The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
POLICE WILL HOLD
Swimming CONTESTS
Major PulIman's Finest" to Compete
in Life-Saving Events at Munici-
pal Pool Sunday.

The second annual police life-ssving and
swimming meet takes place next Sunday.
at the Municipal Swimming Pools at 500
o'clock 7. NJ. There are so far IS entries
distributed among - men. Major Ray
mond W. Pullman. Superintendent Of the
Police Department. has offered 2 gold
medal to the officer getting the greatest
number OF points, and a silver medal to
the officer getting the next greatest num-
Der. and a bronze medal to the officer
getting the third largest So far but
one relay team has entered. that from
the HarbOr Precinct made up Of officers
Totten and Gaffierd. and deck hand Smith
and Norris but it Is expected that several
Others, especially from Precincts number
seven and ten will enter before the next
Friday. when the entries close.
The following officials have been
chosen 10 meet: Hon. referee. Major
Raymond w. Pullman. Referee. Reginald
Rutherford. Clerk OF the course, W. 4.
Rogers. Starter, +. ]. Brunner Judges
Carl kritch, r. +. OtterbaCk, g. r. Dick
son. Timers. II. T. knight, jr.. +. B.
Hess. II. Keats Scorer. Arnold Land
voight. Announcer. r. q. Flnkcnaur.
The members Of the Washington SWIM
ming Club have agreed 10 act as victims
IN the hfe-saving events. The entries:
Event l-3lard tow with the scross-the-chcst
carry, preceded by GSyard swim. Second pre-
cinct: Thomas F. Quinsn. Thomas Walsh. Will
lam Brauning. Third precinct: Michael Cefarrati.
Fourth precinct L. '. Cox. sixth precinct: {.
{. Koontz. Richard H. Msns1Id Ftsth rrecinct
W. L. Thumas seventh lT,cinCt: Hugh Nc
lie mott. j : Matthews. l. 4. Alexander, L. =.
Porter. Tenth precinct q. J. nenis. }. ".
| Doyle, d. L. GsimCre.
Event 2-25yard scul'inE. head frs; on the hack.
Headquarters: John r Whitslatt Harbor pro
{, 4 Garfield SDC nd DrprivCfE
Walsh. j. W. Matthews Ninth precinct S J.
Marks. Eleventh precinct. A. L. Smooth, h.
Scherer.
Event 800 ,aTd swim. Hesdquarters John 7
Whitstat. Secvnd rTecinct: W. F. Brsunins.
Third precinct Michael CefArrsti. Sixth pre-
cinct Q. G Kocutz seventh 'rocinct: L l.
Porter. Ninth precinct: s. J. Mart,
Event 4-z5-ysrd swim wearing h.gl leather shoes
and wooden coat. Second precinct: Thomas Walsh
| Sixth precinct: c. c. kooutz. Seventh precinct:
]. S. Matthews. Teuth precinct: o. J. TreniS
Event 5-Z5ysrd tow. head carry, preceded by a
25-yard swim. Headquarters: John T. whtstat.
| Hsrbor precinct: Z. G. A. Garfield. Second pre-
cinct Thomas F. Qunlsn. William p. BrauuiuG.
Seventh precinct Hugh McDemott Sixth pre-
| cinct: {. c. KooDtz Ninth precinct: ;. J.
Marks. Eleventh precinct: A Z. smoot X
ScheTer.
Event 6-5o-ysrd back stroke. Headquarters: John
T. whitstatt HArbor precinct: Z. e. A. IiafTied.
Third Trecnct: Michael Cefarrati. Sixth precinct
c. c. koontA Seventh precinct: Z. z. Alexander.
Event 7-5Oysrd novice. open only to those who
did not get a frst, second OF third place in any
Of last years contests. Headquarters: John I.
Whitstatt. Fourth precinct L. V. Cox. Sixth
precinct: Richard II. Mansfield. Seventh precinct
J. S. Matthews. NJ. E. Fur Z T. Porter Tenth
precinct: o. J. Trenss Eleventh precinct: X
Scherer.
Event s3-yard special race. open only 10
sergeants. Seventh pCerinct: NJ. L. FuGr Tenth
precinct G. NJ. Dixon.
EHent s-lnter precinct relay. teams ot Eve mcu
-four TO swim. each to swim 100 feet Harbol
precinct: Gsfheld. Totten. Smith and Norris