The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-18
ST. FRANCIS GAMES
Annual Competition of the
College Boys on the
N. ]. A. C. Ground.
ToMoRRoW's WHEEL RACES
Lively Sport Promised in Two
Places on the Boulevard
Homing Pigeons Make a
Record Baseball.

At the grounds of the New Jersey Ath-
letic Club yesterday afternoon, at Bergen
Point, the nnual field sports Of the st.
Francis Xavier College of New York will
be held. There was a large attendance
and some exciting racing was witnessed.
TIL track was in excellent shape and in
the competitions several of the college
records were broken. In the one hun
dred yards run 2. j. Walsh, '99, lowered
the record by one-fifth Of a second, and
in putting the 16-pound shot put the
weight a distance of So feet Z inches. Fol-
lowing the athletic contests there was a
game of baseball between the senior and
junior classes, the seniors winning by a
score of Is to 8. The one hundred yards
dash a a large field of entries, which
were reduced down to FIVE men in the
final heat. 1t was a smashing good race.
Conno cut out the pace and was a yard
in the lead at the IS yard mark. Walsh
sprinted and won by a foot. In the WI
hundred and twenty yards dash a spir-
tied race ensued. The first neal was won
by Walsh. the second by M. Boyle, with
NJ. Mccarthy second. The latter re-
served his efforts until the final when he
made a splendid effort at the finish and
Atd+ ~ lax OluEIS. Line HAIL Hll6 run
was a lively race all the way, the men
cutting out a fast clip from the mark.
In the last 100 yards Culhane drew slight
ly to the front and won by a yard in
good time. The hurdle was rather slow,
but there was lots of interest in the
event. F. ]. Walsh again distinguished
himself by being the more rapid in get
ting over the flights, and won without
much difficulty. The most sensational
race Of the day was the quarter mile, in
which there was a good field of starters.
r. Culhane and T. Keller ran to the
front on the second lap, and had a pun
ishing race to the tape with neither man
giving an inch. They crossed the
mark on even terms and made a dead
heat of it. In the half mile for juniors
j. OReilly opened with a gap and won
quite easily. The two bicycle events
were very exciting, and were decided
without accident. In the high jump P.
]. Walsh scored his third win of the
day. Summary
\ Hundred Yard Dash-Won by P. j.
Two Hundred and Twenty Yard Dash
First heat won by r. J. Walsh, So; ].
Z; Conway, 1900, second; Charles Conner,
,SS; N: MCCARTHY; '99, second; c. Woods,
'9S, third. Final heat won by NJ. McCar-
by; 'ssii ssl 2, third i Walsh; : g sog second ,a ~
fourth. Time. q as. conway i900'
Eight Hundred and Eighty Yard Run
y s,1sr by ] Robert culhane, 1900; Traugotte
's9, third. Time, I'm. lbs.
Two Hundred and Twenty Yard Hurdle
RaeenW9n by Traugotte Keller az
N. Mccarthy e yards, third. Time,
Four Hundred and Forty Yard Run
Dead heat between r. Culhane, 1900, and
j.. M~cCrystal, 1900, third. Time, 81 3-5s.
Half Mile Run-Won by John j. Reilly,
1900 I J: Crosby, 1900, second; E. Say
ers, 1900, third. Time. 2m-, AS.
Putting the Sixteen Pound Shot-Won
by Joseph x. Keenan,, 36 fit, Z in; M.
Mccarthy. 81 #. s in, second; r. Gull
hane, 50 it. 4 in, third.
Running Broad Jump-Won by p. J.
Walsh. SO, Is IT. 6B in; Matthew T. Ri
ley, IT it. 81 in, second.
Running. High Jump-Won by P. J.
Walsh, 4 IT. nh in; r. Culhane, 4 #. 10
in, second; John Glynn, 4 #. 5 in, third.
One Mile Bicycle Race-Won by Chas.
Fuller, '9S; Harold Lovibond, 1900, second;
S. Brady. 1906, third: w. j. Cough, 1900,
fourth. Time, I'm. ASS.
Two Mile Bicycle Race-Won by Chas.
Fuller, s9S; w. J.. Cough, 1900, second; L.
Rial. third; ]. o. Reilly, '99. fourth. Time,
5m. 39s.