Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-30
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Worlds champions and record holders
and district record holders were there
I'm abundance, and the entry WAS the
largest that has ever been received. The
team that LETT New York city alone,
numbering close TO 60 men. was the
largest that ever left the metropolitan
district 20 compete at any athletic
meeting,
The intercollegiate championships
that were scheduled for June H. proved
succossful IN every way, 10 demon
stratcd clearly the advance made by
the western athletes. The competition
was keen, Indiana university winning
the banner FOR The western college scor.
Ing the greatest number OF points.
Among those who COPIED with Indiana
were Missouri, Kansas Washington
and others,
Tho Turner's mass exhibition that
was highly creditable to the 5000 peo-
pie who took part IN that immense
celebration, the Turner's IN their usual
method OF doing things IN thorough
STYLE showed the work OF the school
children one thousand Of them or more,
the juniors, the seniors and the athletic
seniors for those between As and GO
years Such an exhibition was gratl-
fylng TO all The following Saturday
the college championships were held,
ten fOIiktS FfUAlllh INllFH'lAfiiN
teams, the two largest being Chicago
university and Princeton university.
Chicago, admitted TO be one Of the
strongest colleges IN the west, won
the trophy offered TO the college scor-
ing the greatest number OF points,
The ntersChoastc championships,
held the 10Th and Goth Of June, drew to
the stadium the cream OF the schools.
The competitions were keen and inter-
esting the Central High school Of ST.
Louis winning the championship hon
ors.
PICK OF THE TURNER'S.
The Turner's international and
Individual team contest held July
/ and 2. brought together in
the stadium the pick OF the Turner's
Of the world, Nearly all Of Americas
prominent cities, New York. Chicago,
ST. Louis, Philadelphia, indianapolis.
Milwaukee Newark and other cities,
were represented, and for the first time
IN the history Of sport In America
team Of champions the pick Of Ger
many. competed In the stadium for In
teInatlonal honors. The best all around
apparatus work ana the prize for the
same went to a, SPINNER of Germany.
The medal for the best all around field
sports went 20 Max Emmerlch OF In
dlanapolis For class work, the first
prize, G silver cup, went to the Phila-
delpha Turngemeinde the second TO
the Now York Turnyerein, and the
third To the Central Turnyern Of Chi
cago. The championship for the indl-
vldual apparatus and field sports went
TO Julius Lcnhnrt Of Philadelphia. the
second price going to Wilhelm Weber
OF Berlin, third prize to A. Splndler,
Germany. and the fourth to Ernest
Mohn Of Berlin. Thlrty-eight prizes in
all were given TO the athletes who
scored so OF more points.
The allaround championships sched-
uled and contested successfully on July
4. was the best al laround competition
that has ever been held in America.
For the first time In the history Of
this competition, and it has been held
successfully in America since 1884. the
honors went to a foreigner Thomas
Kiely o. Carrick-on-S SUR, Ireland. The
contest was held IN a driving rain
storm. six contestants tOed the mark
for the start Besides Niely they were
Adam Gum Of Buffalo, the all around
champion Of America for two years;
Ellcry clark OF Boston, the champion
Of America in 1897 and 1903. j. j. Hol-
laway of ireland; T. Hare, the famous
University Of Pennsylvania athlete, and
dONn htltO ulNu VI l-NllhutlUllds VIZ
such n day and under such weather.
rain an the time--it is to be wondered
at that four men went successfully
through the program. These four men
We're Thomas Kiely. OF Ireland who
won with a score OF G.O36 points Adam
Gum of Buffalo, who was second, with
5907; T. Hare Of Philadelphia, third,
with 5Si3. and J. J.. Hollaway of Ire
land fourth. Had the competition TAX
en- place on a day at all adapted for
athletic sports. Kiely would certainly
have scored 1000 points and easily have
made new worlds record
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
on July and the public schools
athletic league held It's Olympic cham
pionships, open to the schools of the
world. and again the department PROV
ed that It could carry on contests sue
cessfully, the like Of which had never
been attempted in this or any other
country. The events We're many, and
the contests exciting, and for the first
time In the history OF sch0oboy sport
IN America, large teams We're present 10
represent different cities In the past
we have had schoOlboy competition at
certain schools In the country, local In
character but this was the first nation-
tl meet tlaN was ever NuNNfNnlhilN hNlN
There We're hundreds Of boys from
prominent cities competing in the ele-
mcntary ana high school events A
special car to the fun capacity was
sent from New York another from Chi
cago one from Boston, one from Los
Angeles and one from San Francisco.
TO these must be added the many local
! entries from st, Louis and other cities
| which had champions they thought cli-
! Fible TO win national honors. The cham
| pionship prize was won by the public
school boys Of New York city. and will
remain their property until the next ma
tlonal meeting is held This meeting
! alone demonstrated the advance that
! has been made in schoolboy athletics,
| for 10 or 20 years ago any one who
would have advanced the argument
that Chicago, New York, Boston Los
| Angeles, San Francisco and st. Louis
! would strive for honors IN schoolboy