The Washington times., 1895-03-28
Remarkable Work at the Indoor
Championship Contest.
H0UGH THE BEST ALL-AROUND
Columbia Lads Distinguished Themselves at
Every Evenly. NJ. C. A. Representa-
tive Got Second Place-Eidge Ross Beau.
tiful Work-Exciting Cunning High
Jump-Rivalry Among Pole Vaulters

The second indoor open championships
given by the Columbia Athletic Club in
its gymnasium last night were far and
away the best set of contests ever given
in this city.
To the members of the C. A. C. who
competed last night belongs the credit for
having smashed every local record in the
nine events on the programme. Prof.
Crossley is correspondingly proud Of the
work of his pupils and was congratulated
on all sides on TIE splendid manner in
which he has developed the material in
his charge.
The Y. M. C. "A. was represented 10y two
entries, who made a good impression
winning a second place in horizontal
bar.
Royce Hough, without doubt, is the
best all-around athlete in the city, and
he carried off the honors in enough events
last night to prove this statement.
Every event was reeled off promptly
on time and there were no long waits
except the necessary ones, when the
competition was so sharp that ties had
to be worked off in additional trials.
PUTTING THE SHOT.
Putting the 16-pound shot was the first
event, and in this the following competed;
Adam Johnson, Royce Hough, H W Dick
inson, e. o. Craig, and James Shelly.
Unfortunately for Adam johnson, he ar
rived too late and was allowed only one
trial The contest narrowed down to
Hough, Shelly, and Dickinson. Shelly
fouled on his last trial, and Huugh finished
with a put OF 80 feet 8 / 2 inches, beating
the local record by g 1-2 inches, Dickinson
second. with 80 feet3 1-4inches.
The horizontal bar brought out Sewell,
Allen, ana Shelly, OF c. A. c., and Ernest
MOrsell, OF Y II C. A The work Of Sewen
and Morsell was OF the star order, and the
latter's forward and backward giant swings
We're perfection. The contest was mainly
between Sewell and Morsell, and theformer
was awarded first prize with so points,
and Morsell second with 40.
The running high jump was one OF the
most exciting contests OF the evening. IT
was expected that Hough would break bis
own record of 3 feet 8 inches, and he did
by halr an inch The local record OF Nc
Dcnott was feet inches.
Beginning al four feet, six inches, Dudley,
Kirkland, McElhone, and Hough went over
when the former two dropped out, and
inch by inch the bar was put up till it
reached five feet, ten inches, and Hough
and McElhone went over. At five feet,
eleven and one-half inches both failed.
The bar was pat back to nine aud one-half,
and again both tied, and on the toss up
Hough won first prize and McEIhone
second.
In the standing broad jump Kirkland,
Elder, Craig, and Bain dropped out, aud
Hough, Taussig, and MHlstead fought for
the first and second places. Hough won at
ten feet, four and oue-half inches, Mill
stead and Taussig having tied at nine
feet, eight and three-quarter inches. The
latter won second prize on the toss up. The
record was nine feet, nine and one-half
inches, held b. E. Quackenbush, Y. n. c. a.
On the parallel bars Ross and Sewell
OF C. 4. c. ana Trott, Y. NJ. C. A. gave
a splendid exhibition aud number of
difficult tricks. Out of possible seventy
two points, Nudge Ross won siXty-eight:
Sewell, 5s; and Trott, 49.
Between Dudley and Emmous there has
long been a strong rivalry in the pole vault,
and they finished last night in the order
named, Dudley vaulting nine feet, eleven
inches, and on the toss off of the tie be-
tween Emmons aud McElhone, with the bar
at nine feet, eight inches, Emmons won
second prize.
HOUGH WON EASILY.
In the hitch and kick event Hough won
easily with the standard at eight feet,
eight, Dudley. second with eight feet, six.
The most difficult work of the evening
was done on the flying rings, and in this
Watts, Craig, Sewell and Ross took part;
Out of possible 70 points Ross was
awarded 63; SewelI Al, and Craig 20, and
Nudge Ross took another first prize.
Leaping for height from the hatule board,
Joe TauSsig, James Shelley and A. R.
Balm, all of C. A. c., began to go over the
bar at seven feet and at eight feet SIX
Balm dropped out and then Shelley and
Tanssig tried for nine feet, two the
latter going over that height, and took
first prize. Shelley, second. at nine
feet. The record was eight feet six,
held by Basil Duke.
Hough, in addition to Winning the several
first prizes, won also the prize for best
all-around work. He scored four first
places: Ross two firsts, Sewell one first
and two seconds; Dudley one first and
one second; Taussig one first and one sec
ond: Dickinson, Morsell. McEllwene and
Emmons and Shelley each a second place.
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