Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
P.S. EMPLOYEES IN
GALA At ERNOON
All But One Event Contested
Before the Big Rain Storm
Comes.
POINT AWARD UNDECIDED

Employees Of the Public Service
Corporation and their families were
out in force yesterday at Hilton
Oval. The occasion was the third
annual field day OF the Public Ser
ice Railway Employees Athletic Asso-
citation and during the early after
noon special cars bedecked win
bunting and bearing cargoes of cele-
brants, each carrying its own bana.
rolled to the Springfield avenue field.
until by o'clock, the big space Wa
crowded with the athletes and Their
supporters. There We're several tens
of circus antecedents erected 70
shade the feminine portion Of the
throng, and the candy and ice cream
butchers did a thriving businesa
until the threatening clouds ma
terialized into a shower that drove
everyone to shelter and put
damper on the field sports. William
II. Shepherd, the referee. managed
to hustle the track and field events
until all were contested, except ths
four-lap relay race. closed 10 car
houses. The postponement of the big
baseball game in which the Pater-
son and Miller Harrison Carbarn
teams were to open the Public SerY-
ice baseball championship tourna-
ment, was a great disappointment 70
the railwaymen. President Thomas
n. McCarter was slated to pitch the
first ball, but the opportunity Of get
ting a line on the corporation presi-
dents twirling form was barred by
rain.
Big Tree Division won the honofs
in the events closed to trainmen, with
total of nine points. There was a
triple tie for second place between
Orange and Passaic Valley. West
Hudson and Harrison. The point
trophy award was withheld until 3
future date, when the relay race is
to be contested AS the places IN
the relay are TO count, ten, five and
three points, the winning of it inigat
create a big upset in the point taba-
lation.
Wallace C. Maxfeld. the Junior ma
tional shotput title and record holder.
captured the feature event of the
day, the 16-pound shotput, OPEN
Maxfield conceded five feet handf
caps to the rest of the field and even
then considerably bettered the put Of
Peter Hanley, the second man. The
j big Bloomfield boys winning dis
lance was AZ feet 6 inches.
John c. MacFayden. a former
{ GenHSNlNdnld 2OllcEE dllt-
/ lete, figured prominently in the de-
partmental events. He won second
i place in the 300-yard run, and fin
/ ished in third position in the half
mile. Charles Markley, an old y. d
c. A. boy, won the 300-yard depart
mental race in the time of 81 is sec
onds. The half-mile was clicked al
2:19 is. and Charles A. Walsh, Of the
maintenance and way department.,
was the winner
Upon the breaking of the shower.
the crowd adjourned to the recree-
ton rooms in the Hilton barn, where
Mr. Shepherd, acting in his capacity
as president of the athletic associa
ton, presented the winners with their
prizes. The athletes came in for
much applause. Maxfield getting 9
lions share OF the plaudits.
In addition TO the field day prizes.
the awards for the pocket pool tour
namentsS conducted by the associa-
ton this winter, were made. jacob
! Engle, supervisor of the Paterson
Division, received the gold PLAGUE,
emblematic of the New JERSEY
championship, in behalf of his team,
which was composed of Harry f
Jones, Harry Hascup and George W
Bailey. Each of these men were
awarded Hamilton watches with ths
exception of Jones, who acquired 4
chain. He was presented with
special watch for making the highest
run of the tournament, twenty eig.4t
balls Rudolph Malbach. Of the Der
gen team, was awarded a watch for
maintaining the highest average II
the tourney and in addition received
a gold chain. while his teammates,
William Bryant and Adam Saul
gained gold watches for annexing the
Essex county championship.
The highest run and highest aver
age prizes were the respective dona-
tons of Publicity Agent John L.
O'Toole and General Manager Harry
c. Doneeker.
Ii was announced that another
field day would be staged later IN
the eason. The summaries:
100 Yard Dash (Trainmenl- Won by
Elmer Gray. Orange and Passaic Valley:
second, Wallace W. Pullan, Springfield
$50 Yard Run Departmental bT
Charles A. Walsh Maintenance Of the
Way: second John G MacFayden. Time
Table third. J. c. MacFayden. Time Tia
bic. Time, > min, ly2a sec.
220-Yard Dash (Traiumen Won by
Lawrence Buckalew. west Hobolzen; sec
ond. John ]. Hoggins. Roseville; third,
f. Gubernot. Big Tree. Time. 20 sec.
40 Yard Run (Trainmen}-Wo By
Robert Reid. Harrison: second Alfred
Scott. Miller; third, Z. Scott. New Bruins
wick. Time-5935 sec.
Yard Run Departmental)-Wo by
Charles A. Markley, Storeroom second.
John c. MacFayden, Time Table; third
Wallace c. Maxaeld, Time Table. Time
81 X sec.
SS0-Nard Run (frninmen Won By
Michael Tuohey, Bergen: second. Peter
Hanley sixteenth avenue; third, William
Davis Greenville. Time > min. IeA sec.
shot Put topenl-- by Wallacc C.
Nlaxfeld. Time Table, with - #. @ in.
second Peter Hanley. Sixteenth avenue.
with 81 IT. ) in: third. f. Savage Mont
clair. with - # IN.
Broad Jump lTrainmenl Won By
Daniel IIylaud. Big Tree, with IL #. 4 in.
second. Arthur BYRON. Big Tree. with JIG
IT, S in: third. 7. Moore, West New
York with 10 it. in.