The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
CHAMPIONS OF LONG ISLAND.
BRooKLYN'S ATHLETICS CONTEND ron
HIGH HONOR6

laterssstng Coatssts. Though Net ~ e
che Championship Marh-Breekiyn Net
Good Town fer Amateur Athletic
sport-Maay Oia.tiners Reappear.
The initial championship meeting Of the
Long Island Amateur Athletic League was
held at WASHINGTON Park. Brooklyn. yesterday
afternoon. and from an athletic standpoint
was successful. The compositions wese spir.
| tied. the management efficient. and while the
performances were not up to chan ponehip
figures no one present anticipated they would
BE- and hence there was little disappointment
on this score.
A. . patron OF athletic spcrt Brooklyn IL In
Glass 8. Baseball does fairly well, As does
boxing. but the staid citzens evidently cannot
be induced to attend amateur athletic meet
inxs. The remains Of many promising ath-
letic club lie buried across the bridge. The
officials OF the Long Island League knew OF
this condition OF affairs. but depended ON local
sentiment to attract patronage. They argued
that. with no conflicting attraction. the Brook
lyniies wonld attend their o. hletic champion:
Is. sadns oieer wSo s.S ' ior Jour weeks
worked might and main ior ths sueSess Of tns
!. Il. Sim n"Iia % nsp 'u' reel ''e0"'"S'o
ppsr! i sc1s xn v.f as, Il boes sS : IL.
were slmost entirely based on, the eroupd Of
i incl, 6il IT,. % ,eompess under the three
m MI To- Snass. IL IL almost certain that al
,,@asy old.tlrDsrs appeared, but "clnd.r."
fully eonrstsd .sesinst III. young blood. H.
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Tho Prospect Harl isrs got Within hailinE dis.
IN ., ns on he last
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ps!.insiy good trisis: his latest BENG
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brought on tho strain. and no was forced to
out seventy:ilyc ynlds RON home: A.
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soon. The half was sls5 a iesuiilul
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run was a cio-e race. but was won in ridcu-
ind Sam frseth were ndiudg ed by the know;
Tie hsy Gs sor only Eoya sna
freeth SGT out to make duel Of i and ,apidly
mile ee sF
E.n to ,hr FORE LLOYD d9'1 1S the dtrSanE
F,esti increased his lead. and il looked like
hsgu =! gone S back into fourth eosisioa Bs"s
last hall. and then ensuea What one snthusi las.
tie spectator Jailed "a q, boss race what t is
soss y Side ana ss
iolowsd. First one led then the other. Bent
IN, Sn hs
equal to the occasion. He was running blind.
and 1t was gooi betting Il. would not reach the
yards from TIE finish Bent ,es 2; .. and his his
leieree Curtis saw this. but. as no ono On.
tered = protest: he took 20 acti"n IN tho mat
ter. although Ben virtually lost second place
The field events were all closely contested
BIZ Hnn ~ sh2or .s,
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Movements OF the Onrsasn.
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