Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-09-06
GREAT CARNIVAL OF
ATHLETICS At FAIR
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Special to the Herald.
I Norfolk. Va, Sept 6.-Never before
in the history of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union of America has there been
such a wealth of runners. leapers
and weight hurlers of high grade en-
tered for the national championships
as gathered today for the two days
meet at the jamestown Exposition.
Nor has the outcome of the contests
ever been quite so much in doubt It
seems almost certain that some of the
present records win be displaced by
higher figures during the two days.
and that the present champions will
have to fight hard to retain their
titles
In the number of competing ath-
letes and their high quality. the meet
! breaks all records. They come from
as far west as California and Oregon,
/ from many parts of the South. East
and Middle West, and from as far
north as Canada.
For each of the divisions of ath-
letes-juniOrs and seniors-the pro-
gram is the same, consisting of Is
events calculated to test every mus
Gle in the body. The list is made up
as follows: Runs at 100. 220, 40. $50.
one mile and five miles: hurdle race
at 120 and 220 yards. Running high
jump. running broad jump, pole vault
for height throwing 56-pOund weight.
throwing 16-pOund hammer. putting
16-pound shot. and throwing the dis
Gus both free and Greek style.
gold medal. emblematic Of the
championship of the United States.
viii be given to the winner in each
event, a silver medal to the second. |
and a bronze medal to the third. To |
the team of any athletic club which |
wins the greatest number of points in |
the series OF games will be awarded /
a handsome banner.
It is predicted that the strongest
competitors will be the representa-
tives of the New York Athletic Club. /
Chicago Athletic Association and Bos-
ton Athletic Association. The Olym- 4
pic Athletic Club OF San Francisco II
and the Pacific Northwest AssOCia-
ton have entered strong teams. and
It is regarded as within the range of
possibilities that the visitors from
the far West may go home with one
Or more of the national champion
ships I'm their possession. Other or
that have sent formidable
teams to compete I'm the champion
ships include the Missouri Athletic ;
Club OF St Louis and the Southern |
Athletic Association OF New Orleans
Canada has sent some of the best
athletes that she can boast Of. a
cam of more than twenty perform.
IT'S, entered under the cOlOrs of the
Montreal A. A. A. will compete, and
he Dominion men have hopes that
hey will figure well up in the list
when the tables are finally tOtalled
~.
II is regarded as likely that Melvin
OF the IFish-American A. c. ]
nay get Kilpatriok's half mile record
4 150 2-5, while there are not few
Experts who think that in the mile
i7Dcss,s-t Bkkins. the University of I.
'-1hsylvania man, may lower Con !
Ieffs mark Of Ais So.
The hammer throw will bring to- |
ether one world champion and two
rould-be champions The actual
hampton is John Flanagan, of the
Few York A. c., whose mark of 172
eet IL inches still stands. Elan
gan's most formidable competitors
sill be Matt McGrath. also of the
few York a. c.. and A. Haw. the Cal
'Ornian, who recently has been
hrowing the leaden ball 10 feet and
etter with much regularity.
Lanigan. who has valuted u feet
inches. looks to have the pole vault
{ his mercy. Taylor of Pennsylva-
ia is picked in the quarter-mile
vent. In the twO-mile run BOnhag of
he Irish A. A. c. should be an easy
inner. In the broad jump Prin-
tein. the American champion. is like.
= to have his colOFs lowered by
fCOnnell a New Yorker, who has
cen jumping consistently in the
of % feet. Wesley
oe. who now holds the worlds rec
I'd. ought to win the shOtput. But
e will have to be in tiptOp form or
e will lose his laurels to Kreuger Of
the intercollegiate cham
ion.