The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
WEFERS WON WITH EASE
CHICAGO's sPRINTERs BEATEN BY
THE GEORGETOWN RUNNER.
Results of Athletic Contests at the
New Jersey Clubs Labor-Day
Carnival of Sports.


nival of sports on the clubs grounds at
Bayonne, N. J., to-day. The attendance
was good. A good deal of interest was
taken in the second meeting this year be-
tween Wefers, the Eastern sprirter, and
Maybury and Rush, the fast runners from
Chicago and Wisconsin. A week ago last
Saturday Wefers, ON Manhattan field,
proved his superiority to the Western men.
and to-day he was asked to give half a
yard to each of them in a 100-yard handi-
cap. Wefers won his heat very cleverly
from Cregan in 10 1-5 seconds, and May
bury, with an eighteen-inch allowance from
scratch, also won his heat in the same
time. Rush was not so fortunate, how
ever. starting from the same mark as
his clubmate, Maybury, he failed to qualify
in his trial, finishing third to SulZer and
Harms. who qualified by running first and
second, respectively. In the final Wefers
did not start, as he said he preferred to re-
serve all his speed for the 300-yard race,
which was to take place later on The re-
suit of the final Of the 100 yards was some
what of a surprise to the Western men. as
they looked on Maybury as a sure win
ner. Their fondeSt hopes were not realized,
as Sulzer, the local Splinter, won from the
observation-disclosures mark, with Dono-
hue, a ten-yard man. second, and Maybury
third. in ten seconds fiat.
Rush was very sick after running the
kundred-yard trial, and was attended by
DR. Neuman, of Chicago the swimming ex-
pert. Under the doctors treatment he was
enabled TO take part in the three-hundred-
saved himself. Maybury and Rush, of the
Chicago team and Jerome Buck, of the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club, were Wei
ers's opponents in this special race. May
bury jumped out in the lead at the crack
Of the pistol and Wefers tackled him on
the far turn Coming along the stretch
opposite the stand Wefers and Maybury
ran close together, but they turned the
curve for the run home Wefers gained by
two yards, although running on the out
side. AT this point it was very evident
that Maybury was beaten, and Rush came
err The latter sprinted wonderfully, while
Rush worked manfully to catch him, but
feet Buck finishing. ahead of Maybury for
third honors. Wefers's time thirty-one
seconds, is just two-fifths of a second be-
hind the worlds record for that distance
Marvel, of the Home Club won the half
mile scratch race from Lyons, of the
knckerbocker, after his clubmate, of the
Medley race: Summaries:
Eight hundred-and-e ighty-yard scratch
race; Won by II. Z. Marvel. New Jersey
4. 6. second. n o Prende ereast0o HeW
Jersey A c., who made the pace, dropped
out on the second lap. Time, 1858.
by Charles A. Sulzer, New Jersey A. c.;
Michael Donohue, st. Agnes A. A. 90
yards second md, nh H M Ai Chicago
Sulzer won by a foot Three inches sepa-
rated the. second and third Wefers did not
start in final, wishing to reserve his speed
for the three hundred-yard race.
Observation-Disclosures yards. hurdle,
handicap: Won by Jerome Buck, Knicker-
A. c. Q5 feet), second; James e. F'itz-
patrick, New Jersey A. c. 90 feeD, third.
Time, rs 3-5 seconds
Pole vault for height, scratch: Won by
II. ]. Petit Elmira A. c., 10 feet 10 inches;
]. L. Hurlburt, ir., New York A. c., 10 feet
booker A. c., 10 feet, third
Special, three hundred-yard scratch race:
Won by 3. J; Wefers, New York A: G.;
Buck, Knickerbocker A. c., third; J.. H.
Maybury, Chicago A. A., fourth. Only four
one-miie bike race: Final heat won by
William Frank. Transit Wheeimen. New
York $50 yards; Harry Horsford, New Jer-
renee, New York GO yards third. Time,
-Four hundred-and-forty- run, handi-
sey A. G. co yards; H. E. Marvel, New
Jersey A. c. Is yards). second A. J. Men
DEE. New York go YARDS. third. Time,
one-mile handicap: Won by P H. Chris
tiansen. New Jersey A. G: q5 YARDS; T. J:
Sa ulaR second G. MeG Gfr'4 New F@ York TX
4. 9. iscratch), third. Time. 4:s5.
Throwing 56-pound weight for height:
Is feet 6as inches John Herty, N. w. S. A,
10 feet 2 inches, second; Charles Chadwick,
New York A. c.. IL feet 6 inches, third.
James s; Mitchell. who holds the worlds
beating the old one by rs inches.
Throwing 16-pound hammer: Won by
r. W. Edgren, Knickerbocker A. c., 142 feet
III inches; Charles Chawick, New York A.
c., 134 feet 612 inches, second; James S.
Mitchell, Pastime A c. 1872 feet 1012 inches,
third.
Two-mie bicycle handicap: Final heat
won by Harry Horsford, New Jersey A. c.
Scratch; William Frank, Il T. W, New
New York 600 YARDS, third Time, sol Is.
One-nile walk, handicap: Won by w. B.
Fetterman, jr. 6 seconds);, James Frazer,
New Jersey A. c. 90 seconds), second; Ed
ward Wear, Trenton, N. j. (60 seconds),
third. Time, 7:01 1-5.
Four hundred-and-forty- medley race:
Final heat won by James E. Fitzpatrick,
New Jersey A. c.; c. M. Cohen, Knicker-
| booker A. c., second Charles H. Herche,
Knickerbocker A. c, third. Time, LII 3-5.
Eight -eighty-yard run, hand
leap: Won by G. T. Myers, New Jersey
A. C. $50 yards); r. l.. Eaton. New Jersey
A. c. Us YARDS, second: w. B. Smiley.
Harlem Rowing Club go YARDS third
Time, Isl 20.
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