The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-19

Scoring Nlgnteen Folnte-Ihe FOOT
Bail Game and the Tug.oewar
Contest We're Very Exciting.
three hundred and ten strong the
boys Of the Cathedral High School as
nsmbled yesterday afternoon at the IS
land base ball park and contested ia
the annual field day sports for prizes
that had been generously donated by
the merchants of the city Several
hundred spectators, composed Of par
ents. other relatives and friends Of the
youngsters were attracted to the park
and thoroughly enjoyed the exhibitions
IL skin, strength and endurance that
had been programmed Near the grand
stand was located a large lunch pavil-
lion. over the entrance Of which was
the sign, Dewey Hotel" and, needless
TO state, the hosiery was handsomely
pGtronlsed.
The sports began ut 2 o'clock, with
the following ofEicials In charge:
Reterees-Gus weitzei, Joseph
o'Brien, win Gutman, John j. cOniff.
starter-Jacob Loos
seorer-John j. conlff.
The feature was the work Of James
Mccann. who scored eighteen points.
and decIsively carried OF the honors of
the afternoon,
The results of the several contests
were as follows:
100 Yard Dash.
First divislon-First. c. Fisher; sec
ond. E, Marley; third, NJ. Deegan.
Second dlvislon-Flrst. James Me-
Cam; second. E. Green; third, john
McCann.
Third divislon-w. Gompers, FIRST;
]. Kelly. second; w. Deegan, third.
beap Frog Racs.
First divisional. Ackerman, frst; ].
Ward. second: NJ. Deegan. third.
Second divislon-T. McHale. first; 7.
Mclaughlin. second: e. busch, third.
Third divisIon-J. MalOney, first; G.
paller, second; H. Hasenauer, third.
High Kick.
First, c. Fisher, 9 feet 10 inches; sec
ond, N, Deegan; third, E. busch.
Sack Race.
First divlslon-Flrst, LogomassInI;
second, L. welty; third. j. schafer.
Second dlvislon-E. Black. first; James
Mccain, second; T. Mclaughlin, third,
Third dIvision-H. steer. first; j. Kel.
ly, second; H. Donohue, third.
High Jump,
First, A. Campbell. feet inchesi A.
Alderman. second: c. Fisher, third.
BlindEhd Race.
First divlsIon-Flrst, c. Boord: G.
Manion. second; e. Black, third.
Second divlslon-First. Frank Ebert;
James ,dcHugh, second.
Third dlvision-R. Stanley, first; r.
Fisher, second; ]. MalOney, third.
200 Yard Dash.
First. q. busch; G. savegOet, second;
W. Gompers. third.
Three Legged Race.
First, James Mccain and James Nc
Hale; second. T. Mclaughlin and VIII
Blake.
PiclSaback Race.
First, James Mccain and ]. McHale.
Potato Race.
First, savegoet; Kelly, second; Rock,
third.
Running Broad Jump.
First. Hasenauer; Fisher, second;
Farley, third.
The number of points scored by the
contestants who got at least third posi-
ton, was as follows. three being count
ed for firsts, two for seconds and one
for thirds:
First divIsion-varley. 2; L. Welty, Q;
L. stauver. 2; G. Hassnauer, 2; j. Ward
2; c. Fisher. 4; B. schaefer, 1; A. Camp
bell. 3; NJ. Deegan. 4; A. Alderman. 5;
j. Grogan, 81 Logomassinl. 3; Golden
berg. 2.
Second division-H. Rock, /; E. Black
4: t. Mcshane. 2; T. Farley, Q; T.
OMAHA, /; j. McHale. 10; N. Myles i;
James Mccain, IS; John Mccain, /; Ic.
busch, 4; E. Green. 3; c. Boord, 3; c.
Manion, 4; w. Blake, 2; t. Mclaughlin.
s; c. welty. /.
Third dIvlslon-w. GOmpers, 4; q.
savegoet, 5: j. Kelly. a; II. Fisher, 2;
r. Hasenauer. I; H. Donahue, 2; r.
Stanley, 8: j. Maloney. 5; C. Dailer, 2;
g. Dailer, 3; H. Steer. .; W. Chapman,
8; F. Elvert. 9; w. Deegan, /.
In the tug of war contest the No. l
team, captained by varley. won over
No. 2. captalned by Ward. No. took
the first tug by good work from tho
start, No. 2 being unable to hold their
opponents at a s,andstill ut any time.
In the second tug, No. team put up q
good fght. but flank movement they
tried turned out tllsastrously, several Of
the boys losing their foothold. thus Civ
ing No. another easy victory. The
line up of the two teams was as fol-
lows:
No. TEAM. No; 2 TEAM.
r. Vnrley. ]. ward
w. Cagnri. g. Hasenhuer'
c. CoFcofan. v. DuTy.
I. RfOttynf q, Faeney.