The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-05-24
SCHOOL ATHLETIC
MEET BIG SUCCESS
Oakland Schools Carried Off
Most of The HonOrs.

vision of the Public Athletic League of
Maryland, was big success in every
particular, being well attended and with
contestants entered from quite a
number of the schools.
The League was represented by Mr..
Howard Clark, Theo. F. Straus, Col.
Washington Bowie and DR.. Simpson, of
Baltimore, The Committee on Games
was composed of Messrs. H. A Ziel,
chairman, C. H. Collision, C. P. Robb,
John Holman, A. W. Dewitt and R. K.
Sanner, aided by an able corps of as
sistants in various capacities.
The days program opened with a
very pretty parade of the scholars of
the Oakland and visiting schools, after
which a program was rendered at the
Grammar school.
The big events of the day, the athletic
games, took place in the afternoon on
the Oakland Hotel grounds, all of which
were very interesting. The Oakland
Schools easily carried off most of the
honors, they making IT'S points as
against 116, the total made by all the
rest The different schools scored points
as follows: Oakland. IT'S; Friendsville,
SO; Kitzmlller, 80; Accident, 81; Grants
vile, 10; Swanton, 8; Broadford, 3.
Following is list of the events, with
the names of the prize winners.
JUNIOR SO-PoUND CLASS
5O-Yard Dash-Wo on by HarrylWilson
Kitzmiller, 2-5 seconds; End. j. Wolf,
Oakland; 3rd, D. Glaze, Oakland; 4th,
j. Nally, Oakland.
-Standing Broad Jump Won by H.
Guard, Friendsville, Z feet, 2 inches;
End, C. Speicher, Accident; 3rd, D.
Glaze. Oakland; 4th, w. Thayer, Oak
land.
Base Ball Throw-Won by D. Glaze,
Oakland, distance, 159 feet; End, H.
Wilson, Kitzmiller; 3rd. W. Ihayer,
Oakland; 4th, j. Davis. Oakland.
440-Yard Relay Race-Oakland team
time l minute, 10 seconds; End, Acct
dent.
JUNIOR 95-PoUND CLASS.
6O-Yard Dash-W. Welsh, Friends
vile; time 81; End. H. Miller, Kitz-
miller; Bird, K. Shank, Swanton; 4th, A.
Hinebaugh. Oakland.
Hop, Step and Jump-Paul Werner,
Oakland, l6 feet, 81 inches; End, A.
Townshend, Oakland; 3rd, j. Stanton,
Oakland; 4th, A. Hinebaugh, Oakland.
Base Ball Throw Walter Welsh,
Friendsvlle, Isl feet, inches; End, C.
Bender, Friendsville; 3rd, A. Town
shend, Oakland; 4th, A. Hinebaugh,
Oakland.
- 440-Yard Relay-Won by Oakland
team, time l minute, II l-5 seconds:
End, Swanton.
JUNIOR ills POUND CLASS.
7O-Yard Dash-R. Porter, Oakland,
9 seconds; End, R. Weimer. Oakland;
3rd, H. Helbig, Oakland; 4th, o.
Brennemen, Broadford.
Running Broad Jump-R. Porter,
Oakland, Is feet, 104 inches; 2nd R.
Weimer, Oakland; 3rd, A Bender,
Kitzmiller; 4tb, L, McRobie, Oakland.
Base Ball Throw-L. Price, Kitz-
miller, 185 feet; End, R. Porter, Oak
land; 3rd, P. Laffey. Oakland; 4th, R.
Harvey, Kitzmiller.
660 Yard lRelay-Won by Oakland
team. l minute, 40 2-5 seconds; End,
Kitzmiller; Bird, Grantsville.
JUNIOR UNLIMITED CLASS.
8O-Yard Dash-F. Getty, Grants
vile, 10 seconds; End, U. Cheuvront,
Oakland; 3rd. A. Bender, Kitzmiller;
4th, F. Trout, Kitzmiller.
8-Pound Shot Put-Morgan Hine-
baugh, Oakland, "a feet, inches; 2nd,
U. Cheuvront, Oakland; 3rd, C. Hine-
baugh, Oakland; 4th, E. Speicher. Ac-
cident
Running High Jump-Uriel Cheuv-
ront, Oakland, A feet, y inches; End, F.
Trout, Kitzmiller; 3rd F. Getty, Grants
vile; 4th, E. Speicher, Accident.
800 Yard Relay-Won by Accident,
time 2 minutes, 16 3-5 seconds; End,
Oakland.
300 Yard Dash-Ralph Davis, Oak
land, time "a 3-5 seconds; Jas. Hart.
Oakland; 3rd, C. Bender, FriendsviIe.
SENIOR UNLIMITED CLASS.
100 Yard Dash-M. Stephens, Friends
vile, time 13 seconds; End, j. Beachy,
Grantsville; 3rd. r. DeBerry, Broad
ford; 4th, W. Pew, Kitzmiller.
440- Yard Dash-I. Beachy, Grants
vile, time, l minute, Is 1-5 seconds;
End, T. Naylor, Oakland; Bird, r. Slger,
Oakland.
{ 880-Yard Run-E. Kahl, Oakland
time minutes, fifteen seconds: End,
c. Dawson, Oakland; 3rd, ]. Foley,
Oakland.
12-Pound Shot Put-G. Yutzy, Oak
land, distance "a feet, 2 inches; End, E.
Scott, Oakland; 3rd, D. Sincell, Oak
land;..4th C. Holman, Friendsville.