The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
STEFFENS BEST GIMNIST.
Again Wins the \. \. L. Championship
Point Banner for y. VI. &. \.

Tho national Rymnastic championships OF
the Amateur Athletic Union were held las
night in DR.. Sayage's gymnasium, and the
programme consisted Of nine events with in
diyidual titles attached TO each, -Four Of
these horizontal bar, side horse, long horse
and parallel hars composed the all around
programme. which was the main feature NJ
the might.
Fred Stehcns Of the National 4. &. NJ
7 Brooklyn made the top score with one first
and three seconds Ne won the title last
year. The point banner went 10 tho West
Side Y. VI. e. A.. with the National 4. {. 4
close second.
remarkable piece NJ Ryinuasic work. VAS
that of Joseph !. Smith Of the t"ambridgeport
Gymnastic AsSocIstion. Ne had the use Of
only one leg, tho other being paralyled from
his infancy. No tried for the flying rings
and rope climbing, but his best attempt vas
in the latter event. IN which he was a Close
second to Arastas. the Greek, The Hellenic
expert was protested and his prize Withheld
until Investigation can be made OF his ANA
Il Vas The first time in the history Of the
meet thatthe events we're run on me'hodiCallv
and with promptness There were three SETS
o. officials and timers. and three events
we're going AZ the same time. This was
necessary on account OF the btg entry list,
4 competitor who was a ncgat We illus
ITHIlO0 ~ the axiom IlAI youth VIII Ot server
WIS J. -. Harris Of the Pdstime 4, e. He
has been winning the Indian CLUB swinglng
for az least a generation, but he went down
last night before George 4. Flynn Of New
York University, who competed unattached.
In the matter Of scoring all pTeCedents
we're outdonc and custom cast to the winds.
The historic fact that common fractions
never could agree with decimals IL a thing OF
The past, for in the side horse for instance.
the winner was announced to have made
1918 - pOln's out OF a possible -. IL was
not the only case Of this remarkable Calcu-
latiOn. The summary:
Rope Climbing R9ps, g fsst Io7g-woq by
4 IS seconds. Joseph j.. smith, Csmbridgeport
Gymnastic. Association MASSACHUSETTS,. second.
Vereln. third. Time. 0 seconds, r. n. LelsSrinE,
New York Turn Screin, fourth. Time, o 5SecondS.
Indian club swinging Won by George A.FIynn.
A, g.. second. 81 points; R. u Phillips, it,, unst.
tached, third, 9l points.
G tu9sse noS,, T v & "a Can, y, Scn PSlncC Me5' 1 niT,9 , ~
second, 3Ia points; ". T.. Thomson, New York
University, third IL points.
Flying Rings. Won by J. u. Gleason. West Side
Y. NJ C. A., U.2 points. Joseph Hsmman, National
\. C., second, 1908 points; Theodore AnAstas,
Vest SID. '. NJ. {, 4, third. ios points, Edward
Long Horc. "Won by Joseph Grcgor, bohemian
Gymnaslc Association, $3.50 points; Fred %Stefens,
National \. T., second, SIS points ". Helsler,
bohemian Gymnasllc Association, third, $40
pointA
Side Horse Won by Roy 7. Moore. Twenty third
Street y. NJ. {. \, 1881 "a points. Fred Steftns,
National A. C. second. 1918 y points: Juan Fer.
nandez, unattached, third ii.73 points.
Horizontal BaIs Won BY Fred Sterens, Va.
West Side y. NJ &. A.. second. i33 % points: Anton
JOhoda, bohemian Gymnastic Association. third,
70 points: 4. Schnall, West Side Y. N. c. A.,
fourth. Il. n I points.
Parallel Bars Won BY George KetchAm, Newark
'. NJ. G. 4, 1871 points: Fred Steiens, National
\. G., second, 1871 points, \, SChnall. West Side
Y. NJ. G., 4. third. la1 points.