The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-11
MUDDY TRACK GIVES
MEET TO MIL VAUkEE
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Condition of Field Wins the
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Junior Championship for
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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 1e.-The
Milwaukee Athletic club was an easy
winner in the national junior cham
pionships of the Amateur Athletic
union at the. state fair park this aft
ernoon. taking five firsts. three sec
onds and two thirds, making a total of
thirty seven points.
The University of Chicago captured
second honors. with thirty-two, and
the Central Y. M. C. A, Chicago, third
York Irish Athletic association and
first Regiment A. A, of Chicago, fin
ished with thirteen and twelve points,
respectively to their credit, while the
Montreal Amateur Athletic associa-
ton and the New York Athletic club
were tied, with five points. The
Crescent Athletic club of Milwaukee;
Company E, First regiment. ST. Louis,
and Gerry Williamson, unattached, are
credited with one point.
The events were run off in a sea Of
mud, and this condition of the track
and field kept many athletes out of the
events, thus enabling the local club to
win many points through the non
entrance of other clubs. Few of the
events were closely contested. and the
athletes were generally strung out at
the finish. ('e
There was much trouble experienced
in running off the field events, espe-
cially in the jumps. The pole vaulters
sank into the mud up to their knees,
and the broad jumpers were literally
covered with mud when they sprawled
upon landing. Poage was the biggest
winner for the local club. A crowd
estimated at close to 10000 persons
witnessed the contests.
The meet started shortly after 2
o'clock, when the g I20-yard hurdles
were run off. AS there were only four
contestants there were no trial heats.
The men loafed considerably. L. C.
Bailey, of the Central Y. M. c. A..
Chicago, winning easily in ri 3-5.
The 100-yard dash was the pre.tiest
event of the afternoon. At the start
all of the four men entered sprang off
together, and came down the track
with Poage, the Wisconsin university
colored athlete, in the lead, but P.
Nelson, of Montreal, crept, up on him,
winning at the finish by foot. in the
fast time considering the track Of
III 1-5.
The next event, the mile run, was
won by Lightbody, University Of Chi
cago, in the slow time Of 6:S2 As.
Only two finished in the 440, which
was won by F.fC. Waller. of the M.
A. c.. who finished some twenty yards
ahead of 2. r. Petit, the much talked
Of First regiment man, who was ex-
hausted- at the finish. Time, LOT 4-5.
The 220 dash was Won by Robertson,
of the Greater New York Irish A. A,
in IA 4-5 with Stevens, the young
Milwaukee athlete, second.
When. the entries. for 1.-The 220 low
hurdles We're called out, George Poage
was the only man to put in an appear
anee, so he trotted alone over, the
hurdles in :33 4-5. while the second
and third prize medals went begging.
The half-nnile was !. interesting
through the close finish between
Charles Bacon. of the Greater New
York Irish A. A., and M. c. Cahill, of
the University of Chicago; the former
won out in 2:41 As by three yards, al
though both men were tuckered out at
the finish. etesas4 ~.
McEachron. Of the Wisconsin univer-
sity, running under the Milwaukee A.
c. eolors, won the two-nile race in
easy fashion, and showed UP in his
usual good form, winning in 12:14 AS.
In the field events fairly good marks
were set, nowhere approaching a rec
ord, however. Martin, Of the First reg
iment, showed UP in miserable form,
failing at nine feet in the pole vault,
which was won by Ralph Norris, while
Ernie Miller, of the ~ University of
Chicago, took second. j The height was
ten feet
Speik. Of the University Of Chicago,
unexpectedly won the discus, at 109
feet inches. Otto Kaechie showed UP
in his usual good form in the high
jump, winning at feet 6 inches.
Fewerbach, the New York A G..
man, easily took the..shet-put, putting
the weight Al feet, while Fred Long,
under the Milwaukee, ia. c. coIors, as
easily captured thei sixteen-pound
hammer event on a throw of 1872 feet
8 inches. s9tR@
The contestants in the broad jump
had hard time of it,1eovering them
selves with mud at every jump. The
event was won by Edward Hart, M. A.
c., at 10 feet Z inches. Blk Maxwell,
Of the University of Chfcako, won the
only other event, the fifty six pound
weight. with a throw of 26 feet 1 IA
inches.
The entry Of A. c. Ellsworth, Uni
versity of Chicago, was protested by
Trainer Beutner, of the First Regiment
A. A, nthe ground that Ellsworth
played baseball against a professional
team on April 2. 1902. Referee Sulli-
van ruled that Ellsworth would be al
lowed to compete under protest, the
case to be decided by the national COM
mittee.