The Washington times., 1922-07-30
FISHER TAKES :.
TIMES TROPHY
I. At ARLINGTON
Drives Stock Ford to Victory
Before 1000 Persons at
Costello Races.

, Driving a stock Ford. George d.
Fisher, jr., yesterday afternoon
won chief honors in the motorcycle.
automobile racing contest Of the
Vincent b. Costello Post, No. is,
held at the Arlington race track. be-
fore a crowd OF more than 1000
persons. ~ "
In addition to The Washington
Times loving cup, which went to the
winner Of the principal event. Fisher
won eight other prizes consisting Of
money and automobile accessoriess
Davidson motorcycle, won the
Hszelton cup In the three.nils
championship motorcycle race, and
also won the open tsn.miie motor
cycle race. The half.mile bicycle
championship went to v. Messineo,
who won a gold watch and q $26
god medal p.
The Seven Winners.
Seven events were scheduled. the
participants and winners being as
follows, in the order named:
Half-mile bicycle championship
V. Messineo, William Daley, r.
Payne. NJ. Sencendiver. s. Munitz.
p. Messineo. and J. Nagoua.
Three-mile motorcycle race
Novice: Ralph Bean. Charles
Crawford. J. H. Frazer. F. Fret.
well, and Harry Fuchs. Time, 4:4s.
Ten-mile open motorcycle race--F.
Crawford. Joe Cooksey. Harry
1857.
Three-mile championship motor
cycle race. for Washington riders
only-F. FretweiI. Cyclone" Fen.
dali. and Charles Crawford. Time,
4:30.
Five.mile motorcycle race with
sidecar-"Speed" connorsand George
Keller; George Green and I. Kaart.
Time, 6:16.
Three-mile automobile race for
novices-George D. Fisher, jr.,
Frank Norris. D. w. Hall. J. II.
Cumberland. T. Lechansky. and
Blake d. Merson. Time, 4:30.
Five-mile automobile race. open
championship for The Washingtop
Times Cup-George D. Fisher, jr.. J.
r. Cumberland, and D. W. Han.
Time. 7:2b.
Donors of prizes which went to
the various winners were: The Ma.
tional Electric Supply Company,
John Bergman, II Addison Bowie,
Goodrich Rubber Company. Saks q
Co.. F. L. Leishear. Washington Mo-
torcycle Exchange, J. A. Harris,
Harry T. Seamark, Haverford Cycle
Company. Munger Brothers. p. NJ.
Corr, Rudolph West Company, Mil.
Ter. Dudley Company. Barber & Ross.
Lehman's Tire Shop. c. 8. Kess,cr a
Bros. Cycles Trades Of America,
| New Departure Manufacturing Gem.
| pany, II. w. Higham, Firestone
Tire and Rubber Company. Eclipse
Machine Company. Unserer Motor
| Company, The Washington Times,
the Bulletin. and Frank d. Hazel.
ton.
William F Franklin. commander
Of thepost, in an address during an
intermission Of the races, took ex-
ception to the League for No More
Wars and It's attempts to placard the
memorial slabs Of District fallen sol.
diers yesterday on Sixteenth street.
They have UNANIMOUSLY dishonor-
ed the memory Of the lis. 900 soldiers
who paid the supreme sacrifices. They
have trampled on consecrated ground
when they put their Ne More War
cards on the slabs which are marks
of affectionate memory to the 534
Washington men who lost their
lives.
THE people will not stand for
their infhmy. The police will pull
their cards down whenever and
wherever found on the memorials
OF fallen soldiers and II the police
do not, the American Legion men
WILL" Franklin declared, while q
roar OF applause went up from the
speakers audience.
The committee Of the post In
charge Of yesterdays event was: G..
V. Dessez. chairman; z. J. Lefterts,
| Miles w Bell. Ralph F. Lord, and
r. A. O'Brien. Frank D. Hazelton
acted as director Of races.
CALED0NIANS TO PICNIC.