Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
THE WINNER SID B. JONES,
Cleared tie String at Five Feet
Seven. s
ALSO WON THREE SECONDS
One in the Running Broad lump and Two in
the Hurdles.
IE SPRING MEET WAS A GRAND SUCCESS
There Was Good Weather, a Big Attend
ance and Fine Card-Good Time
and Big Records Were Made
in Each Event.

New Orleans, May 9.-The spring meet
ing of the Southern Athletic association
today was a great success. The weather
was perfect, and about 5000 people wit
messed the various events. The following
is the programmed:
One hundred yards dash-V. H. De-
mourelle, Y. M. G. c., first; Louis Bush
8. A. c., second; A. H. Deposs, Y. M. G
c., third. Time, 0:10 1-5.
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer-E. j,
Miltenburger, Y. M. G.. c., first; E. NJ
Teller, S. A. c., second; John d. Britton
S. A. c., third. Distance, lis feet and 10
inches.
Half-mile bicycle race for boys under IA
years of age--L. N. Blakenore, S. W.,
first; Harry Chapela, S. W., second; M.
Rickert, S. A. c., third. Time, :37 4-5.
Half-mile run-M. Verdella, Y. M. G. c.,
first; Thomas P. Graham, s. A. c., Sec
ond; Thomas S. Carter, Jr., S. A. c.,
third. Time, 2:13 2-5.
Running high jump-Sid B. Jones, B.
A. c., first; Walter Robertson, S. A. c.,
second. Height, feet inches.
Quarter-mile bike race-Palmer Abbott,
S. A. c., first; Ginder Abbott, s. W., sec
ond; T. J. Shaw, S. W., third. Time, 0:33.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash
V. H. Demourelle, Y. M. G. c., first;
Louis Burg, s. A. c., second; Charles
Comstock, b. A. c., third. Time, 0.22 80.
Running broad jump--Walton Robert
son, S. A. c., first; Sid B. Jones, b. A. c.,
second; Charles Comstock, b. A. c., third
20 feet inches.
One third mile bike race-Palmer Abb
bett, s. A. c., first; George W. Roberts,
s. W., second; Sam Young, s. W., third.
Time 045 2-5c.
One mile run-Thomas p Graham, S. A.
c., first; T. s. Carter, Jr., S. A. c.. second;
w. A. Markell, A. A. c., third. Time,
sos 2-5.
first; Ed Gonzales, S. W.. second; T. j.
Shaw, third. Time, :12 3-5.
Standing broad jump-E. G. Hyatt, 8.
A. c., first; Walton Robertson, 5. A. C..
second; F. G. Churchill, s. A. c., third-1C
feet inches.
G. c., first; E. WV. Alleyn, S. A. c.,
second; r. Campiglio, " M. G. c., third
Time, :05 1-5.s
putting 16-pound shot-E. Miltenberger,
Y. M G. c., first; E. M. Telle, s. A: C.,
second; Walter O'Donnell, S. A. c., third
-SS feet / inch.
One mile bike race-Palmer Abbott, 5.
A. c., first; S. N. Roberts, S. W., second;
Ed Gonzales, S. W., third. Time, 2:40 3-5.
Pole vault-A. K. Foot, S. A. G., first;
e. NJ Telle, s. A. c., second; Il. II. BY
rum S. A. c., third. Ten feet 7A inches.
Throwing l6-pound welght-E. Mltten-
berger, S. A., first; Walter O'Donnell, 3.
A. G., second; q. M. Telle, S. A. c., third.
Twenty-seven feet inch.
Two hundred and ten yards hurdles.
s. Rubira, s. Al. c., first; Sid B. Jones,
b. A. c., second: A. III. Depors, Jr., Y.
M G. c., third. Time, 0:28.
Two mile bike race-Palmer Abbott, 8.
A. c., first George N. Roberts, S. W,
second; Ginder Abbott, s. W., third.
Time, ga.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
". H. Demourelle, Y. M. @. c., first; Sid
B. Jones, B. A. c., second; F. G.. Church
Ill, S. A. c., third. Time, 0:17.