Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
CATHERINE BROWN
Wins TWO RACES
Fair Runner Triumphs in SO and
rs Yard Dashes in Rail-
road Meet
EBERTS GETS THREE FIRSTS

Catherine Brown and johnny Eberts
enabled the Maintenance Of way De
partn.ent to win the annual track anu
field chamuionships Of the Philadelphiih
Terminal Division. Pennsylvania tai,
road. on the =. II. r. Y. NJ. e. a.
grounds. Forty fourth street ana farh-
side avenue this afternoon.
The final point score OF the meet
with the exception Of the tennis events
follows:
Maintenance of Way. 30; Mainte-
nance of Equipment %; Trninmasters.
1s: Agents Department. 16; Divis,oh
Operators. 3: Road Forcmen or Ih-
gines. 3; Division of Accountants, 8. -,
The winners of today's meet VIII
be sent to Altoona and Tyrone 10 rep
resent the Philadelphia Terminal IN
the annual meet of the Pcnnsylvhn'a
| System, held on September ~.
Miss Brown won the fifty ana sew
cnty FIVE yard dashcs in rather easy
| fashion. She stepped 70 the front nj
| the beginning of each race and never
was headed. Her time in the fttx-
yard dash was eight seconds fat. while
she won the seventy -fve-yard dash IN
ten and one fifth seconds.
Ebcrts. wcll-known scmi-pr base
ball star. showed speed in winning three
| Dr MS events. IlP ~ 'oll'' 'h'
tury dash, beating Dave Barol. of the
Maintenance Equipment Department.
in close finish. The time was 10 80
seconds.
Eberts then won the 220-yard dash.
r. Johnson. Jr.. a former Washington
High School star. got away to n poor
start in this race. but caught the nelh
at the halfway mark. He and Eberts
then raced neck and neck until Few
steps from the line. which Eberts crossed
first. winning by an inch. The winner
time was % 4-5 seconds.
Ebcrts also took the honors in cir.
cling the bases, establishing a record
for the event. His time was IA 40
onds was made by !. Black. Of Balti-
more. at Dcnnison. O.. last year.
The Maintenance of Way star also
attempted to win first honors in the
running broad jump. He was unsuc-
ceSsful however. being beaten BY Joe
Connell. of the Maintenance of Equip
ment Department. Connell's winning
leap was 10 feet II inches.
J. Moran. of the Trainmaster' De-
partment. showed his heels to the field
in the mile rum Moran finished the
race with 200 yards to spare. His
time was , minutes % seconds.
Roy Long. sporting the colors of the
Maintenance Equipment Department.
won the SSO-ynrd dash. Long allowed
himself to he paced by the. other run
ncrs until almost half Of the final lap
had been completed. Then he stepped
out into the lead and crossed the line
a winner about yard in front of
Charlie IIaycr. n teammate. Long 8
time was 2:1S.
W. J. Patterson, of the Meadowbrook
Club. competing for the Agents De-
partment, was the winner Of the running
high jump event Patterson had an easy
time and was forced to jump only 5
feet 3 inches TO emerge victorious. He
finished second in tho Pennsylvania Sys-
tenn championships last year, and l.. 4.
Crawford, tealnmate, was second to-
day.
G. y. Hank" Ramsey. of the Pay
masters Department.. nlso had an easy
time in the shotput. Ramsey tossed the
lead pill 80 feet 91a inches. Sam
Palmer. Of the Maintenance Equipment
Department. was second.
sion Operators Department. with 81
points each, won the doubles in the
quot pitching event. They defeated
Ticman. who scored points, and
COnte, who tailed II.
The tennis matches and baseball
game started Immediately after the
completion Of the track and field events
The Philadelphia Terminal team. one
of the best in semi-pro ranks. met the
New Jersey Division team, of Hoboken.
in the baseball game. The same clubs
met last week. with the local aggrega-
tion emerging on the winning end.
Summary:
Eher;s, NJ. W: second, Johnston. 81. E;
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5o;yard dash7-won by Catherine Brown.
Department, third Anna Mcguire. II. e
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