The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-26
WAS IT FIVE LAPS OR SIX?
DISPUTE THAT ENDED FIELD
DAY IN A ROW

Tom Birds Mistake in the Two-Mile
Race MARRIED n Very Pretty Days
Racing-St. Paul and Minneap-.
oils Centrals Are. Tied for the
Cup - Each Has Twenty-six
Points.
st. Paul Central-Four firsts, six thirds; 20
points. ,fi. ~
Minneapolis Central-Two frsts, five Sec
onds one third rs points.
South Side-Two frsts, three seconds, two
thirds; 81 points. ssa
Minneapolis Academy-Three frsts, one Sec
onds. two thirds; 20 points.
Mechanic Arts-Two frsts. two seconds; 16
points.
North Side--Two frsts, one second. one
East Side-One Second, two thirds; points.
Cleveland-Two seconds; points.
The Northwestern Interscholastic
associations field day sports came to
very unsatisfactory conclusion last
evening at Lexington park, with the
ST. Paul and Minneapolis Central high
schools tied at twenty-six points on the
point contest for the silver cup.
The st. Paul Central boys have not
little reason to be dissatisfied with
the result, for one of their entries in
the two-mile bicycle race, which was
thrown out by Referee Wann on a
manifestly unjust decision by Timing
Judge Tom Bird, was one of the pair
to finish the six laps as scheduled, and
might had the race been run correctly.
they think. have secured a place that
would have counted, the Minneapolis
Central having lost its entry before
the difficulty arose in fall at the turn
near the Lexington avenue gate.
The difficulty arose through Bird mis-
taking the number of laps the racers
had made, and giving Sudheimer the
finger at the end of the fourth lap
that there was but one lap more. When
the men came around again, Sudheim-
er was far ahead by tremendous
squirt from the riders, who knew that
they were on their fifth lap. Then Sud-
heimer dropped out, in spite of the fact
most as with one voice, detected the
mistake, and urged him to- go on. Per-
klns, of the Mechanic iIArts, arI
O'Brien, of St. Paul Central, did go on
and finished. O'Brien led at the tape,
and claimed the race, but Tom Bird
had already declared the. winners to
be Sudheimer. Dyer and Boyce, in the
order named. The other judges, F. N.
Van Duzee and Frank sFaude, of Min
neapolis, were under the impression
that these three had hmade but five
laps. and Referee F. t., Wann, on. an
appeal. decided the event no race
No decision has been made as to
when it will be run over.
The quarter-mile biGyels race was
O'Brien. St. Paul Central. won the
first heat. with Kimba1l.. Minneapolis
Central, and Ludwig. Of the East side,
in the places. In the second heat
Voges, of the Cleveland, was trailed by
Croft, Of ST. Paul Central, and Sud-
heimer. Of the Mechanic Arts.
The final heat was won by Sudheiner
Minneapolis Central. got the second
place, and Ludwig, third.
The 220-yard dash between Reiberth
of the North side; Griffith, of Mime
apolis Central: ysander, of Cleveland,
and Rogers, Of Central high, was won
by the first ma ned. Rogers, who was
the favorite in the betting. cut out the
pace until the finish. when Reiberth
came up strong and passed him for a
close finish. Griffith fell at the head
of the straight stretch. = Lysander got
second by a hard push on Rogers at
the close. tsss. ~;
The one-mile bicycle, race e,was the
most exciting event of the. day. There
were so many entries that it was i'm
possible to run them all at once, and
two heats were necessary. Croft, st.
Paul Central, won the first, with Lud-
wig, East side, second, and Sudheimer
saving his place. The second heat was
nearly finished, and the boys were in
the last turn when four of the six We're
shot high in the air in a general col
Hsion. j. Kimball, who was leading,
was safely out Of it, and won the heat
Perkins, by deXterous maneuver,
co he nd
pulled out of the mess and rode to the
tape in time to save third. In the
finals, Sudheimer had the race easily
in hand, and came down the stretch
rods ahead. in PAIN. Kirnbal1, Of Min
neapolis Central, got second, and Croft,
ST. Paul Central, third
That left st. Paul ard Minneapolis
Centrals tied for first place on points.
Perkins fell from his wheel in the last
lap and was put out of it.
The accident in the one-miie had mar
rowed down the field somewhat in the
two-mile and in order to save time it
was decided to run this event in one
heat. Accordingly the ten went off to-
gether Sudheimer and Perkins, the
Mechanic Arts entries, were touted as
dangerous contestants in this event.
and they did crowd the. procession
around at a pretty lively gait. The
first mile was made in a fiat three min
uteS, according to Tom Bird, and then
the second was started. AS the men
neared the tape, On the fourth lap, B I'd
signed them that there was one more
lap. Sudheimer let cut like a whirl-
wind as soon as he could get out of the
bunch, and came down to the tape an
easy winner. The others were VIII to-
gether, but Dyer and Boyce, of the
North Side high, led. Sudheimer slow
ed up, and ran down into the field be-
fore the other riders caught UP with
him.
go on" echoed from a hundred
threats, and as he saw the bunch con-
tinuing around the track, he started
after them, but it was hopelessly too
late. This time around only two came
up to the tape, O'Brien and Perkins.
Then came an interminable dispute,
only solved by Referee Wann's calling
the event 10 race
Voges, Of the Cleveland, who had
pulled out well in some Of the earlier
events, had the misfortune to break his
wheel as they left the tape in the two
mile. He ran back, got another whs ell,
and started after the riders, but some
one at the judges stand called for him
to wait fer the others, and he loafed
into the third side when Bird yelled to
him to get out of the way
Voges set the pace for the others into
the front of the stand when Bird finally
pulled him out
A summary of the events and win
ners is as TO lows:
One-fourth Mile Observation-Disclosures, Me-
chanic Arts. first; Kimball, Minneapolis Gen.
trial, second; Ludwig, East Side. third; time,
Two Hundred and Twenty yard Dash-Rei-
beth. North Side FIRST Lysander, Cleveland
second; Rogers St. Paul Central third; time,
one Mile Observation-Disclosures. Mechanic