New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05
AMATEUR ATHLETICS.
\. J. A. c. MAN WINS THE ALL-AROUND
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
HE Is f. C. WHITE A GRADUATE OF COR
NELI.-THE. BERGEN POINT MEETING
NOT PRODUCTIVE or RECORDS.

NOT PRODUCTIVE or RECORDS.
With the amateur all-arouni championships OF the
United States az the principal attraction the New
Jersey Athletic Cluo held its annual independence
Day carniva, OF outdoor sports on the New-Jersey
oval at Bergen Point. yesterday afternoon TINS
year. however. the championship contest did not
prove much OF drawing card for the folk VINO
usually patronze the organization It's gala occa
sions, for less than two thousand spectators assem-
hed on the grounds. The rain seemed to have con-
spired with the intense heat which preceded the
first shower handicap the club in its effort TO run
on successfully the afternoons long programme;
but despite all the drawbacks experienced. Presi-
dent James T.. Sullivan. who acted referee In the
absence OF Father BIZ Curtis up smiling
with his follow Officials after every one o: the sew
eral Interfering showers and with the assistance OF
the competitors Gn.shod all OF the contests on the
card I'm scasonablc time.
FOUR OFT FOR CHEF IlONORS.
e. {. " hlte OF Cornell University and Che New
Jersey Athletic club proved the winner OF the
all-around championships. There were five men
entered. but only four contested. the absentee he
inG W. u. Rogers OF the New-York Athletic club
The four asprants were l. X. Baxter. tho light
weight pole vaulter OF the Ncw-York Athletic club;
: Il. Thomas his smaller clubmate r. j. Sheri-
dan. the Pastime Athletic Clubs brawny repre-
sentative. and T. G. White. the winner. White
WIN l'i' N''iE orc OF tN' quartet VINO any pre-
vious experience in such heart-breaklng contest,
and this experience stood him In good stead. as he
captured hTst place In the competition. though he
failed 20 finish nrst in any OF the individual con-
tests say" the l0O-yard run. In which he dead
heat With Baxter.
Ten contests OF for the championships
and taken altogether they DID not compare with
those OF former years. White ran up total score
or 52i} poa;s. leading by 27i his nearest rival. tho
staiwart Sheridan. whose aggregate figures were
i.T2 Thomas finished crod.table third, with
i22 points 10 his credit, only 40 behind the Pas
time Athletic Club man. Baxter was a poor fourth.
with 39l5 points. failing qualify in three con-
tests though he won first place IN three. including
the dead heat with White In the Ic-yari dash.
Thomas captured first honors In two contests, and
Sheridan first In five. Considering tho cabre
OF tho men competing. the contest n clever ex-
hibition. bat compared with the performances or
the great athletes who have hitherto achieved dis
unction in the all-around competitions. the work
done Insignificant All the time athletes
present held Of The competitors to be the peer
o. Malcolm ". Ford. the Iamented Alexander A.
Jordan John Cosgroyc. the sturdy Edward w.
Gor and Louis L. Sheldon
In the nine open contests the cracks who COM
petcd dld not carry or many medals. Maxtel W.
Long the New-York A. G. fer. however IN the
qunrtcr-Irile run. easily went 10 the front and
roinped home pleased winner In 90 40 seconds.
Princeton m!ddle-dlstance runner, who started
from the 2Iyard mark Cregan led the field after
the nrst half OF the had been run. while Long
making up ground Cregan led into the
stretch. and looked like a winner ATTY yards from
the tape. Just then Long came through the bunch
and won IN splendid shape by about two yards
from Cicgan. who was about three feet in front
Ok Myers. OF the New-Jcrsey y. e.
The mill handicap. with cregap on scratch. was
won by Shcran. OF the New Jersey a. G., VINO
bad an allowance 81 y yards. Malloy and Trede.
who finished second and third had an allowance
@; ~ and ~ yards respectively The Princeton
runner finished fourth after plucky run. but he
was mover able - get up near the leaders until
halfway down the homestrctch. In both races In
which ne started Marvel Wa compelled TO quit.
There wore. two bicycle races. a one-mile novice
and two-m!le handicap Ecclcs scott. OF
Bayouuc. = j. both OF them. In the
mile race charles Keller got bad fall. com
INK "a collision with man who fooishly
ran across ihe track the rider vas entering on
the last lap Keller was picked up ard carried
into the clubhouse. Where n found that
OF his ankle. badly wrenched.
J. s. Mitchell attempted to beat h!s own record
OF u feet 10 inches with tho 5s-pound weight. but
the best throw he made 3 feet s Inches.
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