The herald., 1896-06-15
GREEK GAMES

The Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany know more about politics and
transportation than Greek games. and
their entertainment on their athletic
grounds at Santa Monica yesterday did
not attract very large crowd. In fact,
the attractions of the beach and the
ocean were too strong for the very large
majority of the many thousands who
journeyed to Santa Monica yesterday.
The games provided nevertheless some
good sport, but they would more appro-
priately have been termed German than
Greek games, most of the contestants
hailing from the Turnverein. The Los
Angeles Military band was in attend
ance and did it's best to give the enter
tainment spirited air. Fay Stephen
son. the rubicund and jovial announcer,
also did his utmost to liven UP matters.
The first event, the running broad
jump, was contested by William p.
Straube, Herman Sturm, Louis Beer. E.
H. Nimmir. Straube won with a very
fair jump Of 1S $40 feet Sturm second,
1S 6-10 feet, and e. H. Nimmir third,
1S $40.
The high jump was the next event,
with the same competitors and also
Charles Block, F. Lee, w. ]. Bleisner
and w. j. Cutter. The contest was soon
narrowed down to Block, Lee and BIeis-
ner. Lee was the only man left to clear
S 5-10 feet at the first attempt, and was
tired with first honors. Block was Sec
ond, his jump being 4-10 feet.
William b. Straube, Herman Sturm,
W. J. Cutter and A. e. Stein entered in
the hop, step and jump. At the first at
tempt Straube cleared 81 7-1O feet, which
he after increased to 80 4-1O feet, win
ming first prize. Sturm was good Sec
ond with SO $40 feet. and A. e. Stein
bird with 36 ITO feet to their credit.
The first prize in the pole vault was
captured by Herman Sturm with jump
or lO feet. This was one of the best con-
tested events Of the afternoon, the five
competitors all clearing feet. Cutter
was the first man to retire, the next
notch proving too much for him. MINI
mer and Breer were the only two who
succeeded In claring 9 feet 3-1O inches at
the first attempt. Straube and Sturm
however succeeding in subsequent ven-
lures. Sturm cleared 7-10 feet, MINI
mer, Straube and Breer all finding that
attitude too much for them In jurnp-
ing Off for second and third places Breer
cleared 7-10 feet, but Straube could
not get above 8 3-10 feet. In an exhibit
tion jump Straube cleared 10 feet with
a fine, clean vault.
There was large entry for the hand
over hand climb, the following being
the competitors: w. B. Straube, Her
man Sturm, e. H. Nimmer, Otto Harms.
f. j. Gollmer, A. e. Stein and w. J. Gull
ter. Sturm won this event, climbing
AZ feet; Stein second, Gollmer third.
Then followed an exhibition wrestling
bout between Frank Sentous and l..
Taschet of the Los Angeles Athletic club
in the Swiss style. Taschet won the first
rail-, Sentous the second, and after two
futile engagements Taschet won the
third, the fifth and the match.
An exhibition by a picked class from
the Turnverein, assisted by Ben Bogner
OF the Olympic club of San Francisco as
clown, was next given. A number of
very neat and difficult exercises were
performed. Mr.. BOgner proved himself
an agile gymnast and an adept at fall
ing.
The hundred yards novice race drew
out four competitors and was won by
Gollmer, Gillingham second, Schlalos
third. Time, 13 2-5. 1t was poor start
and a poor race.
kathel Kerr gave an exhibition of one
hand hammer throwing. He threw the
l2-pound hammer 112 6-10 feet. The re-
cord, which Mr.. Kerr holds, is 124 feet,
after which Sentous and Taschet gave
another wrestlinN exhibition, this time
catch as-catch- Each man won
couple Of falls and Taschet won the
fifth.
The final event on the program was
the so-called 100-yard handicap, but the
three competitors, Cutter, Gillingham
and Lee all started from scratch. Gull
ter won, Gillingham second, and the
time was given out as II seconds.
A maximum computation of the spec
tators would be 800, but the Greek
games proved so tedious that not half
that number sat the performance
through. On the occasion of the open
ing of this fine track last year, persons
who held Southern Pacific railway tick
cts were entitled to free admission, but
yesterday an additional rs cents was
levied.
The officials of the day were f. L.
jain, referee; A. Schroeder, clerk. and
e. Entenmann, c. HA Rhode and Thos.
Strohm, judges.