The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-21
Y. M. c. A. sports.


A thousand admirers OF the Young Mems
Christian Association Athletes at River
view on Saturday afternoon saw interest
ing sports given by the local Y. NJ. c. A.
in which the association of Philadelphia
bad entered, and while the local
men did not win all the contests, the
audience applauded the work Of the visl.
tors as much as they would had the local
men won in the majority of the events.
In the three mile bicycle race Frank NJ {.
Boyle, who won second prize in this race,
claimed that T. j. Gillen, the winner Of
the race, was paced by William Goodley.
Beside the contest Luther johnson rode
an exhibition quarter mile in 81 seconds.
Walter Matteson, captain of the track
team of Swarthmore College, ran an ex-
hibition rs yards. He crossed the line In
Z As seconds, This is but 10 of second
slower than tho record time of 7 3.5 sec.
onds. made by Bernard Wefers and l.. Ii.
Cary. The summary of the events fol-
lows:
loO- yard dash-Flrst heat, r. J. Bus.
yards second. Time, 10 3.5 seconds.
Second heat--James NJ. organs, scratch,
first; +. I. Miller, yards, second. Time,
10 40,
Final-R ]. Bastard, won; James NJ.
organs, second; David Moss. third. Time,
1926.
Running broad jump-Warren Lack
man, inches, won; actual jump, 10 feet
~ inches; William Smith, s inches, sec
ond; actual jump, II feet inches.
Putting 16.pound shot-William Smith.
Is inches. won. Actual put, 81 feet II
inches. c. NJ. Shubert "a inches, second.
organs, inches, third; actual put, 20 feet
7inches.
Three-mile bicycle--.Won by T. J. Gillon
1876 yards; second. Frank NJ. Boyle, l55
yards; William Goodley, rs yards, third.
Race protested. Time, minutes "a sec.
onds.
Running high jump-W. b. Foster 8
inches first Actual jump, feet 81 In.
William Boyland, Jr., inches, second;
actual jump, feet loh inches.
440yalds lun-William V. Kelly, IL
second; James Bryans, yards, third.
Time, 54 seconds.
Throwing 1.-pound hammer-Samuel
2. Yeo, & feet, won: actual throw 80 feet
2 inches. William Smith, scratch, second.
Throw 50 feet inches.
Polo Vaull-Fred Ii. Megaw, IL inches,
won actual vault,7 feet 81 inches. James
Hewitt, scratch, second, vault, 8 feet 4
inches.
Five mile bicycle race--William II. Hol-
lett, $50 yards, won Frank M. Boyle, $50
yards, second; Il. j. Gillon, 200 yards,
third. Time 10 minutes II 2-5 seconds.
Relay race-Wcst Philadelphia Y. Nj. c.
A. team, represented by Malcom Smith,
II. =. Christensen, r. NJ. Kirkpatrick and
James M. organs, won from the Whining.
ton team, composed of Robert Glover,
Herman Dohl, William Smith and Walker
Matteson. Tine, 40715.
220-yards novice-Won by VIM Smith;
Y. &, Williams, second; VIM. Poinsett
third: Time, 2S seconds.
220.yards hurdlo-W. b. Foster 16 yards
won; G. NJ. Shubert, IS yards, second;
John Milligan IS yards third. Time, 81
seconds. Ono.mile run-Malcom Smith,
Of Philadelphia, scratch. won; r. Nj,
scratch, second. Time, 4
IS 3,5 seconds.
The sports woro under the direction of
the following officials.
Reloree-Captain Thomas Kane Field
judges-C. II. H. jackson, A. A. Waite,
Dr. James Il. Mahnify. Track judges
Robert Wier, Edward Melchior, Joseph
Inspectors-B. Frank Nc.
Daniel George II. Rudert. Starter-Wil.
liam Kirk, Scorer field events-F.W Lang,
Scorer of track events-P. Jetferis. Mar
sAaI-E G Morris. Timers-MiIlard b.
Davis, Charles N. Banks, Charles Rudolph
Measurers-Rlchard Mclaughlin, Elliott
Harvey. Clerk of the course and assist.
ants, G. S. Tazwell, w. G. Fothergill
John Mageo. Cashiers Edward Stradley,
Charles Matchutt, Charles Granland, An
nouncer-f.lw9 GOD Truman. Official handi-
Cappers-C. r, Williams, A. A. Waite,
William b. OFT.