The sun., 1908-08-24
MIGHTY CHEERS FOR HAYES
Caase o NIT IN the Clouds at Eccentric
FlFenen.s Games.

The Eccentric Firemen. Local Union No. 80.
held Its annual picnic and games at Celtic
Park yesterday and the meet attracted some
stars Of the Olympic team. IL was the Wild
est gathering ever seen Ia these grounds. the
10000 persons there being ali the time shout
ing and hurrooing.
John j. Hayes. the Marathon winner. was
among the spectators early In the day. but
some enthusiasts clapped q running suit and
bathrobe on him and be was commandeered
into the arena. Then some OF his admirers
hoisted him on their shoulders and made two
laps OF the track with the Marathon man
trying to get down to terra firma. All tho
time the crowd Of men and women shouted
themselves boarse and Hayes never got such
an ovation. When Hayes did get down 70
earth he ran a half mile exhibition. That is
In his regular Marathon gait in about 2 minutes
or something like that As he trotted around
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up In the tisid events and though under
adverse conditions he made an assault on
lie lie borrowed an athletic suit but he could
find n9 spiked shoes to ne him. 30 he per.
In ps Ress aS srfss s. set ba
His third was 80 feet . inches. which was
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not stand. and anyway II was measured with
a linen tape measure. Rose also got warm
John, Flanagan was on the ground and
came IN 70 for Gnitss ts lot 0t eongrasn,ad.,on ada
il, up. as evidently be bad not yet regained
s and IL % e
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stripped and tried for the 100 yard hendicep.
in the third trial heat and retired for the
piS1 'ea Slstapcs % man of the New aS England dis
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about six yards behind the winner. who had
g y5as Ies time was ., sa6s %
New Highlander The summaries:
100 Yard Run: Hsndiespcwsn BY !: y. Iosen-
t 1sIs Fl yss as,sr A.
9 yards, third. Time, 10 seconds.
IN Yard Run; y .I; h.R.saa., HaS.n
g; second: I; weisnsn. Trinity Club. third. Time.
: One Mic Run; Hanaiesp, won By J. Murphy.
s.tsc6sd. y ysrd:, second; 4; Asimss. s; NJ 9: 4.
:. = 70 Yssd Obstacle RseezWSn Sy ]; s.ephensoa:
Trigty club; Nichols ;1 xsyisr ia, 4 A. seGfona
& IA e,ed .ssoSa: Acorn A. A. 'h'ro ''me minute
800 Yard Run: Handicap won ~ G, Meyer. un-
A. c. Is yards third. Time. a Is seconds.
Sns ss Tss y &
90 seconds second ID. Collins, Loughlin Lyceum,
Is seconds, third Time minutes rs seconds.
$50 Yard Run; Handioap-Won by J: 0issng
Mohawk A. G.. 20 yards; r. n. Dayfs New York
A. c., 20 yards seoond J. Daiiman. Trinity Club.
- yards, third. Time. minute 81 secondss
Three Mle Run-Won By n. Dnscon. Mercury
A. c.: j. Mueller. Mohawk A. O., second: j. r. Reilly.
Mohawk A. c., third. Time, Is minutes 30 seconds
Throwing tho Discus; Hsndicap-Won By J..
Stetson Pastime A. c., 10 feet with an actual throw
Of ZIG feet ~ inches: D. Cable, Swedish A. A. G..
70 feet, second, with an actual throw OF i1e feet
81 Inches n. r. Horr Irish A. A. c.. scratch. third
with throw Of Isl feet inchcs.
Throvtng 10 Pound Hammer: Handicap-Won by
II. O. Kersberg, New York A. O.. Is feet with an
actual throw 81 Ia feet inches; A. O. Williams,
Xavier A. A., 15 feet second, with an actual throw
OF ia0 feet 10 inches: n. g. Horr. Irish A. A. c. 10
feet third with actual throw Of leo feet inohee