Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
WASH|NGTON-LEE
WINS CADET DRILL
George Mason Takes First
Honors in Field
Day Events.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent OF The star.

DI LIS LIN INs ANShELE,
stan Correspondent OF The star.
BALLSTON, Va, May 3l-While
they went down to defeat in the ath-
letic events in the field day exercises
yesterday, Westinghouse High School
won the annual cadet drill from George
Mason High School of Potomac.
At the end of the field day events and
track meet George Mason had total
points of 89i2 as against Washington
Lees 77l?. L. Scott and B. D. Clark,
both of George Mason, were the indi-
vidual stars, the former winning four
events and the latter three.
Five Companies Compete.
There were five uniformed companies
Of cadets in the drilA three from Wash
tngton-Lee and two from George Mason.
In the company drill Company B,
Washington-Lee, was the winner, the
honors being awarded to them by the
Judges, Col. Michael M. McNamee, U.
S. A., retired, and Col. Sherrard Cole
man. u. S. A., retired. The cadets are
under the command of Maj. C. S. Nc
Neill, professor of military science and
racucs for the two high schools, and
Sergt. B. D. Patterson, his assistant.
Cadet Capt. Madison Monroe COM
manded the winning company. Krug
McClosky, Westinghouse, Is heuten-
ant colonel of cadets.
Company of George Mason won the
ununiformed drill, while Company B,
Washington-Lee also won the prize for
the best drilled platoon. Company E,
George Mason, won the ununiformed
prize in this event. The squad drill was
won by Company p. Washington
making this company the winner in all
of the events in which it participated.
The prize for the best drilled private
was won by Milton Routzahn, George
Mason.
Winners Of Senior Events.
The winners in the senior field day
events. first second and third. were:
Toward dash-Scott, George Mason;
Mortimer, Washington-Lee; E. Cassidy,
George Mason. Time, 1925 seconds.
22O-yard dash-Mortimer Washing
ton-Lee: Scott, George Mason; v.
Weimer, George Mason. Time, "a 1-l9
seconds.
44O-yard dash-Hagen. Washington
Lee; McCauley, George Mason; Fisher,
Washington-Lee Time, 5725 seconds.
880-yard run-Fisher. Washington
Lee. Time, minutes 23la seconds.
Broad jump-Scott, George Mason;
Wood, George Mason; Swart, Washing
tou-Lee Distance, 10 feet inches.
Pole vault-Brown. George Mason. H.
Crouch Washington-Lee; Mortimer,
Westinghouse. Height, 10 feet 3
inches.
Discus throw-Clark, George Mason:
Bragg, Washington-Lee; Crouch, Wash
ington-Lee. Distance, 95 feet 7la
inches.
Low hurdles-Clark, George Mason;
Swart, Washington-Lee; Taber. Wash
ington-Lee, and Brown, George Mason,
tied for third. Time 1925 seconds.
Javelin throw-Clark. George Mason;
Williams, George Mason; Harding,
George Mason. Distance, 1873 feet sla
inches
Shot put-Mervin. George Mason: G..
Crouch. Westinghouse: H. Crouch,
Westinghouse. Distance, SO feet 6
inches.
880-yard relay = Won by Scott,
Cassidy, Weimer and Wood, of George
Mason, with Fisher, Hagan, Taber and
Mortimer, of Westinghouse, coming
in second.
In winning the pole vault in the
closest esntest of the meet, Brown
broke the Arlington County high school
record with his leap of 10 feet inches.
Junior Event Winners.
Junior events:
5o-yard dash-Legg. Washington Lee;
Mintzell, Washington Lee; Mears,
George Mason. Time, 3-5 seconds.
100-yard dash - Crouch, George
Mason;' r. Cassiag, George Mason;
Baker. Westinghouse. Time, 10 3-5
seconds.
Broad jump-Jarboe, Washington
Lee; Goode, George Mason: Crouch,
George Mason. Distance, II feet 6
inches.
High jump-O. weimer. George
Mason; Jarboe, Westinghouse; Nor
gan, George Mason. Distance, feet
9 inches.
44O-yard relay-won by Baker. Will
liams, Wallace and Jarboe of Washing
ton-Lee, with Goode, o. Weimer, Cas-
sidy and Crouch of George Mason COM
ing in second.
The contest between the drum and
bugle corps of the two schools was won
by George Mason.
Sponsored by Legion.
Yesterdays entire affair was spon-
sored by the Arlington Post, American
Legion. three of the members, S. H.
Workable, H. r. Broderick and r. S.
LeComte, acting as judges in the ath-
letic events. j. Maycock, captain; III.
A. Hudson, drum major, and w. j.
O'Brien, assistant drum major of the
Orum ana Dugle corps OF the Legion
Post acted as judges in the drum and
bugle event.
Prior to the field day and drill events,
members of the Legion and Boy Scouts
OF the county visited various memorials,
placing flowers on them and blowing
TAPS"
The field day and drill awards were
made last night at the vaudeville show
in the auditorium. Students and men,
bers Of the Legion Post participated in
the show.