The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-28

Central counted in forty-six points.
Tech thiTty-three and Western
twenty-five. In this meet Bob Mont
Eomery. of Central. and johnny Gross.
OF Tech. were the individual stars.
Gross easily won the half-mile event
while Montgomery nosed out Sherman.
Of Western. for a victory in the mile.
There were a number of minor meets
during the season. but there was
never a doubt as to the victory. The
local boys won everything in sight.
With exceedingly large track squads
out this season prospects are bright
Central has a squad OF seventy. West
ern fifty. Tech forty. with Business
and Eastern eliminated altogether.
With the three leading schools with
creditable squads the track prospect
should excel that OF last season.
Independent Track.
Independent track and field events
have never been prosperous in the
District since the a. A. L. head
quarters were moved 10 Baltimore.
Two meets were held last summer,
both independent of the 4. A. L. In
each meet war saving stamps were
given as prizes and of course the A.
A. L. could never sanction any thing
with a moneylike tint to it. but never
theless these meets brought out some
real competition and are sure OF be-
ing repeated next season.
The hrst was the Navy Yard games
under the direction of the Govern
ment Recreation league. while the
other was the annual Inter-Depart-
mental meet. In both these meets
the girl athletes played a prominent
part in landing point honors for their
zone or departmental branch.
Treasury captured the honors in the
Inter-departmental branch as the
girls from the War Risk Insurance
branch. who were running under the
coIors of the Treasury Department.
annexed nearly all the events booked
for Uncle SANS girl employees.
Perry Dowrick. a former Business
IIieh School.athlete. along with Johnny
Gross. of Technical High School.
were the individual stars.
Revive Distance Hike.
Through the consistent and urgent
work of Mike Lynch. the cross coun-
try game has been kept alive in the
District. Since the government took
over the Carroll Institute on Tenth
street the long distance game has
been somewhat setback. because tine
athletes have had no place 10
train. Lynch. along with his old
tea mate. Montague. entered all the
distance hikes in this vicinity. both
| even making trips to New York and
Boston to participate ia the long runs
I in the New England and Metropolitan
branches.
One OF the features Of the cross
country hikes in this vicinity was the
recent comeback OF three old-tnners
who have from time to time held the
South Atlantic honors: Bobby Will
Jams. Danny ieaIy and Johnny Bolac
This trio ran in the championships in
! Baltimore an Tina nksCiVing day and
, although tho Washington Club failed
70 land the honors these veterans
finished third. fourth and fifth in the
order named above.
Local Boxing.
Due to the Casey secretaries. the
boxing fans were given plenty Of the
fistic sport during the year Out a,
Walter Reed. over at the Government
Hospital and at Fort Myer. the
Casey held benefit shows for the
soldiers. and such fisiic stars as JacE
. Dempsey. Fred Dyer. Freddy Welsh
Terry Keller. Kid Williams. George
CLANCY. Dick Stoch. Young Joe Bur.
mann. Tommy Lowe. Kid sullivan
Mike Uraine. Young Thomas and nu-
merous others gave performances that
will long be remembered by the fol.
lowers OF the roped arena game
An attempt was made a few days
ago 10 revive the game at Ardmore
Md. but it was without success be-
cause OF the poor card that was put
on by the management a quartet Of
local mitt wielders have jumped into
the spotlight during the past year
Mike Crainc. the fighting cop
made good in his bouts in Phila-
delphia- while both Young Ahearn and
Eddie Dulin. two products of the =.
T.. 4. tournament. are sim meeting
with success among the fight clubs in
New Jersey.
Joey SwartZ. a local ncwsboy. who Is
under the management Of Joe Free.
man, has been knocking all his op-
ponents cuckoo. having won three
tights in Baltimore and being prom.
Used a semi-wind-up bout at the next
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the great hit he has made with the
Baltimoreans who attend the shows
wrestling Alive.
Joe Turner. the middlc-weIght cham
pion wrestler. has kept the grarplinc
game alive in this city. Turner went
through a hard campaign last season.
and is just now being booked IN for
matches that will test his ability.
Manager Jack Garrison. OF the New
Folly Theater. intends to bring the
best in the middle-weight class 10 this
city to meet Turner. and as long as
Joe can keep in condition the wres-
Ting fans are sure OF witnessing the
professional game.s
Trap shooting in the District held
the limelight during the summer. as
the Analostan Club staged its regular
weekly tournament. while many OF its
shooters journeyed to the big tourna-
ments held at Atlantic City. Chicago
and Pinehurst r. ID. Morgan once
more captured the Maryland and Dis
trict championship. while r. p. WILL
Jams. J. c. wynkopp and George A.
Emmons were other gunners OF note
who made good records during the
year. The trap shooters OF the navy
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