The sun., 1896-07-05
SHELDON OF YALE WINS.
OhPTURES THEALL-ARoUND CHAM
PIoNsHIp or THE 4. a. U.
ne Dsce.t. John a. LDrs,n of che Xavier

Ne Defeats John A. LnrSin or the Xavier
A. C. By RSH Points mt tho N. u. A. e.
Games Mitchell wins the Hammer
throwing Contest-Events Well Run ON.
With the ali.around Individual championship
of tho Amateur Athletic Union and special
weiRht-throwing contest as tho principal at
fractions the New Jersey Athletic Clubs an
nual Independence Day carnival OF outdoor
sports on the New Jersey Oval, at Bergen Point,
yesterday afternoon. proved to be most success
ful. While the big crowd entertained by the
organization was not as large as many throngs
which have gathered at previous games on tho
grounds, the spectators were numerous enough
to occupy every point of vantage on tho grand
stand, the club house verandas, and the bleach
ing boards erected about the ouartot-mile oin-
der track.
Tho Rll-around Individual championship
battle proved to be a hard-fouEht struggle bo-
tween l.. p. Sheldon of Yale University ana tho
New York A. c. aud John A. Larkin. the am
bilious athlete Of the Xavier A. @. Sheldon
achieved the victory by 255 points. but his
triumph would have been won by better mar
gin had no not been disqualified In the mile
walk, his overanIiety to finish well up In that
event having led him to disregard tho rules,
While his total score Is far below that made by
last years champion, John Cosgrave of the
Rdgeleld A. @. OF Albany, his performance is
creditable for novice in tho contest. Tho con-
sistency Of Larkin as . competitor, tho contest
being his third experience. was worthy of great
or success than he won. II. ObertubbesnR.
tho entry from the New West Side A. G., was
poor third. and never q factor in the result
Because Of recent injury George Schwcgler,
tho New York A. Q. crack. was unable TO COM
pete.
Champion James 8. Mitchell was only faced
by one OF his rivals from Yale University and
tho Now York A. G. In tho special weight
throwing contest He gave . clever exhibition,
and easily defeated his opponent Charles
Chadwick. An easy capture for the Catholic
Club was the one milo team relay race between
representatives OF bve Jersey City organiza-
tlons. That quartet led from start to finish.
In the opening event Of the carnival. an associa-
tion football match. the Bay Ridge Athletic
Clubs eleven showed their superiority for the
second time this season over the Bayonne
Rangers Football Clubs team. double
victory was yielded to William L. Darmer. tho
New Jersey a. c. experienced rider, in tho bl-
cycle races. This result might have been dif-
ferent had not his club mate. Walter J. Roome,
met with mishap In the final heat of the two
To decide tho lOo-yard dash sixteen hents
wero run. the final heat being taken from the
three-yard mark in 10 LIS seconds by Matt Hal
by w. T. Laing OF Princeton University. G. q.
Holander. New Manhattan A. G.. covered the
onds. With u drove OF ambitious youngsters
as starters, the quarter-mile novice race was
BasE Ncw hs % a.nf %
hard language toward Referee Henry A. Ely,
the 220.yard run was marred; Buck won his
tho final, which Charles J. Sulzer, New Jersey
A. c., captured In pretty finish; For Lane
"cinch." From scratch the distance WAS nego-
tihted in minutes 81 30 seconds by Ernest
run was cantered from the thirty -hye-yard
mark by NJ. Cregans, New West Side A. c.. in
the fast time OF SO 30 seconds.
Summary.of events for the all-aroupd cham
pionship:
ono hun ,red yard Run-L. P. sheldon. Yale Un,ver-
heat before the arrival OF John A LArkin, Aavicr A
EOS pSn lime Il IS
oud. 5s points larIin ran alone later and covered
snS Fusirs p$ana snoi Sy sheldon with
eyt aSrd '@ Win
2y tss, nfn & Ia 'nop 0n. by Sheldon wifi, ,,..,
~ S r.n,sb ts5Sn sssond S,h ,b fssts
Shinaudretand. .e!sh,yyard waIk-won by Lar
tubeslns second. tnne ! inmates ~ = . second. 100
= f6raIint sIftssn poana ismmsr@So by Larsln
WIN I; f., yips6S. ~ point: o0tr'H0OS'ias 'hTi
wy! o. vss, sst 3a by sheldon with 10
see; 81 incnes ,S9 p"ns iItkg seGona % WIN ises
One ngnIred a"d twentyy yari hnrnls kaSe-"on
ond. time ~ SO seconGs 400 points: Ooeetubbesing
did not compete
Throwing tlfty.siS pound weight-won by Larkin
with "a Ieet . incnes to6 points. sheldon second
with 20 feet incues, 2I2 points OberuDbea.ng third
with Is feet . inches. y points.
Running broad JuInp-Wor by Sheldon with 2l
feet -. inches ia points arkin second with u feet
lis, inches, 400 points Ooertupte.nK third with 10
feet | ~ Inches Ju5 points.
Onemile Run-Won by Larkn. time minutes
1885 seconds 6p6 points; sheldon second, time >
minutes 80 85 seconds, 6Oh points OBJ rtubDesing
third. time minutes 40 40 seconds, Dos points.
For comparison TIE points scored by tie sew
eral com petitors are tabulated AS appended: