The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28

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inches; Covile, second; w. E. Buell., third
James Green, fourth. Two hundred and twenty
yards hurdle race-W. b. Chichester, scratch,
first, 30 3-5 seconds w. E. Buell., second; c. D.
run. Miller Kenyon, scratch, won handily
in 2:2S; O'Neil, second; Webb, third. Tug
of war -OLeary's team, composed of
O'Leary, Wade, Beal, Moore, McDermott
Green, Dashiel, and Dickinson, won by over
five feet. The other team was Wilson, McLair
Thompson, Simpson, Mitchell, Saxton, Irwin,
and Rainier. This ended the well arranged
sports.
Next to the great A. A. U. meeting here next
month the second great athletic event will be
the appearance of the Stafford Harriers of All
England. This board of athlete is the cream of
the athletic world of Europe, and their coming
will give our boys q great chance to down
them. They arrived astweek, and the following
are in the party: Mr.. w. II. Morton, the champion
IL to 20 mile runner; Mr.. E. w. Parry, the cross
country champon; Mr.. g. Morris, the 1000
yard champion, and Mr.. n. d. Morgan, the
champion sprinter They will make their first
appearance in Montreal, on September 81, at
the Canadian championships.
In making up your schedule of the points for
the plaque, please don't leave out the Western
sprinters, Jewett and Owen; Ducharme in the
hurdles, and Powell in the high jump. All of
the aforementioned gentlemen will score points
Ernest S. Ramsdel, the champion broad jun
per, entered Princeton College on Monday.
young athlete not to forget his running shoes
SO it is evident he is to combine athletics with
his studies. In all competitions, however, he
will represent the A. G. s. n. with Princeton.
Princeton College, it is to be feared, does more
to corrupt honest sports than any other place
in America. Let man make record, and he
is at once bought up by Princeton. They Sc
cured Carey, Downes, Ames, and now Ramsdell
Who next?
Gregg, of Detroit A. c., will run here in the
MIL H. 4; - to-
Oh, Sammy King, why did you misiudge
those two three-baggers at the Polo grounds
Bolway put up remarkable game at New
York, and If he had not made the errors his
play would have been phenomenal.
The Acorn A. c., of New York, will be repre-
sented in the five and three-mile race, tug of
war, and 1OO-yard dash. They expect to win
several trophies
Watch out for John Owens, Jr., the champion
of the A. A U. He is getting into form, and
expects to make great showing here at the
meeting.
Eddy Walsh of the G. A. c., is now dubbed
Jimmy" by his associates. By any other name
he would be just as good an athlete.
Bryan Huyck has confided to his intimate
friends that the water was wet on Thursday
afternoon.
Frank McDermott says he will run Clip Col
gate for any sort of prize the friends of the gem
tleman will put up. This would prove great
attraction if added to the events of the A. A. Z.
Dickinson threw the twelve-pound hammer
very creditably. on Thursday. He is bound to
become champion.
Baker and Finckel, of the Potomacs, have
fully recovered from their numerous ailments,
and are getting down to hard work. They
make pretty good team of athletes
The Irish Athletic Club intend sending NJ. S.
Berrey here in October to compete in weight
events. He claims to have sent the sixteen
pound hammer forty-fve feet.
Ed. Sawyer has recovered from his bad attack
of grip, and is now eager to put his grlppers on
the base and foot ball
There is very little rowing in shells now 60
ing on, though Capt. Zappone wants to get up
a little impromptu regatta for Friday next.
Good move, and it should be indorsed.
The Analostans had the only crews on the
water last week. They commence early and
| finish last
Everybody is now talking about the great A.
A. U. meeting next month, and from the data
| on hand, it is confidentaly asserted by Secre-
tary Perry that 1t will be the crowning event of
the A. A. U. Analostan Island will hardly
hold the crowd that is expected.
THE HERALD mentioned last Sunday that the
| present grandstand on Analostan Island was not
| half large enough to accommodate the immense
crowd that would be there next month. The
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seating capacity another stand is in course of
erection on the east side of the track that will
care for 800 more Still another one will be built
that will face the Others with accommodations
! for 200, which it is believed will amply take
care Of the crowd.
The Columbia Athletic baseball team has
submitted to the cameras snap shot, and the
pictures are being distributed What makes
the picture all the more remarkable is the gro
tesque appearance of Signor Tomasco O'Neil in
! loving embrace with the manager and assistant
OF the team, he being head and shoulders above
all the rest, resplendent in his gaudy cap. The
wonder is that the camera took such picture.
The bicycle men of the Columbia Athletic
| Club are not dead struck on the new track and
say openly that "Professor'' O'Nel has botched
it, especially where the new 220 yard stretch
| joins the oval. The men claim that Just at that
point some rider, if going at top speed is likely
to take header, owing to the wavy nature of
the track. Brown, Crst, and Barber are dis
satisfied with it and say so. One of the drec-
tors, when asked about it, said he guessed it
would all be arranged satisfactorily, and he be-
leved it, as at present made, to be fast and
speedy, and cited the riding of Mackevlle on
| Thursday, who as a novice made the mile in
2:47, conclusive proof that the track is fast and
sure.
A large delegation of Sandy Spring men, the
locality in which Chichester lives, were present
at the sports Thursday to cheer on the ia
vorites.
The annual shooting contest for the Columbia
! Club championship medal will be held on
Analostan Island Tuesday, October Z, at 4 F.
NJ. The ranges are in use every day by those
who intend to enter.
The new Lake George canoe of Mr. AveriIl, of
Potomac Afhlatin lie nnn of fIah h,,,1