Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-31
FUN In THE FIELD.
Students of Four Colleges Contest for
aNumber of Prizes.
ALL KINDS OF ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Close Finishes Add Much to the excitement
of the Occasion.
SOME GREAT FLIGHTS OF 0RAT0RY

SOME GREAT FLIGHTS OF 0RAT0RY
There may be abundant discussions as tc
the relative value OF biceps and brain in the
average college curriculum, but the colleges
OF the effete East must doff>their caps to the
colleges of Western Pennsylvania in the
matter of the biceps. il not in brains. The
young men of the Western University,
Washington and Jefferson, Geneva College
and Westminster College who disported
themselves at Exposition Ball Park yester,
day, in the course of the first intercollegiate
field day, were fine, healthy set OF young
men who, from muscular standpoint, would
be hard to beat anywhere.
The day was perfect, despite the sinister
prediction OF the weather prognosticator, and
a crowd was present which nearly filled the
grand stand. That it was made up Of en-
thusiastic partisans of the respective institu-
tions could be readily seen in the uproarious
plaudits which the feats of the contestants
evoked. When it came several times to an
issue between one college and another, the
demonstrations were fast and furious. There
was goodly representation of the fair sex,
and each and all entered into the enthusiasm
of the hour.
The fire next door, at the Eagle Paint
Mills, drew an immense crowd to that
part of Allegheny, and many of the crowd
swelled the gate receipts to q comfortable
figure.
The exercises were to have begun at 1:3O
o'clock, but it was 2:15 when Referee 1. y.
Keenan,, Jr., shielded from the rays of the
sun BY huge umbrella, emerged from the
club house and ambled across the field,
followed by Thomas Ewing, the starter, and
Clerk John D. Scott. Then the judges,
A. R. Crafty and f. W. Rudy, came forth
and looked around the field in q knowing
way. Prot. Kirshler and William Dlcken,
who had watches with them by which all
previous records were guaranteed to be
broken, then Joined the group, which was
boards. The crowd waxed impatient, and
fannel-shirted young men raced back and
forth, getting things in order.
FAVORED BY SHADE.
Just before the string was stretched for
the 10O-yard dash the sun kindly absented
himself behind copious cloud. The pistol
cracked and the young men broke away in
bunch, and made lively finish, David j.
Woods winning in II seconds David being
a Washington and Jefferson lad, the boys of
that college howled accordingly. ID. ID.
Moore, of Westminster College, finished
second. The prizes were the Chronicle Tel
egraph's gold medal and r. Hay & Sons
running shoes.
Putting the 16-pound shot came next.
After a heap of singing it was decided that
Potter, Hepler and Allison, OF Washington
and Jefferson, were entitled to another throw.
William M. Potter won, 80 feet being his
record. D. E. Bepler threw 81 6. WASH
ingtcn and Jefferson again howled in the
grand stand. The prize was cane from
Paulson Brothers.
The home crowd got an inning In the next
event, the S00-yard dash, tor which there
were five entries, McGrew and Shanks, of
Western University, coming in first and
second respectively, the time being 1885,
The Western University boys got in their
battle cry in great shape. 1t is as follows:
Allygancei genack genackl
Allygancel genack! genackl
HoorawI Hooraw! Wup!
1t is a hummer, and the most musical of
college cries up to date. This prize was q
gold medal from J. c. Grogan.
Throwing baseball came next on the pro-
gramme. A. J. Millin, of Geneva College,
threw 100 yards and inch. c. A. Gillette,
of w. & j., threw los yards and inch.
Mr.. Gillette won Will Prices silk um-
brella.
In the 200-yard dash David J. Woods, Of
W. & j., came first again, amid great en-
thusiasm, in 252; D. H Moore, of West
minister, came second. There was a pro-
longed howl of joy from the grand stand
w. & j. contingent. The prize was pair
of running shoes from A. G. Pratt & Co.
The standing high jump, for gold medal
prize from the Pittsburg Leader, was well
contested by W. Thaw Dennison, of West
ern University; Joseph Hamilton, of W. &
j., and John B. Clark, of w. & j. Hamil-
ton won, with the string at feet 5. W. & J.
was evidently out for the stuff, and getting
it, too.
BEATEN BY HIS BROTHER.
The one-mile run for the exquisite silver
goblet contributed by E. P. Roberts & Son
was the next event. John McGrew, of the
Western University, got there in 5:56. On
the last lap Louis, his brother. made gal
liant spurt aud passed to first. Then Johns
legs worked spasmodically, and he shot
ahead like meteor, winning easily.
Best g. Co.'s gold medal was the prize for
which the entries for the half mile bicycle
race contested. II. A. Bell, a diminutive
w. s. j. student, walked off easily with
the prize in 1:34, j. f. Griggs, Jr., of the
Western University, being second. =.
An ornate silver cup was the goal of the
ambitions of those who thought that they
were ''some punkins" on the running high
Jump. George w. Biggs & Co. were the
donors of the prize. The youngsters were
all good-looking chaps. and their fresh
Young faces hit the ladies in the grand-stand
very hard. The jumping resolved itself to
an issue between Flack. of the Western
University, and Linton, of w. & j. At
5:3 Flack hit the string three times, and
Linton cleared it, winning. The string was
then placed at So, as trial, but he couldn't
come it. Flack might have done better by
a straight instead of a sideways jump. He
did his best for w. o., however.
The 440 yards mile dash ior the engraved
gold medal offered by THE DISPATCH was
won in 65 seconds by John McGrew, OF the
Western University. He will wear it along
with the prize for the 800 yards run, and the
one-mile run prize was also his. Woods,
who won the 100 yards dash, was easily
beaten by McGrew for THE DISPATCH
medal. In running matters, Western Uni
versity can put forward McGrew and scoop
the persimmon every time. =,
The one mile bicycle race, for cyclometer
given by Logan, Gregg & Co., was not run
fully on account of the anxiety to see the
baseball game played. H. A. Bell was
awarded the race.