New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-17
ALL-AROUND ATHLETICS.
o,sULLIvAN WINS THE INDIVIDUAL CHAM
PIONSHIP.
HE QUALITIES IN EIGHT CONTESTS AND EASILY
orrporNrs HIS COMPETITORS.


Tho eighth annual contest for the Individual zen
.ral Athletic Championship Of the United states tooA
Mace yesterday afternoon at the grounds Oh the Ne"
yo-k Athletic Climb, at Traver's Island. Tms cohi-
nertion consists OF ten different athletic games winch
are representative OF running, waDnhs' '"'"p'"e'
throwing weights, ETC., and the competitors arc 10
uuircd to take part In each. The championship ny
10 this season has, for seven years been car'ieu o
nv one of two men Alexander A. jordan or Malcolm
w. Ford the former having captured tne u'Ie ~
1857 1890 and 1891, and the latter In 1907 iooo'
1853 and 1880 Both Of these men have now
dropped ont OF active competition In sthieucs' a"u
the contest Is open to the junior men,
The officials Of yesterdays games were Alexander
A. Jordan Y. Y. A. c., referee, J. b. hhuerson,
NJ A. c. and William J. swan. ~ l. A. w. hela
Judges George W. Carr. NJ. A. c., J. H. Booh' ~ l.
A. Co and J. +. c. Blackhurst, y. \. a. w. u"on
Judges; Hugh J. Hart. X. A. A., II. DihSe, Dam
Clerks, A. A. VI. A. Cunning, Acorn A. A., ana IT, l.
Kaiser Brighton A. c., scorers; w. W. scout ~ -
A. c. Judge Of walking; c. T. Wiesand, ~ l. A. o
announcer W. W. Scott, n. J. A. o., Jhnlcs a. oiii'"
Y A. A., F. r. Fertmeyer, NJ A. C., Il. Cushnl''
st. George A. c., Robert Conn, Columbia A. 20 anu
Peter F. Burns X. A. A., Inspectors Robert eooii
Ny A. C.. &c. c. Hughes NJ. A. c., J. c. Spaeth
Mortimer Bishop, Charles Reed, \. \. A. u, ana
l. H. Abell IT., y. Y. A. c., timers; and W. H. hoo-
ertsOn, starter.
There were six competitors In the contest OF yes
ter day as follows Michael OSuilvan ana l. D.
Mooney, Of the Xavier Athletic Association; IL. H.
Morrell and d. schwegler. of the New-lorH A'no''
Club E. W. Golf. of the Manhattan Athletic 'iuo
md Daniel Long Of the Boston Athletic Assoclatioh'
There is a standard record In each Of the ten con
tests and any competitor falling to reach the s'auu"
in three OF them Is disqualified, and the results arc
figured as though he had not competed The nie'hoe
OF scoring Is the as In inercluo athleuc ooii
tests five points being awarded the winner In each
The man scoring the greatest number OF points Is then
declared Champion provided he has qualified In at
least eight OF the ten contests
The first race the programme yesterday WIS
lOo-yard dnsl the standard time for when Is IL l.
seconds Schwegler finished first in 10 20 secohus'
winning Is :--r feet from Mooney. who was second
Norreu Was third GoG fourth. Long fifth and Osulii-
van sixth All qualified.
Putting the sixteen pound shot was the second com
netition. the standard being thirty-two feet. Long
won this with put Of 80 feet inches. Osullivan
bcnq second with 80 feet inches, schuyler third,
with 80 feet IL inches, Golf fourth and Mooney
fifth. Morrell scored only 81 feet inches, ana re-
| cclvcd his first disqualification
In the running high jump, which followed the
standard was five feet. Long and Con tied nor hrSt
NJ feet IL IL inches, osullIvan wa, third clearing
feet 21-2 Inches, Morrcll fourth. and Mooney and
| SCHUYLER tied for fifth. All qualified
hafmile walk was the next race on me pro
rramme the standard for which was minutes and
20 seconds Morren and Golf were the only men to
qualify the former winning In 4 minutes Il 80
seconds with Golf second. Long was third schwegler
tulrth and Osuuvan and Mooney fifth and sixth.
Throwing the sixteenpound hammer was me next
| on the programme. The standard ior
| tbs was ninety-hve feet, and only one
man, sullivan succeeded in qualifying lie Threw
| the hammer l07 feet 10 inches and won Long,
Morrel Mooney, Gof and Schweger followed IN tne
order named with throws to their credit r'nsus
from ninety four feet ten inches to hfty-seven-feet
| dxinches II. o. Sullivan, Mooney and schweger
tied for first place at pole Wanting Mt nine iect ono
inch while Gof and Morrell were both disquallfed
tying for fourth place at eight feet Tue stahaaru
was eight feet six inches. Long did not compete ana
/ retired from the contest at this point 1890
I'M the 100 yard hurdle race. over ten heh'o' .
feet 6 Inches high. Morren and Goh ran dead hea.
for first place In II 25 seconds: osuvan was third
/ 49,, .cbre,cr tourth Mooney fell the second
hrr,lo and thus failed to qualify. The standard was
| 20 IL seconds o,
The next competition was at throwing the o6-pound
weight for distance, and the standard was "a iee''
oSnlIiyan was the only man to qualify
ana srcuEcd ocs4 first MOoH wtn co schWesier and
! Norrell finished In the order named; . -, -..,,.,
Al i hys OF b fe , So for Which was only j
con won hrst with 30 feet IL Inches, ana Mooney
9ecVa vn wa ecred the third fourth and fifth places
The mile the last race on the ns' aIS
Ine Sa' py TWO men. Morc finished first in :
minutes al IS seconds, with schweger second con ION
and Mooney finished hG ana ,S 1o nn ,s TP"' 0"'
'' pon footing up the points, it vas found tnat
oys1 was +. Ss Sny .a %aH 10 aaa S
81 me ten contests lie secured total OF 40 points
though by the ADDITION d o OF mry P0i o. The
points follows:
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