Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
RUNNERS AND JUMPERS.
LOCAL ATHLETES HAVE AN IMPR0MPTU
FIELD-DAY AT EAST PARK.
Come Promising Sprinters Develop A
Surprise for the Jumpers
Good Weight-Putting.

In response to the call of First Lieuten.
ant Kleinsorge, of the Sacramento Athletic
Club, about two dozen of the athletes went
out to East Park yesterday morning for
an outdoor practice in anticipation of the
coming State Fair amateur athletic con-
tests.
The speed trials commenced at about 10
o'clock. A 100-yard course was marked of
on the road in cool, shady spot, near the
entrance to the park. and few dashes
tempt by most of the athletes at sprinting
contests, and it took Professor Godefroy
some little time to show them how to make
a proper start. The runners were consider
ably handicapped as regards making fast
time by the unevenness of the road. and
the fact that a sprinkling cart had paid its
respects to the road short time previous
did not help matters either. But neverthe-
less the trials were all very successful, and
the boys enjoyed themselves immensely.
LIVELY DASH.
In the first one hundred yard sprint
Frank WEIGH, Frank Whitmore, George
Littlefield Charles Bauer, W. John
son, Charles German, William Smith,
L. Merkwitz. John Campbell and George
MacMillin were entered. Professor Code
troy acted as starter, and got the run
ners off very evenly. 1t was an exciting
and pretty race for about seventy five yards
all keeping well together except Little
field and Johnson, who had been ''pock
eted" by the others. at the seventy-five-
yard mark Bauer, WEIGH, Campbell and
Whitmore spurted and drew away from
the others. They finished in the order
named. Bauer's time was twelve seconds.
The second trial over the same distance
was between Bauer, Whitmore and Smith,
and was much more exciting race than
the first one. Bauer and Whitmore
breasted the tape simultaneously, with
Smith close upon their heels. 1t was
case of dig" from start to finish. The
time made by Bauer and Whitmore was
IL 45 seconds.
WEIGH, Campbell and Littlefield were the
contestants in the next heat, and made
pretty race. WEIGH proved to be the most
feet-footed, and won by about fifteen
inches, Campbell being second and Little
field third. Welch's time was twelve Sec
onds.
wEIGHT-THRowING AND JUMPING.
While a 22O-yard course was being
measured off, the athletes engaged in 16-
pound shot-putting contest. in which Jud.
G. Brusie, Whitmore and Littlefield carried
off the honors. Thirty.six feet was the
best throw made.
Running high-jumping was next on the
programme. In this contest John Camp
bell proved veritable surprise party, out
jumping the entire crowd. They started in
at the four-foot mark, and as the'.tape was
raised the contestants dropped out until
only Arthur Arnold, Campbell and Whit
more were left. Arnold and Whitmore
quit at the fve-foot-two mark, but Camp
bell kept on until he had cleared the FIVE
foot-six mark. He is very promising
jumper, as we'll as runner, and with prac-
tice should be able to hold his own with
any of the coast amateurs.
The 220-yard course was now ready, and
WEIGH, Littleield, Campbell. Bauer Ar
mold, Merkewitz, Brusie, MacMillin, John
son and Smith went to the scratch.
Professor Godefroy gave them splendid
start after several unsuccessful attempts.
The runners were punched for fully eighty
yards, and then Bauer, Arnold, Merkewitz
and Johnson began pulling away from the
others. Mr.. Brusie looked sure winner
at the straightforward mark, but he stopped
10 tie MS SnOe anu the OtDerS declined 10
wait for him. Bauer won handily from
Arnold, leading him by fully two yards.
Arnold led Merkewitz and Johnson by about
the same distance. Bauer covered the dis
lance in twenty-eight seconds.
George Little6eld next tried to equal
Bauer's time, but fell two seconds short
of it.
The athletes were now pretty well tired
out, and concluded that they had had
enough. They INDUCED in little game of
baseball for about half an hour, and then
returned to the club-rooms for their show
ers and rubbing down.
Altogether the affair was quite success,
and it was decided to have some more
trials next Sunday morning, with the hope
of developing and discovering more new
runners.
The indications now are that Sacramento
will be well represented in the State Fair
games, particularly in the event which is to
be open to the local club men only. Al
ready there are quite number of entries
for this event.