The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-18

BEACH, OF SIXTH, IS SECOND
Commissioner BroWnIoW to Pre-
sent Cup at Meeting Late
This Week.

Policeman Benjamin c. -Kuehiing, OF
the Seventh precinct. today was de-
clared to be the winner Of the silver
trophy cup offered by The Times for
the highest number OF points scored by
an individual In the bluecoats' outdoor
athletic meet.
Owing to the large number OF entries
In the various events. and the intricate
task OF tabulating the points scored by
the nudberous contestants, the winner
OF The Times cup was not known until
shortly before noon today.
Kuehling won the trophy by defeat
Ing large fields in the loo-yard dash and
the obstacle event and finishing third
in the hop. skip and Jump. He scored
q total OF twelve points. his two firsts
counting five each and his third Two
markers.
His nearest competitor was Police
man Lindsey e. Beach. Of the Sixth
precinct, who won the hop, skip and
Jump. and the bread jump. with six
teen feet. thereby accommodating ten
points.
Policemen w. L. Thomas. of the Fifth
precinct. and +. ". Thompson, OF the
Third precinct, were tied for third place
with eight points each.
Brownlow to Present Cup.
The Times Cup will be presented to
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a downtown theater or hall Thursday or
Friday night. Major Pullman and a
committee of citizens will announce the
time and place after q meeting this
afternoon.
Kuehling's fellow biuecoats at the
Seventh precinct showered him with
compliments and congratulations today.
and were loud In their praise Of his
prowess as an athlete.
In addition to winning The Times
trophy, he landed three gold medals.
two in-the individual events and one
for running in the Seventh precinct re-
lay team. which won the race.
said the big lead Kuehling gained on
his opponents on the first lap OF the re-
lay event made victory certain FOR his
teammates.
Kuehiing. who looks more like. a
latest brand OF collars, than police
man. has been a member OF Washing
toms finest three years. Prior to join
ing the force he served five years In
the Fire Department. He Is thirty-three
northwest with his wife and four-year-
old son.
He entered the meet under handicaps
which made his victories all the more
remarkable. While practicing. for the
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ment in his right leg and donned spiked
running shoes for the first time when
he toed the mark for the loo-yard dash.
Always Wins Prize.
Although Kuehling says he never
has specialized In athletics ''or made
any special practice of IT," he mod
estly admitted under pressure that he
never had entered an athletic meet
without winning first prize in one or
more events.
At his home today his wife proudly
exhibited two medals which he won at
the Fort Bunker Hill athletic meet In
1912 and a cut glass pitcher and pair
OF military hair brushes awarded him
as first honors at the athletic meets
held at Glen Echo last year and the
year before.
Policeman o. ]. Trennis. of the Tenth
precinct, was awarded a ton OF coal by
Burr Brothers, he having scored the
highest number Of points for his pre-
clnct.
Major Pullman announced today that
the consolation race for men who did
not win n medal In Saturdays events
will be run on at the baseball park
or the Georgetown University athletic
field Wednesday afternoon.
Major Pullman Is endeavoring to ar
range for a moving picture show Of
Saturdays meet. and a number OF In
dividual slides In connection with the
awarding of The Times Cup and two
score other trophies the latter part OF
this week.