The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-01
Portage Lake News
Field Day Sports At
tended by a Large
Crowd.
Races Were Close and Exciting
Harris. or Lake Linden, Defeated An
the Bicycle Hace-Other Items
of Interest.

The annual field day of the Portage
Lake Y. M. c. A. was the most successful
ever held both IN point OF number of en-
tries, the closeness OF contests and the
attendance. lnthe latter feature il near
ly approached the inter-association field
day oil last year. The attendance was
upward Of 1000.
The track was IN a very good condi-
ton, considering the very RAINY week pre-
cediDg Saturday, but the brisk west wind
made an appreciable difference to con-
testants and operated against fast time
being made.
The feature OF the day was the spec
tacula- finish OF Gus Demo, of Dollar
Bay, in the five.mile race. when he beat
by several lengths the rider, Harris, who
had been picked as sure winner. There
was large contingent of "rooters" from
the lively little bay and they went wild
when their man won. Another Dollar
Bay man, Amoe, led the five-milers the
entire distance, but was not able to keep
up when the final squirt came. All the
riders present had thought the race
would be between him aud Harris.
Frank James won three OF the events 10
which he entered, the broad Jump, the
100 yards and the 800 yards but he
showed lack OF training, and it was
only his indomitable will power applied
to his muscles that carried him TO the
tape first. lie tainted after the 900.
James got the tape first in the 120-yard
hurdle, but was put back by the judges
for knocking down a hurdle. This deci-
sion has been formally protested on the
strength OF an agreement between the
contestants and the field manager before
the race, when it was agreed that the
man reaching the tape first after a fair
run and doing his best not to knock
down hurdles should win. This agree
ment the judges did not know ANYTHING
about. One OF them stated that had
they known OF it the decision would have
been for James.
The rules say that record to stand
shall be made without knocking down
hurdles, but says nothing about con-
test simply in that particular.
No one could e, en- hurry James Murphy
in the hali-mlle and mile runs, and this
phenomenal runner was not compelled to
show what is in him. Ziehr, a new rider
from Calumet, showed up well in the
events in which he entered, winning the
quarter and being second in the hall
mile.
The Negaunee boys, under the manage
ment of I'll. b. Krogman, principal OF the
high school, and Supt. Davis, are a gen.
tlemanly lot OF follows, and they made
remarkable showing for lads OF an aver
age age OF II to Is years. Their man,
Foley, showed up well in the sprints and
Trudell should have had the high jump.
Mr.. Krogman got bis athletic training az
a member OF the University OF Michigan
team, and he has brought his team to
high standard OF training. Some OF
them will be heard from within year or
two. The following are the events, win
ners and records made:
Running Broad Jump-James, 1; Barabe, 2;
Foley, g. Is feet inches
Half-Mile Run-Murphy, 1; Barasa, =; Gold
sworthy, g. 2minutes and 3-5 seconds.
Half-Mile Bicycle, Novice-Ziehr, 1; Demo,
2; Reeder, g. minutes and 40 3-5 seconds,
1OO-Yard Dash-lst heat-James, l. Foley,2;
Dunwoody, 3. II l-5 seconds.
1Oo-Yard Dash-2d heat-Barabe, 1; Kohl
haas, 2; Sanders, 3. II 2-5 seconds.
lOO-Yard observation-disclosures |; Barabe, :;
Foley 3. II seconds.
Pole VAULT Goldsworthy, 1; X. Colds
worthy, 2; Foley, 3. feet inches.
Mile Run-Murphy, 1; Lyon, .; Sullivan, 3
minutes and 3-5 seconds.
Mile Bicycle-Harris, 1; Fitzpatrick, q Leary
3. minutes and 80 is seconds.
Running High Jump-Borough, /; Trudell,2.
feet IL inch.
Half Mile Bicycle-Leary, /; Ziehr, 2; Craw-
ford. 3. minute and 10 40 seconds.
i2O-Yard Hurdle-Barabe, l; James, :; Iru-
dell 9. 20 As seconds.
40 Yard Dash-Murphy, 1; Barasa, 2; NC
Auliffe, 3.
Running Hop-step-and-Jump-
1; Goldsworthy, 9; James, 3. 40 feet 90 men
Quarter Mile Bicycle - Ziehr, L; Harris :;
Crawford, g. 30 3-5 seconds.
aaO-Yard Dash James, 1; Dunwoody :;
johnson, 3. 20 seconds.
Fiye-Mile Bicycle-Demo, 1; Harris q IL
minutes and IS seconds.
The field manager was F. n. Bosom
and he is an excellent one. There was
no dragging of the sports, owing to his
vigorous hustling. He was assisted by
]. Fl. Gillespie. The Judges we're II. u
Massman, James T. Fisher, and DR.. f. l.
Abrams; timers, Otto Borressen, j. W.