The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-12
new YORK ATHLETES
WIN At MILWAUKEE
East Defeats West in Senior
Events of Amateur Attn
Ietic Union.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE
New York Athletic club carried of the
nonorS in the great national champion
snip senior events of the Amateur Attn
let1c union at State Fair park this art
ernoon, winning a total OF 90 points
against SO for the Milwaukee Athletic
club, which was its nearest competitor
The First Regiment A. A, Chicago,
finished an easy third, with 29 points
The Montreal Amateur Athletic asSo-
citation, with three representatives. has
10 points to it's credit, and the Unfver
slty OF Chicago is next in line with 8
points. Greater New York Irish Ath-
letfc association and the Central Y. M.
c. A. each took points.
AS predicted, the struggle was be-
tween the East and West, and the East
won. The all-round work of Mitchell,
the weight man; Jones in the jumps
and hurdles, and of Alex Grant, the in
V1ncible long distance man, was too
much for the Westerners, although the
sprints and many field events fell to the
Milwaukee and Chicago contingentS.
The day was fine and the track,
which was so poor yesterday, had been
worked over into fairly good condition.
The events were run off in the pres
ence of record-breaking crowd, the
attendance being estimated at 10000
people. While no records were broken,
there was no loafing, and every prize
was fought for to the end. The entries
were small, but of the very choicest, so
that the quantity was much more than
made up in the quality of the contest
ants
TO the disappointment of all, neither
the Leahy brothers, Of Ireland, the
crack Jumpers, nor John Flanagan, the
champion weight man of the world,
were present. Some Of the greatest
finishes in the runs and best field work
ever seen here were witnessed.
Story of the Contests.
The first event of the day, the 130-
yard high hurdle race, was won by
Schulz, of the Milwaukee A. c., but
only after the closest kind of finish,
with DR.. Beckman, Of his own team,
and Jones, the New York high jumper,
who took second and third, respectively.
The race was run in the very fast time
of :16 3-5.
The 100-yard dash was one of the
closest races ever seen in Milwaukee.
1t was neck and neck between Hahn,
the little Michigan university man, and
Walsh, the crack New York Athletic
club sprinter, while Rice, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, finished an extreme
ly close third, in 10 1-5.
The West had its own way in the
discus throw, won by Maddox, of the
First Regiment, and in the pole vault,
which was easily won, as was expected,
by the Michigan star, Dvorak, who was
only compelled to lift his muscular
form over eleven feet to win.
The mile run was easily won, as ex-
pected, by Alex Grant, with James
Lightbody, who won yesterdays. event
SO handily,ta poor second to the East
ern champion.
When the men bounded off at the
start Of the 40 yard-dash, 1t started
one of the prettiest races of the day.
There were five starters, but soon after
the start Poage, the seolored Milwaukee
Athletic club man, was forced to drop
out on account of a strained leg, which
he received yesterday. After a fast
length the men came down the stretch
together. Half way down the two men
lurched out sideways. which was
caused by collision which Smith, of
the First Regiment, afterwards pro-
tested to Referee Sullivan, but he would
not consider it. AT the finish line H. L.
Hillman forged ahead, winning from
Morrow, of Montreal, in close finish.
Smith was third. The time, so fiat.
In the high jump, Jones, of New
York, won, clearing six feet, while
Schulz and Keachie fought for half an
hour, missing and getting over exactly
the same in all cases. Finally, when
Schulz got over the bar in fewer trials
and taking second place, Kaechie get
ting third.
The siXteen-pound hammer, and the
-six-pound shot all went to the
Fasteners in handy style, While Mol
son, of Montreal unexpectedly beat out
Champion Prinstein, of New York, by
a jump Of % feet Pa inches in the
broad jump event.
The finish of the half-mile was Of the
gamest and the fast time, 2:02 49,
shows how the men were pushed. H.
V. Valentine and E. Breitkreutz round
ed the curve side by side and came
down the stretch together, straining
every muscle. Both fell exhausted at
the finish, and the judges gave out their
decision in favor of Valentine.
Inasmuch as every starter in the
two-mile run, the last event of the day,
finished within ten'yards Of the winner,
it was one of the most remarkable
events of the kind on record here. AS
expected, Alex Grant won out, but he
was hard pushed.
Altogether the meet was one of the
most interesting and successful cham
pionships ever held.