Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-29
ATHLETICS
A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF
GAMES.
WERERS, OF GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.
The Holder OF the Worlds Record
Beats Out Two Chicago sprinters
in the Hundrsd-Yard Dash-Other
Events.

there has never before been such a sue
cessful series OF athletic games for the
national championship as that which was
held this afternoon at the track and in
field ofManhattan Field. The attendance
was 400. Tie track was lightning fast
and the infeld perfect
The chief interest was in the 10O-yard
dash, in which Wefers. Of Georgetown
College. tie holder Of the worlds record,
beat out two Chicago sprinters in record
time.
Summaries: SSO-yards run-Won by J.
c. Cregan, n. Y. A. c.; II. J.. Marvel, N.
j. A. c., second; Edward NJ. Power,
Plttsburg A. c., third; George Stephen,
Montreal A. c.. fourth. Time, 1.5S S-4
Putting the 1G-pound shot-won by
Charles Henneman, Chicago a. A, dis
lance AZ feet 81 inches; f. Beck, n. j.
A. c., ~ feet 6 ii inches. second; j. Herty,
~ Y. Wcstside A. c., IL feet 10 3-4 inches,
third.
lOO-yards dash-First heats Won by T..
!. Wefers. N. Y. A. c.: j. II. Maybury,
Chicago A. A., and Rush ran dead heat
for second place; j. II. Jarvis, PittsbIrg
a. c., fourth; w. a. Harms, Knicker-
booker A. c., fifth. Time, . 10
Second heat: Wefers won by 2 yards
and just equalled the worlds record.
One-mile walk-Won by Samuel Lieb-
gold, Pastime \. c.; w. Il. Fetterman,
Jr., n. Y. A. c., second; w. III. Donovan.
n. J. A. c., third. Time, 6:44 As. LieD-
gold won by 30 yards, and there were -
yards between the second and third men.
Running high jump-NNon by /. h. Bax-
ter, n. Y. A. c., height feet 21-4 inches;
w. {. Carroll, n. Y. A. c., height 6 feet,
second; y. T. Leslie. y. Y. a. c., height
feet IL inches. third.
12O-yards hurdle race-Won by J. II.
Thompson, Jr.. n. Y. a. c.. John X.
Richards, Chicago a. A., second; T. W.
Chase. n. Y. G. A., third T. c. Nc
Queeney, Springfield A. c., fourth. ~ II.
Friesell, Pttsburg A. c., fell at the ninth
hurdle and did not finish. Time, ZIG.
Thompson won by a yard, and there was
a distafce Of ~ feet between second and
third men.
One-mile bicycle race-Won by I. a.
Powell. n. Y a. c.. Bert Ripley Knick-
erbocker A. c.. second; Harry Hosford,
N. j. a. c., third. Time. 2:32 SIS.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-Won by
John Flanagan, n. y. a. c., distance 14S
feet inches; Charles Chadwick, n. y.
Il. c., distance III feer 8 inches. second;
James S. Mitchell, Pastime A. c.. 10 feet
inches, third; r. W. Edgren, Kncker-
booker A. c., distance 13i feet S inches,
fourth. Flanagan made a foul throw OF
152 feet - inches, and Edgren made n
foul throw of 152 feet 4 ID inches.
4iO-yards dash-Won by T. Z. Burke,
y. Y. a. c.; \. j. Townsend, Chicago
A. A., second; NJ. w Long, n. Y. A. e.,
third; j. II. Rush Chicago \. A., fourth.
Time, -. Burke won after leading the
way 10 feet Townsend. who was firing
badly, fell across the tape and got second
place by a couple of inches
22O-yards hurdle race--Won by A. c.
Kraenzelein, Chicago A. c.; Jerome Buck,
A. c., third; NJ V. Bastian. n. Y. \. c..
fourth. Time. :25. Kraenzelein led from
the first hurdle and won ny yards. Five
yards between second and third men.
One-mile run-WOn by ]. f. Creegan,
n. Y. A. c.; Alexander Brodie, Montreal
A. A., second; r. Grant, Toronto A. A,
third. Time, l:27 3-5. Cregan won by 10
yards. Fifty yards between second and
third men.
AMERICAN RECORD BEATEN.
IH.ONlHB tit QlStuS-h Oll by 'fAAciA TO
Henneman, Chicago \. A.. distance rs
feet inches; James Mitchell. Pastime
A. c., distance JOG feet S1-2 inches, Sc
cond: j. Hertry New Westside \. c.. dis
lance 1O2 feet 61-2 inches. third. Henne-
man and Mitchell beat, by 1O6 feet. the
American record. which was made by
j. Flanagan at the n. j. a. c. grounds,
this year.
220-yards dash-Final heat: Won by -.
j. Wefers, n. Y. a. c.; j. II. Maybury,
Chicago 4. l., second; j. W. Enrich, X
a. c., third r. d. Hoffman. y. Y. A. c.,
fourth Time, :2l IS. Wefers won by .
yards.
Thowing the 16-pOund weight-Won by
James S. Mitchell. Pastime a. c., 80 feet
. inches: Charles Henneman. Chicago \.
A., distance 81 feet 21-2 inches, second;
R. w. Edgren, Knickerbocker y. c., dis
lance q feet l inch, third.
Pole vault Won by j. l.. Hurlbut. Jr,
y. Y. 4. c., height IL feet inch @ b.
Smith, Knickerbocker 4. c., height 10
feet 10 inches, second; c. 7. Van Wrinkle.
y. Y. A. c.; r.. s. Wilder n. Y. A. C.,
and f. c. Frame. c. \. Washington
tied for third place at 10 feet inches,
and the last two agreed TO give the place
to Van Wrinkle.
One-mile relay race-WOn by the ~ Y.
A. c. team, Wefer and Burke, S. Lyons
and NJ. b. Long Chicago a. c. team, H.
Il. Barrett, j. II. Rush. ID. II. Jackson,
and A. j. Townsend, second; knicker-
booker A. (. team. q. V. Lyons, @. q.
Holander. j. p. Bernhard. and Jerome
Buck, third. Time. &.2l 2-5. The New
York men led from the start, and We
fers. who ran the last quarter in 40 4-5,
finished 70 yards ahead of Townsend, who
4 Tgnqlr This time hears
the record held by Yale, which was
900 2-5
Running broad jump-Won by +. i.
Floss. \. Y. 4. c., distance p feet 10 IL
inches; j. 4. Bennett, East Boston y. A.,
distance 81 feet 10 inches second; n. ii.
Fricsen. Pittsburg A. c.. distance p feet
9iuches third. Score by points: New York,
n: Chicago, "a; Pastime y. c.. IA; knick-
erbocker A. c., j.; y. J. a. C.. S; Mon
troal A A.. 2: East Boston A. A., 8;
Pitteburg A. c. .: New Westside A. c.,
2: Toronto. /. Total, l5J.
West Point-hnnapOlis Ball.
WASHINGTON. August 2S-A revival
NJ the annual football contests between
no cadets OF the West Point Military
Academy and the Annapolis Naval Acad-
an,v is being considered. Heretofore the
s~,fhorities of the two institutions have
raIt that the contests interfered with the
course OF study. as much time was con-
su,ned in the trips, from one academy 10
the other. 1t is understood, however, that
cocretaries Aleer and Long look with
ravor ON the contests. and will give their
corsent 10 n series Of matches. Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt is also lending his
infiuence toward a revival OF the sport
Athletic Union Governors.
NEW YORK. August S.-The Govern
ing Board OF the Amateur Athletic Union
met tonight The following delegates
,"era elected members OF the Governing
rostd: 5. +. Petit. Of the Central Asso-
cation; ]. J. Wolf. of the Southern Asso-
- - q Tiaon Of the Pacific AssO-