New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-22
TWO NEW CHAMPIONS
I-rOGly gEogEN At TaE AMATEUR LID
LETrC UNION GAMES.
THE sePoUND WEIGHT AND THE 2frorSD SHOT
GO HIGHER AND FCRTHER THAN
THEY EVER WENT BEFORE

THEY EVER WENT BEFORE.
Lycurgus died some time ago, bu' the boys sfii
swear by him the Tenncssecans swear by "oh
! Hlckoiy' Tho influence OF the strict Cd lawgvsr
who persuaded spartan mothers to bate tn ir babies
In wine instead Of water In order TO try the mstl
Of which they made, prevailed to large degree
over the first supplementary indoor meeting for lbs
championship Of the United States which held
at Madison Square Garden last night BY the Amateur
Athletic Union But II any of tho ancestors Of the
boys who displayed their prowsGs came from Old
Sparta In their other manifestation and lowered
among the iaftcrs OF tho Garden between the hours
Of and II 80 p NJ they must have been too cold
| get up l,rge degree Of ent!usasm. The smphI-
theatre was flei with sIetsors, but there was not
calorc enough in the crowd 10 warm anybody except
the runners jumpers, hurders kcics, vaultefs, shot
| putters weigbtliftcrs and Other glodia'ors, who
sported legged In the Tho absence % waru%
| however, Was compensated for by din of
an uncarthly Sort made by groups Of offensive part
sans who footed tin horns aud split the air five
| minutes with Columbia" PastLm-e" AMI
Olympic, Many Of the boxes occupied ~
young ladies' Spartan in their determination 10 ell
courage budding manhood And their smiles
wonderfully effective
! Among the club men who did not sport silk, there
were Herman Oelrichs, Ebcrhard Faber, president OF
the Staten Island Athletic Club ~ ". Phillips. presi
dent Of the schuylkIn Navy; william Brnkerhof.
Colonel George Moore smith, president OF the 9TH Regi
mcnt Athletic Club; Eugene Pomeroy director Of tho
New York Athletic Club Fred Joy and tho Rev.
Il. W. Clark, directors OF the Detroit Athletic Club:
r. W. Hawksworth. president Of the Orange, y. j..
Athletic Club; John 5. White president Of the Berko-
ley Athletic Club Randolph ST. @. Walker, secretary
Of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club; j.
Clark Read, secretary OF the Berkeley Athletic Club
Edward MillgaG, captain of the schuykill
Navy; John Wood, director of the Pastime A. C.;
Albert C. stevens, vice president of the New-Jersey
A. c., and f. W. Jansen, otto Ruhi A. V. DokIoicol
ria, J. ". Edwards ard John Haneker
Twenty -four clubs were representa- In the games
There were no handicaps. Some OF tho
as close and exciting horse race. In the 80
yards run, King, Of the Columbia \. C., Washington
and White, Of rho New-York A. C., finished noses
apart and the partlsans Of both set up great clamo
trying to frlghen The judges into making 1t dead
heat. White got the verdict by hair and Kings
henchmen Kissed.
Westng, the IO0-yad champion; Al Copeland, the
hurdle champion: Malcolm W. Ford, s. +. Freeth. the
cross country runner, and Bostwick, OF the IN Res-
ment, were missed, having been blscids,ed by the
Uhnlon for taking part in Association games
The record for height IA throwing the So pound
weight was Knocked into smlthereens By NJ. OSul-
van, OF the Pastlmes, who got 1t to pitch Of ID
feet II 5-s inches Previous record-l3 feet inches.
OuccBbcrner Of the Staten Island Club, pressed osull
van harl, finishing second.
Jordan made play with his opponents over the
hurdles, winning In a common canter
In the six-furlong walk, little Burckhardt, OF the
Pastimcs left his field II thcy were standing still,
winning he pleased, away OIL
Bull of Yale wasn't on hand TO kick the football
over the garden wall. lie afraid or hitting tho
roof of Lindsay Staten Island shot at an electric
light globe and shattered IT.
George Il. Gray Of the y. Y. A. C., far exceeded
the record for putting 24-pound shot, scndng 1t
| 90 a. 4 he /
was made by George Ross, an Englishman, twelve
wears ago America beats the world. Mr. Cray
gave an exhibition putt of 33 feet o IL inches.
W. f. Thompson Of the staten Island A. C.,
ran in the twomile against the wishes OF his
father aud his DOCTOR and at the CONCLUSION Oh the
contest fainie the track
Following the scores made In the various con-
tests: -
seventy five yards run. Seven heats. whner-F W.
Robinson Yale College and N Y. A. T. iin'-0- ="
seconds. Record-7 34 seconds.
Two.hundred yards hurdle g feet incbes) Single
heat wnner-A A. Jordan, N. Y A. T. Tine
80 As seconds Record-2e b2 seconds
Three quarter mile walk. Winner-W X BurcKhafd'
Pastme A. c. Time-5 IA. Record 40 L.
One thousand yards run. winner-G K 'yioerH
n Y A. c. Time-2 80 As. Record-2l3
one.hundred- fifty yards run. -Four heats winner
W. c. White n Y. A. C. Tme-l7 10 seconds
Record-i4 4-5 seconds
Running hop step and jump winner-G r. Robert
son MAC Dlstance-43 feet inch. RecOrd-is feet
inches.
Six hundred yards Winner-J. +. InoFh'of'
n Y A. c. Timc-1 ;23 2-5. Reeord-l'll 10
Three hundred yards hurdle q feet six inches'
Single heat wInner-A A. Jordan, " Y A. C. Time
GAL RecOri-NOne
Four.mle walk Winners Cramer, Pastlme A. Z.
Time-3o l3 Rccord-29 10.
Three hundred yards Single heat winner
j. r. Thornton, N. Y. A. G. Tme-O ;5i 40 Record
% 81 3.5.
qwo.mfe iun. Wnncr-A. y. George Spartan Hir-
,Ars England. Tme-l0 ;lS l-5. Record-9 az 20
kicking football Winner-Frark Cunningham, g l.
A. c.
standing high Jump Winners Crook, NJ A. O.
Dis,ance-i feet IL IL inches. Record-5 feet Id
inches .
Fifty.six pound weight for height winner-M.
OSullyan Pastime A. c. Height-13 feet ii oS inches
Record-13 feet inches
standing broad Jump Winners Crook. NJ. A. O.
Ds,ance-lO feet inches Record-10 feet 81 inches
Putting 24pound shot Winner-George H. Gray
n y A. C. Dstance-32 feet "a inches Record
81 feet II inches. 80,
Tarce standing broad jumps. Winner-s. 'ro"A'
H. A. c. Distances feet 5 Ia inches lseeor1-'f
feet IL inches.
A FOOTBALL DEFEAT FOR WILLIAMS OoLhE'i~