Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

boast their first triumph in the
Municipal Playground Depart
ments annual city championship boys
track meet. The hustling Northeast
representatives yesterday rallied in the
late stages of the yearly event on the
Plaza field to score enough points TO
nose out the second-place Johnson
Powell team, 26 to IS. Columbia Road
third was close behind the leaders, with
% points. Iowa Avenue, which won the
meet last year, tied with Thomson for
sixth. each with g. Hayes, with Ii, ana
Happy Hollow, with II, were fourth ana
fifth, respectively
More than 1000 took part IN the
meet. a record number. Six RECORDS
were broken and two equaled. The
winning team was not determined until
the 36O-yard relay, 100-pound class the
next to the last event. In this Rose
dale placed second to score the three
points necessary to capture the meet
and the washington Post Cup. en1ble-
matte of the city championship, which
was presented by Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, director of the playground de-
! partment.
Among those to break records were
| Camille Osias of johnson Powell, son
| of the resident commissioner OF the
Philippines, who leaped feet 4%4
inches in the 115-pound class hign
| lump. The former standard, feet
| inches, was made by Meehan Of Plaza
in 1928.
A spectacular performance was that
OF j. Sweeny of johnson Powell, who
| jumped 20 feet ga inches in the un-
| limited broad Jump to shatter the old
record of 10 feet 10 inches made by
Cross of Iowa Avenue in 1928.
Other new marks were registered as
follows:
44O-yard relay, unlimited class-John-
son-Powell lynch, Fernandez, Schultz
and Admire); time, 40 3-5, one-fifth OF
second better than the old mark,
40 As seconds, made by GARFIELD In
1929. T0-yard dash, 115-pound class
Martin of Rosedale; time, AS seconds;
old record, 8 1-5 seconds, made by
Lemon of Weightman In 1929. 6O-yard
dash, 1O0-pound claSs-Poole Of Column
bia Road, seconds; old record 10
seconds, made by Lemon of Weightman
in 1928 High jump, 100-pound class
j. Newman, Columbia Road, feet l u
inches; old record, feet / inch, made
by Clarke, Weightman, 1928.
Records were eQualed by W.-Black-
well of Wheatley, who ran the 60-yard
DASH 65-pound class, in 2-5 seconds,
to tie the mark made by Osborne of
Bloomingdale last year, and Charles
Cannon of Happy Hollow, who tied the
mark of 10 As seconds in the 100-yard
dash, unlimited class, made In 1928 by
CORN of Park View.
Good competition marked two events
! In which there was much interest, the
half-mile run, unlimited class, won by
william Ketchum of Iowa Avenue and
the tehe race abbreviated medley re-
lay), in the 70-pound class. captured by
| New York Avenue.
Besides the leaders, teams to score
were:
Twin Oaks, z; Virginia Avenue, Ed
monds, Emery, Wheatley, New York
Avenue, Plaza and Tenth and Evarts,
each S; Park View, Corcoran, each 4;
Peabody, Bloomingdale, Maury, each
8; woodbridge, Garfield, each 2, and
| Fillmore, Wallach, Takoma Park,
Brightwood, Buchanan and Montrose,
Despite that many heats were nee
eSSary in each dash event because of
the large number OF entries and other
handicaps, the meet was run off speed
| lily and efficiently by Richard s. (Dick)
Tennyson, director Of boys activities
of the playground department, and his
capable assistants.
Summaries:
7O-PoUND CLASS.
5o-yarj dash--won BY FeTnsndeE (John-
third, johnson buchanan. T1me' Sec
-Tehe. rAce--,won by New York Avenue
zeI tHOI and Clark; ' third. Emery CRoWIsnd
and F1ayin). Time. 1895 seconds nou,.
sscSaa SS%0nH ass
ELICIT tPilimersl Distance "a fses inches Esr,:
F 41GisI Rosey, a. Rosey' s1vsnj sec
ond. celpmhle Road CBaksr,, oS5ln T,,, Ma
Italiano, Bassan, WellingJ. Time S2hs Sec
O''N'' s5-PoUND CLASS.
60-yard dash---Won by Blackwell (Whest-
leyli second, Jones sMaary!; thirds PiaT a
SssoSd made n 1879 Ss osSofne Of soOm
Es$sass breed ssssna ds' Ees
third, Boyle tHayes). Distance, IL feet
RanninE nish }gmp7swosn Why By , Glsde
MoSid. DOwd J second S a. Rossdsle PERRY
ness, GoIdstein, Keeaan. Stewart. Time
48ts seconds.
IOe-PoUND CLASS.
Road; second, Osborne (Bloominsdale);
thiTo, Cusmaon (Jonnson- Powell. Time, z
seconds. New record. tOld record, Us sec
ondS, mace in 1928 by Lemon OF Weisnt-
man.
Running broad jump--Won by oertler
Irwin Oaks; second, Lynch tColumpia
Road; tniro, Hayden tWanacn). Distance
Running hign junp--won by Newman
tWoodrasel and Blaine johnson Powell
record, s. feet inen, made in 1928 by
So Sso-xard rsissmWon by Thomson (Iord.
RisucrL oeraei, Hsnninsli second, Rose
Park View Beck, Berdatte, Maths, Hanl.
Time, Asa seconds.
II5-PoUND CLASS.
To-yard dash-Won By Martin (Rosedaleli
seeond, Roeerson Columbia Roadl third.
GRIMM tMlSentrcss1i Time: seconds; NEW
1919 by Lemon Of Meightman.J ,,
(HayesJ; second, Garner (Iowa Avenuel;
| third Barber tHayes). Distance IL teet
X Running nnirls' high jump-won by oslas John
son-PowelD second, Hunter Twin Oaks;
third. Van Pslt eRosedaleJ. Height, 9 feet
INCHES, made in 1928 by Meehan OF Plaza
440-yard reiay-Won by Columbia Road
Chart. Freeman, Asero, Erwin; second,
HAPPY Hollow Bush Realm; Piseqtts.
lis, Moore Time, So seconds
UNLIMITED CLASS,
l0o-yard dash---won by Cannon (Happy
h sS fssSa fsrE Tis, ic.. tn sss
ends. lEauals record made in isas by
RunninE bod iump--won BY sweeney