Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
SPEEDY AMATEURS,
Some Excellent Contests By Many
Prominent Athletes at EX-
position Park.
BOSTON VISITORS In GOOD FORM.
Manager McGunnigle Unanimously Re-
Elected to Take Charge of the
Local Ball Team.
BOSTON VISITORS IN GOOD FORM.
HE WILL START TO SIGN PLAYERS.
Results Of Turf Events East and West-General
Sporting News of the Day.

Whatever power controls the weather
has not the most kindly feelings toward the
Allegheny Athletic Association. When
ever the members of that organization hold
field day or anything like it bad weather
can he relied on. Yesterday was no excep-
tion because the day was damp and cold
and before the sports were concluded rain
fell heavily The inclement weather
deferred hundreds of people from attending,
and as result the crowd was much less
than it otherwise would have been. Still
the attendance was good considering the
bad weather.
The contests generally speaking were
excellent. but the programme dragged too
much. The visitors from Boston did very
well and took away good share of prizes.
Mr.. Long is
A GOOD ALI-RoUSD ATHLETE,
but in some of the events he was too heavily
handicapped. The same may be said OF
McKcnnan. The latter was certainly asked
to conccde too much start in the hop, step
and jump.
The 2a6-yard sprint race was an exciting
one, and the finish between Jarrett and
IaG-hlin viii long be remembered. Laugh
lin, by the way, il capital finisher. There
was an unDlea feature in the lO0-YarCl
race. i. '. Paul got three times over the
mark before the pistol was discharged, and
OF course. he was disqualified. This caused
considerable dissatisfaction, but probably
Paul was more to blame than the starter.
There was also little difficulty in the l2O-
ward hurdle race. and as result f. E.
Barnes. OF the New Jersey club, refused TO
start. He was scratch man, but the st;trts
conceded some OF the other runners placed
them toe near the first hurdles, and Referee
Nuorhead ordered the scratch men back a
few yards and also the other contestants.
Barnes objected to this and declined to
start. The results were as follows:
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Toward race, handicap, first heat-Jin1
Taylor. Boston. yards, first; G. NJ
Lau=hlin, L. Z. Gyms, yards, second: John
7. himmel, Y. NJ. C. A., yards, third. Time,
second heat-wm. Gill, w. T. p, yards
first; Z. Z. Barnes, New Jersey, scratch,
second. Time l2A
Final heat-Taylor, first: Gill, second;
Laughlin, third. Time, 10 2-5 seconds.
Hail mile run-H. {. Fry, scratch, first; 5.
v. Haley. Z. f. Gyms, 10 yards. second; Ar
2:ll -. Won easily.
Throwing l6-pound hammer-As all the
handles were broken before the contest was
finished H &. Fry and /. Long, OF Boston,
tossed up for first prize. Fry winning it. Fry
threw the hammer 81 feet inches and Long
threw it l0l feet and hall, but Fry was
allowed % ieet nanC1can.
coward race, handicap-First heat. Will
lam Gill. 10 wards, first:C c. a. Jarret, l. yards,
second; +. '. Paul, yards, third. Time,
p - seconds.
second heat-G. NJ. Laughlin, s yards,
first: j. kimmcl, yards. second; +. E.
Barnes. scratch, third. Time, "A seconds.
Final-Jarrett. first; Laughlin, second;
kimlnel. third. Time, 23sI. Won by n foot.
hunnin% broad Jump. j. FinneTan, Bos-
ton. feet, first: J. Crane, Jr., Boston, 3 feet,
second. The winner cleared q feet 12inches,
including his handicap.
THE BOSTON MAN IN FRONT.
l2e-yard hurdle race, handicap-P. J. Fin
neTsln. yards, first: II. e. Fry, yards.
second: j. Crane, 10 yards, third. Time, Is
seconds. Won easily.
Putting the Shot-Daniel Long, Boston,
scratch. first, &c fee: y inch: I. S. Duncan,
: feet, second. 35 feet inches.
Running high jumr. handicap-E. V.
Paul, inches. first, ! feet inches; Daniel
Long, inch, second, feet inches.
Throwing base hall-Philip Rvmer, first,
l09 yards foot inches: f. V. Paul, second,
i07 yards inches.
each cleared feet inches, and tossed up q
coin for first prize, Crane winning.
220-yard hurdle, handicap-P. j. Finneran.
yards, first: J. Crane, II yards second.
Time, 81 2-5. The race was poor one.
Hop, step and jump, handicap. Crane,
; feet, first, 81 feet 10 inches: e. S. Miller 3
feet inches second. q feet inch: J. B. Nc
KEENAN,, scratch third.
440-yard race, handicap-P. J. Finneran,
scratch, first; II. c. Fry, scratch, second
Time, 9l-5. Won easily.