The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-14
JEYSEYMEN WON.
Five Local Athletes Secured
National Honors Sat
uTday.
BUCK IS
Exciting Games Of Ball Were
Played Yesterday-Poor Winds
for Yachts-VaIeneia Boat
Clubs Reunion.
IS

The National championship meeting was
held Saturday at Manhattan Field and
was attended by a large number of en-
thusiasts from this city and Bayonne,
who were interested in the work Of the
athletes who were entered from this
county. 1t was one Of the best compe-
titions held in years and was the more
interesting because Of the participation
of a team Of Southern athletes and the
best runners of Boston and Pittsburg.
The meeting had many interesting fea-
lures, the most interesting being the
events in which Champion Wefers COM
peted. The greatest of these was the 40
yards run, in which wefers e~ndeavored
to beat Tommy Burke, the pride OF New
England and the champion at the dis
tance. II was a new distance for Wefers
and 140 yards more than ne has ever ran
in this vicinity. He had not the strength
to stand the killing pace set by the
Boston lad and was pumped ont in the
last 100 yards. He made a great effort.
however. but Burke was too speedy and
made the running from the flash Of the
pistol. The race was run in time very
close to the record. The work of the
jerseymen was very gratifying to their
friends. They were few In number. but
they counted in the results ana were
among the winners of the honors. The
New Jersey Athletic Club won two
championships and Jerome Buck Of Ho-
poken another. The winners for the
s : Hudson II were Rodgers in the
I'D yard hurdles, and Ernie Hiertberg in
the three miles. Besides this they won
q number of second and third prizes.
y mhicn sent their points up to a total of
70, ana the club finished second to the
" x A. G. John Keane of the Catholic
III ran splendidly in both short dis
tance events. and although failing to get
z plaee n me 100 yard final. won third
Ian first and second. Walter C.. Roome
OF this city won first place in his heat
Of the two mile bicycle race. while Louis
Hunter OF Bayonne captured the senand
heat. They were beaten in the Anal ~
Kay DAWSON, but finished in the next
Two places. In the half mile run Walter
ripple OF this city. the school boy ath-
lete, won second honors to Champion
Fitzpatrick in the half mile run. There
We're hve contestants from this side Of
the river, and each one captured a prize,
regulations of the men they were COM
peting with. The~full list Of events in
which the New Jersey A. G.. and local
athletes registered winnings are as fol-
100 Yards run. first heat-won by E. r.
NeIers NY A. G.; z. 3; Boss. N. Y.
= ~ second, and Il. l. Weissnlan. K.
secon heat-fVon By ]. = se 0uinlan.
Y a g; F. A. Lane, n. Y. A. G., see
ond; John T. Keane. Jr., C c. n. j..
TinaInwon BY wefers; ouinlan. sec
Weissrnan, fifth. Time, 10 1-5 seconds.
al half mile run-Won by G H Kilpat-
G second p. ~. Power. Pittsburg. a. 4.
-. thirdi r. r. Palmer, e. A. C.. fourth,
and A. 3 Daily. N Y 6, fifth.
NJ Z. A.. q. also ran.
One mile walk-vvon by S. Liebgold,
seeond! & & ii Il e bd Lissgold' MI 81 Z 4. G
Moore Newton. Mass, fourth. Time. 6
40 yard hurdle race-Won by W. B.
g. Gog second d; 4 4 + +. s.; 3. z z q Ei'9 e. 1 +. 4
Sld B. Jones. Birmingham, Ala, fourth;
a. l~ialfpin, n. Y. A. c., fifth. Time.
16 rs seconds.
Two-raiie bicycle race-First heat-Won
by Walter Roome, N. J.. A. c.; Ray
Dawson N Y. A. c., second; G.. G. r.
Schwartz. K. A. c., third. Time, S min.
Second heat-won by Louis Hunter, n.
); A. CT ". II. Owen X. A. c., second;
q, IN & 3 Bird n Z A. @ third. Time,
3 IN MN n % 2-g see. e o,coannor r. 4 G;
Final heat-Won by Ray Dawson. wal
ter Reofne second, Hunter third, Bird
looFtn, owen Hfth AND SchWar sixfh.
Time, 5 min. IS 3-5 sec.
Three-miie walk-Wcn by Sam Lfebgold.
P. A. c.; Loui LiebgoId, N. J.. Al. c.
second; ana N. H.. Donovan. N. ]. A. c..
third. Time, "a min. "a rs sec. Clarence
V moore Newton, Mass, disqualified.
250-yard run-First neat-Won by w. j..
Wefers, n. Y. A.. c. =. r.. Quinlan. N.
Y A. c., second; John J.. Keane. Jr..
&C. n. j., third. Time, % Is seconds.
Second heat--Won by NJ. 2, FIalpin. N.
Y A. c.; II. S. Lyons, N. Z. A. c.. sec
ond. Time. % 35 seconds.
Final heat-Won by Wefers; Quinlan.
second; keane, third; Halpfn, fourth, and
Lyons, fifth. Time, % seconds.
EDWARD hurdle raee-First heat-Won
by John Cosgrove, Ridgeheld A. A. c.;
Z. j. Corley, n. w. s. A. c., second.
Second heat-Won by Jerome Buck. K. |
A. CID. r. James, n. J. A. c., second.
and and W; 2. s@alazaT N. ). A. G.. third.
Final heat-Won by Buck; CorIey, sec
ond; Cosgrove. third. Time, rs IS sec
onds. James did not finish.
Tnree & gunrEon r By ?. Y HI5eEt-
Chauncey High School. Boston. second, !
and Lane Cooper, N. Y. Al. q. third.
Time, 16 min. 81 3-5 sec.
Running broad jump-Won by Il. B.
Bloss, N. Y A. c., q feet; w. B.. Rog-
ers, N. j. A. c.. q feet Z inches, second: |
b. J.. Mulligan, K. A. c., ri feet 4 inches.
third. and e. H. Clark, Boston, fourth.
20 feet liz inches.
10 feet 6 inches. r, g. Paulding, N. Y.
"a. c., second, 10 feet 6 inches; C. T. Ham,
ilton, n. J.. A. c., third. 10 feet 4 inches.
and T.. T.. Hurlbut, Jr., ~. Y. A. c..
fourth. Allis and Paulding tied for first
place at 10 feet 6 inches. The bar was !
lowered. but Paulding could not clear his
first jump again. IN the tie for third
place Hamilton cleared II feet.