The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
BERKELEY HIGH
TOOK THE COOKIE
Successful Annual Field
Day of the Academic
League.
Oakland High School Came
Mkt by a Score of
40 to A.
A Large Numb r of L dies and Their
Escorts Enjoyei The Days
Varied Sport.

The sixth semi-annual field day of the
Academic Athletic League was held yes
terday at the Olympic grounds and proved
to be grand success in every particular.
The day was beautiful Tor athletic
sports and when the hour came for The
commencement of the exercises the grand
stand was packed with handsome young
ladies and their escorts. Divers colors
decorated the hats OF the spectators,
representing the colors under which the
athletes contested.
The day was remarkable for the lower
ing of college records, and particularly
was this the case in the 12-pound hammer
throwing event, which was won by Smith
of Hoitt's School, who sent the hammer
over l56 feet 5 inches of sward. The
record previous to this performance was
133 feet inches.
The other good performances were the
lowering OF the rum ing high Jump rec
ord, shot-putting record, 220-yard hurdl lie
record, 440-yard record and relay record.
When the points scored by the compet-
ing colleges were figured up great cheer
greeted the success of the Berkeley High
School boys, who defeated the Oakland
High School representatives by four
points.
patch, mucn to the credit OF the gen le-
men who officiated. Tie following is q
result OF the games:
Track events. 1OO-yard dash. trial heats
Entries first hest-Mau, P. H. s.; Hinz,
l. II. s.. King, o. II. s.; Harvey, Sacramento;
Georges, c. 5. NJ. A.
First. Mau; second, Harney. Time, IL Is
seconds.
Second heat-Foster, o. H. s.; Riccoml,
P. II. s.; E. Scott. b. II. s.; Cutten, l.. II. 6;
Dean, c. s. NJ. A.
First Scott; second. Foster. Time, 1O45
seconds.
In the final heat Mau ran and won good
race. with scott close second. Time, 10 As
seconds.
I2O-yard hurdle. trial heat. First heat en-
tIies-Foster, B. A; Dorr, P. H. s.; Hussey,
FIRST Foster; second, Dorr. Time, 10 2-5
seconds.
p SECOND s heat: stsrtersoHamlip; H; s. Pope,
lin. with Pope second. Time, Is 2-5 sec.
In the final heat Hamlln first, Foster Sec
ond and Pope third. Time, 1S sec.
8SO-yard run: Starters-Russ, B. A.; NJ.
Scott b. H. s.; R. Morrill,, G. H. s.: Beatty,
B. II. g.; Sites, S. II. s.; Harris o. H. s.;
Weber, Q; H. s.; Duncan, L. r.: s.; westover,
s.; Sherburn, Sacramento; Hubbard c. S. NJ. A.
First, Russ second, Weber; third, Harris
Time, min. 1212 sec.
Q. H. s.; Bartlett, L. H. s.; rlffin. c. H. s..
Tully, S. IL. s.. Wilson, B. H. s.. The last two
hameu alnletes were ulsquaI1ned lot unfair
walking. Walsh first. Griffin second. Time
minutes 36 3-5 seconds.
22O-yard dash In trial heats. First heat,
starters-Woolsey, B. II. s.; Cutten, L. H. s.;
Dean second, Gay third. Tine 25 seconds
Second heat starters-Cadogan, O. II. S.;
Hinz, L. II. s.; Harpey, Sacramento; Georges,
c. s. NJ. A.; Garter, II. S. First, Cadogan;
second. HIM; third. Harney Time, "a sec.
Final heat-First, Woolsey; second, Cadogan;
third, Hinz. Time, % As sec
0oO-vard hurdle q
Warwick, B. II. s.; Foster, B. A.. Harris, o. H.
s. First Warnick; second, Foster. Time 30
Second heat starters-E. Morrill, C. H. s.;
Dorr, ?. II. s., and symmes. l.; H. S. First.
Morrill,; second. DoTT. Time, 80 80;
third Foster. Time, % 2-5 sec.
Mile run, starters-F. Russ b. A.; Duncan,
L. H.; Hickman, L. II. s.; Beatty. b. II. S.;
dero, b. H. s.; Blaine, S. NJ. S.; Sites, S. H. s.;
Harley, B. II. s.; Hubbard, G. S. NJ. A; FIack
L. S. NJ. A.; E Morri.l. C. H s.
First, Flack; second. Dandero; no third as
Westdahl, who came in first, was disqualified
by tue judges for interfering with Contestant
when rounding the last turn. Time, min.
81 sec.
The final of the two-m,le bicycle race in
heats was won by Rrereion, with Agnew second
and Blanchard third. Time, min. IL sec.
440 yard dash. ntries-Cadogan, o. H. s.;
Moolsey. y; II. s.; splivalo, N. s.; Carter, S.
Cadogan. Time, So 3-5 sec The record was
5 3-5 sec.
The relay race was the most interesting
feature of the days sports and was won
r1ter hard struggle by the Oakland High
Scnooi team, with the Berkeley High
school close second.
Field events-Putting the 16-pound shot:
entries: Woo,sey, B. II. g.; Plaw. o. III s.:
barhes' A. Z. c.; Bard, NJ. I. M. A.: Bocke