The Washington herald., 1922-07-05
\. B. COSTELLO POST
TAKES HIGH HONOR
AT FIELD DAY FETE
Silver. Cup Awarded Bal
timore Visitors as Cour-
tesy, However.
SEN. WILLIS SPEAKS
Ohiosn Urges Stronger Spirit
OF Nationalism in
America.

With a six-hour program of COM
petitive athletic exercises and pa
triotic speeches Vincent B. Costello
Post. American Legion. celebrated
Independence Day at Georgetown
Field yesterday.
Despite intermittent showers
throughout the day. an enthusiastic
crowd watched Costello Post cap
ture the large silver loving cup for
the highest score In field events
Costello scored IS points. and was
closely followed by the Fifth Regp-
ment. of Baltimore. Due to the fact
that the program was given by the
Costello Post, the silver trophy was
awarded to the visiting team. The
loving cup was a gift of Watson
b. Miller, department commander.
Senator Frank B. willis. of Ohio.
delivered the princ:paI address. His
message was a plea for return, to
the ''old time Fourth of July"
Urges NationaIIsm.
Urging a stronger spirit of ma
tionalism, Senator Willis described
what ne believed to be the disin-
tegratiug effects OF International
ism. That the seeds OF International
ism be stamped out wherever found
and supplanted with Americanism
of the founders. Senator Willis de-
clared to be the duty of every pa
triotic citizen. The American Le-
glon. he predicted, will be an i'm
portant Instrument in such work.
Other speakers on the program
were Represe Charles r.
Curry. of California; Anthony G.
Barrett and John J. Keeley, vice
| commander of Costello Post.
The athletic program started at
$40 in the morning with a bicycle
/ parade. More than forty riders
| started from Twenty eighth and NJ
streets and rode to the field. A
/ brass band led thc parade.
List of Events.
The list of events and winners
/ follow: l mile bicycle race. won
| by solomon Munitz. Time: ESQ;
Joseph Ganzza. 2:53: Charles Smith
son. 2:57. None of the winners were
over Is years old.
| Three-mile open bicycle race, wor
by c. L. Payne. Time: S:44: J. :
Flatow. s:44h; Vincent Messeneo
s:45.
A Consolation Race" for cy.
clists disqualified in the tryouts.
was held. NJ II. Cincendiver wor
first place in this race OF / mile
Paul Messeno and oscar Dugguit
followed in order. The bicycle races
were held under sanction of the
American Amateur Bicycle League
In the foot races. the l00-yard dash
was won by Walstrum. representing
the Fifth Regiment. of Baltimore.
| Walstrum covered the distance in
10 1-5 seconds. Birthwrigh,. of Cos
/ tello Post, was second. with clock
Of 10 2-5 seconds. Tolson. represent
ing Killeen. making the stretch in
10 3-5 seconds. was third.
Wins 440-Yard ash.
Dorsey Griffith. OF Costello Post
captured the 440-yard dash with a
record of So as seconds. Bechtol AMI
Whiteford took second and third
places, respectively.
The SS0-yard Invitation was car
ried off by Simmonds, from Killeen
Post. Conradis. of Costello. and
Knight OF the Washington Canoe
Club ran second and third.
Costello Post won the inter-clut
Service and Legion half-mile relay.
One minute and thirty-five seconds
was the time. The Fifth Regiment
ran second. with the Washington Ca
noe Club third. The Legion novelty
relay of a half-mile was won by Kill
leen Post.
The first baseball game of the day.
played yesterday morning by Cos
tello and Killeen posts, was called on
account of rain after five innings. The
score was t. in favor of Costello
The second game. between Costello
and the Knickerbockers. rounded out
nine innings and was taken by the
Knickerbockers, 4 to 3.