The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-08
News About Town.
The lnter-Association
Field Day Was a
Success.
winners Of the Various Events
What One Voter Has 60 Say Regard
Ing the Political situation-Iu-
teresting Metropolitan Notes.

The most interesting field day in tn,
history oil Upper Peninsula amateur ath
letics was held at the Calumet Athletic
PARK yesterday and the attendance was
the largest that has ever been to any
similar event in the county. =. 600 people
crowding the bleachers and grand stand.
and taking the liyeliest kind OF interest in
every event
The days events were all run off in
good shape, there being hardly any kick
ing, and everybody. including the contes-
tants, praising Referee +. n. Bosom for
mis- lair and impartial decisions all the
way through.
In the bicycle races Chegwidden, a COM
paratlyely new rider, carried off all the
honors and Harris did not show up as
Wen as his friends expected, not taking
any oil the finals and losing the five-mile
race TO Leary in perhaps the finest race
oil the day. The bicycle riders did good
work IN every instance, although Leary
played in hard luck, but redeemed him
sell In the tive-mile race. The crowd
went wild when Leary won this event
ana he was carried around the field on
the shoulders of enthusiastic friends.
Ihe Lake Linden boys put up excellent
men In the jumping and pole vaulting
contests, and there was a large attend
ance OF rooters from that city. Hancock
people did not show up to any extent
whatever
Following is a complete summary OF
the events and the winners OF first and
second places, with the best time:
FORENOON.
- Quarter Mile Bicycle-First heat-Monroe /; |
Davey, 20 seconds. Second heat-Pische /
L; Mlddleinss 2. 80 3-5 seconds.
lOo- ard Dash-Distel 1; Dooley ,. II rs /
Quarter-Mile Bieycle-F inal-Daveyi 1: Mon
roe ,. 80 2-5 seconds.
Half Mile Bicycle-First heat hegwiddeu
i: Judnitsch 2 minute 20 seconds. Second |
seconds.
20 Yard Dash-Dooley /, Distel ?. "a IS
Running Hop, step and Jump-T Colds
worthy l; Goodsole2 81 feet 4-5 inches.
1a Hall Mile Bicycle -Final-Chegwidden /;
Jacques ?. ! minute % seconds.
- HAN ! a. Nile Run-Parnalll /; Gipp2. 2minutes
! bray2 minutes SIS seconds second
heat-Pishe l; Sanders 2
20. Pole Vsult-McKenzie l; Harrington ? :
:, one-Mie Bicycle - Final - Chegwidden l.
DaVey = minutes rs seconds.
AFTERNOON.
Qgarter-Mile Bicycle-Chegwidden l; Davey
seconds
Mile Run-Lyon l. Gregg .. 5minutes q sec
onds Gregg gave Lyon 30 seconds handicap |
ana made the run in minutes 40 l-5 seconds
Jnds. |
Hammer Throw-McClellan. los feet 10 in.
haiI- Mile Reconsideration /; Ieary :. |
minute IL 3-5 seconds
Running Broad Jump-T. Goldsworthy /;
IVAN = ~ feet 80 inches.
Half-Mile Run-Gregg |; Lyon .
role Eault-k. Goldsworthy 1; T. Colds
'Qrthy2 feet inches.
k9nning High Jump Borough 1; X. and T.
5 feet inch ,
Mile Bicycle-First heat-Harris. minutes |
8 10 seconds. Second heat-Chegwidden | [
minutes ~ 1-5 seconds. ,
u l2O-f ard Hurdle-T. Goldsworthy /; Wills .
eet.
Mile Bicyele-Final-Che /; Harris ?.
minutes = seconds
hnnning Hop. step and Jump-Goldsworthy L
Vivian ?. 40 feet . inches >
4fO-N ard Dash-Gregg /; Wills .
tlVe-Mile Bicycle-Leary 1; Harris 2 Il min |
ties 3-5 seconds. | [
Relay Race-Won by Calumet team. 7