New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
ATHLETICS.
DE WITT AND HORTON WIN IN KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS GAMES.

DE WITT AND HORTON WIN IN KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS GAMES.
The Knights of Columbus held its field day OF
sports on the grounds of the Irish American Ath-
letic Association at Celtic Park yesterday. More
than 1000 people gathered TO see the contests.
which were exciting. and nearly all ended In close
finishes The entry list was large and contained
the names oil many well known athletes. The
games were twice stopped several minutes by the
heavy showers
D. s. Horton, Of Princeton. who holds the pole
vault intercollegiate championship. was one of the
competitors He won the pole vault handicap with
vault of II feet He tried to break the worlds rec
ord later but after few unsuccessful trials gave
UP the attempt. John r. De Witt, or princeton
also took part in the games and carried on the
honors in the throwing of the 16-pound hammer
He made an actual throw Of 160 feet sis inches.
Excelsior Council won the banner for scoring the
greatest number of points. with total OF Il FED
eral Council, OF Boston, came next with 3. ana the
San Salvador third. with g. The ten standing
jumps was exciting 1t consisted of ten jumps. and
was by DR.. B. E Mullgan, OF fonkers' with
a distance of liz feet inches.
The one mile relay race for councils was won by
the Federal Council of Boston. IN close finish The
interschoastic relay race went 10 Dwight School
first team A. c. Bowen of the University or
Pennsylvania and Jerry" Pierce. the Seneca md
ian who ran a dead heat in the three-mie race at
the games of the Amateur Athletic Union on Fri
day. started In the one-mle handicap Pierce gave
best Bowen could do was to finish last.
The summaries:
Xavier A A.; " squires National A C. second; Philip
one-hundred-yard dash lhandeap>-wGn BY George a.
1 1s9 ts't ss yard sscons Daniel Frank
az YARDS. third. Time. O:oe4s. vr+,
.ssoSs yF sSv1
sy 9af R.sna aps g gsRa., csana BY
Xavier e yardss,, seG S1d +. A. sullivan
'a6g' mile i'G run (handeapwOn by A j. walsh Xavier
Second j. j. Farrell Star c. go yards). third Time
shot a 9sa ,; sIo;sa ac,'s D by
81 # in second P; J. DimOn. San Salvador q feep
WIN o. IN dash andieaplwOn
b. w west e. Ei 6e & co yards. seeonS g. R Goerws
Greater New-York A L A. as yards>. third Time.
high ande9R oPsR oco ,S by r. =
# in: IqdOr unattached G ineaes1 with , q,
F. hun yard dash GandIGsP eIOssa1-
v w6n Excelsior 2x g YARDS second e McNab6. San Sal
vH f%o M s' 6ieysls c:
YARDS. second F, Baker. ST. Augustine u2O yardso.
nterse6olasto relay race sa2dlcspmwOp By
Patterson Ferrier' Coli and TercSman Time. s:Sl4s
Won By Hobsn. (aa yaEasl; Henry Arnold.
SasionS
Throwing sixteen pound hammer haideap@W3n by John
throw leo 0e inches James E. Monahan. Pastims
A. feet. with actual throw CT 1IS feet and y
inehes, Mccarthy. Pastims A c, s5 feet.
with 100 feeO. third
Throwing the weight Chandtcap open)-won
by Mccarthy Pastime A c. (6 feetl. with actual
throw OF 80 II. II IN: James F. Monahan Pasme A c.
g teeo. second with IS feet A. ]. Buschman Star A C
q feet, third. with q a. 81 IN.
standing jumps (scratch. open)-Won by DIR. p.
Muligan Yonkers with 1I2 Louis Mang Mohawk
A. c. second. with Ii2 It in; Otto sauer BarthoE
A. C. third. with 100 IT, 10 In.
Running broad jump (handicap}-won by Dam Sui-
van. Excelsior "a inches) with actual jump % 10 IT.
f1A in: ] Holland Federal (scratchl. second.
81 IT. in; Dan Gallagher. Fidelity az inches. third
with 10 IT. 10 IN.
Pole vault ClandIcap-Won by u. s. Horton Princeton
tpenazed inches) with leap OF II feeI a. O. Ander
New-York A. c. (scratch) J. d Peters, unat-
(scratch). tied for place. 10 H. in
Peters refused jump OF the tie second place
given Anderson
one-mie relav Chandlcap; for counciis)-won by
Federal Council OF BOSTON with team composed OF W.
Excelsior Council second; San Salvador Council third
Time. 1925.