Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04


greater, playground officials do
Il not expect to see many records
broken in the annual Municipal
Playground Department track meet to
be held Wednesday,, August 81, on the
Plaza playground. This would be in
decided contrast to last year, when IL
marks fell.
Among those who are thought to have
n good chance to shatter records are
Pearson of Bloomingdale playground,
who will strive to better the standard
of IS feet inches which he hung up
last year in the 70-pound class broad
Jump In practice this season Pearson
has exceeded his record.
Shorb of Garfield is looked upon as
having not only a good chance to win
the unlimited class half-mile, but to
better the record of 2 minutes 8 seconds,
which is held by Ben Mccullough, crack
Eastern High athlete, who is not eligible
to defend his honors because of being
letter winner at the Lincoln Park
school, Shorb, also an Eastern High
student, has been runner-up to McCul-
Tough in the $50 in the playground meet
the past two years.
The half-mile has steadily grown IN
popularity among the playground attn
ietes. This year 1t will be on the pro-
gram of the colored city championships,
August %, at Cardoza. for the first time.
Meehan of Plaza, who last year
ieaped to a record in the 1l5-pound
class broad jump at 10 feet 8l2 inches.
is believed likely to shatter his own
mark.
Teams Are Strong.
Another warm fight for top honors
seems likely in this years meet. Last
year Iowa Avenue, with 81 points, won
out by a single point over Rosedale.
,,ItH, IN pJo1o third UaS RIGHT behind
the leaders with 10, followed by Weight
man with IS. The competition was so
close that any of the four teams could
have won the meet in the final event,
the unlimited class 440-yard relay. This
wear officials believe that the team able
to score Is points will come mighty
close to winning the meet.
One of the most gratifying features OF
this years track season, according to
Richard S. Tennyson, director OF boys
activities for the Playground Depart
ment, is the increased strength shown
by some of the smaller playground
teams, which heretofore have not f1g-
ured so prominently in the sport. Some
Of these are Reservoir. Fillmore. Hoo
yer. Maury and Peabody.
Here are the records at when the
playground athletes will be shooting
August 81:
sO-YARD DAsH-Tipton, Henry, 1926 6ts
BROAD JUMP-Pearson, Bloomingdale,
1870 go. YARD r R1' RELAYsGarfeld. 1927 Moore,
Finneran, Hollis, HalD, 80 SECONDS.
s5-POUND CLASS.
6O-YARD DASH-Van Pelt, Rosedale, 1925
II H1 ssfGno JiiUMP-DinFler, Plaza. Everett,
Plaza: 1925. feet / inch. p,.z. 1000 IA
BROAD JUMP-Everett' PiaSa' 1890 10
RELAY1GoIumSiss ROsd d 1a9s
vsnettD, ASS seconds.
49,. 1OO-PoUND CLASS.
6O-YARD DASH - Lennon, Weishtman'
i' HIGH JUMP@clark, weiEhtman, 1928,
req sRoh ihsn. JuMP-Nathanson, Cooke. 1926
'sseeYARD EELAY-Adams, 1923 tsmith.,
Lazer. scaldis Bqsti. Ge osTel1 Is sec sec.
1Is-PoUND CLASS.
.O.yARD DAsH-Botazzi CPlaza), 1925,
HIGH SsfGI SHufMr-Meehan (Plaza), 1928, feet
Broad Broad JuMP-Everett CPeabody,. 1929
4ioeYARD RELAYI o;R|, 1929 sson oSheehan'
UNLIMITED.
INWARD DAsH-Goring Park View)'
1S HIGH HI SiU faiS (Tenley), 1928. feet
BROAD nsoSi JuMr-cross dowa Avsnue,' 1925
10 t tees lSDS i RRffhheAy-1owa Avenue tMIs.
Pinckey. Costello, MitchelD, 81 SECONDS 'he"
event HH1F n He RuN-Benjamin Mccullough
(GarfieldI. 1928. minutes 3 SECONDS. ,,,..t
To determine the Eastern ana west
ern section tennis champions IN poth
the senior and junior classes boy play
ground racketers will start play Thurs
day. This will be the first year junior
Tournament has been conducted. 1t is
for bows Is years of age and unoer.
Anthony Iatona of Western High, VINO |
won the senior title last yeax, VIII de-
fend his honors.
Netmen who have won the right 70
represent their playground in the Sec
tional competition include:
Senior class-Joe Robey, CARRIED;
George Wood, Rosedale; Tom McKeever,
Happy Hollow; Herman Franks, New
York Avenue; Bernard Verman, Twin |
oaks: Eugene Collea, Iowa Avenue; |
Morris Root, Chevy Chase: James |
Thompson, Montrose, and Donald Reed,
Takoma.
Junior class-Everett Buscher, George
town; Hubert Hinskey Virginia Avenue;
Phil Clark, Mitchell Park; Norman
Schiorb, Hoover; Tom Mcdonald, Happy
Hollow: Fulton Thomas. Philips; Robert |
Reed, Takoma; Sam Minnie, Rosedale;
Gilbert Hunt Garfield; Mike Raedy, |
New York Avenue; Frank Schaefer,
Twin Oaks; Vernon Robey, Iowa Ave- !
nue.; Daniel Coughlin, Chevy Chase, and
Morgan Jacobs, Montrose.