The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-10
VOORHIS IS CHAMPION.
Won the A1l-Around Ath-
letic Honors at St. Johns
Branch Games.
ATLANTAS CENTURY RUN.
Fourth Regiment Marksmen at
Marion-N. ]. A. C.'s FineBase-
ball Game.

The second annual athletic meet OF the
ST. Johns Branch. Guild of the Iron
Cross, held on Saturday afternoon at the
traeted \ large crowd. Each event was
hotly contested. and there were many
close and exciting finishes.
The opening event was the 200 yard
run. There were six entries aud these
were divided into three heats of two men
each. In the first heat II. A. Alberts
did not run, thereby forfsiting to E. 4.
Morgan. Ihs same condition Of affairs
existed In the third heat. w. j.. Ward
forfsiting to G.. H. Yoorhis. In the SEQ
ond heat E. Lehman defeated II. Wet,
ing In the excellent time of "a Is econds.
The Anal e was won by E. I. Morgan.
q. H. Voorhis second, and Lehmann
third. Time, 25 seconds.
The broad jump was won by E. 7.
Morgan. distance, 16 feet 2inches. I.
Wieting was second, with Is fest Ii inch
es, and c. Ii. WORMS third, with Is feet
Inches.
10 tue pole vault. C.. ii. Voorhis cleared
2 feet 8 inches, thereby equaiing the
Guild record.
Tne leo yard hurdle race was the most
interesting event on the programme.
There were five starters, X. A. Alberts
defeated w. Higgins i'll the first heat.
The time, II seconds, was remarkable.
III the second heat, e. Lehman, E. L.
Morgan aud c.. ii. Voorhis met. Yoornis
won the event. with Z. L. Morgan
second. Time, Ii lis seconds. In The
final, Il T. Morgan led at the first hurdle
ana mad the race well IN hand up TO with
in ten yards of the flush, when he
Stumbled and fell. allowing Voorhis to
win the race. AIberts was second.
Thu gold medal presented by ST. An
drew's Worhingmen's Association. to oe
awarded TO the athlete making The great
est mum Der Of points, WAS won by C. H.
VooThis. AS il had to be won twice 10
decide it's ownership Mr.. Voorhis can
now keep the handsome melal. Last
year he wou the all round competition
with twenty out of a pos siDte thirty
points. On Saturday he sec ured sixteen
points. K. L. Morgan Was second VITA
thirteen points. Inc running hop. step
and jump and the uurdle race were not
counted in the all round championship.
The summarizes
220 yard %run-tiret beat, R. A. Alberts
forfeited to Il. 4. Morgan. Secoad beat,
won oy Z. Denmsnn, Z. Wieting. second;
time, "a Is SECONDS. Third peat, w. j.
Ward focfeited TO Voorais. Final beat,
won by Morgan. Veoehis, second, and e.
Lehman, third. TtlEe % seconds.
Runnisg broad jump-Won by E. T..
Morgan. 16 feet 2 inches; L. Wieting,
SECOND. Is feet IL inches; c. H.. Voorhis,
third. Is leet 4 inches.
Putting 10 10. shot-Won by R. A.
Alberts with a put of 80 feet 6 inches; G.
H. Voorhis. second. with 90 feet IL inenes.
aud G.. W. Bance, third, 20 feet 8 inenes.
Pole vault-Woh by c. II. Voernis.
height z feet 9 inches; E. I. Morgan. sec
ond. 6 feet 8 inches; I. Wietiug, third, 6
feet.
Running hop. step and jump-won by
I. Wiellng distance "a feet 10 inches. L.
T. Morgan. second. SO feet 6 inches. r.
A. AIberts, third. 81 feet 10 iucnes.
Throwing IL 10. Wen by C.
w. Bance with a throw of 50 feet 614
inches. r. A. Alberts, -scoad, 81 feet 5
IN feet 5 inches. G. II. V0orhls, tnird, 81
feet 8 iuches.
Running nigh jump-Won by w. j..
Ward. height 4 feet s inches. c. H.
Worries, second. 4 feet z inches. r. A.
Alberts. third. 4 feet 5 inches.
120 yard hurdle race-Firsr heat won
by Il. A. Alberts. w. Higgins, second.
time II seconds. Second heat won by G.
d. Voorhis. E. T. Morgan. second. time
II 1-5 seconds. Final heat-wonb yC c. H.
Voorbis. r. A. Alberss. seconds, and e.
I. Morgan, third. Time. II secouds.
The winner in each event received a
handsome silver media. No prize for
seconu men,,