The morning call., 1890-05-25
ATHLETIC.
Records VIII Be Broken at the Cham
PiOnship Games on Friday.

records VIII Be Broken at the Cham
pionship Games on Friday.
On Friday next the championship games of
the L. Z. A. A. A. Will be decided under tile
auspices OF the olympic Athletic Club at the
opening OF their new and unsurpassed grounds.
AS The time approaches, the interest ceGIered In
the contests is becoming greater every day, aud
IL Is expected that the grounds Will be crowded
10 tuelf utmost capacity with tile lovers of out
door sports The fact OF this being contest be-
tween representative clubs from different towns
Oh The Pacific Coast has created an interest all
over lie slope. At present IL looks as il the
olympic Club would again win the pennant for
The fourth time, but the younger organizations
VIII keep moving all day 10 retain the coveted
championship.
with Southeastern and Purcell two OF the
finest amateur athletes the world ever produced
and Mays, MotfiIt, Henderson, Scott, Cooley
Winslow, Casady, Sutton, Hill, Garrison, Coffin,
JEWS and other COCO local and country talent
records should be broken in more than half the
events.
Mchinnon OF the Alpines will probably win
the hammer-throwing contest; Purcell tie shot
putting, hurdle races and pole vaults.
Foster OF the Oympics VIII show up well in
the hurdles. The youngster is good one and
VIII make The old-tlmers hustle for honOrs. Zine
programmes Will be issued az the games and a
band OF twenty-four pieces VIII discourse music
TO encourage HE athletes.
All the loDg-distauce records Will certainly be
broken both IN the runs and walks. JerviS Is In
great form Tor the walks as Is also C0ffiu and
Carney.
Tue 44o-yards handicap, for members OF the
u A. e., Will be good race and Will bring a
large held OF starters. Billy kenealey and Jim
Ohane, 0ld-time rivals on the path at this dis
lance, VIII start from scratch and give starts TO
The youngsters who are anxious to learn how TO
run quarter"
To secure a place in tue half mile 2:oS will
mol be last enough lime, and "a seconds Will he
~ "a a
place la The mile, and 10 3-5 IS TOO slow for the
100 yards; 80 ieet is not enough for third in the
shot-putting; "a seconds Is too far behiud in
The go yards. and feet would not be high
enough for place In the pole vault; 1920 would
about lake Third place IN The one mile walk
under 80 minutes Will be done In the five. mile
run; the record in the 220-yafd hurdle Will be
shocked of couple OF seconds; the 120-ydrd
hurdle record is liable 10 fall down. In fact, all
the performances will be made IN good Time, ana
every man Will have 10 "get 4 move on" who
takes first prize in any event.
Commenting on The Berkeley feld-day games,
held on The 18th inst, an Oakland paper says:
Now that field day is over, the athletes OF the col
lege are preparing for the Championship games ON
showed the boys in good form, in many others II
did rot heghten the hopes of those who expect 10
see the University win the penuant this wear
here have been very few who sanguine enough
to uelieye In the success OF the college men this
time. Many OF the men are i'll poor form, and the
University team VIII be considerably weakened by
the absence OF McGee, '97.
Field day witnessed the smashing OF the usual
number OF college records. IL that the limit
Will have TO cease before long, for many OF the col
| iese records are beginning to encroach upon the
Coast records, and i'll instances the latter
! held by college men. great impulse has been
| given to athletics the university by the eStab
| iishment OF the department of physical culture
Five college records were broken Saturday, one es
tablished and one Coast record established.
McNear, go did the 220 hurdle dash in 90 At
! seconds, for which there was previous record
and j. j. MeKinnon OF the Alpine Club establishet
| record for the 16-pound hammer throw of 81 fee
| inches. T. c. Van Dyke. 93, vaulted feet 81
| inches against the previous record of feet
inches Foulks, 49, walked the mile IN S:l7 better
| by three-quurters OF a second than the previous
! record
| L. L. Hunt '93, put the shot IS feet "a inch
| beating the previous record of "a ieet inches
! r. V. Whiting, 1913. kicked 3 feet 10 inches; AZ.
| inches better than had previously been done. Moi
| NJ, 80 IN the hop, step aud Jump cleared 80 feet
| though failing to win FIRST place; IL feet 8 81
| inches has stood the record since last May A
gold medal viii be given to all those who break rec
ords while the regular medal OF silver goes to sec
! ond best man,