The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
FOUR RECORDS BROKEN
Sweeney, the Xavier Crack,
Beat His Previous High
Jumps.
GREAT RUNNING BY CONNECT.
The Tipperary Lad Lowered the
Mile and Half Mark by Seven
and One-Fifth Seconds.

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by ideal athletic weather and with a large
and enthusiastic attendance the Labor day
sports of the New Jersey Athletic Club will
long remain a red-letter number IN the an
mails of the Bergen Point Association. Two
worlds records were broken to-day in COM
petition and two more previous bests were
lowered in exhibitions. The enthusiasm
was so intense when the men came out to
their mark for the first heat of the scratch
100 yards that the crowd rushed onto the
infield track to get a nearer view of the
sprinters and especially of the Western
flyers.
John V. Crum, fresh from his latest Chi
cago honors; B. J. Welfers of Lowell,
Mass, one of the latest additions to the
New York Athletic Club string; c. w.
Stage, the Cleveland Splinter; G. F. San
ford and George Sands, faced the starter
for the first heat Crum was, as usual, a
little slow in getting away from his mark,
but quickly overhauled every one except
Welfers, who won by foot on sufferance
IN 10 10 seconds, as the Iowa boy was con-
tent to qualify.
Tommy Lee, the New York Athletic
Club crack and Metropolitan and Cana
dian champion, did not exert himself
much in the second heat and finished q
yard and a half behind W. w. Goodwin of
Louisville, KY, concerning whose sprint
ing qualities great things were expected.
The time was 10 Is seconds. The four
got away to a good start in the final.
Goodwin went like rocket and led We'll
fers, Lee and Crum in the order named for
about sixty yards, when the Kentuckian
was beat and the other three raced for the
finish with scarcely anything between
them. In the last ten yards Crum's Won
derful finishing qualities were fairly tested,
and it was not until almost on the line
that he got the better of Welfers and won
by six inches. Lee was about foot be-
hind the Lowell man and Goodwin fourth,
a yard behind Lee.
While the scratch 100 yards was being
contested NJ. T. Sweeney, Xavier Athletic
Club crack, was endeavoring to beat his
own worlds record of feet 5 inches,
made at Travers Island last Thursday, and
loud applause from the grand stand marked
the fact that he had done SO, clearing the
bar on the third attempt at 6 feet SIS
inches.
The handicap events produced some
very interesting sport, and close finishes
were the order of the day. The 100 yards
was run in six tirsts and three second trial
heats. The final heat fell to Sanford az
yards), who just won on the tape from
Thomas of the Twenty second Regiment
A. c. (61I yards).
Sixteen started for the first half-mile,
which was won by w. S. Nipple of the
n. ]. A. c. by a yard.
The 220-yard hurdle was robbed of a
good deal of interest by the absence of o.
E. Cady, the Yale crack. Stephen Chase,
the Dartmouth College hurdler a yards),
could only get third to Wiedmann of the
Y. NJ. C. A. Us yards), and Syme of the
home club g yards) in the second heat,
and was unplaced in the final, which was
won by Wiedmann.
A. ]. Walsh of the Xaviers started from
the scratch for the mile, but was asked to
give away too much and could not get
nearer than sixth. The winner turned up
in A. L. Fitzpatrick of the Institute A. G.
Of Newark.
Wild enthusiasm marked the coming of
the famous little Irishman, T. P. Connect,
and his rivals in the one ana half mile
run. Ortman dashed off at a fair clip, fol-
lowed by Connect, Walsh and Bean in the
order named. Soon the Tippcrary boy
made his own race. The mile was reached
in min. 90 3-5 Sec, and the mile and a
quarter in min. 80 3-5 Sec, beating W.
G. Georges long-standing record of
5 min. "A sec. The enthusiasm as
Tommy reached the bend for the finish
was tremendous. Men rushed on the
track and ran along with him and cheered
and shouted themselves hoarse as he
breasted the tape in min. 46 rs sec, beat
ings.Sid Thomas world 8 record ofk6 min.
53 3-5 sec. by Is sec.
]. S. Mitchell, the big hammer thrower,
tried to reduce his own record at the event,
but could only reach 1876 feet inches.
1O0-yard run. scratch, won by J. V. Crum,
Chicago a. A. Time, III Is.
Two-mile bicycle race, handicap, won by H.
w Heber, Lafayette, Kansas, 20 yards; A. c.
Nanhoten, Menesquan Club, 10 yards, second.
Time, 5 :06 3-5.
Half-mile run, handicap, won by W. S. Hip
pie, n. ]. A. C. Time. :55 Is.
100-yard run, handicap, won by G. F. San
ford, n. Y: a: c.. II yarGs. Time, 10 Is
220-yard hurdle race, handicap, won by
:25 As.
one-mile run, handicap, won by A. L. Fitz-
patrick, Institute A. c., Newark, 105 yards.
Time, a rs 2-5.
440-yard run, handicap, won by G. NJ
Sands, n; Y: A. C., yards. Time, 40 As.
One-mile bicycle handicap, won by P. F.
Dickie, n. Y. A. c., 80 yards. Time, 2 81.
Half-mile run, novice, won by L. Baxter,
Bedford A. c. Time, 2:10 As.
One and half mile run, won by T. P. Con-
neff, n. Y. A. c.; Charles Bean, Boston, second /;
George orion, N. Y. A. c., third. Time,
46 2-5.
Pole vault, won by H. Thomas, N. VAC,
scratch, 10 feet.