The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-29
ATHLETES IN THE GARDEN.

| ATHLETES IN THE GARDEN,
A LARGE TURNOUT OF COMPETITION
AT CHERRr DIAMOND 0AMH6
Quite . Number OF Exeitiar Co~tests-Ths
nus...s ..ee. very sae.s ..s Issers.s'
sre-The Winners In the varlous Events
-Inclaeats Of the Cameo.
Judging from the attendance at the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club games at Madison Square
Garden last night, the sport.loving public oi
the metropolis have not yet recovered from,
the effects OF tho football festival The lower
| tlers OF seats were fairly we'll filed. but the
upper boxes. with the exception Of the top
ones. were lonesome and deserted. The
adherents OF the College OF the City Of
New York had taken possession Of the perch
| at tho top OF the house in order to be in posi-
ton to yell whom the college lacrosse team
made their appearance. and the noise made
by the oolleaians formed . very re-
spectacle echo Of the vocal cyclone
| Regiment band threw q little animation
into the scene By some lively music. Then the
lacrosse teams Of tho Manhattan A. O. and q
| G. N Y. danced out on the field and pursued .
white ball around with great swiftness. They
| finally lined up to play two halves OF Afteen
| minutes each. - follows:
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The game was q lively one. and at the end OF
half an hours play tho Cherry Diamond was
ahead BY four goals to one. ]. de Casanova
NJ. Thompson. H. Thompson. and W. T. Davis
scored the Manhattan A. G goals. while F.
Sutorius and E Spahr put the ball through the
poles for the colleeians.
shearman. the NJ A. c. champion one-mile
runner. had hard race cut out for him. Harry
Meyer. Pastime A. c., who has an awkward
but progressive gait had IS seconds start.
while Shearman started from scratch. At
no time was there danger Of the
long-legged Pastime man being over
taken. He won as he pleased by Is yards. in
minutes 35iS seconds T. W. Letson. Y. M.
Z. A.. also beat shearman for the place. The
ara %lssrand in w ss size l. G.. G made
created ted great deal
IA feet: and G. l. Harding. Y. M G A.. ID feet
n
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yards: F. E Barnes. n. j. A G.. yards; F. G.
fsE scratch ys4S e sn tbsis ESshE
Sbqt Harding kept his advantage and won IL
g3S seconds. Barnes was second. and Pufler
The, final heat OF the quarter-mile run
Contest 4 Howard. Acorn a A. M x. Is F1 yardss
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s 70 Saa ysta' r sort tas
NJ. 4. G. 4 yards. second; James Newman. II |
A. g. yards. third. Time. 25 seconds.
The running high Jump was the only field |
event that had boon concluded BY midnight.
n. F. Sweeney. Xavier A. c., IL Inches, was |
the winner. his actual jump being feet o
inches. H. Bowman, Flushing A. c., 9 inches,
was second with an actual Jump of 5 feet 9 |
inches and G. T. Wiegand. N. Y. A. c., inches,
was third with an actual Jump Of S feet 8 |
The Cherry Diamond hustlers were evil
IDENTITY SO tired out with the football venture |
that they were unable to carry of the games |
in their usual sprightly manner.
The total attendance was about $500.
George y; Carr: TRACK as JUDGES: q +, Mathew.
Y. J. swan. j. +. Sullivan: starter T. + Pie:
Clerk Of the Course. 8. j. Cornell; Judge Of |
Walking. \. A. Ware: Announcer. i. W. Burns;
Marshal. DR.. Arthur O'Shea.
Secretary Hughes said last night that tho |
officials OF the Manhattan Club. who had the |
Yalo-P Princeton football game In charge were |
busy footing up the financial figures, which |
task would probably be completed by Mon |
day.
Hot Bouts Mt the Nonparell's Stse.~
Tho Nonpareil A. G. had . characteristic "stag" IN
their Oliver street gymnasium last night Joe Spies of
the Union A c. had been announced to Joe shor.
tell Sonpareil A. c. but he said he in condition
to hzht four rounds Johnny white captain Of the
Nonpareils, at once put Spies out. and when Spies