Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
1892 TAKE PART
IN ATHLETIC MEET
Most of go Schools of Mont
gomery Participate
in Events.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

of Montgomery County was staged a
the fair grounds here today.
Although both the track ana flelc
were somewhat slow because Of recen
rains. two or three county records were
smashed and the performances ere
keen throughout. The event was re-
garded as much the biggest and best Of
its kind ever held in the county, If moi
in the entire State.
Sandy Spring and Gaithersburg Win.
- Sandy Spring carried of the honors
among the high schools with a total OF
81 points. Rockville, with n points
and Takoma Park-Silver Spring with
rs. were second and third, respectively,
and the totals of the others in the
high school class were: Bethesda Chevy
Chase. 10; Damascus, S. Gaithersburg,
IS; Glen Echo-Cabin John, IS; Dicker-
son, Is; Falkland, IL; Poolesville, II,
and Germantown, 10.
Among the elementary schools.
Gaithersburg, with 80 points, finished
first, and Bethesda Chevy Chase
seventh and eighth grades) and Rock
vile, each will "a poin' ;, tied for Sec
ond place.
Other Elementary School Totals.
The totals of the other elementary
schools were: Sandy Spring, 80; Ken
sington, 81; Poo.esville, l9; Potomac
ard Takoma Park, Is each; East Sill
yer Spring, Is; Dickerson and Coles
vile, II each; Laytons7ille, Falkland
and Hyattstown, 10 each. brighton
Damascus and Glenmont, each, and
Montrose, Ednor, Lewisdale and Wood
side, 3 each.
The meet was under the joint auspi-
res of the County Board of Education
and the Maryland Fairgrounds Athletic
League. Edwin w. Broon1e, county SUI
perintendent of schools, was in general
charge and was assisted ~ teachers
an. others in some OF tnt matterS IN
connection with the big event. :,
The numerous contests were directed
nv DR.. William E. Burdick of Balti-
more, State director of physical edu-
cation. who brought with him about 20
experienced assistants. Weather con-
ditions were generally satisfactory, al
though the temperature much OF the
day was rather cool for the scantily-
clad athletes. A band was in attend
ance.
High School Summaries.
s0-pound class:
Seward dash-First, Bethesda-Chevy
Spring; third, Sandy Spring.
Standing broad jump-F1rst, SANDY
Spring: second. Damascus.
Dodge ball throw for distance-First,
Sandy Spring; second, Rockville; third,
Bethesda Chevy Chase.
95-pound class:
coward dash-First. Damascus; sec
ond, Dickerson; third, Takoma PARK
Silver Spring.
g second, Rockville; third, Bethesda
Chevy Chase.
Base ball throw for distance-First,
Takona Park Silver Spring; second,
Sandy Spring; third, Rockville.
440-yard relay-First, Bethesda Chevy
Chase.
1I5-pound class:
70-yard dash-First, Dickerson; sec
ond, Rockville; third, Takoma Park
Silver Spring.
Running broad jump-First, Takoma
Park-Silver Spring; second, Damascus;
third, Sandy Spring.
Base ball throw for accuracy-First,
Takoma Park-Silver Spring; second,
Sandy Spring; third, Bethesda-Chevy
Chase.
Standing broad jump-First. Damas-
Gus; second, Glen Echo-Cabin John;
third, Takoma Park-Silver Spring.
66o-yard rehy-First, Damascus;
second, Bethesda Chevy Chase; third,
Takoma Park-Silver Spring.
Junior Unlimited Class.
80-yard dash-First, Gaithersburg;
second, Takoma Park-Silver Spring;
third, PooIesville.
22o-yard dash-First, Rockville; Sec
ond, Sandy Spring; third, Damascus.
Running high tump-First, Sandy
Spring; second, Takoma Park-Silver
Spring; third, Rockville.
Target pitch-First, Gaithersburg;
second, Sandy Spring; third Bethesda
Chevy Chase.
66o-yard relay-First. Takoma Park
Silver Spring; second, Bethesda Chevy
Chase; third, Rockville.
Senior Unlimited Glass.
1oo-yard dash-First, Sandy Spring;
second, Rockville; third, Bethesda
Chevy Chase.
44o-yard dash-First, Takoma Park
Silver Spring; second, Sandy Spring;
third, Rockville.
8s0-yard run-First, Bethesda Chevy
Chase: second, Sandy Spring; third
Rockville.
Running broad jump-First, Sandy
Spring: second, Takoma Park-SIver
Spring; third, Rockville.
Running high jump-First Gathers
burg; second, Sandy Spring; third
Rockville.
Eight-pound shot put First,
Bethesda Chevy Chase; second, Sandy
Spring; third, Falkland.
Soccer ball kick for distance-First,
Bethesda Chevy Chase; second, Rock
Vile: third, Damascus.
Girls run-and-catch relay First.
Bethesda Chevy Chase; second, Tako-
ma-Silver Spring; third, Fairland.
obstacle relay-First, Rockville; sec
ond, Poolesville: third, Bethesda-Silver
Spring.
Hit and run bases-First, Dickerson;
second, Rockville; third, Gaithersburg.
Elementary Schools.
Eighty pound class:
so : ward dash - First, Kensington;
1 second, Somerset: third, Bethesda
Chevy Chase Seventh and eighth
Standing broad tump-First, Rock
. vile; second, Sandy Spring; third,
Bethesda Chevy Chase seventh and
Base bali throw for distance-First,
3 Gaithersburg: second, Bethesda-Chevy
Chase seventh and eighth grades
third, Glenmont.
44O-yard relay-First, Sandy Spring;
second Rockville; third. Gaithersburg.
95-Pound Class.
eo-yard dash-First and second,
Z Rockville; third, Poolesville.
I Standing hop, step and jump--First
+ Rockville; second, and third, Bethesda
: Chevy Chase seventh and eighth
: grades.
Z Base ball throw for distance--First
( East Silver Spring; second, Bethesda
2 Chevy Chase Seventh and eighth