Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-15
MONSTER CROWD SEES WORLD AND
COAST ATHLETES MAKE FAST TIME
Champions on Track and Field Nearly Equal World s
Records atAscot Park Before Admiring Throng
of Visiting Elks and Sport Fans-Winners
Decorated with Gold and Silver

starters the race cost the Indian sew
eral pounds in weight, and it was
thought by many that he would be un-
able to last the distance when compet-
ing with such men as GarVin McGregor
of Stanford and Boeddicker of the
Olympic club. At the crack of the
pistol GarVin assumed an early lead.
with the Indian second and John Chur-
! ley, the only other Indian entered in
! the meet, swinging along in the fourth
position. Garvin at the half mile post
/ had opened up a lead of almost thirty
yards and appeared to be a likely win
ner At the end of the first mile Car
! vim was still in front but appeared to
be running under difficulties while the
Indian was moving like some well oiled
machine. At the mile and half post
Mclean, who had been gradually clos
ing in upon Garvin, with a remarkable
sprint passed the white man and
trotted home fifty yards to the good
and running easily. Cheer after cheer
greeted the little red man as he crossed
the tape and walked to his dressing
room, having negotiated the twO-mile
grind in less than 10 minutes.
Fast Time In Hurdles
The performance of James Donohue
in the 120-yard hurdles deserves equal
rank with that of Mclean in the two
mile run. Donohue, handicapped by the
strong wind, at the sound of the gun
left his field hopelessly behind him,
crossing the tape an easy winner
Hardly a single hurdle was left stand
ing, Donohue moving them down at
every stride. The distance was covered
in time which nearly equaled the
worlds record.
The field events were somewhat
marred owing to the fact that four
rail fence intervened between the inner
track where the broad and high jumps
pole vault, shot put and hammer
throws were held, and the grandstand
The high jump and pole vault, how
ever, created much excitement owing
to the closeness of the contests and the
beautiful form displayed by nearly
every man.
Following the meet gold, silver and
bronze medals were awarded to those
contestants winning first, second and
third places. The medals were OCta-
CONS and embossed with the figure Of
we'll developed athlete bearing in his
left hand the olive branch Of victory
and with his head thrown back and
figure erect as though looking for more
worlds to conquer. The medals We're
neatly arranged in the form of watch
fobs and engraved with the name of the
event. Souvenir Elks medals were also
awarded to all point winners, the token
consisting or an elk nedu, peIedIll
which was inscribed the letters B. 2.
o. E. and the time and place of the
twenty-third reunion of the famous
order.
Throughout the afternoon the cheers
of the rooters who We'd with each other
in encouraging their respective men,
added an interesting diversion. Sup
porters of Stanford university were out
in force and the famous college song
"A son Of a Gambolier," would be
heard from one end of the grandstand
quickly followed, however, by yells
from the fans roofing for the Olympic
Athletic club Of San Francisco.
Not an accident marred the pro-
gram every event being pulled off on
time. Although several of the Elks
present we're heard to express the de-
sire that they might witness an excit-
ing horse race on what appeared to be
so ideal track every member of the
B. P O. f.. expressed in some manner
his appreciation of the afternoons per-
formance, many saying that the track
meet alone was worth coming to Los
Angeles to witness.