The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-05
FIFTY RACES
 MARK FOURTH
 AT BALL PARK
Mayor Lucas, ChiefRalston, Run 100 Yards in
 Dead Heat

and fifty pounders, little kids to big kids, boys and girls. little knowns and city dignitaries all peeled their coats yesterday at Fire mems Park and raced for the fun of Independence Day play and the money that was in it.
 Highlight of the races was a special event for 100 yards between Mayor Harry Lucas and Chief of Police Dan Ralston, that finished in a dead heat.
 Another highlight was a race be- tween Policemen Hoy Hoffman and Ken Junge, in the 240pound class, Junge coming in ahead of Hoffman by good Is feet.
 Egg races, sack races, bicycle e races, three-legged races the gamut was run in Fourth of July sports.
 Some of the little tots dropped sorrowful tears in defeat-and smil- ed anew with nickels from the cof- fers of an able Fourth Committee, and a few of the girls took nasty tumbles with victory almost cer- tain, torn dresses and stockings, but came up with laughter. It was a bully good day" even for the rain.
 Here's the way they ran and won
 Boys 20-yard dash, years and younger Robert Sprague first, Charles Corners second, George Perelle third.
 Girls 20yard dash-4 years and younger Helen Andricka first, Eleanor Wigmaster second, Irene third.
 Boys 20-yard dash, 5 years and younger Dickie Tonsgard first, Jim Connors second, Jerry Godkins third.
 Girls 20-yard dash-5 years and Varness first, Mary Thibodeau second, Carolyn Bavard third.
 Boys 20-yard dash, 6 years and younger Harold Peterson first, Gerald McGordy second, Jim Con- nors third.
 Girls 20yard dash, 6 years and younger-Agnes Varness first, Mary Thibodeau second, Ruth Larson third.
 Boys 25-yard dash, ' years and younger-Jim Sprague first, Ger aid McGordy second, Billy Graves third.
 Girls 25-yard dash, 2 years and Swanson first, Vio- let Dapcevich second, Aileen God kins third.
 Boys 30-yard dash, 8 years and Beagle, Jr., first, Torrance McGordy second, David Price third.
 Girls 30-yard dash, years and Anderson first, Nellie Miller second, Pearl Swanson third.
 Boys 35-yard dash, years and younger = Pedro Reagle, Jr., and John Guerrero tied at first, George Jackson second, David DeLong third.
 Girls 35-yard dash, years and younger Nellie Miller first, Olga second, Dorothy Thibo- deau, Agnes Nelson, Doris Gray, Jennie Larson, tied for third.
 Boys 40-yard dash, Il years and younger-Eugene McRoberts first, Clarence McGordy second, Bruce Marsten third.
 Girls 40-yard dash, II years and Nellie Miller first, Dorothy second, Jacquelyn Smith .hird.
 Going Up
 Boys 50-yard dash, 12 years and younger - Raymond Erickson first, Evon Scott second, John Houk third.
 Girls 50-yard dash, 12 years and = Patsy McAlister first, Angeline Sacovich second, Dorothy third.
 Boys 50-yard dash, 13 years and John Flobersund first, Evon Scott second, Eugene McRob- erts third.
 Girls 50-yard dash, 13 years and Emma Nelson first, Patsy McAlister second. Dorothy Thibo- ieau third
 Boys 50-yard dash. IA years and younger-Robert Boggan first, John second, Elroy Hoffman .hird.
 Girls 50-yard dash, IA years and Emma Nelson first, Patsy McAlister second, Dorothy Thibo- leau third.