The times., 1899-08-27
Land And WATER SPORTS
The Records Of Flanagan and Ew-
rey Likely to Stand unbrOken
A Hot Fight for the District Anna
teur League PeEnant-Y. vi. c. A..
Games-The Potomacs nj PhiIadeI-
phia - CoIumbia's Regatta Next
Month-Woodsfde Labor Day Meet

Up to last week the outdoor season has
been productive OF but two new amateur
athletic records-Flannagan 1s4 feet 10
inches in the hammer throwing event.
and Ewrey's II feet I-2 inch in the stand
ing broad jump without weights. The last
record was made by the holder OF the old
record of IL feet, Ray c. Ewrey, formerly
OF the Chicago Athletic Club 1t was a
most remarkable performance and the new
mark will hardly be lowered this season
IL his first trial he cleared 10 feet 9 with
ease. in his second trial he covered 10 feet
IIl-2 inches, which was within half inch
of his own worlds record, which was made
at Chicago in 1897 He is also credited
with feet l-2 in the standing high jump,
the world record he made May %. 1896. at
Lafayette Ind, whence he halls. In
1898 he came East and defeated-outclassed
A p. Schwaner, of the New York Athlet-
&c Club. the holder of the American cham
pionship in the standing high jump.
John Flanagan will hereafter add the
discus game 10 his repertoire. Satisfied
that he can land the hammer many feet
further than any specialist in that line,
he will now make an effort to scale the
discus. the Greeks favorite implement in
athletics. for a new record. Last week,
after little practice. he scaled il III feet.
nearly feet further than the present re-
cord. He is truly great field athlete. II
IS unfortunate he could not have duplieat-
Cd this exhibition throw in yesterday S
=. A. U. championship, for his practice
throw does not count, being made outside
OF competition
District Amateur League.
The District Amateur Baseball League
has given the lovers of the sport a good
article Of ball this season during the inter-
walls when the League schedule took the
Washington team away from the city. The
attendance has had a steady growth and
the organization is now upon paying
basis with a healthy balance in its treas
ury. The League has been run upon strict
~ business principles, and thanks TO the
clever manner in which President Adam
johnson has guided the ship Of state. be-
fore a number Of threatening storms, there
kas been almost continuous harmony
The schedule comes TO close on Sep
tember %, and from nov on there VIII bt
z number Of double headers. On Labor
pay three games will be played, one in th'
morning between the Bureau Of Engravins
and Printing and the Eastern High Schoo
and two nthe afternoon, the hrst hetweei
the Eastern Athletic Club and th'
City PestofIiee to play of tie
and the late game between the Congress
Heights and the Hamiltons.
The race for the local pennant is inter
esting and from the present standing OF th'
leading teams Ii promises a hot finish
The pennant winners will. be one o
the following: Easterns, City Postoffice
or Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
These are all well punched and for tn
next two weeks there VIII be gran'
scramble for the leading place. The weak
er teams viii be strengthened by the bes
players from the Congressionais who drop
ped out OF the league last week.
At a league meeting held Friday even
ing il was wisely decided TO let the game
played by the Congressionals stand. Tn
vote was nine TO eight in favor OF the mo
ton
The season viii close with a douhl
header between the Eastern Athletic Gu
and the City Postofice and City Postoffic
and Hamiltons.
The standing OF the teams follows: