The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-29

Win HOnOrS in
State Fair Meet
Cannon Is Star of Day. and
GiSsiHg Defeats GIarner in
the 900 Yard Race
lSsseial Dispatoh 10 The Cali


SACRAMENTO. Aug. zs-The best
held day in this part OF the state for
keenness % contests was that held ar
Agricultural park track this after
noon as one OF the features OF the
state fziE opening. Competition was
rife among the contenders. and al
though the Sacramento athletic clu,
Won the meet. this was mainly through
their numbers and the skin OF their
captain. @ r. Cannon. Cannon was
TIE star Of the day. winning three
nrst events. enough points 10 entitie
nis team 10 the team trophy The
Sacramento athletic club captured
seven OF the IA events
The days special event. the sse yard
race, brought out a pretty struggle
between Andy Glzrner OF the Olyr7pic
club OF san Francisco and GissiuE OF
the New York athletic club It was q
tight race, neck and neck Up 10 within
I've yards Of the line, when GissinE
spurted and barely breasted the tape
ahead Of ire crack winged o runner.
The tine made in this race was rs 2-5.
When these men entered for the half
nile another close event was expected.
but GiEsing dropped behind soon after
the start and Giarner had things his
oEn way. Lombard ran second 10
Garner The tine for the half mile
was 2I5.
H 2 Elliott OF the Barbarizns de-
fested the two New York athletes.
Gissing and McEutee, IN the 40 yard
dash going the distance n so rs
The success OF the meet has encour-
aged those who handled IL 70 determine
70 make z strong bid for the P. a A
annual meet Summary
- ysrd 6ash-EIliott: Bsrbsrisns. arss;
Beebe. = n C. A. second; FflIinEer. s. A c.
rhi-5- Tme . IS
Bred 5anp-wo1 by Kiade-. s A C.. Is feet
$50 Tsrd dash-HarrT z Gissins. MA c.
6Et- A A Glsrner' olympic second Tine,
ga. nns hsnaiozp-slsrasr. olympic. nm,
Le7nsr5- + Il G A. second CHildz, 3 A c.
Hsm1sr throT-sleKfIlicsn. s. A. C.. Won;
B.ske- : A, c second; Root s A c. third-
-. ale -eisv-7va, nv sse-rne-.o athletic
clHb- Y n C. A second Tine, ASA
High 5Uup-hf6der. Capital City vheelnen-
f-st. Gzn1on. Sacramento athletic club second;
schulsr. Sacramento turn verein. third Five
feet inches
ore nile hsndieap-Sts-kz. . A. C. first
Densld- 7 II c A. second; Stewart. s A c.
leo ysrd serstch-Gsnnoa. s A. c. first.
Tllinzsr. unsrtached- second Tine II tat
30 rzrd huEdisr hzndic1p-Gsnnon- s. A C.
frst- Glarusr Olympic club second, Chase. Y
d. r. A. third Tine 50 -
50 TaE1 scEale--E-4--olt oizHl-c s-los IT,
GlSsing- NsT To-k- second: McIntse- SeE Fork.
third Tiue. 50 -
Shot pUr. EzndieEp- AekliasE. :. A G.
Est Rect s A G. seeonds Tsiss. tuners.
thlrd Disrsnee- s. fset I inches
TOO Fsrd hsndfczp-Gannon. s A c. first
Beede : A. 9. second; Denning- Y n c. A,
rhirf Tine 10 So
TIE officials Of the meet were Referee. L A
Eolf- feld marshal George II. Schiller track
Judges chef Sullivan. n " Kfuban- P A
Pearl. timers Albert Elkus. J. A. HSmmersmith.
r 81 BIar5rezor. Robert LLOYD, field judges.
George Curtis Dr. c o Engsrron- Charles
Trr-hsrd- starter C. Stanton track scorer.
Ersraee PeiNorto: field scorer, A Gfvan- clerk
- course Joseph R Hickey assistant clerk q
course -Eefrran. hsudiczpper. Do1ziss E-Skine.
inspectors Frank C. Bacon. KOeuig: znuOuncsr.
Fl TrsEler- bulletin CLERK OTTO Furrerer- arh-
1e-ic COMMITTEES. Prof John Schenk fSacrsmeufo
Ts--rre-einl. IoSenh r ReiSner X. n c. A..
p A. Pear Capital CITY Eheeiuenl- Joseph b
MI iSEcramenro athletic club.