The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-22
ENGLISH LOSE ALL.
american Athletes Victorious
at Manhattan Field.
SOUR WORLDS RECORDS DOWN.
The $50 Yards by Fitzpatrick, High
lump By sweeney, Mile by Con-
ne1, Hurdle By Chase.

FORK Afl8&LaG TEk9TESE natives.
:. Manhattan field today. Between the
s~ashlng OF records. the hair-raissng fn-
sssss ard above ali the entire shutting our
sstae visitors from even winning first hon
-. in any Of the eleven contests on The
.,ovrarnrne inc 5000 spectators who gath
80 within the Enclosure, thronzIng the
cards and filing the bieachers as well as
svsry point OF vantage. were kept IN "A
e.~ssrusI ferment o. excitement which
80 onlv relieved az times b wild out
,s.extz Of enthusiasm.
rnr DAYS past the committee having the
vrsster In charge had sent out notices that
ri the seats in the grand stand had been
l3xuese9 Of. and that only few were left
- he b,eachers and side stands The com
-rsstee OF arrangements had every seat and
sgpoort In the stands inspected by experts.
snd when ona section was found 10 be I'm.
safe In a very small degree they rsfrained
srorn selling ticket for that section. and
vhen other parts OF the grounds were
hacked to suffccation today they had po-
lcsmen stationed al this particular point
ard no ore was allowed TO go near IT,
The entrance gates in different parts OF
,he field were opened shortly after noon Ia
;st III the impatient crowd who were per
sptring outside. where they had been stand
tag for over an hour under the
hlstsrsng rays OF the hot sun. After the
n -
rived IN steady streams. filling all the avail
able space by the time the first event on
the programme was called at go O'Clock
The grand stands were filled with the
wealth and fashion of New York, and the
CAV toilets Of the ladies were a pleasing
relief to the background OF storm-beaten
boards and planks OF which the stands
are constructed.
There was very little decoration TO be
nm Of faxx~
the poles which marked the different fin
Ishss. while the balcony OF the clubhouse
was festooDed with the American and Brit
.sa flags on each side. To some of the Brit.
sshers the American heat was just A bit
snervating. The man who would have had
The temerity to predict that the Ameri
cans would sweep everything before then,
would have been laughed at by the ma ior-
i'y Of those who have made a study OF
athletics
In the s0-yard run. with which the
games we're begun. Fitzpatrick and Lyons
we're selected to meet Koran and Lewis.
The English representatives. After a beau
hful race fitzpatrick won by ten yards.
When the numbers went up and the time
vas announced, beating the worlds record
b. q second, the crowd cheered wildly and
argued that this was A good omen for the
SUCCESS Of the American team.
The lW-yard dash was the second event,
Bradley. the English champion, and Stew
ens0n represented England. while John Y.
crum. Of Iowa, and r. J. Wefers, of Low
eli, Mass, represented the American team
When the pistol shot rang out wcfers was
seen to be In front, Bradley second. Crun
thlrd and Stevenson fourth. There was no
eaange throughout the race, wefers MAIN
tanning his lead TO tho tape by two feet.
Niih Bradley second. about a foot ahead
OF Cram. When the time. . Is seconds,
Vas announced, the audience got 10 cheer
lae asain, for the worlds record had been
eaa1ied and the Englishmen convinced
taat 10 seconds fiat could be broken.
me running high jump then interested
ne onlookers, and while the Englishmen
confessed that they could not come any
Were near Sweeney the latter had a bit
q surprise up his sleeve. Baltazzi, TIA
s9aiaiui jumper. was selected as strong
srAg y the champion. while williams Of
'he Edinburgh University. and Johnston.
O Cambridge, were pitted against them.
All a9t Sweeney soon fell out. as the bar
vas raised. II was placed at feet 81,
Inches. In order TO give Sweeney a chance
2 break his own worlds record OF feet
sS inches. With a sUr.Thuman effort he
Naie the jump and cleared the bar amid
great applause. Thus ne established A new
record % feet SIG inches. which was IN
creased 10 feet - inches when the
aesAi was remeasured at the request Of
nsanders. Baltazzi was awarded the sec
cad place
n n. mile run with Connect and or
toa OF the n. Y. a. c.. William Luytens.
ne only representative Of the l. A e..
NJ CUT and lay on the grass about l50
YARDS from the tape. Conner finished
hrst IN AIS Is
Tie % yard run brought together Jor-
oaA and powuer. Of England. ard Wefers
r. hs 4t@t-
Won by fully three yards from Crum.
sao Vas about one yasd ahead II Jor-
can Again "a worlds record had been
broken. as tbe time was . So seconds.
IN The hurdles Capt. Godfrey Shaw and
eshiey were against Chase and Cady.
taase managed 80 beat out the English
captain bv abotr TIVE feet, with Oakley
iaFte yards behind. Once more "a worlds
Fseosd was lowered, as the time. Is -
stseaas. beat Chase's worlds record by
1t'3 - second
The pretties, race Of tho day was the
quarter mile nan Fgtxherbert. the Cam
uTi1ge university man. whose record is
81 5~5. was partncred by Gilbert Jordan,
hth ErcIshmcn while Burke and Sands
ga battle FOR America. About 100 Yards
nm home Jordan took the lead Tho
session boy Burke. finally caught his
aa0 YARD from the tape. and Won ty "A
esaP8e or i.ehes. Ia great effort. sands
VS. good third the time was e. sec
.1os, watch WAS only half "A second be-
tnd the world s re>orI
m the ae4& events the Americans BAD
NA}k3tea GRAY winning tae putting -
tae Is-p-8rd shot. Mitchell Won the Ram
a'5r contest WIEN d throw OF l11 feet "e
h2aes ANA Roberts the 0uly English
sempe:r-r. was away of, be having six
teuls in lis six attempts
In 1ae braaa Iump. Bloss and sheldon