The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-11
4 WALKoTBR FOR JORDAN
The An-arouud Championship of 1880 =
Splrltleaa Contest

The An-arOund ChAmpionshiP sf 1899 =
SPirltleas Contest
Tho sixth annual competition for the ALL
around championship OF the United Stntos was
decided at the grounds OF tho Staten ISLAM
Athletic Club yesterday afternoon. and. as OK
pected, resulted In walkover for A. A. Jordan.
tho all-nround champion VI the New York Attn
letic Club The knowledge OF his superiority
preolu1ed any idea of n spirited competition,
but good fight for second place was antcl-
pated. In this the spectators were disappointed.
for Williams of Yale and George Gray Of The
New York Athletic Club were among tho ab-
sentees and OF the four competitors that
started in the first event only two were loft ut
tho finish, tho others having leen disqualified
Tor not having reached the standard in three
OF tho events. Hitherto tho championship has
boon a duel Of the hottest sort between Jordan
and Ford. but the latter's inegibili;y kept him
out this year.
The competitors we're: +. q. Abbott. Corin-
thinn. A. G.; NJ. OSulllvan. Pastime A. c.; j. G.
DovorauN. Manhattan 4. C.. and A. A. Jordan.
New York A. c. The events wore 100-yard
and one-mio runs high and broad jumps.
l20-yard high hurdle race. putting l6-pound
shot, lolc vault, haf-me walk, throw
ing lo-pound hammer ind 5Gpound
weight. The competitor scoring tho high
eat number of POINTS to win tho champion
ship. the manner OF scoring being live Tor u
ilrst. three Tor second. aud ons for third.
ten events TO be disqualified and his points to
go to the noNt man, the score being mado UP
AZ II lie mud not competed.
TiiK rvESrS
The nr.t event was tho Toward run. This had been
conceded to leyereux, and he Won " yard from Jor
dan iol Tor seventy fve var is where tho Manhattan
'ho distance the % s@ed m SSond ana H sIySf
All 1nancaIion jordan was thiTl In I%.t fourth IN
@ t1D1 s S in r@a an !" AT onr osTS a w's
M s. s", The now
van hs s X 5 na %r n ~ @Fn
so sS %H m. let ia, "' t1e oSns malta G.
nsveresnTs q tyet ~ inr"cS Tie men IsGsivsi III"
"S '% a vii ps.
SS4s and az A0 a sa W To ..
competition in ~! I8si ISIS and 1889, lie others
y. Sish Iamp PsiiS%el ami was won by Jordan win
DsveroauS third with f iSst inces SsSot ssa
d.yuaIinsd nm! was barred from further come,iti"n
psss tho shot Which maG tho ,sors
III" Gd With Pon 1s 'Gt r @ ccol IL
fst iSs5 and second in iSs and iS' sullivan was
,ordan "a an OLD 'ime walker snh had no ,'9say In
one aA @ Ta N ss sT e no
the Of mnu'o, n: ms BENG
S4a SSEd.n IS of T FIN.
Tho hammer throwing was next in order, and was
with - feet ~ inches AMI DevoreauX made three
fOulA which made his third disluR hcAOn and cOine-
IT,; ii 'r
in Is. JGrd Len Is points 4SuvH" Is 1sqInn was
sixth in 1850, dfth in iss7 second IN 1855 third in
The affair now became match between Jordan and
cleared feet inches the standard and the rastimo
~it%drsw rem further S%" So,s", Win sec
ond place, Tho score now stood Jordan, ~; oSu,
ysn " or6aS was r a1 1% 5 N IN @ "n
tied for fourth place in 1851 fourth IN 1858. and
Tho 6urd q race was ut course. a walkover for the
eX champion although Il was N pretty tth time y
seconds which showed that Williams the Vale crack
competed OSullivan topped the tmbers in ~ :. :
onds tho standard heng 2'P secnncs. Mike was
lvar ~. Jordan won in 1886 irs7, 1879 and lss':
1899
o'sqlivan won tho newt event throwing tho 5o-
ond with % feet inch Jordan threw the weight with
both hands and his throw conclsively roves that the
inclined to weight thr"wns Tho score now ]sS: .ior.
dan 81: 0Suivan. 81. o'Suliivan won in lS47, ls-S
and iSsa ,ordnn vas sixth in 1885 and 1857 third in
The broad lump was A9o,hss waiEoysT for Jordan;
for Jordan and 80 81 o'suivan. jordan was second
nsullv was sixth in 1887 fourth in 1879, and third
in lS"a
- ., sccondS o'suIivan dropping out half the dis
tance This made tho total number Of points for Jordan
was third in 1896 rst in is17 ami 1855 and second in
isso nsulvan dih not start in 1877, wasIast in 1888
All the points scored by the disqualified men did not
count and the score Of the championship is as folows
.or. OSuilt Jar O'Sultt
Er,nt, dan ran Er,nn dan rdn
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