The herald., 1896-07-05
SPORTS AT ATHLETIC PARK
Despite Free Admission Only q Small
Crowd Appears
throwing the Hammer. Climbing the Greasy
Pole Running Dashes and q Potato
Race Among the Afternoons Events

But small-sized crowd attended the
games and sports at Athletic park yes
teroay afternoon. Admission was free
TO all, but the manager of the event Prof.
kathel Kerr. expected to reimburse him.
self for his outlay by making a small
charge for seats. The major portion of
those who attended evidently preferred
TO stand rather than sit, even on the
bleachers. so the receipts were cores
pondingly small. The grand stand had
only sprinkling of the fair sex and
fewer still of males. On the bleaching
boards there was larger crowd. but
sun dishearteningly scanty. Around
held and perched on the banks at the
steep turns in the bicycle track was a
motley crowd, the small boy and raga-
muffin seeming to predominant. The pro-
gram was advertised to be opened by
baseball game between the Western
Unions and the Bellevues, two juvenile
organizations. The Bellevues were on
hand at o'clock, the time set for calling
game, but the Western Unions came not
After waiting quite awhile a scrub
team was collected from among the boys
on the ground and the play went ahead
4lC oCilcN utS, UtlHS OTSHlZeQ ana
having played together, easily defeated
their opponents. % to 8. At the conclu-
sion of the ball game the other sports
We're proceeded with. 1t was nearly
3:45 when the first event, the 12-pound
hammer throw, was started. Kathel
Kerr, the promoter of the games won
this with ease with a single-handed
throw of 104 feet inches. his opponents,
w. r. Surrel and j. Grant, making "a
feet inches and 81 feet respectively
Then an attempt to beat his record was
made by Mr.. Kerr, butfailed, as he made
less than 102 feet.
There were some fifteen starters in
1O0-yard race for boys under IA, and a
hot tussle was made, for honors. Phil
Harris came in first in 13A seconds with
Frank Bills second.
The pole vault called out only two con-
testants, Willis Hayes end w. H. Whist
Ter. Both did good work, but Hayes
proved himself the better, and finally
won with clear of feet ~ inches.
Then 100-yard dash was called. There
were seven entries and a good sprint
f. l.. Morrill, won in liz seconds, F'alk-
enstron second, Graham third
No end of amusement was created by
the laughable attempts of a lot of boys
to climb the greasy pole. One after an
other they gave 1t up, despite the liberal
use of dust and dirt in their clothing to
enable them to stick. Finally Harry
Jones reached the top of the twenty-foot
stick and won the prize.
The running broad jump was captured
by F. L. Morrill,. with 16 feet inches,
his only competitor being c. E. Roe The
running high jump was won by the same
man with feet inches, Ted Chaplin
giving him close rub. w. H. Whistler
aud Willis Hayes also competed, but
dropped out after several trials.
F. l.. Morrill, again came to the front
in the quarter mile run, easily winning
from Victor Cooper in 55 seconds.
Cooper was nowhere, Morrill, coming in
in a canter
A Mexican lad named Abe Solomon
won the potato race for boys after a
hard and exciting struggle.
-Four men appeared for the hop, step
and jump, which was won by c. E. Roe.
with 81 feet 10 inches. His nearest rival
was Schwartz, with "a feet inches.
The one mile run was contested by F.
L. Morrill, Victor and Frank Cooper At
the gun Frank Cooper jumped off in the
lead and was never headed. Morrill,
dropped out on the last lap and Victor
Cooper spurted to catch the leader. He
could not do 1t, and Frank won handily
in 4:58%.
There was also on the program 100
yard dash for men over so years old,
but none Of them appearing the boys
came In for one more race. Ten of them
lined up, but Frank Hayes was easily
the best and led the bunch by several
rect all the way. This closed the days
events. and in profound silence the
crowed filed out and to the cars.
Mr. Kerr will be considerably out of
pocket by his venture. there being too
many other first-cass attractions TO
take the people elsewhere.