The Portland daily press., 1900-07-09
A CLEAN SWEEP.
American Athletes Win the English
Championship.

Britain. The Amateur Athletic associa-
tion championship games were held at
Stamford bridge and as the Americans
only competed in twelve of the events
they won all but four of the contests in
which they took part. Such clean
sweep is without parallel. More especial
ly is it noticeable when it is remem-
bered that they opposed the best amateurs
not only from England, Ireland and
Scotland, but the colonies as we'll The
New York Athletic club got the lion S
share with four events, the pole vault,
the weight put, the hammer throw and
the quarter mile.
"Old Penn F" was close second with
the high jump, the long jump and the
hurdles, while Georgetown university
with American champion Duffy won the
hundred yard dash.
Princeton university secured second
place in the hundred yard dash and the
high jump while Chicago university Sc
cured the same placei n the quarter-mile
run and Pennsylvania added to her other
laurels by getting second place in the pole
vault. Syracuse university failed to put
men on board not arriving in time to
enable them to participate in the events.
If few Of the American competitors had
not been prevented either from running
entirely or SO noticeably out of form, ow-
ing to the climate, probably every event
would have been won by them, but
with Cregan OF Princeton University in
ill-health and scarcely knowing whether
he was going to run until the bell rang
and with Perry Of Princeton entirely
knocked out with water knee and Orton
and Alexander Grant unable to come
within twenty seconds of the normal
time, it was impossible for the Americans
to make clean sweep.
\ While putting the weight was in pro-
gress the final heat of the 100 yards race
was run. All the men were Americans
except Rowley, the Australian champi-
on. The struggle was desperate between
Tewksbury and Duffy, who fought for
every inch, Duffy flying in ahead. Row
ley was fourth, badly beaten.
The victory in the weight throwing
contest added another point to the Amer
lean score. Sheldon, who stood like a
giant among the putters, threw A feet,
six inches on his first try. This wa S
never beaten, and Sheldon won out from
the Irishman, Dennis Horgan, without
difficu lty, although the latter's record is
over 48 feet. j. @. NcCracken of Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was third with
80 feet, 10 inches. Garrett of John Hop
kins put 36 feet, inches.
Tn
A. G. Kraenzlein of University of Penn
sylvania easily beat Maloney of Chicago
University in 1511 seconds, the world
record on grass. N. G. Pritchard of Ben
gal won his heat with ease, defeating
William P. Remington of University OF
Pennsylvania, who fell at the last hurdle.
In the first heat of the half mile run,
A. r. Tysoe, holder of the championship,
easily defeated his American competi-
tors.
John Bray of Williams college was
second, and David G. Hall Of Brown
university, was third. Edward R. Bush
ness of University of Pennsylvania and
Riley of Boston entered this heat, but
did not run.
The SO cond heat was won easily by J.
B. Densham, who defeated Walter Z.
DrumheIler of University OF Pennsylya-
MIA and Edward A. Mechling, also of
University of Pennsylvania. Densham
apparently elbowed Drumheller out of
his course. The latter protested but the
judges overruled him.
Captain Cregan of Princeton, though
not up to his usual form, won his half
mile heat with ease, beating H. E. Gra-
ham, the Cambridge crack, by five yards
Harvey H. Lord of Chicago university
was third
The high jump attracted little interest
j. P. Leahy, the English and Irish
champion, whose record is six feet, AZ
inches, could only clear feet, III inches.
I. K. Baxter of the University of Penn
sylvania, creeping up to the bar, cleared
with ease six feet, two inches, but Wal
ter Carroll of Princeton could not rise
above 5 feet, 93l inches and tied for Sec
ond place with W. E. B. Henderson OF
Cambridge and p. o. Connor of Ireland
The final heats of the hurdles gave
America her fourth victory out Of five
events, Kraenzlein walking away from
Pritchard and winning as he liked in
IS 2-5 secon Is. Nothing was ever seen
in England like Kraenzlein's lightning
flight and the crowd broke into loud ap-
plause as the pride of Pennsylvania broke
the tape Pritchard, the Indian cham
pion, was several yards behind
In the quarter mile run, Dixon Board
man OF the N. Z. A. c., failed to win
his heat. He was beaten by VIII.
Welsh, one of Scotland's best runners
W. II. Long of the N. Y. A. c., won
his quarter mile heat as he liked, beating
William J. Holland Of Georgetown Uni
yersity who was second and several Brit
ish entries,
Moloney Of Chicago University had a
walk-over in his heat for the quarter
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