Evening star., 1915-06-27
BIG ATHLETIC CARD
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
Amateurs to Compete for Medals a
Monument Lot Morning
of July S.

The committee on athletics or tho
citizens Independence day celebration
to be held at the Monument grounds
the morning of Monday, July = an
nounces that entries n ali the events
VIII! close Tuesday, June % and every
individual desirouS of connecting a
asked to obtain entry blanks at once
from Spa lding 5. sl3 Iith street north
west: the Y. NJ. e. A. 1885 - street
northwest. or room No. . District
building.
Medals are offered in all of the
events, and the program of sports in
Guides every popular field of activity
The following is the program
100 yard dash Uhcsa who have not
won prize in any running events in
open eames).
loo-yard das sh lopen 10 all competi-
lorsj.
10 yard dash.
4!o-yard run.
Ss0-yard run.
Running high jump.
Running broad jump.
Putting tweiNe-pound shot
Relay races of the championship
elementary school. Washington play
grounds. Relay teams must be COM
posed Of boys VINO have competed on
relay teams in the 1915 elementary
schools championship games
Relay races in the following classes
teams composed of four boys and two
suhstItutes-S5 pounds $50 wards. ZOO
pounds. 40 Yards: ll5 pounds sao
Nsrds, and unlimited Weight. $50 Yards
In all events contestants must be
amateurs. in accordance with the
definition used iy all amateur athletic
a md res 81 ba n
Columbia No entry fee will n.
charged. All entries must be handed IL
i'll person at Spaldine's, S13 18th street
northwest. or Al the y NJ. c. A. 1895 {;
street northwest. not Iater than Tues
day. June %. 1918. The committee re
serves the right TO reject any entry
The events will start al SO O'Clock
Gold. silver and bronze medals in each
event. and silver medals for relay
teams.
The track is four laps 30 the mile
Contestants must report 10 the clerk
Of course not later than o'clock at
the dressing rooms of the swimming
pools TO obtain their competitors
number.
The events in the swimming and div
ing contests are.
Midget events. open to boys fourteen
years and under-5O- yard swim. tuh
race. diving-plain front. plain back.
standing. sitting and one optional dive.
Junior events. open to boys sixteen
wears and under-106- swim anv
stroke: eo0-rard swim. any stroke sin-
yard swim. any stroke. diying-Plain
front, plain back. front iackknife.
ba ok ia ackknife and one optional dive
Senior events-10o- swim. any
stroke; 22oyard swim. any stroke. $40
yard swim. any stroke: underwater
swim. plunge for distance. diving
plain front. plain back. front with
jump take off, front jackknife, back
iackkuife. standing sitting standing.
one and half front swan dive and
one optional dive.
The events will start at II O'Clock
The prizes viii be gold, silver and
bronze medals for each event In the
senior events, in addition to the gold
silver and bronze medals awarded in
each event. solid gold medal will he
presented to the contestant ma king the
great test number of points In the six
senior events. This medal is to he com
peted for annually and shall become the
property of the person winning it three
times, not necessarily eonsecutively.
The following are the officials for the
track and field games: Honorary ref
cree, Commissioner oliver r. Newman;
referee, g. Edward Beckett: judges at
Huish. o. W. Strattou, Bryan Morse and
4. l.. John son. timers. G. Ed ward Beck
eft = ". Falconer. ". II. Young and
J. Mahouey. field judges. Paul Obst. F.
f., Huusinger and NJ. lie CAST; clerk OF
course, e Earl Smithson. assistant
clerk OF course. W Wannan;
starter, W W. Tenn-y; inspectors
liuif and K j. Rardrnlau. scorer. c. W.
Waunau: announcer. George NJ. Kirk:
custodian of prizes { Y. Macaona Ia