Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-05
STATE FIELD DAY.

An Imm=nss Crowd in Salem-Largs
Excursion From Corvallis.
The day daWned bright and clear
Wi,h scarcely a breath Of air stirring.
f. Young folks, with a display Of col
/ Ilege ribbon. we're astir on the streets
at an early hour and before the noon
hour had arrived. the streets pre-
sented an unusually lively appearance
Last evening the intercollegiate
Amateur Athletic Association Of
Oregon held a final business session at
the University, Frank Z. Brown, pres
dent OF the association, presided.
Tie following report Of the committee
appointed to select officers for the day
+ vas submitted and adopted.
/ Referee-H. T. Judge, Portland.
I IDspectOrs-Brade5, Burnett, 81
Corvallis: RObt. Suitee, Monmouth.
Z Judges Of tnish-H. J Rosenberg,
I Eugene; f. L. Miller. Corvallis: Il. a.
Huffman, Monmouth.
Time-keepers-H +. Allen. New
I berg; Frank Lucas, Monmouth: RObt.
johnson, Corvallis.
/ Judge Of walking-E. a. Brook
walter. Corvallis; assistant,C. f. Rob-
I lin, Salem.
Clerk Of course-Frank Willmam,
I Salem; assistant, Luke Lynn. Salem.
Starter-Nerl Johnson, Oregon
City.
Scorer, track eyents-Chas. Craven,
Salem
Judges Of field eyents-C. G. Muir
ply, Salem; Virgil Waters, Corvallis.
|. Measurers-Fred d. HerbOld, Eu.
gene: Alex Rennie, Corvallis.
Scorers, field eyents-E. Butler,
Monmouth; f. E. Watkins, Eugene.
Official reporter-P. Sroat, Salem.
In order that much delay and some
confusion might be avoided on the
grounds today between events, execu-
tive committee last evening assigned
each contestant his position in each
Of the fourteen events.
CoRvALLIs-ALBANY EXCURSION.
Steamer Albany reached Salem at
11:30 O'Clock this morning with about
250 excursionists. The students OF the
State Agricultural college turned out
in large numbers. About seYenty-tiye
boarded the boat at Albany and fifty
more at Independence.
Having unloaded its load of pasSen- !
gers, the Albany steamed on to Port
land. The Albany-Coryallis-Inde-
pendence delegations will return im-
medlately at the close Of the exercises
at the fair grounds, via steamer Ruth. |
EUGENE BETTING.
Those of the Eugene delegation |
who came 10 Salem. with the eXpecta-
tion Of doubling their money, were
this morning offering to bet almost any
sum on the mile run, 100 yards dash,
12O and 22O yard hurdles Not much
betting was INDUCED in as the results
of contests were too uncertain.
NEWBERG VISITORS.
The Newberg team accompanied by
a few Of its friends, numbering in all
about fifty, arrived about ! p. N. on
the steamer Grey Eagle. There would
have been an immense excursion from
that point had il not been for a big
picnic being held at Dayton today.
The majority OF the residents Of New
berg together with the band Of that
,ity attended the picnic. The man
lgement of the state field meet was
in the band as itengaged
10 play in Salem today.
THE EXERCISES.
The Chemawa Indian Training .
school band arrived In the city during
the Hoon hour and began the after
noon's program by rendering a num-
Der of selections on the streets after
which they proceeded 20 fair grounds.
The exercises began at the fair
grounds promptly at p. IN. the
grand standbeing comfortably filled. A
arge number failed TO oattend thinking
.he admission fee Of 80 cents was too
much. The management regrets that
my were unable To attend on this ac- .
'ount but the expenses of the visiting
teams while in our city and other in
l. L.