Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-02
west DEFEATS EAST
IMP. R.R. ATHLETICS
Vice President Atterbury
Crowns Western En-
ployeS 1916 Cham
piOnS OF System
WILMINGTON WAS
WELL REPRESENTED

Western Pennsylvania Railroad en-
poyes were crowned athletic cham
pious for 1916 at Altoona. Pa, Satur-
day night, by Vice President w. W.
Atterbury. Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company. and 1850 other officials.
| The Altoona carshop men were pre-
scented with Atterbury Cup. which car
riod with it the baseball triumph Of
/ the season. The Altoona men Of
Drawn and muscle defeated the Phla-
delphia Terminal team i'm the inal
game Of the series by The score OF
TO /.
The athletic competition tor suprem-
acy began at o'clock and lasted until
shutdown II embraced field and track
games tennis, quoits. rifle and trap
shooting contests. vOllcy ball and a
tug of war. Every man had a chance.
Some OF the events required the
greater part Of the day to decide
The contestants we're from Phila-
delphia New York. Wilmington. Bal
timore. Washington. Harrisburg, Will
/ Transport. Bcllwood, Middletown. Ty-
rome, Pittsburgh and all tho interme-
date and tributary points. And they
/ all took their bands Of music Many
were accompanied by their wives
! 100 Yards Dash First, 7. Mcdowell.
T.. r.. second. T.. j. Shea, W. p; third,
| Il. T.. Simons. y. j.; fourth. j. j.. Gallo
way. r.. y. Il W. Time, 10 l.5.
! 22u Yards Dash Won by r. +. Shea,
W. T.; second. r. Mcdowell. /. p;
third A. NJ Bachncr W. p; fourth. *.
L L.. n
onds
$50 Yard Run Won by W. j. Gcller,
| r., y. & w; second, William Mccall. W.
T.; third. H. Heller, \. j.. fourth, II.
W. Cirozicr. i. r. Time Dos,
Mile Run Won by T.. Noecl p. r.;
second. w Mccall ". r.; third, A. G.
Shocncr W. r.; fourth, W. Grubb, J.. =
Time i.5i 10
Running Broad lump-Won by 4
Il Ncisc. p. r.. u feet o inches; second. G.
ID. Ramsay. r. T.. q feet 81 inches
|, third. -. o. Hart, W. p, 10 feet ID in
fourth, T. Davis. \. j., ~ feet 0l-'
inches.
Shotput Won by c. J. Bufmeyer.
p - feet I IS inches; second. s. Pal
Davis. r. p. 80 feet 10 , inches
Mile Relay Won by W. j. Gcllcr p,
b. g. w: second. A. y Bachncr. W. p.
third. T.. Heller. \. j.; fourth, j. p. John
son, T.. r. Time 3.l6 20.
Tug of War West. two. out of three
First pull. Altoona Car Shop beat Phila
dclphia Terminal by onc.half inch; see
ond pull Altoona Car Shop beat Phila
dclphia Terminal by necighth OF an
inch.
Volley Ball-Gcneral Office. Altoona, r
| r. Trapshooting. Pitcairn Shops, W. p
Score 7g5 out Of a possible 900, Rifle
shooting, Pitcairn Shops, W. r., score
POS out of a possible $50
Running high jump-Won by w. X
Patterson, Philadelphia, height ; feet
8 inches; second. G. ID. Ramsey. Phil
adelph,a. 3 feet 8 inches; third, T. NJ
Dowell. Eastern Pennsylvania. feet
inches; fourth, ]. A. Seward, j.. B
and W.. feet inches.
All were given three trials at
feet inches. and Patterson was the
only man to clear. In the jumping
for places the next two men excelled
Patterson's jump, but they had TO be
content with second and third places
440-yard run. final heat-Won by r
, Davis. New Jersey; second. J. T. Don
D nelly, Western Pennsylvania. third
Ochschlagor. Philadelphia; fourth. J
/ p. Johnson. Philadelphia. Time. 90 IL
D seconds
I, In the quot contest Juniata bea
, Philadelphia Eastern Grand Division
, team. 100 TO l12.
Rifle shooting. teams Of Ave men
each man to shoot at two targets. ter
shots each Won by Western Penn
sylvania (E. G.. Buzzard, l43: c. p
I, Farr. i55: W. c. krislin. 1854. II. G
, Olson, 1874. and c. NJ Dale, i59: Ctotal
I 1851 second East Pennsylvania, 7S6
third. New Jersey. 751: fourth. Cen
trail Pennsylvania. 1856; fifth. p. y. &
W.. 1852: sixth. Northern, 546; scv
enth. Philadelphia. 1893.
Trapshooting-T OF ten men
twenty-five targets each, handicap
Won by Western Pennsylvania team
} 20S; second. Eastern Pennsylvania
1856; third. Philadelphia. 1888: fourth
! tie between New Jersey and p. p. 4
W., 17S each; nth. Central Pennsyl
J vania, fS5. Philip Fyle. OF the West
aru fauf,a mode hfUb fnIf.-fJ,,.f 800.