Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-20
MEET OF s. YEARS
BACK is RECALLED
Cyclists Took Part in First
Formal Track Carnival
Held in 1896.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

UlCyC1Co WCAl Will !
w mean any points to a
school in the annual
public high school championship
track meet Friday in the Central
Stadium, but IS years ago, when
these affairs started, it meant
plenty.
A two-mile bicycle race was one
of the most important events of
the first of these championship
meets. held June 8, 1896, on the
GEORGETOWN University campus.
In The Star of May 8. 1895 1t was
announced that Central, Eastern, Bust
friendly contests" for the champion
ship Of the high schools. 1t was
pointed out the affair was an innova-
ton which was originally planned for
November IS, 1895, but postponed until
the June, 1895, date because OF lack Of
time for preparation and the rapid APP
proach of cold weather.
Decision to hold the championships
vas reached at a mass meeting of
representatives of the various schools
The representatives included Phil Tin
dali, Hyber B. Farrow and Fred N.
Albert Of Central; Hall w. Chapel.
william M. HallAna and Gilbert w.
Kelly Of Eastern; Eugene T. Cough,
Newton H. Ferre and Dana White of
Business, and H. P. Hudson, Charles
A. Taussig and Allan z, Berry Of
Western. Phil Tindall was named
chairman of the committee and Will
liam Hallam, secretary.
To have been eligible for the meet
o student must have attended the
school he represented since January.
Star Gave Trophy.
The Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Trophy was offered to the team scoring
the most points, the cup to be con-
tested for annually. The events aside
from the bicycle race were he'd under
the rules of the intercollegiate A. A.
The bike race was under the L. A. w.
The meet aroused real interest and
daily practice was conducted at the
various schools Trainer Foley rounded
the boys into shape.
The events opened at "2:40 o'clock"
and Central piled up 68 points to win
the meet. Eastern was a poor second
with II. Western scored three points.
Apparently Business did not register
o point
Jolly Of Central won the 1Oo-yari
dash In IL lis seconds, followed in
order by Tindall. Central; Conn, Cen
trail, and Taussig, Western.
It seems, though, that this was by no
means the best time in which school,
boys here had run the century, as Guy
T. Davis Of Western stepped the dis
lance in 1892 in 1915 seconds.
Dumars Of Central won the shotput
with q heave of 81 feet 8 inches. Un-
derwood Of Central was second and
Maupin of Eastern third. Underwood
got IS feet in the trials, but falteTed
In the final.
was the victor with Weaver, Eastern,
second; Williams, Eastern. third, and
Darby, Western, fourth. The race, how
ever. was protested. and it was thought
that Weaver probably would be given
frst place.
Curtiss and Marean, both of Central,
tied for first place in the pole vault Of
8 feet inches. This, however, could
not compare with the leap In 1892 of
Guy Davis. who, incidentally was
doubtless q remarkable all-around ath-
lete. Davis cleared 8 feet / inch Irv-
ing Gregg Of Central yaulted feet in
1890.
In the 22o-yard dash, though. Ruff
Of Central eclipsed Davis mark. He
won the event in "a As seconds. Davis
had stepped 1t In Is seconds. In the
broad jump also Davis best effort, II
feet 10 inches was beaten when Farrow
Of Central leaped 1s feet 9 inches. An
other old mark went by the boards
when Stuart Of Central did the mile
In minutes 10 seconds. r. A. Nichol-
son previously had run the distance in
5 minutes As seconds on Analoetan
Island
In the 22o-yard hurdles Curtiss Of
Central turned in q 30-second perform
ance TO equal the time Of Taussig made
In 1892.
CurtiSs and Farrow both did better
than feet inches In the high jump,
but this mark also was under that OF
DAVIS, who In 1892 cleared feet /
inch Gregg Of Central and Paul
Taussig Of Western each did feet In
1890.
Bernie Wefers Directed.
Bernie Wefers, crack sprinter, man
aged the meet. Other officials included
Robert Dick Douglass, Louis s. Wells,
r. Lee, w. B. Hibbs. Elmer Speare, J.
y. Jenes Reichelderfer, wilkins. James
A Handley, Claiborne, George T. Cox.
English, Wilson, J. Earl Ambrose, Fox
and Mccormick
The committee in charge Of the meet
apparently did not wish TO risk financial
embarrassment as It was announced
that the medals and prizes ether than
The Star Trophy, Of course, would be
bought after the Finance Committee
reports"
Rudolph Kaufman, on behalf OF The
Star. presented The Star Trophy 70 the
Central team. The presentation was
made In the ONCE Of the principal in
the presence Of the participants in the
meet. The trophy was held by the
team until the opening OF the next
school year, when II was turned over 10
the school
Describing the presentation, which
took place June is, 1895, The Star of
that day said:
After q few words from Dr. r. r.
Lane, director Of the high school, Mr..
Kaufman was introduced In pre-
eenting the cup he took occasion to
commend the young men for past work
and encourage them in their future
athletic pursuits Capt Run. for the
Athletic Association, accepted the tro-
ply and extended the thanks Of the or
ganization. IT was later placed on ex-
hibition in the main corridor If the