St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-17
ArHLNrEs AL INTERESTED
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The North Star Athletic club is meet
Ing with phenomenal success. Secre-
tary Ahern is receiving inquiries from
all over the state in regard 70 the VaTl-
Gus events, and the indications are that
the entry list will be large. All the
contests will be Tor valuable prizes and
medals representing state champion
ships The directors have completed
their programme, and entries for all the
contests may now be- made with Secre
tary Ahern. The programme follows:
Tug Of war between teams of the II. Paul
wholesale houses
Rope climbing conest-opcn to the whole
state
one hundred yards running race.
Eight hundred and eighty yards running
race.
one mile running race.
Five mile running race.
Pole Yaultng Tor height
Running high jump
Running broad jump
Throwing the IL pound hammer.
Throwing SO pound weight for distance.
Putting iB-pOund shot
Light weight boxing -four rounds
Middle-weigh boxing. four rounds.
heavyweight boxing. four rounds
The rules for the tug of war and the rope
climbing contest have already been published
in the GLOBE The boxing events will be
under Queensbury rules. All the running
contests Will be under the ordinary rules gov
erning American amateur events. in all
jumping contests fair jump shall be one
that is made without the assistance of
weights, diving. sOmerscls or handsprings of
any kind. IN the running high jump the
field Judges shah decide the height at which
the jump shall commence and shall regulate
the succeeding elevations. Each competitor
shall be allowed three trial jumps al each
height and if on the trial he shall fai he
shall be declared out OF the competition. rhe
Jump shalt be made over n bar resting on
pins projecting not more than three inches
from the uprigh Is. and when this bar is re-
moved from its place 1t shall be counted a
trial jump.
In the running broad Jump, when jumped
on earth, joist five inches wide snail be
sunk flush with it, The outer edge of this
iost shall be called the scratch line, and the
measurement of all jumps Snail be made
from il at right angles 10 the nearest break
IN the ground made by any part of The person
of the competitor. Ina front OF the scratch
line the ground shall be removed 10 the depth
Of three and the width of twelve inches
outward. Each competitor shall have three
trial jumps ana the pest three shall have
three more trial jumps The competition
shall be decided by the best OF all the trial
Jumps of the competitors The distance OF
the run before the scratch line shall be I'M
limited.
The pole vault POLES will be furnished bv
Ynte poles If they so desire and no other
contestant shall Re allowed to use any of
these private poles, except by consent of the
owner The poles shall be unlimited rs 10
size and weight. but shall have no assisting
devices except one prong NJ the end.
In putting the shot the shot shalt be solid
sphere made of metal and weighing nj least
sixteen pounds 1t shall be put with one
hand, aud i'll making the attempt 1t shall be
above, ana not behind the shoulder. The
competitor shall stand in a circle seven feet
in diameter on four feet of the circumfer
ence OF which shall be placed board four
incnes high, at which the competitor must
stand when the shot leaves his hand
In throwing the ifty-six pound weight the
weight shall be a sphere made OF metal, with
u metal handle attached. Their combined
weight shall be at least fifty-six pounds, and
combined height shnll be not more than six
teen inches. A fair throw shall be one where
no part of the person of the competitor shall
touch in front of the circle in making an at
tempt. A throw shall be counted foul if the
competitor steps over the front half of the
circle before his throw is measured. The
measurement of all thCows shall be made
from the nearest mark made by the sphere of
the weight to a point on the circumference
of the circle, on line with the object mark
and the center of the circle.
Secretary Ahern has been in CORE
spondence with Eastern athletic clubs
for the past two weeks with view to
atfiiating with them. He expresses
qualification at the many kindnesses
shown him by Augustus }. D0eharty,
secretary of the New York Athletic
club, and j. e. Sullivan, editor of the
New York Sporting Times.