The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-11

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he was so we'll that Mrs Dohn would start for
| the East and he hoped soon to follow her.
| His father. c. A. Dohm. started for Denver
last Monday. and no ARRANGEMENTS Tor the
| funeral can be made until word 10 received
from him. 1t Is probable. however. that SER
vices will lie held In the Second Presbyterian
Church at Princeton. OF which Walter was
member. on Monday or Tuesday OF next week.
The members Of the Princeton Athletic As
ISOLATION will Join the service in honor OF their
beloved hero. Walter Dohm won more cups
for Princeton than any other one man in the
past fifteen years. and his name is dear to
every Princeton heart.
Walter c. Dohm was undoubtedly one OF the
most brilliant performers ever seen on run
ming path. He did not creep into prominence
by years of persistent effort like the majority
OF cham ions. but reached the front rank with
sensational abruptness in his maiden effort.
This was Mt Cedarhurst l. l.. May II. 1888.
where he was entered In the Princeton
College co!ors for the ouarter-mile run.
The national champion Hardy NJ. Banks.
Jr-, and ). q; Wells Of Harvard. triple
winner Of the inte ,S cham I9 pi3n.
Princeton youngster fairly outsprinted them
in the dash for the tape. The living novice
and went to England with the club team.
Lack OF experience lost him the English
the international tournament In Dublin. lie
not only ran away from tho famous Irish
ns isR %S2s asss
ends around sgrye on turf 1 S hHn1i-
viii the risht arm next SS to the pole 'A '''
After the team returned from abroad IN the
fall % Ions non% the tSa
Cana iian champions snip for the same distance
in d :, secondsi He also Won The prineipal
great indoor games Of the A. A. L, in Madison
square Garden, Jan. H. 1880. Dohm won tho
The race inspired his mentors with the idea
that the hail mile would become his greatest
be a tribe too far for his stamina. and his
brilliant finishes were almost invariably fol-
conservative critics always doubted that
staying was Dohm's torIe and when ne turned
1881 lew outsiders believed he had any
chance with only ten yards start from the lit:
held different opinion. however. and Dohm
went bnck to scrat, h, When the race came to
and Dohm romped past him q clever winner.
The uniookod,f9r result ruilled the NJ; a. {.
the rival clubs on the subject that a match
was arranged. The race took place at Prince
contest since tho George. Myers matches.
tonnen made running ~ hear-breaking
pace, goimE 70 ne rEst "a GnGr1er Inside S 81
up in the stretch, and desperate race ensued
81 the tame. on which Dohm fell winner by
forgot his distress ana its cause
challenged Dohm. The latter won. and also
CAPTURED the 4+u-yard intercollegiate cham
ized Dohm's visit to canada, whore he won the
quartsr-miie championship in % 20 seconds.
His efforts we,e further rewarded in the 40
yari A. \. l.. championship. which he won In
IA IDlInpinU h.
devoted himself almost exclusively TO the half
mills run. and won he 4. 4. U. and canadian
when he covered $50 yards in / mlnuts 81 !,
Dohm maIea few desnifory EFFORTS to train
for the 1852 campaign. but the loss Of
Soon ,aiterward he became benedict and
settled down g. Increase the reputation he had
tile sIsIay sS o En- f sad
Among the newspaper fraternity he was a
EsGsH,1Il i9 9Nr and he tSsnd e3ngena
and cleyeEly compiled articles on amateur
Dohm was born at Princeton. " J.. twenty
six yeRrs ago His father is hotel keeper
there fle stood feet . inches tall and
f"Iiawing Is a summary iis OF his principal cham
TiOnship and record achievements:
81 3 gs 959 1SS1, sS.@
ionshiP At pugIT e 81 sseond,: $40 ard Canadian
rr%ns6iP' sssoa4t % frsd Ms.!iag q - seconds.
50 29r hHaai : = h4t,0nsl eham-
J minute - - seconds. American record. tAO and
minutes w .seoals, 4t5ysrd iatsrSOiissiSts
is.o-Eshi,hq ndrsd aud .iyhry.yaId in..reoIIsg.ts
champ oLshiE I minute .! . seconds, record. run,
uins broad lump. intercollegiate chAmplonshiP %
isrt 81 IuChes 100 yard malch race hsTkssy Oval.
,ecouI b. yard 70 W e. Towns. who won IN minute
~ 20 srrOHls. World = record
1sal -Elgutbundrrd aud slghty.yArd national and
Canadian championships IA tnutes 10 seconds and
minutes - seconds. respectively seiLJ ard run.
Manhattan FIrlt. sept H. . m1uue ~ seconds.
record. Tire NoTlfs record Tor The distance,
! unlnutr "a - second. vas mads b. 3. D. H. CEoEs
oxford, Lux.sud, Narcu 81, lssS
F,rId Day % abe New Jersey A. a.
Everything IL In perfect shape for the DseorAtion
Day Of the New Jersey that IL 10 be held
the club sT0undS BAyOHns CITY, ), j.. on Wsdnss-
day. Nay % The spoFta viii commsnCs - r. n.
There m b football lacrosse Athletica bicycle rae
ias asd baseball TIE pIi9sSp5 feature Si es ne