The morning times., 1896-05-31
WEFERS MIKES | RECORD
Best Time of Professional and
Amateurs in the 22O Exceeded.
YALE FIRST OF THE COLLEGES
Remarkable Performance of George
town Sprinter at Manhattan-Rcc-
ord of Il 1-5 Seconds In the 22O-
Yard Dash-Pennsylv lvania Second In
the Total Points Scored at the Meet.

new YORK, May 3O.-Three thousand per-
SONS witnessed the finals OF the wv enty-IIrst
annual track and field champion ships OF tie
Intercollegiate Association which were de-
cided at Manhattan Field this afternoon.
Yale Won the championship OF 1896 on a
totai or 43 IL points out OF the possible
liz, with the University of Pennsylvania
22 IL points, second. and Harvard, II
points, third.
broken, and most OF the events were
productive OF close auu exciting finishes
nut all these facts were almost, If not
quite eciipseu by The phenomenal perform
ance OF bernard j. Wefers, who carried
the blue and gray Colors OF Georgetown
University. MOI content With honors Of
national and international fame, an equal
share IN the worlds amateur reoo:a of
8 40 seconds in the 100 yards dash, holding
The worlds amateur record of 81 10
seconds in the 300 yards dash, and the
WORLDS amateur and professional records
OF u 30 seconds in the 40 yards dash,
thlS incompatible Sprinter again euualed
today his record OF 8 4-5 seconds III the
100 and startled the athletic world by
utterly ecllpslng his own record by running
20 yards in II 10 seconds III ideal ath-
leuc weather without the faintest sus-
pclon OF Il breeze and on a cement track
tiiat was, II anything, Il trifle slow.
THE 100-YARD DASH
Tie final of the furong dash was the
last track event OF the day, and four
started, Wefers, Patterson of Williams,
Denhoim OF Harvard, and Bowen of Cor
but exchanged it Tor the pole. Win the
flash OF the pistol he was off and lett
his field as If they We're standing still.
The crowd realized that the pace was
terrific and cheered him loudly. At half
way WeTcrs led Patterson by eight yards
and increasing his pace at every stride,
the Georgetown man broke the tape nine
yards IN front OF Patterson. The sum-
mary follows:
Hundred yards run; semi-finals First
heat won by II. s. Patterson. Williams
L lsaEF9sl IIslrN faRad
Dcnholm, Harvard, third. Time, 10 20
seconds.
Second heat, won by B, J. Wefers, George
town; j. k. Bowen, Cornell, second; X
Derr, Princeton, third. Time, 10 1-5
seconds
100 yard hurdle-First heat first and
second run In iinaD, won by Z. c. Per
kins, Yale; S. Ii. BiJure, Columbia, second.
Time, 6 seconds.
Second heat won by j. II. Thompson.
Yale; q. b. Hatch, Yale, second. Time,
lGo yards nurdle-wor by Perkins, Yale;
Hatch, Yale, second; Bijure, Columbia,
third. Time, 16 10 seconds.
High jump-Won By /. ID. Windsor,
University OF Pennsy ylvania, 8 feet l inch;
c. V. Powell, Cornell and ]. B. Craighead,
Washington and jefferson tied at feet.
Powell Won the jump Off Windsors
jump beat the record by half an inch.
One hundred yard dash-Won by Wefers,
Georgetown, Ii s. Patterson, Williams,
second; ] R. Bowen, Cornell, third. Time,
! collegiate record. and equals world record,
OF which Wefers is already one of the
holders.
( one mile walk-Won by F C. Thrall, Yale;
w. b. Fetterman, Uniyersityof Pennsylvania,
! second; w A. Darrach, Yale, third. Time,
e minutes "a % seconds.
440-yard-run-Final heat won by T. $.
Burke, Boston; T. S. Fisher, Yale, second;
J. II. COlfelt, Princeton, third; II. II. Fish,
Harvard, fourth. Time, 90 20 seconds.
Throwing l6-pound hammer-Won by I.
Chadwick, Yale, 132 feet 2 inches; W
| Woodruff, University OF Pennsylvania,
/ 100 feet 6 II inches, second; H B. Cross,
Boston University, 5; University of Penn
! sylvauia, 2 12; Princeton, l.
Putting shot-Won by K. sheldon, Yale,
al feet IL 12 inches: w. Woodruff, Uni
! vcrsity OF Pennsylvania, Al feet, second: A.
A. Knipe, University OF Pennsylvania, 80
J feet 2 inches, third.
Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle
First heat won by J. i. Bremen, jr., Harvard:
/ f. c. Perkins, Yale, second. Time, 20 80
seconds. Second heat won by F. Mason,
Harvard; L. p Sheldon, Yale, second.
/ Broad jump-Won by L. P. Sheldon, Yale,
| 22 feet "a inches; f. Mason, Harvard, 81
feet 1-2 inches, second; c. T. Buchoiz.
University OF Pennsylvania, 81 feet 1-2
inches, third. Points Yale, %; L University
/ Of Pennsylvania, II ! 2; Columbia, 6: Bos-
ton, .; Cornell, 3; Harvard, 2; Princeton
and Washington and jefferson, ! each.
Harvard: b. B. HinckIey, Yale, second;
A. f. Schaeff. Columbia, third. Time,
! ] minute SO 40 seconds, breaking inter
collegiate ecord.
Mile run Won by J. o. Jarvis, University
of Pennsylvania; George Orton, University
OF PENNSYLVANIA. second: d. A. Grant,
Harvard. third. Time, 4:2S 20.
22O-yards hurdle Final heat won by
Bremen, Harvard; Sheldon, Yale, seco:d:
Perkins. Yale, third. Time, 20 seconds.
Points Yale. SO: University OF Pennsyl-
vania, 20 1-2; Ha rvard, 13; other IN
changed.
! Two hundred and twenty yards dash
SeIni-final round: First heat won by b.
IA Wefers, Georgetown; j. K. Rowen, Cor
nell, second Time, % and 10 seconds.
Second heat won by H. s. Patterson, VIII
Jams: w. J. pinholm. Harvard, second.
Time 22 and 2-5 seconds.
Twohundred and twenty yards dash, final
heat won by Wefers, Georgetown; Patter-
son. williams, second; Dinholm, Harvard
third Time, u 1-5 seconds. Wefers' time
beats all world records, professional and
amateur. Four watches agreed
Pole vault, won by F. w. Allis. Yale, l /
feet, l "a inches; w. a. Stewart, L; of
Pa. l feet, second: O. b. Smith, Columbia.
10 feet, inches, third. Winners vault
intercollegiate record. Final points: Yale
1912; U. OF Pa, 22 1-2; Harvard, Ia;
Georgetown o: Columbia. 1-2; Boston,
<; Williams, 4: Cornell. 8; Washington and
! jefferson and Princeton, l each; Columbian
Washington. 1-2. Yale wins championship;
II. of Pa, second; Harvard, third.