Inc closeness of the competition IL
well Illustrated by the cIoseness of Tn,
meet itself. inasmuch as the cnamp,onA
shlp OF the city. because OF the tie score
between the johnson and Powell schools.
edch Oh which rolled up a total OF fifteen
Poihts- Just now this tie VIII be settled
mas not been determined as vet. One Of
either or the following methods NAV he
used: Either to have a dual meet be-
tween these two schools to determine
the championship. or to divide IN,
piscque itself between them, each re.
tanning haIf A tie in the city cham.
piohship meet is most unusual. and
therefore the officials are at a loss Just
no" II VIII be settled The Monroe
school, however. was a very close sec
ono, securing a f.I
me curtis and the Emery schools tied
Tor third place, with thirteen points,
while the Force School stands a clos,
fourth with twelve points There aIst
was a lie for NTH place between the
COOK. thompson, and Lennox schools
each having scored ten points
intense interest was manifested by the
parents and teachers and spectators, HbH-
were present in large numbers.
hucn credit is due to the officials for
the orderly and successful conduct Of
these championship games. and the
w ashinston Playground Association de-
sires to thank the officials who so kindly
offered their services for the day
Charles BeaH broke the city CHAMPION
snip record for the 5O-yard dash of last
year making the distance in S2-5 Sec
onds as against last years 63-5 seconds
broke
the record of last year for the s9-yard
dash, by crossing the line in 49, seq
onds as against last years S seconds
Last years record for the 7O-yard dash
was also broken when l.. Willard made
the distance in S % seconds, in contras,
Win . 20 seconds for last year Another
record was broken in the I00-yard dash
when r. Slater finished in II Is seconds
beating last years record by 2-5 second
In the field events also practically all
records went by the board In the run.
ming high jump. 1CO-pound class. Louis
Call jumped 4 feet 4 inches as against
the record of feet inches for asst wear,
In the unlimited class running high
jump j. Zea save remarkable exhibit
ton OF high jumping when he beat the
previous records, both of this city anG
the city of New York. when he iI,p,n.a5
feet inches. In the broad iumns IN
the S-pound class, III. Rowe iunpAd !,
feet inches as against the records ~
last year of 10 feet inches. In the I'M.
pound class J. Clarke beat the record Of
ast year oy nearly I-2 feet. jumping Is
leet inches as compared with the rec
ora OF last year of 10 feet inches. In
the -nS-pound class. last years REGARD
was beaten by about one foot, Ambros;o
jumping II feet IL in, while the record
Tor last year was II feet 1 inch. In m.
unlimited class. each of the first three
men beat the record of last year. Is feet
lnches. Splicer, who was first, iunnned
y feet s inches. a very remarkable iump
for boys of this age. Summaries:
0-Eard dash. S-pound class-First. c.
5eani second W. Prince: third, c.
60 yard dash. IoO-pound cIass-Ffrst ~
Fowler second, Ardinger: third Moran
io-yard dash. uo-pound cIass-F'irst, l.
second. H, Willard: third. G.
lOO-yard dash. unlimited cIass-First, r
slater; second. G. Gibson: third. B. Da-
sidson.
S5o-yard relay. s5-pound class-won NV
he Lenox School IN. Jenkins, L. Smith,
R. Dorset. c. BealD. The Van Ness
School was second.
Henry School CE. Swaine. H. Cissei. T.,
Levy, r. SteinJ. The Curtis School was
econd and Jefferson third
4io-yard relay. n5-pound class-won bv
I. Gurevich, L. Hancock, II. Shiersl'
rhe Wheatley School was second and
he Cook third. oS
Ss0-yard relay. unlimited cIass-won bv
he Powell School Oh. Henning. r Hory.
on, G. Gibson, c. Chamblissl, m.
'eabody School was second, with the
efferson third.
S-pound class, running high jump
'irst, z. Meredith; second, F. Downey:
bird. NJ. !Gaddis
lO.pound class. running high jump
,irst. T. Call; second, S. Wise; third,
,ll5-pound class. running high jump-
lrst + Edmonston; second. E. Hoover;
Unlimited class. running high jump
, irst; J. Zea: second. ]. Wyman; third.
S-pound class. running broad jump
.lrst NJ Rowe: second, R. Riordan;
loo-pound class, running broad jump
1rst, Clarke; second. P. Kwan; third,
l15-pound class. running broad jump
irst, J. Ambrosio; second. B. Boyer;
Unlimited class. running broad jump
'irst, G. Slicer: second. E Hedion;
bird. z. Wheeler.
Honorary referees-Cuno n. Rudolph-
resident Board Of District Commission
2. Henry =: Blair. presi1ent Board Of
William T. Galliher, member
oard OF Education, and Arthur c. Moses
resident Washington Playground Asso-
iation.
RetsresaEdgar S, Martin. supervisor
Clerk Of course-J. /. Cosgrove.
Assistant clerk of course-A. B. Well
nan.
Judges at fnish-D. z. Garses. =
.armhausen. j. V. Byrne. and Julian r.
fovey
starter-F. c. Wood.
Timers-Cari X. Locke, and D. c.
rane.
scorer-Gordon Leech
Custodian Of prizes-W. c. Smoot.
Inspector-L. v Iampson
Field marshals-J. Is. HeddSuxx - 4