Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
SUCCESSFUL EVENTS.
Field and Track Sports at Association
Park Saturday.

Over 800 spectators saw the field and
track sports of the eastern section of the
Athletic League of North America at Van
Ness Park Saturday under the auspices of
the Y. NJ. c. a. 1t was the most enjoyable
exhibition of athletics since the champion
ship meeting of the Amateur Athletic
Union on Analostan Island in 1890, and al
though it did not compare with that meet
ing either in records or in prominence of
contestants. it was nevertheless highly
creditable to the athletes of Baltimore and
Washington. After the events a banquet
was enjoyed by the contestants and their
friends in the gymnasium of the Y. NJ c.
A. on G street. Mr.. II. b. F. mcfarland
presided and remarks were made by Mr..
John b. Sleman. jr., secretary of he Y.
NJ. c. A; Almas r. Speare. w. B. Rideout,
G. II. Harries, c. F. Nesbit NJ. NJ. Shand,
B. A. Harlow. jr., secretary West Branch.
Baltimore Y. NJ. G. A. d. S. Sullivan, cap
tain St. Leo's gymnasium team. Baltimore;
w. c. Blome. captain Maryland athletic
team, Baltimore; w. G.. Stuart, Thomas
Cornelius physical director, Central Y. NJ.
G A, Baltimore; II. l.. Houghton. captain
Baltimore Athletic Club; a. S. Taylor. w.
W. McDermott and f. +. Beckett, physical
director Baltimore Y. NJ. G. a.
The Washington Y. NJ. c. A. took first
place in every running event and also in
the pole vault while for Baltimore the
Johns Hopkins University was first in the
the broad jump, the Central Y. NJ. c. A. in
the shot put, and st. Leos gymnasium in
the hammer throw.
Protests were entered against f. p. Will
son of the WOodside Athletic Club. who
came in second in the Ss0-yard run, and
against A J. McElhone of the Woodside
Athletic Club, second in the pole vault and
third in the high jump. Owing to this, c.
X. GantZ of the NJ. A. c. is awarded sec
ond in the SSO-yard run. G. E. Parker of
the West Branch will get second in the
pole vault, and E. ]. Griffin of the Johns
Hopkins University will get third in the
high jump.
Track Events.
The summaries follow:
S80-yard run, 5O-yard limit. w. Beatty,
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. a yards), won. =.
r. Gantz. Maryland Athletic Club as
yards), second: o. l.. Meigs, Columbia Uni
versity GO yards). third. Time, Pm. II 4-5s.
h. p Wilson, Woodside Athletic Club, also
ran
1o0-yard-run, final heat-A. R. Speare.
Washington Y. NJ. G. A. (scratch), first: w.
c. Blome, NJ. A. c. az feet, second; H. F..
Klinefelter. NJ. A. c. G5 feeD. third. Time.
10 3-5s. c. f. Craig, West Branch Y. M.
c. A. Is feet, also ran.
One-mile run, 90-yard limit-W. G. Stu
art, Washington Y. NJ. C. A. % Sards),
first; F. H. Heiner, Central Y. NJ c. A.
tscratch) second; II. w. Hamill, NJ. A c.
(scratch). third. Time. 5m. u 3-5s. G. NJ.
Bridener, Central Y. NJ. Z. A, also ran.
440-yard run. 25-yard limit. w. Beatty,
Washington Y. Nj. c. A. (scratch), won;
II. S. Whitney. Manchester IN. H.) High
School 90 yards). second; J. M. Morgan,
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. (scratch), third.
Time 54s. r. H. Lummis. Washington Y.
NJ. c. A: C. E. Wilson. Central Y. M. c.
A: c. r. Gantz, NJ. A. c.: w. A Shal1en-
berger, Washington Y. M. c. A; James
Phelan, Friends A. A, and A. W. Bruton.
]. III. L.. also ran.
One-mile relay-Washingto Y. NJ. c. A.
team. consisting Of ]. L. Morgan. A. r.
Speare, J. w. Beatty and w. G. Stuart,
won; West Branch Y. M c. A, c. Stewart,
X. Hale. c. E. Craig, w. E. Liddell and r.
c. Blanck. second; Central High School,
w. D. Dear E. P. Wilson. ]. n. William
son and c. N. Williams third. Time, 3m
81 Pos.
Field Events.
Running High Jump. 12-inch limit-How-
ard Baetjer, ]. H L. &c inches). won &C
tual Jump. it. g in: e. L. Passagno. ST.
Leo's q inches>, second actual jump ) 1T.
in; E. ]. Griffin, j. H. u. g inches), third,
actual jump. 5 #. w. H. Linney, St. Leo's;
p E. Murphy. M. A. c.: c. p. Heinemann,
NJ. A. c.; Royce Hough. Washington Y.
M. c. A: T. r. Cornelius. Central Y NJ.
C. A; A. J. McElhone. Woodside A. c., and
E. r. Ferris also jumped.
Putting 16-pound shot, 10-foot imit-F.