Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-21
GIVE OMAHA A nAD TnouNcrNG.
TEoUsnnds OF People witness some
Interesting work.
First Yulcc--Did Omaha get a first?

1EOEsUnuS OF FcOulc witness some
Interesting work.
First yulcc--Did omaha get first?
Second voice--No.
Third voicc--Yes.
First volcc--Ycao
Third voice-Ycs. they did.
Chorus-Wen I'll be goldarned.
And the thousand people who we're in the
grand stand joined in the chorus. 1t was
4 complete victory for the young men of
the c. b. High school over the visitors
from Omaha or the fourteen events ON
the field club program Council Bluffs took
twelve fTsts and five seconds and the visit
ors took the lcavings. In the two events in
which the visitors won the Bluffs boys had
no contestants that claimed any special
merit. The hammer throw has not been
praCticed here and the only contestant Tor
Council Bluffs, Gould, had never thrown
the hammer until he went into the con-
test yesterday.
The attendance was less than should have
been expected under the circumstances, but
those who turned out were given an athletic
treat that was worth seeing Business
opened well for the locals The hfty-yard
dash had Saunders and Flammant of Coun-
ell Bluffs and Powell and Collett of Omaha
entered The race was between Saunders
and Flammant; Saunders won, Flammant
second. Time, 20.
Bonham and Dolan entered the quarter
80 fiat.
Omaha had Field in the running high
jump against Barnard and Robert Daley
Barnard dropped out at the five foot mark
and Field fell at five feet three inches.
DALEY won, Field second Five feet three
inches
McKcll and Cowgirl of Omaha were in
the put shot. Gould was the only BLUFFS
boy who was ready for his share of the
contest. but Mather, who was entered, was
inIt tn pn in JIn a nnf In n
but drop the shot about a foot beyond the
best effort of the other contestants and
won at thrty-three feet nine inches. Nc
Kell second.
mant and Saunders of Council Bluffs
were entered in the 1OO-yard dash
They were evenly matched, got
perfect start and put up a
race that set the spectators crazy. Flam-
mant won, Collett second. Time 10 1-2.
Warren Daley won the 220-yard hurdle
race in 81, with Cowgirl second, and not
very close
McKell had an easy mark in the base ball
throw His first attempt measured 800 feet
and inches and the nearest that could be
reached by the other contestants was Will
iam's throw of 271 feet, which brought him
second place.
The mile run was an exciting contest
with grand stand finish. Young Spafford
and Lehmer went in for Omaha and r.
Daley and Johnson for Council Bluffs
Daley set the pace for the first lap. Spaf-
ford hit grade stake and fell and dropped
out. Young stayed until the second lap
and the contest was narrowed down to
three. On the last lap Daley took the bit
in his teeth. His father told him that the
doors of the Daily home would be locked
last night if he did not win the race and
the boy wasn't anxious to sleep out He
put up pace that killed competition and
won the race in the splendid time of 4:57ih
The last hundred yards was run on nerve
entirely, as the boys wind was all gone,
He fell at the line completely exhausted and
had to be carried to the dressing room
Johnson got second place.
McKell won the hammer throw with Cow
gill second. Distance. so feet IL inches.
Bonham, Dolan and Hayes were in the
one mile bicycle race. Dolan set a swift
pace for two laps and Bonahm had the
judgment to trail. He got anxious too
soon and took the lead on the start of the
third lap and his friends expected to see
him whipped out for his rashness. He
knew his business however, and put up
scorch that made him an easy winner, with
Hayes second. Time: 2:40.
Saunders set a mark of II feet and 6
inches in the running broad jump and Nc
Kell of Omaha raised it to 17:S. Then
Saunders went half inch better and
Colonel Riley, one of the chaperones of the
Omaha contingent, started a kick on the
measurement Of Saunders jump. Some Of
the local judges who did not know Riley
audience became impatient at the delay
Saunders also became impatient and asked
for clear track. He got it and when the
tape was stretched his heel marks were
just IS feet and four inches from the plank
and Riley's man was beaten a foot instead
of half an inch. Saunders first, McKell
second. Distance, IS feet and inches.
The 44O-yard dash pie for the home
boys. Johnson won, with Warren Daley
second Leonard and McKell trailing. Time:
0:56.
Knox beat the entries out a long way in
the half mile walk. Kynett took second
place and the Omaha contestants got no
further than the dressing ROOM Time: 3:37.
In the standing broad jump Warren Daley
and Spencer tied for first place with 8 feet
II inches. Then Spencer raised it a half
inch and Daley made record at feet /
inch and left Spencer in second place and
the Omaha contestants out entirely.
That ended the program and the Omaha
boys went home, promising to practice for
a year in order to get even next June.