Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-07-13
SALEM BOYS VICTORIOUS.
Garry Oh Honors, Both at Oregon
City and at Albany.

City ana az Albany.
Although a small delegation Of the
Salem y. NJ. G. a. participated In the
contests At Oregon City yesterday with
the Portland team, the local team was
victorious in three Of the five events
c infested for. All of tue members OF
each team were requested to take part
in each event. VIM. =. Babcock won
the hammer throw, Charles Winters
the mile run and w. G. Paige the hun
dred yards dash, the latter also carry
ing of the prize for the best all round
athlete. Watkins, Of the Portland
team, won the pole vault aud high
jump. The afternoon program con-
cluded with q match game of basket
bail in which the Salem boys were de-
feated the score being to 0 in favor Of
the Portland team.
The Salem boys returned on the
Salem local last evening much pleased
over the result Of the days contests.
There was an Individual silver medal
for the winner of each event and q
prize for the one scoring the most
points.
BICYCLE RACES AT ALBANY.
salem was well represented at AL
bany yesterday in the postponed Fourth
Of July races, number Of her best
riders being in attendance and partici-
pating In the various events. The
first event of the afternoon races was
one third mile Glass A. with four
starters, Bruce Burnett, Of Corvallis;
Biddell, Of Albany, Watt Shipp and
Waiter Dayis, Of Salem. Owing TO
sJme Misunderstanding the Albany
man failed to start ard Shipp's tire
bursted leaving Burnett, of Corvallis,
latter won in 4G 2 5 seconds, beating
the time made by Class Il riders four
seconds in the same distance. The
CIass B riders, Sears, Of Albany, aud
l. e, Of Salem, then ran one third mile,
Sears winning by scratch in 503 sec
onds. The mile race for boys under l6
years of age WAS easily won by f. E.
McClanahan, Of Eugene, in 2;57. One
mile, Glass A, with four star ers, ss me
az first race, was won by 5hipp, Davis
second. Time 2:46. The five mile Class
A was easily won by Shipp.
There was four starters, viz: Collins
and Geo. Elkins, Of Lebanon; Watt
Shipp and Arthur Townsend, OF
Salem. Shipp took the lead at the
start, which he maintained throughout
the race, crossing the tape in l4;5s,
with Collins Elkins a good second.
The Hye-mile, Glass b, was trail.
ing race between Sears Of Albany and
Lee Of Salem, and was OF little interest
until the outcome. Lee won by half n
length, In l4As4.
A band contest was held In the eve
ming, at which the IL. A. g.. band OF
salem was awarded first prize, S75, the
Albany baud taking second prize OF
s25.
A large number Of the Salem -Four
C's went 10 Portland this morning Ia
witness the races, which were held
there this afternoon. Just before the
train pulled out the club yell, "'Rab
'rah, 'Tab, zip, boom, 'rahi Salem -Four
C's, Ia, hA, haW was given, making
the air ring. Those going down On
= o'clock local were n. M. Stock, y.
y. Dearborn, q. y. Robin, Albert Jes.
cup, AIthuT Townsend, WAlter stoll,
Dr. n. &. smith, Jr., johnnie Porter,
Claude Taylor aud y. A. Wsleh.
Charles Hears, Of Albany, aud Watt
Shlpp Rad M, J, Ice, Of salem, who
are sntsred Ia lodAy's races, also went
down on the o'clock local.