Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
GENERAL SPORTING EVENTS.
A Splendid Day of Contests Among the
Athletes at Homestead-A New Club to
be Organized There at Once,


Athletes at Homestead-A New Club to
be Organized There at Once.
Homestead was filled early yesterday with a
large number of sporting men and athletes
| from Pittsburg and all the towns in this
vicinity desirous of witnessing and taking
part in the great day of field sports in River
side Park. The young men of Homestead IN
tend organizing themselves into the Homestead
Amateur Athletic Association, and will then,
when the organization is set upon firm basis,
commence the erection of substantial and
commodious clubhouse gymnasium, etc., for
their especial enjoyment.
A number of the leading sporting men OF this
place fell right in with the move, and the
day of field sports given yesterday was ar
ranged for the purpose of beginning the work
of organization. The managers were John J.
Clifford, Hugh O'Donnell and William Nc
Quade.
The prizes offered for the various contests of
skill and muscle were all given by energetic
business men of the town. The majority OF the
prizes were carried off by members OF the East
End Athletic Club and several other members
OF out-of-town clubs. Members OF Plttsourg.
Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Woods Run, Braddock
and other athletic clubs from adjoining towns
took part in the contests.
The first event, which began promptly at l:5O.
was standing high jump. The contestants
were +. W, Ruddy, ]. B. McKenna. Tie prize,
gold medal, given by Stenger, was won by
McKenna, height feet inches.
Second-A l25yard dash-S. Kennedy, Frank
Rohe. +. w. Ruddy. Ed. Beck, W. II: Beazell;
prize, silver pitcher and goblet. offered by Rose
d Son. won by Kennedy.
Third-Half mile races. w. Haley, j. Nc
Grue, A. K. Hamilton, Ad. Boran; prize, gold
medal; offered by Schmitt, won by j. McGrue;
Notwithstanding broad jump. B. Nc
Kenna, L. w. Ruddy; prize, silver basket, Of
fered by Swartz won by Ruddy; height, feet
81 inches. 1t was on of the best contests of
the day.
Fifth-Putting the shot-A. Barr, J. B. Nc
Kenna, F. W. Ruddy, Tim Kane; prize. silver
pitcher and goblet, offered by Heffiey d Co..
won by Mckenna; distance. 25 feet, inches.
Sixth-FIve mile go-as-you-pease-J. Nc
Grue, Dennis Sweeney. Frank Loadnan; prize,
pair silver field glasses, offered by Wagner, won
Seventh-Throwing 56-lb. .weight-HughKe
nedy A. Barr, Mckenna, Rudy, Boran; nrize,
gold medal, offered by Proprietor Nan; of
Hotel Nan, won by Kennedy, distance, II feet.
Elghth-Throwing the hammer, IA lbs. s.-Ken-
nedy. Barr, Boran. McKenna, Joseph Bennett;
prize, silver engraved cup, offered by Squire
Oetfner, won by Bennett; distance, "a feet 2
inches.
Ninth-One mile race-Milo McAnulty,
ALVIN Morris, John McGrew, A. j. Davis,
Boran, Richard Hattison; prize, gold medal,
given by Wall Bros, won by McGrew, the time
being 5:34
Tenth-One hundred and twenty-five yards
race, boys contest, for all under l6years of age
.. u.
Archie Hill; prize, silver cup, given by Schmitt,
won by Jones.
Eleventh-One hundred yard race-James
Reese, Ruddy, Hessie NJ. Griffith. w. H.
Beazell; prize, gold medal, offered by West,
won by Beazell.
Twelfth-One hundred and twenty-five yards
race, open only to soldiers of the late war
Jos. Bennett, Sir Henry Cooper: prize gold
headed cane. offered by Schmidt, won by Ben
nett
Thrteenth-One mile bicycle race boys un-
der Is years of age-A. j. Davis. Willie Byers,
c. Kress; prize, golu medal, offered by West,
won by Davis.
Fourteenth-Hurdle race, I20 yards, 3-feet g.
inch hurdles-Ruddy McKenna, James Nc
Cague, Boran; prize, gold medal, given by DR..
Gladden. won by McKenna.
Fifteenth-Two hundred and twenty yard
races. Kennedy, Ruddv McGrew; prize
gold medal offered by o. Murphy, won by Ken
nedy.
Sixteenth-Running high Jump Boran,
Ruddy; prize. gold medal, given by West; won
by Boran: distance feet inches. This con-
test elected much enthusiasm.
Several other very important contests had to |
be dispensed with: one, two-mile bicycle race, |
prize, gold medal; tug of war between teams |
of the open hearth and Bessemer departments |
of the Homestead Steel Works, prize, $40 gold
piece; darkness coming on before all the con- |
tests closed. The crowd at times was very en- |
thusiastic, and some extra fine work was done |
by many of the contestants who were profess |
sional athletes.