The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
AMERICAN ATHLETIC UNION.
U. of VI. Won It's Meet by a Scratch
Admiral Dewey ON the Grounds.

DETROIT, Mich, juno s.-The University
of Michigan won the track and field meet
OF the Central Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union on the Detroit Athletic Club
Field this afternoon by the narrow margin
of six points. Had literal Interpretation
of the rules been insisted upon the victory
would have gone TO the athletes i'm blue
and white, representing the Milwaukee
Athletic Club. The men in the relay had
been instructed TO hold their marks until
touched by the man they were relieving
Nuefer, who ran the second quarter for
Michigan, left his mark and took a step
backward as his man approached Peter F.
Murphy. of Milwaukee, protested the race
because of this, and Referee Liginger dis
qualified the Michigan team. Captain Nc
Lean protested so vigorously, and. as Mich
igan had won by $50 yards, Mr.. Murphy
finally withdrew his protest. and Referee
Liginger thereupon reversed his former de-
cision. Had these five points been taken
from Michigan she would have lost the
meet. Partisan spirit ran high while the
issue was in doubt. and 1T was only Mr..
Murphys action in Withdrawing his pro-
test that prevented the meet from ending
with great deal of hard feeling.
Admiral Dewey favored the athletes with
a short call about o'clock, and while he
attraction. Different clubs gave their dis
tinctive yells for the admiral, and it seemed
to please him greatly. About 1000 spec
tators witnessed the contests.
Both the Michigan and Milwaukee Ath-
letic Clubs scored in every event in which
they were entered. Henneman captured
fifteen of the points scored by the athletes
wearing the white and blue taking first in
the hammer throw, shotput and the discus
throw. In the shotput he and Sigmond. of
the University of Michigan, tied for first,
and in the throw-off the giant Milwaukeean
distanced the college man by one foot and
eleven inches. The pole vault was consid-
cred easy for Dvorak, Michigans champion
vaulter, who last Saturday established a
new Western record. but the soft ground
proved his undoing. 1t was so spongy he
could not get the lift that he was accus-
toned to, and the event went to Franz, of
the M. A c., who also took second In the
high jump. and third in the broad jump.
Hogg saved the team from the West Side
Y. NJ. c. A, of Chicago. from a shutout
by taking second in the mile run, after a
struggle with Foster, of the u. of M.
Following are the points scored by each
team: University OF Michigan, "a; Milwau-
IS; Sodality Athletic Association, of Mil
waukee, 8; Y. M. c. A. Athletic Club, of
Cincinnati, 8; West Side Y M. c. A. Chi
cago, 3.
In the academic events the West Side
High School. of Milwaukee. was first with
thirteen points; Detroit University school
second with four. and. Ann Arbor High
School third with one. Summaries:
One-hundred-a nd-twenty-yards, hurdle.
John S. Mclean, University of Michigan,
first. Time. :16 3-5: John S Robinson. u.
of NJ. second; j. c. Boise, Milwaukee A
c., third.
One-hundred-ya dash: Royalties Detroit
A. c., won. Time, :10A.
Mile bicycle race: Walter Brydon, De-
troit A. c., won. Time, 2:41 1-5.
Throwing sixteen pound hammer: G. A.
Henneman, Milwaukee A. c., won. Dis
tance $50 feet inches
Mile run: NJ. J.. Conner, Milwaukee A. c.,
won. Time. 4:50.
Discus throw: Charles II. Henneman,
Milwaukee A. c., won. Distance. 113 feet
81 inches.
Observation-Disclosures rty-yard dash: c. T.
Teetzel, Z. of M, first; III. Bismarck, Mil
waukee a. c., second; Jolly Heytz, Y. NJ.
c. A. A. c., Cincinnati. third Time, 80 rs.
Pole vault: Fred Frantz, Milwaukee A.
c., first. Height. 10 feet inches; Charles
Dvorak, L. of NJ, second: Harry Spear,
Y. M. C. A. A. c., Cincinnati, third.
Putting sixteen-pound shot: Charles z.
Henneman, NJ. A. c., won. Distance, 3S
feet 10 inches: r. ]. Sigmond u. of M,
second; G.. J. Tompkins, d. A c.. third.
Mile relay team race for high schools
and academies: West Side High School,
Milwaukee, won; Detroit University School,
second: Ann Arbor High School, third.
Time, 1924 is.
Running high Jump: Flournoy, of the
University of Michigan, first height feet
10 inches; Fred Franz, NJ. A. c., second;
David Davies, Y. NJ. c. A. Athletic Club
of Cincinnati, third
Mile relay race: ". of NJ. first: Sodality
Athletic Association, Of Milwaukee, second,
and M. A. c., third. Time, 1891.