Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-22


lean Athletes - A Most Interest
ing Days Sport,
New York, September 21.-Never in
the history of athletics has there been
such a successful series of contets held
in single day, the world over, as the
international games between the London
A. c., and the New York A. c., represen-
tatives on Manhattan Field this after
noon. Between the smashing Of records,
hair-raising finishes and above all the
entire shutting out Of the visitors from
even winning first honors in any of the
eleven contests on the programme, the
fifteen thousand spectators who gathered
in the enclosure, thronging the stands
and filling the bleachers as well as every
point of vantage, were kept in a contin-
ued ferment of excitement which was
only relieved at times by wild outbursts
Of enthusiasm.
For days past the committee who had
the natter in charge had sent out no
tees that all the seats in the grand stand
had been disposed of and that only a
few were left on the bleachers and side
stands. The committee on arrangements
had every seat and support in the stands
inspected by experts and when one sec
ton was found to be unsafe in a very
small degree, they abstained from sell
ing a single ticket for that section, and
when the other parts Of the grounds
were packed to suffocation to-day. they
had police officers stationed at this par
ticular point and no person was
ALLOWED TO GO NEAR IT
There were very few decorations to
be seen with the exception of the flags
on the poles which marked the different
finishes, while the balcony of the club
house was festooned with the American
and British flags on each side. To
some of the Britishers the American
heat was just bit ineverting. The
men who have had the termerity to pre-
dict that the Americans would sweep
everything before them would have been
laughed at by the majority of those who
made a study of athletics.
In the 500 yard run, with which the
games began, Fitzpatrick and Lyons
were selected to meet Horan and Lewis,
the English representatives.
After a beautiful race, Fitzpatrick won
by ten yards.
When the numbers went up and the
time announced, beating the worlds
record by a second, the crowd cheered
wildly and argued that this was a good
omen for the success of the American
team.
The hundred yards dash was the sec
ond event. Bradley the English cham
pion, and Stevenson, represented Eng
land, while John v Crum, of Iowa, and
B. J. Wefers, of Lowell Mass, repre-
sented the American team.
When the pistol shot rang out, Wei
ers was seen TO be in front from the
start, with Bradley second, Crum
third and Stevenson fourth
THERE WAS NO CHANGE
throughout the race, Wefers maintain
ing his lead to the tape by two feet,
with Bradley second, about twelve
inches ahead of Crum When the time.
9 AS seconds, was put up, the audience
again got to cheering for the worlds
record had been equalled and the Eng
lishmen convinced that ten fiat could be
broken.
The running high jump then interest
ed the Onlookers and while the English
men confessed that they could not come
anywhere near Sweeney, the latter had
bit of surprise up his sleeve. Bal
tabbi, the youthful jumper, was select
ed as a second string to the champion,
while William, of the Edinburgh Uni
versity, and Johnson, of Cambridge,
We're pitted against them. All but
Sweeney soon fell out as the bar was
raised II was placed at six feet five
and half inches in order to give Swee-
ney chance to break his own worlds
record of six feet five and one-eighth
inches. With a superhuman effort he
mad the jump and cleared the bar amid
great applause. Thus he established
a new record of six feet five and and
tive-eighth inches when the height was
remeasured at the request of some of
the by-standers. Baltazi was awarded
second place.
IN THE MILE RUN
with COnneff and OrtOn of the New
York A. c.. and w Z. Lutyens. the
only representative Of the London A.
c., the Englishman fell out and lay on
the grass about $50 yards from the
tape. COnneff finished first in min
utes is 10 seconds.
The 200 yard run brought together
Jordan and Downer, Of England, and
Wefers and Crum, of New York Wei
ers won by fully three yards from
Crum, who was about one yard before
Jordan. Again a worlds record had
been broken, as the time was y 3-5
seconds.
In the hurdles, Captain Godfrey Shaw
and Oakley were against Chase and
Cady. Chase managed TO beat out the
English captain by about two feet,
with Oakley three yards back. Once
more a worlds record was lowered. as
the time was 10 2-5 seconds, beating
Chase's worlds record by fifth of
second.
The prettiest race Of the day was the
quarter mile run. Fitzherbert, the
Cambridge University man. with a rec
ord of IS 3-5, was partnered by Gilbert
Jordan. in behalf of the Englishmen,
while Burke and Sands did
BATTLE FOR AMERICA.
About one hundred yards from home
Jordan took the lead. The Boston boy,
Burke. finally caught his man about
yard from the tape and won by couple
of inches in a great effort. Sands was
a good third. four yards back. The
time was 40 seconds. which was only
half a second behind the worlds rec
ord
Tn the field events the Americans