Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-19
H. M'GRATH IS STAR
ALL-AROUND RUNNER
AT TELEPHONE GAMES
Gets Firsts in 100 and 220-
Yard Dashes at P. r. r.
Field-Wins Broad Jump
and Second in Shot-put
by Way of Extra Work.

P. R. r. y NJ C. A., Philadelphia
June 70.
The Spare Pair Athletic Association o
the Bell Telephone Company held IL
fourth annual outdoor athletic meet thi
afternoon on the p. r. r. Y. NJ c. a
field. 4ith and Parkside avenue. a larg'
crowd OF friends and relatives were OF
hand to cheer the telephone company'i
employees.
Several hundred athletes participated IL
the 10 events which were scheduled.
The Spare Pair Band of 25 pieces, under
the leadership Of @. w Roberts. played
national airs to the crowd between the
athletic events. The events were carried
out under the supervision Of l.. II. Kin
nard, who was director. and Manager j.
II. Carroll. The latter Is president of
the Spare Pair Athletic Association.
The final races of the 100-yard dash were
highly interesting, II. ]. McGrath win
ming the mems final In 10 2-5 seconds.
Smith gave him a good fight, being less
than a foot behind him at the finish. In
the boys final, Lomax won rather easily
In 70 4-5 seconds. Lare coming out second.
McGrath, the young Mercury a. c. lad
starred In the meet, winning the high
Jump. i0O-yard dash and 22O-yard dash.
This 220-yard dash he only won after
great squirt at the finish. It was pretty
race McGrath covering the distance in
% seconds fat Good time.
Tho various events In tho tug-of-war
between tho Philadelphia Division and
the Eastern Division have been highly
exciting for the spectators. The heavy
weight event was won In two straight
heats by the Philadelphia Division, the
pulling of Fry at anchor" featuring.
The mlddleweight tug-of-war was won
by the Eastern Division in the first heat
and by the Philadelphia Division In the
second The third heat was won by the
Eastern Division by a mere sixteenth
of an inch
H. j. McGrath's work in the jumps and
dashes was commendable. In the rum
ming broad jump he made 20 feet
inches. while Mathers, who came out
close second jumped 20 feet inches.
The high jump too. he won, by one inch,
over Mulholland who came out second,
McGrath's winning mark being feet
inches. The 100-yard dash final was easy
for him, his time being 10 2-5 seconds In
the 220-yard dash his squirt at the finish
just brought him out first. covering the
distance In the good time of 20 seconds
He also came out second in the shot-put
throwing It 80 feet u inches, while
Smith. who won the event, threw 1t 36
feet inches.
The summaries:
Event No /, 1O0-yard dash, handicap.
limit yards (first heat)--Won by H Nc
Grath. Maintenance, Philadelphia Divi-.
sion. handicap 3 yards; second, G. c.
Smith, Plant, Eastern Division, l yard
handicap Time. 10 1-5 seconds.
Second heat-Won by L. T, Fryckberg,
Plant Accounting, Philadelphia Division
(scratch); second, S. w. Smith, Plant,
Philadelphia Division handicap l yard
Tiane, 10 3-5 seconds.
Event No. 2. 1OO-yard dash. boys under
ls. first heat-won by l.. Lomax, Plant
Accounting, Philadelphia Division; sec
end, ]. Robinson Traffic, Philadelphia
Division. Time. 12 As seconds.
Event No. 3. Tug-of-war. heavyweight
Won by Philadelphia Division (Grunnin-
ger. anchor: Snyder, Stout Miller);
Eastern Division dry, anchor;
Ttleinert. Lewis, Warner). Eastern for
feited.
Event No. 4. tug-of-war. middleweLght.
three-minute pull-Won by Eastern Divi-
sion Cry anchor" Kleinert. Lewis
Erb); second, Philadelphia Division CMc-
Cullough anchor" Goldsmith, Muller.
Powers).
Event No. 5, 22O-yard dash, handicap.
limit 16 yards, first heat-Won by r. NJ.
Parker. Commercial. Philadelphia Divi-
sion, handicap 15 yards; second, H, C.
Plant, Eastern Division,
scratch; second, G, C. Smith, Plant, Cam
den Division. handicap, yards. Time,
a Is seconds.
Event No. 6, running broad jump-Won
BY II. McGrath, Maintenance Department, |
Philadelphia Division, scratch; distance.
% feet inches; second, NJ. Mathers, |
Plant Department, Eastern Division, 4 /
inches handicap; distance. 20 feet inches. |
Event No. 7-shotput, 12 pounds, handl-
cap limit feet-Won by S. w Smith, |
Plant Department. Philadelphia Division, |
foot, distance S6 feet inches; second, |
II. McGrath, Maintenance Department |
Philadelphia Division, feet, distance 80
eet lIs inches.
Event 10. final heat lOO-yard dash-Won
y III. McGrath, maintenance, Philadelphia
division; second G. C. Smith, plant.
Eastern Division; third, L. t. Fryckberg.
liant accounting, Philadelphia Division.
lime. 10 2-5 seconds.
Event IA, hnaI 1O0-yard dash (boys un-
er l6 years)-Won by l.. Lomax plant
ccounting; second, f. Lare, commercial,
Division; third. ]. Robinson,
raffic. Philadelphia Division. Time, 12 AS
eeonds.
Event IL Running high jump. handi-
ap limit inehes-Won by II. McGrath,
department, Philadelphia
)ivision (seratch); height feet inches;
ecOnd, G. II. MullhOlland, traffic depart
TENT, Philadelphia division, inches,
eight 5 feet inches.
Event No. 12, Confusion race Consist
lg Of removing shoes. placing in bag and
unning distance OF 100 yardsl-Won by
L n. Grace, plant accounting depart
lent, Philadelphia Division; second, j. d.
traffic department. PhiladeI-
hia Division. Time, 40 2-5 seconds.
Event No. 10, 220-yard dash. hnal-Won
y II. J. MeGrath, maintenance depart
lent, Philadelphia Division; second. r.
I, Parker. commercial department. Phil
delphia Division; third. @. c. Smith.
liant department. Camden Division.
line, q seconds.
Second pull. event No. 4. tug-of-war.
liddleweight-Won by Philadelphia Divl-
on; second, Eastern Division. pulled
lem on the board.
Event No. l5-Three-legged race, dis
lnce 70 yands-Won by ]. II. Baldwin
I'd II. Mathers. plant department. East
N Division; second. L. T. Fryekberg.
lant department, and r. c. Smith. ac-
1unting department. Philadelphia Divi-
on Time, II seconds.
Event No ls-One-mile Telay-Won By
rafHe Department. Philadelphia DiVi-
Ion y. d. Farrington, W. ]. I,yshon.
" Miller. sprou0; second. Plant De-
lrtment, Eastern Division q. Fl. Bald
IN. k j. somers. II. l. MatheTs. f. C.