Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-13

Ascot park yesterday afternoon was
the scene of two great athletic events
held before 1000 Elks and their friends.
These were the wrestling champion
ship for the Pacific coast and the
eighteen-mile Marathon race for the
amateur championship for the same
territory.
1t was the opening of the three days
athletic carnival given at Ascot park
for the entertainment of the visiting
Elks under the auspices of Southern
California athletes and with the sane
ton of the A. A. u. The weather con-
ditlons we're ideal. The following lined
up across the track for the Marathon
race: Harry Mclean, Phoenix Indian
school; Otto Boeddicker olympic club,
San Francisco; II. l.. Becker, San
Diego, unattached; G. Hubennette,
Swedish Athletic club, San Francisco;
Edward Dietrich, Los Angeles Athletic
club; b. Il. Hatton, unattached, Los
Angeles; Guido Callegare, unattached,
San Gabriel; G.. B. Haggart, unat-
tached; C. " Kelley, unattached; Les
ter r. Murray, unattached Henry II.
Wheeler Pomona.
1t was 2:17 o'clock when Starter
Charles Parsons gave the signal for the
long grind. Guido Callegre of San Ga
briel jumped away in the lead, which
he maintained for the first lap of the
one-mile track, the time being min
utes and so seconds. Pressing him
closely was Edward Dietrich, who won
the hill climb up Mount Wilson April
Is last, and Harry Mclean of the Ari-
iona Indian school and G.. b. Haggart.
Harry II. Wheeler of Pomona finished
the first lap one-third of a mile behind
the leaders and stayed with the grind
until nearly the final sprint, but gave
in after he had five more miles to COM
plete the race.
In the second lap Mclean wrested
the lead from Callegare, who COM
planned of a pain in his side. The time
for the two miles was ~ minutes and
27& seconds,
The end of the third lap found Hag-
CART in the lead, with Mclean, Boed-
dicker and Hubennette pressing him
closely. The three mile time was 20
minutes and 80 seconds. Wheeler was
almost Tapped by the leaders in this
mile
Haggart maintained a lead through
out the fourth and fifth miles, with Nc
Lean and Boeddicker allowing him to
set the pace. Edward Dietrich one
third of a mile behind, plugged along
doggedly.
An unexpected sutriness for a few
minutes at the finish of the fifth mile
caused some of the runners distress
Haggart still led the field at the end
of the sixth lap with Mclean, Boed-
decker and Hubennette following close
ly in the order named. Haggart
Hubennette, Boeddicker and Mclean
were punched at tAe end of the ninth
mile, leading sNcMurray, Kelley, Cal
legare and Belcher by a mile. Wheeler
and Hatten were two miles behind. ~
Nothing of startling nature took
place until Mclean crossed the tape in
a sprint and was never da2ed from his
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butt of the Los Angeles Athletic club
presented the various winners with
their respective medals and other
trophies after making a speech in be-
half of the Los Angeles Athletic club
and the visiting Elks
Wrestling Matches
George w. Braden, refereeing the
wrestling matches called George Retzer
of the Los Angeles Athletic club and
j. p. Parker of the Olympic club of San
Francisco lightweights, from their cor
ners at 2:3O o'clock for the first bout of
the wrestling contests for the amateur
championship of the Pacific coast.
After a spirited contest of six min
utes. In which neither was able to get
a fall, Retzer was awarded the decision
on the second bout.
II. r. Maierer of the Los Angeles
Athletic club and Herbert Duncan of
the Olympic club were the next confess
tants to go on the mat. After a fierce
struggle Duncan secured a fall in ago |
George w. Isaacs of the Los Angeles
Athletic club and c. Kicks, who went
on in the place of Milton Rapp in all
his events, put up good match in the
middleweight division. Neither OPP
ponent secured fall in the six minutes
allowed and were so evenly matched
that Referee Braden was compelled to
call for three extra minutes of wrest |
ling. Kicks was given the decision ut
the end of the extra time. j. J. Huene |
rich, unattached. defeated Jacob A.
WnrIan of the Los Angeles Y. NJ. c. A. |
~ z In the lightweight class.
lchard Allen Of the Los Angeles
thietic club defeated Otto Walltiseh