The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-18
-FOUR MILE WALK
High School Boys Against
Champion Richmond.
FIVE FIRMS GIVE PRIZES
Athletic Tournament Proves
to be Very Popular

Owing to the inclemency Of the weather
there were not moro than 300 people at
the Auditorium last night to witness the
athletic tournament but the contests
always. Every contest had full list OF
charters, and some of the races created
great excitement and were all holly con-
tested.
The first race on the program was the
boys half-mlle run. Eleven boys started
put to beat the worlds record for that
distance. Young Frank Barnes won the
prize, q bat and ball given by Goldsmith.
Next came the married mems half-mile
walk, and three benedicts responded and
@ toed the scratch. Two of the contestants
insisted on running, and the judges right
fully awarded the prize to Tom Cravens,
q Missouri Pacific employee. The prize
was a handsome butter dish, triple plated
given by the Merchants Cooperative
association.
The boys 100-yard sack race created
lots of amusement. The young fellows
fell repeatedly, but they stuck to it and
the winner crossed the home line with
his nose visIbly preceding the sack. The
winner, G0orse Swain, received knife
given by Steel Pros.
The one-mile walk, open TO retail clerks
was holly contested. t was no ones race
until the last second. when Ansel Knouse
sprinted over the line, winning by small
margin. He now sports silk umbrella
given by the Boston Store. This race
created a great deal of interest among
the ladies, and each contestant had their
fair champion who cheered them to the
finish.
The half-miIe run was fast one and
was won by VIM. Shulz. He will now
wear one of Braitsch's best shoes as his
reward
The next event was the attraction Of the
evening and proved to be very interest
Ing Mr.. C. H. Richmond undertook to
walk down four athletes of the Wichita
High school. but failed. Richmond was
to walk four miles straight, the High
school boys walking one mile each. Ed
Bump was the first man to walk against
Richmond, and at the word go Richmond
took the lead, Bump closely at his heels.
Richmond won from Bump the first mile
by a few feet. Earl Brooks took up the
second mile against Richmond and chung
closely to him until the last half of the
mile, when he took the lead and won his
relay by one-half lap. Lloyd Alexander
was the third contestant and he proved
to be fast walker. He won his mile over
Richmond by one and a half laps. Clar-
ence Burrows finished the fourth mile
against Richmond and made good walk
tapping Richmond once.
The walk gave the very best satisfaction
and every one in the audience seemed
pleased at so fine an exhibition of pedes-
trianism. Richmond took up a steady
gait for the full four miles and did not
vary to the finish, and no one who saw
him walk can say that he is not a fair
heel and toe walker who can keep up a
fast gait without any apparent exertion
He walked the four miles in % minutes
and II seconds which is good time for
that distance. He says he never walked
hgainst four walkers who made such a
splendid showing as Wichita's High
school boys.
The fat mems race came next and Lou
Butterfield, Wichitas handsome police
man. walked off with a box of Havanas
given by Wells Miller. Policeman Butter
field weighs over 225 pounds but his flesh
Is solid and if any one thinks that he is
slow on foot a different opinion will be
Formed by trying to get AWAY from him.
The half-mile mems run was won by
Earl Brooks in good time.
The broad jump was won by Clarence
Burrows, who jumped over eleven feet.
The prize was a dozen photos by Bald
win & Son. Clarence can now give his
friends his face.
The tug of war was not contested owing
60 difficulty in getting braces for the feet,
but the railroad men may in the near
future get up a good pulling match.
Daniels. the furniture man, sat up in
the gallery and became so interested that
he gave handsome rocking chair to
Lloyd Alexander as reward for pass
Ing Richmond.
Mr.. J. Z. Alexander conducted the start
ing Of the races, and as he is an old hand
Mt conducting tournaments every race
went off like CloCkwork.
A great many people are anxious TO
have the tournament repeated as they
say If gave SO much satisfaction this time
that hundreds would turn out now that
st is proven how Interesting and exciting
m athletic tournament can be made.