Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-04
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To Be Tested in an Interesting Series ol
Athletic Sports-Events for the Juve.
niles-WeIi-Known Amateurs to Contest
in the Senior Events.
Promptly at 1 o'clock there will be COM
menced the most amusing if not the most
interesting contests of the day. Prof H.
w. Fisher, of the Seventeenth ward public
school, will give the word go to ten ambi-
tious younsters, who will run a 100-yard
dash, the first event in the Juvenile sports.
These children's sports have not occupied
as much attention as they deserved hereto
fore, but it was only because the people did
not know how much they were missing.
The vounsters are as earnest and as deter
mined to win as anv of the older contest
ants across the park, but the ludicrous stu
ations resulting from their innocence and
inexperience are laughable in the extreme,
and make the time spent in witnessing
their battles we'll worth the trouble.
Funny Contests on the List.
In addition to the 100-yard sprint there
will be 3-leCged race for which there are
s entries; creased pole climbing, free for
all; sack race, IL entries; tug of war, en-
tries; wheelbaIrow contest Prof Fisher
will give to the winner of each contest an
appropriate prize. A silver dollar will rest
temptingly on the top Of the creased pole
and becomes the property of he who
reaches it.
Lovers of high-class athletic sports will
have an opportunity of witnessing at Schen-
ley Park to-day some of the finest amateur
contests ever seen in this or any other city,
and they will view them from seats as COM
Portable as could be expected. This feature
of the great celebrations of previous years
was not given the proper attention or en-
couragement to bring j: up to the high
standard of excellence attained in the
various other features. This was because
the Mayor and Chief Bigelow, with those
who have assisted them, could not devote
sufficient time to this important subject,
owing to the number of duties they had to
take care Of
Placed in the Hands of Experts.
This year it was decided to place the
matter entirely in the hands of those who
give amateur athletics much attention, and
who are thoroughly posted in all details re-
lating thereto. The result bids fair to ex-
ceed the expectations of everybody, and to
give to the people free change of seeing
some magnificent work. The Athletic Com
mittee selected represents the East End
Gyms, the Central Turn Verein, the West
End Gyms, the Western University and
the High School Athletic Association, as
follows: A. C. Borland, E. E G. c.; w.
p. johnson, W. E. g.; J. B Golden, C. T.
v. H. S Calvert, W. q. p; Prof Bread
ing Speer, H. S. A. A.; Prot. L. f. Kirch-
ner E. E G. c., Chairman.
These gentlemen have been untiring in
their efforts. They have, by their reputa-
tion in the world of athletics, secured
entries from all over the country in the
various contests, the stars of the athletic
field, both at home and from other cities.
Men Who Have Proved Their Sfettie.
Such well-known men as Harry Jewett,
of the Detroit Athletic Club; Chas. w.
Stage, of the Cleveland Athletic Club; L.
F. Pynchon, of the Athletic Club Schuyl-
kill Navy; and j. H. Fry, Fl. C. Fry, c.
w. Heppenstall. Addison Boran, j. Nc
Grew and c. A Jarrett, of our own Gyms,
and E V. Paul and j. 3. McKenna, of
this city. All these are entered, and they
stand high as they are we'll known all over
the country. Representatives of numerous
other athletic associations will be ably
represented such as the Y. M. C. A, the 8
AS, of Allegheny; the Central Turner
Cycle Club, the Emerald Athletic Club,
the Y. NJ. C. A. Club, of Washington, Pa
the Shadyside A cademy, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, the Alpha Ath-
letc CluD, the Pennsy lyanla State College
Club and the Duquesne 'Cyclers.
The list of officials selected to govern the
contests is a guarantee of fairness, imparti-
alitv and clean athletics 1t follows:
Referee, J. A. Wells; field judges, j. T.
Griggs, Will Richards, T. W. Rudy, w.
Gill, Michael Welsh; track judges, E II.
Henderson, o. NJ. Coulter, j. F. Madden,
j. B. Golden; timers, James Gardner, jr,
Q. B. McDongall, A. c. Giles, Al Crafty;
clerks of course, w. P. johnson, Fl. S. CAL
vert; announcers, A. G. Borland, E E. Ke-
hew; scorer, F. A. Finkeldey; marshal,
Prof l. F. Kirchner; starter, George
Smith.
Each officer will wear a conspicuous
badge and the contestants will each wear a
number which corresponds to his name in
the handsomely printed programme the
committee will distribute to the spectators.
List of Events and Contestants.
The sports, beginning promptly at Q