The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
TUG OF WAR is
Big FEATURE
Marines and Sailors in Star
Event at Swimming Car
nval This Afternoon.

Mike Kenna. who weighs 40 pounds.
will be anchor man on the tug-ot-war
team OF the 18th Marines. which
will contest with the tuggers OF the
Navy Yard Seamen Gunners in the
feature event of the aquatic carnival
to be staged this afternoon at the
Tidal Basin Bathing Beach by the
Government Recreation League and
the War Camp Community Service. at
Z o'clock.
Jack Haas, chairman Of the SWIM
ming committee Of the Government
Recreation League. and expert life
saver and fancy swimmer. will act
as starter for what will be the big
gest government employees water
carnival ever staged In Washington.
Fancy diving events for both men
and women will vie with canoe tilt
ing contests and tub races for the
plaudits Of the throng. which will
be permitted to witness the events
from the shore.
Bathing suits and special reserva-
tions have been arranged for the
contestants at the pavilion and bath
houses at the beach.
Handsome prizes will be donated
to the winners OF events by the fol-
lowing Washington merchants: Saks
and Company, s. Kann and Sons.
House and Hermann. the Sport Mart.
Dulin and Martin. Topham's. Hub
Furniture Company. r. p. Andrews
Paper Company. w. F. Roberts Com
pany and George C. Shaffer.
Col. c. s.. Ridley. superintendent of
Public Buildings and Grounds, under
whose direction the bathing beach Is
conducted. has given assurance that
there will be ample protection to the
bathers who will swim after the meet
Is over. The life guards corps of
the beach will be augmented by the
volunteer life saving corps of the
Government Recreation League, which
will give q demonstration Of life
saving.
The entries for the carnival follow:
swim for men from tape around
hoat and return to starting point
Owen Thompson. Private Oliger,
William c. Miller. Navy Yard; e. ].
Robinson. Navy Yard; Elmer Ander-
son, Navy Yard: r d. Hill, Navy
Yard; Roland Herbert, Navy Yard:
c. ]. Michael, Navy Yard: Newton
Weaghersly. Navy Yard; p. B. Tay-
lor. Navy Yard: F. B. CoIvin, Navy
Yard: w. 2. Ballard. Navy Yard: w,
J. McEzoy. Navy Yard: LudweII An
densheim. Navy Yard: Frank
Hyspidpre. Navy Yard: F. C. Ger
muller. Navy; p. L. Foster, AgricuI-
ture; w. G. Crabbe. War; C. G.
Worthington. American University;
v. A. Simmel. Agriculture; L. NJ.
Proctor. Telephone Exchange: l. f.
Phillips. Agriculture; r. H. O'Hara,
Telephone Exchange: Charles F.
Runge. Bureau Printing and En-
craving; J. l. Merrill, Bureau
Chemistry. Agriculture Department.
For women. fancy diving contest
Ethel Bilson. Navy Yard; Stella
O'Neill. Navy Yard: Sophia Chandler.
Ordnance; Geraldine Harvey, w. c.
c. s.; Luvylee Schoelfin, Navy Yard:
Lillian Smith. Elizabeth Smith,
FOR women, swimming to tape from
diving start on float-Stella O'Neil,
Etnel Bilson. Ellen Cochran. Vera
Doucner' Anna Billie. Luvylee
For men. tub race-Private o,Irer
Post Hospital. Fort Myer; w. C, Mn.
Ter. Navy Yard: r. u. Hill, Navy
Yard: c. J. Michael, Navy Yard: j.
p. Morrison. Navy Yard: Newton
Weaghersly. Navy Yard: ". A. Sim
mel Agriculture; L. NJ. Proctor, TeIe-
phone Exchange; F. H. O'Hara, Tele-
phone Exchange.
For men. canoe tiIting-c. J.
michael. Navy Yard: ]. E. Morrison,
navy Yard: Samuel Lacey and part
ner. Telephone Exchange; F, H.
oHara. Telephone Exchange.
For men. fancy diving contest
T. X. Forrey, Private Oliger, p. l..
Foster. Agriculture Department; L. F,
Phillips, Agriculture Department; r.
n. O'Hara. Telegraph Exchange;
Charles F. Runge. Bureau P. and E;
X, ID. Hill. J. E. Morrison, W. C.
Miller.
For women. tub race-Aliss Schoe-
fer. Navy Yard.
For men. diving for distance
F. X. Forrey. Private oliger, w.
2. Ballard. Navy Yard: r. D. Hill.
Navy Yard; c. J. Michaels. Navy
Yard: Newton Weaghersly. Navy
yard; J. y. Morrison. Navy Yard;
F. B. Colvin. Navy Yard; W. G.
Crabbe. War Department; ]. L. Mer-
rill. Bureau Chemistry. Agriculture
Department: c. G. Worthington,
Electrician; F. H. o'Hara, Telegraph
Exchange.
For women = diving distance
Ethel Bilson, Navy Yard; Stella
o'Neill, Navy Yard; Anna Billie. Pos
tai Tel; Genevieve Bell. War College:
Laura McClaskey, War College; LII
liam Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Miss
Schoefler. Navy Yard.
Life saving and resuscitation DEM
obstruction, government recreation,
league guards.
Tug-of-war-Soldier VS.. Sailors.
1iSth Marines VS.. Seaman Gunners.