Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-13
Ordinary Actuarial Department
Athlete Captures Three
Events in Big Meet.
TWO NEW RECORDS SET UP

With three victories to his credit,
Albert Walthers, competing for the
o. binary actuarial department, won
the all-around title in the athletic
games at Olympic Park, Irvington,
Yesterday afternoon under the aus
pices of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany Athletic Association. His eff
forts were applauded by crowd OF
900 spectators, among whom were
many officials prominent in insurance
circles Conspicuous among these
were John K. Gore, vice president OF
the Prudential Insurance Com
pany; Wilbur S. johnson, second vice
president: Edward D. Duffield, fourth
v,ce-nresident: W. l. Hamilton. Sec
rotary; F. H. Johnston, associate
actuary; Frederic A. Boyle, cashier;
John w. Halsey, supervisor, and DR..
w. A. Jaquith.
.Walthers won the 100-yard dash,
the 44O-yard dash and the running
broad Jump. He established a new
Prudential record in the broad jump
bv leaping 10 feet inches. F. J.
Manning. Industrial, and III. L. Ash
vile. ordinary policy, were tied for
second place in the all-around event,
with eleven points each. Manning
won in the toss-up. Vice-President
Gore presented Walthers with a bou-
quet, and Manning also received one
Another record was set up by W,
F. Kelly, tracing department, VINO
won the SS0-yard run from scratch
in the good time of minutes ana
seconds. Kelly also took the mile run
from the ten-yard mark in 4 minutes
and IS seconds, which would prob
ably have been a new record had he
started from scratch. Kelly equaled
the record of 10 AS seconds for the
lOo-yard dash in one of the heats, but
he dropped out in the final.
Wins in street Attire.
r E. Waterield. Division A, COM
peting in street attire, captured the
standing broad jump with an actual
lean of 9 feet AZ inches, F. }. Man.
ming. industrial, had rather easy
victory in the shotput, which ne Won
by a heave of sc feet inches. The
ona-roiIe walk was won hands
down" by G. L. Horvath, who had
liberal handicap to aid him.
The 5O-yard ladies' race was won
nv Clara Breger. of Division +. Al
bert Walthers won the 440-yard dash
from the ten-yard mark in the good
time of So seconds. Z. F. Lott. cash
iers. and T. w. Brady, industrial ac-
tuarial. had an exciting finish for
SECOND place in the SS0-yard run, ana
Lott proved to be the stronger man.
H. l.. Ashwell. ordinary policy, failed
n equal the record of feet inches
for the running high jump, although
his leap of feet inches gave MN
an easy first.
Much laughter was provoked by the
entrants in the obstacle race, for the
race included skipping the rope
climbing through barrel, racing IN
a sack. crawling under hurdles,
climbing a twelve-foot fence anu
sprinting to the finish. c. r. Nunn'
renewal, tore through all these bar
riers to victory. with r. DeYounge,
Division G. and F. A. Duelly, DiVi-
sion F, at his heels.
Walthers had no trouble winning
the broad jump. c. j. Baer, DIVISION
H., Just managed to nose out 4. L.
Graef. Division A., for second place.
victory for "Met' Relay.
The runners from the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company. cleaned up
in the 900-yard invitation event.
Vice President Gore presented bou-
quet TO w. II. Mcintyre. the winner
Jim Rosenberger. the Irish-American
A. a. iukltAttr AleA1 A&hhNAN E-A 49,
turns and lost all that he had gained
on the stretch.
The Industrial Actuarial team won
the Industrial relay handily. al
though Krautter. the last man on
the team, was forced to extend him
self somewhat. The best time in the
relays was made by the Renewal men
in the Ordinary Department relay.
which they captured in an impressive
manner. Financial men won the
mixed department relay handily. As
they had no competitors, the Renewa.
team was awarded the association
championship. The Renewal boys
have now two legs" ON the cup.
]. L. Ward, Ordinary Actuarial.
breezed across the tape a winner IN
the fat mans race. The time an
nounced was eleven seconds
Rutt in Role of starter.
Walter Rutt, the worlds profes-
sional champion rider, acted as
starter and Donald McDougall. the
amateur champion, was the honorary
referee, for the two-mile bicycle race.
Frank Cavanagh, the Gave Man,
who was also on hand, won the big
gest hand of the afternoon, and he
grinned delightedly at the large
crowd of his admirers.
During the interpissions Won der