Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-03
PLAYGROUND ATHLETES
| IN ANNUAL MEET TODAY
More Than 600 Boys From Seventy
Public Schools Entered
in the Events.

The fifth annual playground athletic
meet was held this morning and after
noon at the horse show grounds, 18th
and D streets northwest, with more
than 500 boys, from seventy public
schools. entered in the events The
affair was given under the direction of
John G. Petritz of the District play
ground department, who acted as clerk
Of the course.
lows:
50-yard dash, s5-pound class-Robert
Smith, Ross School, 0O6l winner: F.
FAINT. Cook School; Henry Rosenberg,
Polk School, and Lester Engle, Cranch
School.
5O-yard dash, 1Oo-pound class-George
Jenrey' Brookland School, o.072. win
ner; G. Harsch, Webb School; Morris
Poltein, Polk School, and James
Brown. Hayes School.
7o-yard dash. 115-pound class-E.
NARROW. Monroe School, 0.Os.3, winner;
II. Bradley. Bryan School; D. Fetstein,
Brent School, and E. Dunlap. Eaton
School.
1OO-Yard Dash, Unlimited.
100-yard dash, unlimited class-Fred
Cherry. Industrial Home School, DILL,
winner; Sam Cherry, Industrial Home
School; ]. Fegan, Hubbard School, and
Stanley Mullin. Gales School,
High jump. s5-pound class-Roland
Oxford. Maury School, 4 it. ~ in, win
ner; Philip Garges, Maury School; Ed
gar Chaser, Abbott School. and Earl
Kirchner. Polk School.
High jump. 10o-pound cIass-Hutch-
inson, Bryan School. feet inches,
Winner; 1. w. Johnson. Gales School;
Stafford Herman. Cook School. and
William Zalzak. Force School,
High jump. 115-pound class-Eugene
sullivan. Force School. feet Z inches
winner; George Smoot, Dennison
school; Raymond Eddey, Abbott school,
and c. Peterson, Ludlow School,
High jump. unlimited class-Hugh
Johnston, West School. feet 3 inches
winner; Campbell King. Ross School
A. Yeatman. Brent School. and 1. Fisher
Cook School.
Broad jump. s5-pound class-vernou
kunkle. Maury School. IA feet inches
winner; w. Frank. Cook School; ].
Finley. Force School. and NJ. Mccarthy
Curtis School.
Broad jump. 1oo-pound class-Philir
karnen. IS feet 2 inches. winner. Polk
School; Robert Jones. Hubbard School
James Hayes. Dennison School. and
Roger Lugenbiel. Ketcham School.
Broad jump 115-pound class-Ray-
inches. winner; Staples Beyers, Car
berry School; r. Ward. Langdon School
and J. Littlepage. Thomson School.
Broad jump. unltmited-E Peterson
ner: R. Bates, Carbery School; E.
Hixon. Cook School, and E. Baldwin
Bryan School.
Winnere of Ra1or p,,
Relay race. S5pound class-First
Ross School team. composed of Robert
Schmidt. Earl Slye, Spottiswood White
and Stanley Leverton; second, Polk
School team; third. Pierce Schol team,
and fourth. Industrial Home School
team.
Relay race. 100-pound class-First
Ross School team. composed of Edward
Altemus. Nevin Johnson, F. johnson
and Ralph Dayton: second, Pierce
School team: third. Force School team,
and fourth. Cook School team.
Relay race, 115-pound class-First
Force school team, composed of H
kleinpeter, S. Amato, Z. Sullivan and
Cafortz; second. Hilton School team
third, Addison School team, and fourth,
Polk School team
Relay race. unlimited class-First, In
dustrial Home School team, composed
OF Sam Cherry, ]. Thompson, Z. Hunter
and F. Cherry; second, WheatIey School
team; third. Ross School team, and
fourth, Gales School team.
The officials of the meet were as fol-
lows:
Clerk Of the course, John G. Petritz;
assistant clerk of the course, Hawley
Smith: clerk of the field events, Michael
Zurack, and marshals, Messrs. He'd
dings Riebords, Scheitlin. Hart, Bying-
ton and Smoot Officials in charge of
dashes and relays: Referee. John D.
O'Reil!y: timers. NJ. r. Crane and John
c. Myette; judges. c. Edward Beckett
Paul B. Mccarthy and Lee Kemp
starter. J. V. Mulligan, and assistant
starter NJ. r. Junkin. Officials in
charge OF broad jump: Judges, A c.
JOY, Craigin Donaldson and Willard
Hart. officials in charge of high jump:
Judges, w. w. Frye and John B. Nc
earthly.