St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-23

fering from colds. Consequently no
records were eclipSed, although the adj
mirers of several had prOphesied such
occurrence before the sun should set.
There we're several favoriteS for the
hop, skip and jump, a popular feature
in the societies. There were Adolph
Stamwitz, who had strong following
among his fellow-townsmen from Min
neapolis, Raw Dreyer, of the Chicago
Turngemiende: Z. GutZ and Charley
Hibbler. of the same society. The
two latter were practically out
of it, however. They were too sore to
do themselves credit. William Miller,
of st. Paul, also had considerable back
ing. He had shown himself
A Phenomenal
jumper. and the st. Paul boys had in
timaIed that he was fortified with a set
of wings and could fly. But he was
content in showing his wonderful Prov
ess in another event.
The Minneapolis boy was there, and
he Outranked everything. 1t was no
walk-over though. He was closely fol-
lowed by the Chicago lad. Ray Dreyer.
Stanwitz'S record was thirty-nine feet
and four inches, while Dreyer covered
distance Of just one inch less. This
was close enough to lend zest to the eX-
element. All the others trailed away
behind. Dreyer has record of forty
feet.
ST. Paul wins the proud honor of de-
ifeating them all in the long distance
high jump. The people of this city had
pinned their hope, as was stated in
these columns yesterday. to this young
athletes amazing ability, and when he
was seen at the end OF the stretch ready
to make the effort of his life the APP
plause was general. He cleared the
marks easily from the low pole and
short distance. He leaps with such
grace and without apparent effort that
he challenged the admiration of his
rivals, and they joined spontaneously
in the applause. and urged him on to
greater feats. The poles were removed
from distance to distance until
the mark was feet and inches from
the end of the board from which the
leap was made, and the wooden strip
over which he was to jump was As
inches from the ground. 1t was con-
sidered a great jump, considering the
fact that the participants had been most
constantly working from o'clock in
O'Clock In the afternoon, and also con-
sidering the storm of the previous day.
Miller
Leaped Several Inches
higher than the rod, while the jumpers,
one after another, tried in vain to reach
the goal. There were some, however,
who were equal to the emergency.
These were Adolph Stamwitz, of Mime
apOlis, and Charles q. Booming, of the
Lincolns, of Chicago. Then the poles
were placed ten feet away and the
mark raised to tifty-four inches. There
was but one who could make this won
mi hn 10
covered it with such ease that his
friends spurred him to a browning eff
fort. The mark was raised, but he
failed, and he then declined TO exert
himself further. 1t was remarked Incl
uentally by some of the Turner's that
Milier's last feat did not score him any
further points in the all-around contest.
The utmost is ten points, and this score
was accorded both Stamwitz and Boehn-
ing.
Climbing the rope was a most Sc
the arms. The brawny Turner's
two long hours. Up and up they
went like squirrels in beechnut tree.
The rules gOypreing the sport are rigid.
The performer must pull himself up
by sheer strength sand Drawn, without
such assistance as can be gained by
kicking the legs and wriggling the
body. When absolute exhaustion over
takes the climber he stops and the
measurement is taken. This is done in
an unique way. The end of tape
line is pinned to the ankle of his
stocking and the judge on the ground
holds the other end. The exercise Gre
ated great deal of excitement and held
large crowd enthusiastically at the
foot of the tall telegraph pole, from the
top of which extended the tree holding
the rope. There were large number
that found they
Could Not Reach
distance of % to 80 feet in their ex
hausted condition after participating
in the other events. Finally along
came Ernest Huffman, lad of eight
cen years, who represents the North
side of Milwaukee. His youthfulneSs
prevented any of the others from
feeling any alarm until he had
the others that had preceded him. Then
a murmur of amazement went up from
a thousand spectators.
He'll go to the very top" cried an
enthusiast from the grand stand, but
| his propheSy was not verified.
Kullman's youthful ardor be-
gan to cool as his strength
began to desert him as the cross
tree seemed within his very reach, and
suddenly he stopped, giving up all hope
| of going further. The distance was
measured and he came down. He had
| climbed 43 feet and inches.
SIS that all?' he asked when told the
| fact, and a look of disappointment
| crossed his face. Il should have gone
fifty feet to have been safe. will be
| beaten"
mo you won't, Ernest" replied a
score of friends. "The boys have all
| exerted themselves too much to come
up to that. See if we arn't right" said
another. But the instructor, Prof.
| Walter, of the North side. however,
| shook his head and said:
mo, Ernest, you haven't beaten
them all. There are two others who
will beat that"
After number of futile attempts
| made by others, Julius Strass
stepped TO the Foot
of the pole and the tape measure was
| pinned to his ankle. A look of conf
dence beamed from his eye as he looked
up to the cross-tree. Up he sped with
| astonishing agility. Up to Kullman's
mark and past it. The audience cheered
wildly, but the enthusiasm seemed to
unnerve the athlete and he stopped at
! 40 feet.
There is just one man Pm afraid Of"
he remarked to friend as the tape was
loosed from his foot. "He will go up in
a minute. He climbs like a chimpanzie.
There he comes," and Alfred Schiller,
of the Milwaukee Turngmiende, took
| Strass' place and prepared for
the ascent. His arms had been barred
| for the effort, and the muscles of steel
| stood out from the Sunburned flesh like
huge ropes. But he failed to get there.
When he had crossed the forty-foot
mark he looked distressed, but he
| pulled bravely away until he had
| reached within Strass' mark. Of course
1t was purely matter of guess to him
as to the heighth he had attained. and
when he came down he seemed sur
| prised.
| 81 thought had gone fnrther than