New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-05
WARD MEN COMPETED.


AS the stellar feature Of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Clubs annual independence Day car
nival OF outdoor sport on Knickerbocker Field
at Bayonne. y. J., the all-around individual
championship competition Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union was held yesterday afternoon. Sew
eral thousand devotees Of athletic contests saw
the tournament. J. Fred Powers. the crack ath-
lete OF Notre Dame College. and the principal
star OF St Pauls Lyceum A A. at Worcester.
Mass carried off chief honors. thereby en-
titling him TO be enrolled among such cham
pion performers as Malcolm W Ford. Alexander
A. Jordan Edward W Golf. John Cosgrave, L.
P Sheldon. Elery H. Clark and Edward c.
White
In his achievement young Powers tailed a
total OF 62O3 points for the ten events con-
tested. his score being only IN points less than
the highest total recorded. that made in 1897 at
Bergen Point by Euery H. Clark of the Boston
Athletic Association. He exceeded by go points
the total score made by Edward c. White, the
Cornell College representative. when he capt
ured the championship last year. Wearing the
New-York Athletic Clubs insignia White was
again a competitor yesterday, but he was clear
" outclassed by the new champion. and would
have been badly beaten, even had he been per
Intted 10 qualify in the pole vault.
WINE maze three essays III N44AS
event TO test his distance. but failed TO inform
the officials that he did not intend to vault, and
the trials were counted against him. the verdict
being that ne had failed TO qualify in the event.
With the figures ne could achieved in the vault
TO his credit. White would undoubtedly have
surpassed his total Of last year
Besides Powers and White there were two
other contestants for the championship. J. z.
Moran. the Star Athletic Club champion all
around athlete and Albert Sanderson. from
Toronto Ontario A. C. Kraenzlein. the Uni
versfty of Pennsylvania's crackajack performer,
failed to compete. much TO the disappointment
Of the officials and spectators. Powers finished
first In seven Of the ten contests was second in
Two and last In only one. White, Moran and
sauderson were each recorded with failure 10
qualify That Of White has been explained.
Moran waived the pole vault. while Sanderson
was unable TO score in throwing the 56-pound
weight.
In the special intercollegiate events, Harvard
carried off the honors for both jumping con-
tests, while Yale won the two-mile race the
finish OF the race being an unusually pretty
spectacle. The other events were contested
with spirit. The summary is appended
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS.
ohundrdarc rup1% S n1 by $50 J. Fred
ono percentage SIT. J E Moran star A -. ~" Too1to
Canada three yards behind fourth percentage 70 Powers
g. pn TVcenrn A A. 40 It. a in percentage -e69t
As saer599 Toronto s sfeon SeT % 4 c. third
81 q. AZ in. percentage :Ss17s Az. u. l. '4'''-'
i'T E5ha ~ n high dmpWon Fred Powsrs E g.
W. Ests yyhiIe Network A c. second T. in per
.544 Z Moran S,4 toronto. fourth II 81
Ia d-o9nd-eighty-yard wa-Won by J. Free
slts~ Ssnderson Toronto, second; time - ~
cen,age .567: E MSssa S'A White Nev-York A c.
tosrtn time 49, percentage .4so, yvor nv 7 Fred
oertsge s9 Edward White New,9oFks A e.; ss' To-
lo9 Il 2 IN peTcent az in percentage ass.
Moran star A. c. fourth s. r. ~ a. EgyeS Powers ST.
Pcle vault for heghtIwon az In percentage 1875
hIS- s3nSerson Toronto second WV r. "a In Jailed
eentase ;4"o; INA. 900. J z. Moran star a -
iaee ~ v,entyyard hurdle ra: :s ois
~ T1es-s s. Paus Lyceum a A. uhis Second
cantare $40. Edward c White scs I E Moran, Star
tsst be4 s,1a gef feet behind 80 "a
s. a - ~ r1srso5 Toronto fourth. thrty-h'he '
peTeeniags 40 weight for d'sta1fsm0h . gy
r6gagS c White New-York A g . ~ ~ Iyceurn A.
centage sI3ls Fred Powers n;aSe bib J. z Moran
ssss9na y tbre IS II n in percentage o1g S0e'
saaaeson Toronto failed 70 by Fred Po"esss s.
inning Ioe SI9N A. q It In PfTeenAg pereentase
Moran scr white Ne~~Yor A c. third II f f,c
- Sn~stsxe 40s: Albert sanderson I0'0"''
Il = in peI Tan Albert sanderson T9ronto Se
AGA time s 80 percentage ~ percentage .567 J
aork a - r fhfrd time 544~ peIcen az. az lime
Fred Powers 81 PsuFS Ls'TOA
e24A percentage. 'o"o' .,.,-c