The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-22
Crack British Athletics shut Ont An
Every One Of the Eleven Inter-
national Contests.
SEVERAL RECORDS BROKEN
AND OTHERS TIED nv THE YANKEE
RUNNERS AND JUMPERS.
The sport Witnessed by Fifteen
Thousand People, Who Literally Ap-
plauded the Efforts OF the Visitors.

tory OF athletics has there been such sue
cessful series OF contests held in a single
day, the world over. the international
games between the London. Athletic Club
and the New York Athletic Clubs repre-
sentatives at 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 one OF the
eleven contests on the programme. the
fifteen thousand spectators who gathered
within the Enclosure. throngins the stands
and filling the b,eachers. well as every
point of vantage. were kept in continual
fermert OF excitement. which was only re-
lieved at times by wild outbursts OF en-
thusiasm.
For days past the committee which had
the matter in charge had sent out notices
that all seats In the grand stands had been
disposed OF and that only a very few were
left on the bleachers and side stands. The
committee on arrangements had every seat
and support in the stands inspected by ex-
perts. and when one section was found 10
be unsafe in a very small degree they alb
stained from selling 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
particular point. and no person was allowed
to go near it,
The entrance gates at the different parts
of the field were opened shortly after noon
to let in the impatient crowd who were
perspiring outside, where they had been
standing for over an hour under the blis-
tering rays OF the hot sun After the first
mad rush had subsided, che visitors arrived
in. steady streams. filing all the available
space by the time the first event on the
programme was called at S:30 o'clock. The
grand stands were filled with the wealth
and fashion OF New York. and the gay
toilets Of the ladies were pleasing relief TO
the baclg round of storm beaten boards and
planks, OF which the stands were con-
structed. There was very little decoration
to be seen, with the exception of the fags
on the poles which marked the different
finishes. while the balcony OF sthe club
house was festooned with the American
and the British flags on each side. To some
OF the Britishers the American heat was
just a bit enelvating.
RECORDS BROKEN.
The man who would have the temerity to
predict that the Americans would sweep
everything before them would have been
laughed at by the majority OF those who
make a study of athletics In the Sso-yards
run. with which the games began. Kilpat-
rick and Lyons were selected TO meet Ho-
ran and Lewis. the English representatives.
After beautiful race, Fitzpatrick won BY
ten yards. When the numbers went up ana
the time was announced. beating the
worlds record by second. the crowd
cheered wildly and argued that this was
good omen for the Success Of the American
IT., 1,,.p .7a doo n
second event Bradley. the English cham
pion. and Stevenson represented England.
while John v. Crum. OF Iowa. and B. J.
VOTERS. of Lowell. Mass. represented the
American team. When the pistol shot rang
cut VOTERS was seen to be IN front from
the start with Bradley second. Crum third
and Stevenson fourth There was no change
throughout the race, VOTERS maintaining
his lead TO the tape by two feet, with Brad
ley second. about twelve inches ahead OF
Crum When the time 9 As seconds. was
put up the spectators again set 10 cheer
ing, for the worlds record had been equaled
and the Englishmen convinced that 10 Sec
onds fat could be broken
The running high jump then interested
the onlookers, and while the Englislfmtn
confessed that they could not come any
where near Sweeney the lat<er had bit
of surprise up his sleeve. Baltazzi. the
youthful jumper. wSS selected as a second
string to the champion, while Williams. OF
the Edinburgh University. and Johnston. OF
Cambridge, were pi;ted against thcm- Al
but Sweeney soon fell out as the bar was
raised 1t was placed at 6 feet sis inches In
order to give Sweeney chance 10 break
his own worlds record of feet 5k inches.
With a superhuman effort he made the
jumD and Cleared the bar amid great aI.-
piause. Thus ne established new record
of feet 51z inches. which was Increased -
measured at the request of come OF the
bystanders. Baltazzi was awarded second
place.
of the New York Athletic Club. and Will
lam 4. Luytsns. the only representative OF
the London Athletic Club, the English
man fell out and lay the grass about 10
yards from the tape. Connen finished nrSt.
in minutes IS Is seconds. The z2oyards
of England. and VOTERS and Crum. of New
York. VOTERS won by fully three yeards
from crum. who was about one % yard be- be,
been broken. as the time was q s-5 sec
onds.
w. p Oakley were against Chase and cady.
Chase managed to beat out the English
captain by about feet. with Oakley :
was lowered. as the time. Is % seconds.
beat chase's worlds record by fifth of
a second.
Quarter-mile run. Fitzherbert. the Cam
bridge University man, with a record OF
AS 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 yard from the tape ana
won by a couple OF inches In a great ef-
fort. Fitzherbert was good third four
yards back The time was ~ seconds.
which was only half q second oehind the
worlds record.
In the field events the Americans had a
walkover. Gray winning the putting Of the
sixteen pound shot Mitchell won the ham,
mer contest with throw OF f37 feet 81
inches. and Robertson. the only EnellSn
competitor was away on, he having six
fouls In h;s six attempts In the broad
jump. Bloss and Sheldon made y feet 3
inches and q feet IL inches. respectively.
beating Oakley and Mendelsohn, the En-
glsh representatives.
In the three-mile run. Horan and VIII
kins Englishmep. run against Conner and
Fitzpatrick. At the beginning OF the third
mile Koran led Connef by yard. but he
was showing signs OF distress Conne2 r
went past him at the clubhouse and Hor4n
stopped tco0uen increased hia lead 20 >
hundred yar4t and squirting In the home
stretch beat the Englishman by 80 yardA
In 1850.
SUMMARIES or THE EVENTS.
This ended the day's sport. which proro1
so disastrous 70 the English vintora ~