Evening journal., 1888-10-08
SPORT AND MUD.
The Warren Athletic Club Have a Sue.
cessful Meet at Union street Park.

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The Warren Athletic Club held its fal
sports at Union street park last Saturda,
afternoon before fair audience. Il
ralned almost constantly, but the events
were given and fair records made. the
track being in terrible condition. Nc
falls were reported. The field officers
We're: Judges, A. w. Cummins and
Thomas A. Guthrie; time keepers.
John u. hurtz Jr., and S. H. Baynard
measurers, William Simmons. John S.
Loekard and Wellington B. Lee: Judge
OF walking. w. L. Kurtz; clerk Of
course, A. J. Neidermaier; assistants.
r. Is. CrossleY and A. w. Griffith
scorers, John S. Bertolette and Homer
Y. simmonsi starter, w +. Kurtz
The program opened shortly after .
o'clock the first event being the 100 Yards
dash for members of the club only.
Il. Lotland Won time Is seconds. Lewis
Mccall came in second. The first prize
was a large photograph of the winner
offered by Harry Bucher, and the second
prize silver cup offered by Charles L.
Rudolph.
One mile bicycle race, there starters
For the medal offered by Proctor
and soulier theatrical managers. The
track IS five laps to the mile. Ne
Daniel dropped out on the third lap. and
Merrlhew won, time, 3.112-5, with
Clarence Elliott second.
IOO yards handicap. Prize. a medal
offered by 5. II. Baynard First heat.
three starters, W. Nj. MaeDermott Of
Baltimore, scratch, won in 10 2 ) seconds.
r. ~ Van Stavoren, A. @. 8 NJ. 5 Yards.
second; A. 7. Childs, Lansdowne. Pa. 6
yards.
Second heat three starters, John C.
Graham A. G. $. ~, scratch. won in
~ 40 Lewis G. Lewis, Chester G. G. G.,
l yard, second; r. H. Bendig, Jr. third
Ihlrd heat, two starters, w. M. Per
rett, A. z. ). n, yards, won in 10 3-5
seconds; E. S. DeLam Of Philadelphia
second.
The second fnishcrs in the three heats
then ran race. DeLam won in 10 3-5
seconds. The finals resulted in Perrett's
victory. 10 3-5 seconds; MaekDermott
DeLam and Greiner following
One mile walk-Five starters. Frank
A. Gradwohl. Wilmington; Win ].
smith, Graw's A. G., Baltimore. II. Mas.
ter, A. Z. = n; +. A. Schofield. Univer-
slty OF Pennsylvania 20 seconds each
b. l.. Spence, Warren Club. scratch.
Master took the lead from the start with
Schotield, Smith, Gradwohl and Spence
behind in the order given b. L. Spence
rapidly gained on his opponents. and
came in IL seconds behind Ii Master
whose time was g. 40 minutes. The above
race was for a medal donated by Charles
J. H. Beckett.
Throwing the sixteen pound hammer,
club members, prize the Morning News
cup. j. T. Hudson, GO feet 81 inches
James Wilding, go feet. s 9-16 inches
Charles II. Ruth. 63 feet, u inches {. H.
Triggs, no measure.
Four hundred and forty yards handi.
cap, four starters. J. G. Graham. A. G. S.
n, 10 yards; ]. J. Lincoln, Lehigh Uni
versity, 10 yards; E. F. VanStavoren. A
g. 5. ~, 20 yards; W. H. Morris, Y. NJ
9. A., Philadelphia, 25 yards. w. II
Morris won easily in SO 3.5 seconds with
second, and J. J. Lincoln
third
One hundred yards dash for the cham
pionship of Delaware and the George II. |
Bates challenge cup. g. r. Hepbron won
IN II 20 seconds, with Jones second. M.
n. Chandler from the start had Door
position, directly back Of Jones and Hep
bron
Wilson L. Coudon, Of the New York
Athletic Club, gave few exhibitions Of
hammer throwing. The ground was
slippery nevertheless Mr. Coudon threw |
the tifty-six pound hammer 27 feet 6 |
inches, which is within three inches Of |
the record held by himself. Before leav
ing Mr. Coudon was presented with a
gold medal by the Warren Club for his
record at the sports last spring.
Two mile bicycle race for the medal
oitered by William Simmons. There were
four starters and on the first lap they
went IN the following order Mcdaniel
Merrlhew, Elliott, Lofand. While the
race was IN progress the rain fell in tor
rents, and the riders were drenched. On
The third lap Merrihew, Elliott, McDrniel
and Lotiand, was the order The fourth
showed no change. On the fifth lap Eli
1tt drew up close to Merrihew and Ne
Daniel to Lofand. On the sixth Elliott
vent ahead and Mcdaniel started up.
Nerrihew passed Elliott on the sevesth
ap On the eighth Lofland dropped out
ind was followed by Elliott and Mcdaniel
IN the ninth. Merrihew now had the
ield, and finished the last lap in good or
Ter. Time 3 minutes, s As seconds.
22O yards handicap-Four. w. H. Per
EFT, 10 yards; E S DeLam. 10 yards: F.
Bendig, Jr., 12 yards w ii. Recap.
y yards. Perrett won in % 4 seconds.
D s. DeLam second.
Running broad jump-A. p. Childs 20
nehes; George T. Zimmerman, 90 inches
4ewis G. Lewis, scratch; w. M. Mack
iermott, 20 inches. Childs won, actual
ump q feet 1l1 inches.
Hitch and kick-George r. Dillman
Won, 7 feet inches, A. p. Childs second.
One mile bicycle, for a clock offered bv
Willard F. Davis Merrihew won in 3. 80
-5; Elliott second, 3.43 AS; Mcdaniel
bird.
Half-mile run-w. H. Morris. 90
ards, won in 2.27 As; Ellis Barnes
econd.
This closed the events. the horizontal
'ar exercises being omitted. 1t is TO be
loped that at some future time the War
en- Club win have good weather on the
ay of its sports, for the club days have
lways been poor for record breaking.
The Peach Season Not over.
A firm of wholesale produce dealers on
lock street, Philadelphia, requests the
public Ledger to say that tha mach 500