The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
A. A. U. MEET TO Be
HELD At JAMESTOWN
Athletes From All Parts of North
America Will Compete i'm An
nual Track Meet.

The annual track and field cham
pionships of the Amateur Athletic
union will be held on the athletic
field of the jamestown exposition
September 6 and Z. The contests will
consist of senior and junior events
open to all registered amateur ath-
letes in good standing.
The following is list of the jun
ior events: One hundred yards run,
five-mile run, throwing 16-pound
hammer, 220-yards run, pole vault
for height, running high jump,
throwing the discus Gree style)
SSO-yards run, running broad jump,
throwing the discus Greek style),
one-mile run, throwing 56-pound
weight, 120 yards hurdle race, ten
hurdles three feet six inches in
height; 220-yards hurdle race, ten
hurdles, two feet six inches in height.
The championship senior events
will. consist of the following: One
hundred-yard run, trials; 120-yards
hurdle, final; 100-yards run, semi
finals; 20-yard run, trials; SS0-yard
run, 220-yard run, semi-finals; 100
yard run, final; 220-yard hurdle,
trials; 120-yard hurdle, trials; 220-
yard hurdle, semi-finals; five-mile
run; one mile run, final; 440-yard
run, one mile runffih4 fl, eit12ETA
run, 220yard hurdle, final; pole
vault for height, throwing the dis
Gus Gree style), running broad
jump, putting 16-pound hammer,
throwing the discus, Greek style).
PriZes-A gold medal, emblematic
of the championship of the United
States, will be given to the winner in
each event, silver medal to the
second, and a bronze medal to the
third A handsome banner will be
awarded to the team of any athletic
club or college scoring the highest
number of points, five for first, three
for second, one for third.
The chairman of the championship
committee, Barrow S. Weeks of New
York, has received the entry of Dan
j. Kelley. of the Multnomah, A. A.
c., and University of Oregon for the
senior 100 and 200 yard dashes
and the running broad jump. Also
the entries of the Olympic club of
California.
The team consists of twelve of the
best athletes on the Pacific coast
They are Charley Parsons and p. c.
Gebhardt, sprinters; Andrew Glar-
ner, middle distance runner; Herbert
Check, and Billy Powell, hurdlers
AL. Plaw, Ralph Rose and William
Gilmore. weight-throwers; Charming
Hall, jumper; Fred flanagan, pole
vaulter; Raleigh Kelley, distance
runner, and Ollie Snedigar, all
around man,
The latest entry received is that
of the Canadian Athletic association
This team will be comprised of the
best talent in Canada.
On September 2. Labor day, UNI
der the auspices of the Central La
Dor union, there will be a track and
field meet. This meet is open to al
registered athletes, and is sanctioned
by the A. A. U.
There will be number of the
kings of the cinder path at the expo
sition at that time training for the
national meet, and they will no doubt
enter the different events, making the
meeting second only to the natiOna
meeting, which will be held foul
days later.
Labor Day Events.
Following are the Labor day
events: One hundred-yard handicap
220-yard handicap, 440-yard handi
cap, one-mile handicap, SS0ya'(
novice (scratch)' throwing the dis
Gus handicap Gree style); throwing
16-pound hammer, handicap; run
ming high jump; running broad juml
handicap; putting 16pound shot
handicap.
Closed events, open to the mem
bers of the labor unions only-Sacl
race, 100 yards; obstacle race, 44(
yards; 50-yard fat mems race (ovel
200 pounds; tug of war, teams o
five men.
Handsome prizes will be awarded
to first, second and third in eacl
event. A banner will be awarded t
the club scoring the largest number
of points. Entries close today.
The cinder track at the exposition
is one of the fastest tracks in the
country. 1t was built by the famous
track-builder, Sparrow" Robertson
Mr.. Robertson constructed the tracks
at Buffalo and st. Louis, and say'
the jamestown track is the finest on,
he ever built.