Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-23
EVENTS SCHEDULED
FOR AQUATIC MEET
Eleven Competitions Listed for
Girl Swimmers Tomorrow
at Bathing Beach.
BY n. C. BYRD.

| Eleven events are scheduled for com
petition tomorrow in the bi-weekly swim
ming meet for girls at the bathing beach
| Previously ten have been listed, but il
| answer to numerous requests for Longer
| open race than those usually on the pro
| gram Supt- Drummer has instituted a 100
yard dash open The first race will bt
| started at o'clock.
The events and the order in which they
will be held follow:
100-foot swim for girls under twelve
years of age.
Fancy diving; five dives. to consist OF
jackl1nife. standing sitting and hand stand
| 10O-foot swim for girls between twelve
and fourteen years Of age.
100-foot swim for girls between four
| teen and sixteen years of age.
100-foot swim. open to all.
200-foot swim for girls under twelve
years of age.
2oo.foot swim for girls between twelve
| and fourteen years of age
| 200-foot swim for girls between four.
| teen and sixteen years of age.
| 200-foot swim. open to all
| 45-foot swim for beginners.
| 1O0-yard swim, open to all
Some of the best girl swimmers in the
| District are expected to take part in the
| last mentioned event. The race was added
especially for the most proficient and al
| their request
At 613 14th street tonight the board
| OF governors of the Amateur Base Bal
Association of the District will NEE,
to make suitable arrangements for the
post-season series and talk over the
| possibility of the usual intercity games
with Richmond. Roy K Wilkinson
representing amateur base ball ir
Richmond. has been here for the last
| two days and will remain over to at.
tend the gathering tonight Besides
| members OF the board of governors and
Mr.. Wilkinson there will be present a,
the meeting representatives Of the
| Rosedale. Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c
and managers of the Maroons. General
Office and Truxtons. pennant winners
| in the organizations. President of the
Amateur Base Ball Association Rober,
II. Young will preside.
| Two star athletes already have beer
given furloughs to go in training fol
the championship track and field NEE,
to be held at St Louis August 81. Sep.
TENDER ! and g. Ted Meredith ant
favored. Everybody is familiar with
the capabilities of Meredith, while
Kelly is almost as prominent Kelly's
homo is in California and his brillian,
hurdling has placed him among the
| best track athletes of the decade.
| Eddie Tomlin, well remembered here
for having pitched the Eastern High
| SCHOOl nine 70 lHe liSlTiCI champion
ship year before last. will go with the
Detroit Tigers. Tomlin has been pitch
| ing fine ball in the Central Association
with the Clinton, Iowa, team. and has
been bought by Charley Barrett. scou,
| for Jennings. according to report AS
\ Il matter of fact, though. it is under
| stood that Detroit has had claim or
| Tomlin since early in the spring.
| This excerpt from a Clinton newspaper
tells of the purchase of Tomlin:
| in h3n 1e1
hurler has been bought by the Detroi,
American League club. the deal being
closed last evening with the Clinton base
ball club by Charles Barrett, the scout
| for the Tigers, who has been in the city
for the last few days. He Is to repor,
to Detroit at the close of the present sea
son.
| ..Tomlin is the third or fourth man to