New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
GIRLS FIGHT TO CLOSE
FINISH IN RELAY RACE
Four Thousand Employees Of the
Wanamaker Stores Watch
Annual Closed Games.

Four thousand employees OF the John
wanamaker store. with girls predominant
Ing. attended the annual closed games OF
the Mnlrose Athletic Association, held on
the field OF the l7th Regiment, at Cropsey
and Fifteenth avenues. Bath Beach yes
tcrday. The ten events on the programme
were open only TO members OF the
store force. A one-lap relay race tor
girls was the feature attraction.
Three teams faced the starter In the
Girls contest. and as IL turned our IL
nroyed one OF the closest and best races
., tho afternoon. Team B, which was
composed OF Esther Silverman, saoina
Marx. Gertrude Harting and Louise wal
berg WAS the winner. put only by inches.
Miss Walberg had 10 make UP loss OIL
two wards on the last relay OF Nv yarus'
hu, she overlook the leader feW yaros
from the tape. Team A, composed Oh
Tessie Rathert May Ward, Loretta OFT
and Minnie Engle. had TO take the run
n.r-up prize. Team G was good third'
n.,-g only three yards behind the Vlctors
speclal 1oO-yard dash. with a Held
-, s,x starters. was another interesting
event James RosenoeFger' the lahhy
srr,nter OF the Irish-American Athle"'
C,l,b. raced home a victor with more ''ah
,,ra and a half advantage. JAMES
poscben. OF the 18th Regiment, was sec
"a With Charles Ruggles, the IRISH
,.,.-ican hurdler, in third place, yaro
iah,,d poschen. Rosenberger showed
GOOD sneed. covering the distance In 10 ID
seconds. -.t...
t,.ark wilkins was the only competitor
70 cauture "A brace OF victories ne was
virtually scratch with one-yard star. ~
the 10O-yard handicap. but won namui4y
nv two feet in 10 as seconds "liA'hs
rad an allowance Of seventeen yafeS III
tho II0-yard run. but came with great
hurst of speed In the stretch to deiea'
william Ferguson. who was second py
four wards. NJ. Schmertz was third'
The summaries follow:
to,.,.,-d dash fspeclaD-Won by James
posenierFer Irish American a. &. y @ @Das
schen. 18Th Regiment A. A. sec0nu, - I'll.
rIes. Irish-American A. C.. thI'a' INNS
c'1o rgn- 1nrs bike race Chandieap)-wCn by
Charles Nerent n r. (25 yards oeh,no ,no
scratch; william Barry; DeGS.aiSU, GSaS.n,e HVI q
yardsl second; Harry Voight' AeehAn'' -
Half-miie nun (handicapl Won by =. -
ponnellv, Inspector $50 yards) Dan j. sne-
contingent Cscrstch), second. Charles SraA''
Inspec,or (65 yards). third. Time. 2V,.
100 ward dash (handlcap)-Won ny
wilkens, Contingent q yard; a; haI-' 49,
Cadet Il yards). second F. safarowio; ne'
chandlse tscratch). thirf Time ol9 -,
s0-yard rack rnce-Won by A. Johnson
Invoice; M Schmertz. Credit secohgs
sa'arowic Merchandise, third. Time' ,. vLs "a
Ons-lap relay for girls-Won by 1deA.mn,,ts eau
Esther silverman. Sabina Mari, peTr.N.sHts
HaortnE and Louise Walberg; Team ,tt,..nis
Rothert May Ward. Loretta orr and M',t w.,
Englel second. Team G G.lllian Werner, Msy
MuTphv, Cecilia Jackson and Minnie ech'Ase'
teri third Time. l:lo. , ~,
fwo1thirds OF a mile relay CLOSED JONI, John
wanamaker Instltute)-Won by oIhceEs tnn,,. t;yi.
CAIbert KatE James Corrigan. Joseph hiIS "a
and T-homas Keyes 90 yards; Coih2asnnnn =,
team (Elmer T. Murphy Max Hlte, W l"laon "A
Harrington and otto Burger go yardsl. 81,
ond. Company second team diarold Aver. ~
Andrew lpeder John Greenewald ana h0"'~'
Battle) 40 yards). third. Time, y %. VII
,iO-yard run (handlcapl-Won by +; WI
kins. Contingent Q7 yards) William tersu
SON. II. X rs yards, second: n S.h merI'
One and one-half. mile run (handieAPl,,W,.on Won
be Joseph Best. Cadet Zone lnp); Elmer mut
nv Department 1888 zone lap. second; = j.
Bonnelly, Inspector Goo YARDS, third. T'me'