New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
SHELDON SCORES HIGHEST
YALE ATHLETE WINS THE ALL-AROUND
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
LARKIN ONLY l25 POINTS BEHIND. AND OBER-
UNDRESSING A POOR THIRD-OTHER TRACK
AMI FIELD SPORTS THE

AND FIELD SPORTS on THE
NEw-JERsEY OVAL.
The New-Jersey Athletic Clubs Independence Day
carnival Of sports on the oval at Bergen Polht
yesterday afternoon proved to be successful meet
ing being favored with the al-round Individual
championship tournament OK the Amateur Athletic
t'n,on and special hercucan weight-throwIhg
contest special features and with other attiac-
tons. In addition to the usual track ana hcd
sports and cycling While the crowd OF spec
tators entertained by the organization was not so
large as many throngs which have gathered at
previous games on the grounds. it was numerous
enough to occupy every point Of vantage on the
grardstand the clubhouse verandaS and the bleach
Ing boards erected about the quarter mile cinder
track
DESPITE the fact that it lacked the winners or
chief honors I'm former years as contestants and
that because OF a recent injury George Schwegler.
the New-York A. G.. crack was unable to compete,
tho al-round individual championship battle proved
to be a hard-f0nght struggle between Louis p
Sheldon, OF Yale and John A. Larkin. OF the
Xavier a. C. While Sheldon achieved the victory
by only % points. his triumph would have been
won by a better margin had he not been DIS
qualified In the mile walk his over-anxiety to finish
we'll up in that contest having led him to disregard
the rules. While his total score is far below that
made by last years champion, John COsgrave OF
the Ridgefeld A. c.. OF Albany his performance Is
creitable for a novice in tho competition. Tho
consistency OF Larkn as a competitor, the tourney
being his third experience. worthy OF greater
success than he won. A poor third and never a
factor in the result H. Obertubbes!ng. the
entry of the New West Side A. G.
In the special Notwithstanding contest the cham.
pon. James s. Mitchell was faced only by one OF
his rivals from Yale University and the NewYork
Athletic Club He gave clever exhibition and
easily defeated Charles Chadwick. his valorous op.
ponent. The one-mile team relay race between
representatives OF five Jersey City organizations
was won easily by the Catholic Club. whose quar-
tet led from start to finish In tho opening con-
test Of the carnival an association football match,
the Bay Ridge Athletic Clubs eleven evnced their
superiority over the Bayonne Rangers Football
Club eleven for the second time this Tho
two cycling races yielded double victory to WILL
lam l.. Darmer. the New-Jersey Athletic Club
experienced rider Had not his cubmate Walter
J. Roomer, met with a mishap in the final heat
OF the two-mile race, this resul: might not have
been recorded
The track sports were rich IN interesting features
Sixteen heats were run to decide the 10oyard DASH
the final heat OF which Matt Halpn took from
the threc-yard mark In is sec. The quarter
mile novice run was a spirited contest with a drove
OF ambitious youngsters starters. The 23O-yard
run marred by the disqualification Of Jerome
Buck New Manhattan Athletic Club. for using
hard language toward the referee. Henry A. Ely.
Buck easily his trial heat. and was looked upon
as a winner OF the final heat. which Charles J.
Suzer, OF the NewJersey Athletic Club. won in good
tine Samuel Liebgold the champion, added new
laures to his record by taking the mile walk from
scratch in a fair field Of time-mit men W. r.
Laing. OF Princeton University. won the half-mile
run in clever style G. G. .Holander New Man.
haitian Athletic Club. made the distance from
g ratch IN 2 min. 2S-5 sec. The mile run was
'c.nch" for Lane Cooper, OF Rutgers College. Err
nest Htertherg New Jersey thletic Club did the
distance from scratch in min. 81 S-5 sec
The summary OF contests in the allaround in
iivliua! championship tournament follows:
one-ss aarsdySrds 5n,L p sheldon Yale and
he arrival of John A. Lsrkin Xavier A. g sheldon won
y -, yards TIM. II 10 sss os points: ober,uboesng
.r and CSy,ea the distance N II 80 Sec s2s points
er, cis inches ais points: Larkin second with 81
eet 10 inches $50 POINTS obertubbesins third with 20
Runnins high jump-won by Sheldon with 3 fee, o.. |
n u.s. @E s ssHhd with Mh t .se nah hen is
Ing s's7s:5. IA points ober,u6Oeslnr second time.
$40 2-5. 7G6 points Sheldon disqualified by the |
Throwing sixteen pound hummer ~ IArkn with |
feet 10 inches Ss gonts sheldon second Win ~ fee,
inches AS points Obertub5esing third. with G2 feet 10
roe vault t9r hsirht--won by sheldon. with 10 feet
ncHes 3's points; ohertubiesing did not comp,te
on e hurdle rsSwon ~
inc. 10 IS seconds 400 points obertubbesinT did
Throwing 9i,ys * pound w-Ightmwsn BY L,rn WITH
inches 272 points; ohertubtcsns third with IS fee, ? /
lches IA POINTS arkn second with II Tx inches
CG points oter,ubhesiny third with 10 feet II IS inches
ms. ssdcm .ona sT lime aS Co so,s oo enc
libesIng third, Tim, 5:46 g. 800 points
For comparison the points scored by the several
ompetitors are tabulated as follows: