Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-05
MUNICIPAL A. AS ATHLETIC
MEET PROVIDES KEEN SPORT
Competition Is Decidedly Interesting but Few Per-
sons Take Advantage of the Initial Set of
Games of the New Organization
SACRED HEART A. A. WINNER OF POINT TROPHY BANNER


formances of the athletes in the in
itial effort of the brand-new Munich
pal Athletic Association in the set of
field-day games conducted by the as
ISOLATION at the Public School Ath-
letic Field in Bloomfield avenue yes
terday afternoon. Viewed from an
angle of close competition and good
sport, the meet was a decided sue
cess, but from a point of public in
terest the affair was somewhat dis
appointing. Although no admission
was charged, less than 300 persons,
other than the competitors, witnessed
the game. The officials OF the club,
however, were out almost to a man
and worked hard throughout the aft
ernoon getting the numerous events
under way.
The scope covered by the Municipal
club includes every brand of athletes,
from the toddling youngster just able
to don a suit to the crack A. A. u.
performer, with a couple of events for
the girls thrown in on the side. For
this reason, the program presented
yesterday was nothing If not varied,
although there was a noticeable abb
sence of the first-rank stars in the
A. A. u. events. The New Jersey
state championships were held in
Bayonne yesterday, and this meet to-
gether with the several other sets of
games held in this vicinity yesterday
drew many athletes who would other
wise have competed in the local
games.
Bernie Wefers, of the New York
A. c., who was to have officiated as
referee, failed to appear, and the
Rev. Edward F. Quirk, who is a di-
rector OF the municipal association,
as well as president of the Parochiai
School Athletic League, acted as
head official. He was assisted by
Bernard ]. Owens, chairman of the
field day committee; Charles A. Nc
Call, superintendent of Compulsory
Education and president of the Mu-
nicipal Athletic Association; ]. Leon
ard Mason, secretary of the Play
ground Commission; James H. Reilly,
J. G. McQuade, Thomas F. Lynch,
Thomas J. Knowles, Frank McTague,
assistant secretary of the association,
and many other members of the as
ISOLATION.
The medals for the events, which
were donated by the Evening Star,
were distributed Immediately after
each contest and many prizes were
sung for the handsome emblems by
the fortunate youngsters.
The Sacred Heart A. A., of Walls
burg was the winner of the banner
offered to the school, club, or play
ground centre scoring the most points
in all events. The Vailsburg boys
we're rather fortunate at that, be-
cause the Meteor A. c. of this city,
with several Central High School
runners in their number, rolled up a
total of thirty-five points, or nine
more than Sacred Heart, only to be
disqualified because several of their
chief point scorers failed to have the
signature of their captain attached to
their entry blanks, which was neces-
sary in order for the points to count.
The successful Meteor runners, how
ever, were allowed to retain the in
dividual medals won in the meet.
The Institute A. c., of this city, made
a great bid for the point trophy, but
Just fell one point shy of tying the
Sacred Heart boys. The New street
aggregation rolled up twenty-five
points in the A. A. u. events alone,
and had the Institutes a few entries
in the senior and junior divisions, it
is more than likely they would have
won, as the Sacred Heart lads gar
nered all their points in the midget
and senior events.
Richard Kuhman contributed ten
points to the red and white teams
total by taking first prize in the
ffty-yard-da and the broad jump,
both midget events. Alfred Walthers
scored heavily in the senior division
by winning the 440-yard dash, and
carrying his teams colors to victory
in the half-mile relay race. The
points were distributed on a 5, 3, 1
basis, with 10, and points for first,
second and third, respectively, in the
relays.
While the midget and junior events
afforded close competition and
keen rivalry, the chief interest was
centred in the A. A. u. events, in
which the Institute athletes and the
r. A. B. S. boys fought it out for su-
premacy. The first of these was the
half-mile handicap which brought to-
gether Harry Mcintyre, of the 1nsti-
tutes; Joe Bauderman, of the Tabs,
and ]. H. Fultz, of the Salem Cres-
cent A. C. Bauderman, who started
from the ten-yard mark, looked very
good, until the home stretch was
reached, and there he tired, allowing
Mcintyre and Fultz, who were the
scratch men in the race, to pass him.
The Institute runner lead the colored
crack over the tape with three yards
to spare, while the latter had SINH
lar advantage over Bauderman.
The 100-yard dash for the cracks
= was another hard-fought event, and
once more the colors of the New street
club f1uttered across the tape on the
winning athlete. Peter Cahill with
fve-yard handicap. was the winner
over Pierre Hagen. the schoolboy
phenom, who started award and a
half in back of his rival. Aloysius
Holland, of the Dominican Club, was
third. Aaron Jones, former Centrai
High School athlete. breezed in an
easy winner in the one-mile A. A. U.
handicap. Charles Mcbride, of the