Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
ATHLETES AT SEATTLE SHOW
A. A. U. Cracks Start Contest in
Stadium Friday.
LOOK FOR BROKEN RECORDS
Champions of East and West VIII
Come Together in One of the
Biggest Events of Kind
Ever Held.

Ever Held.
SEATTLE, wash. Aug. 12.-Athlctes, IA
nous the country over, gathered at the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacifc exposition stadium
this afternoon for the first day Of the
Amateur Athletic unions annual champion
ship track and field games. With the pick
of the east competing against the pick OF
the west. the games promised to be the
greatest ever held. certainly the greatest
ever held on this coast. The meet started
at $50 o'clock, Pacific coast time.
In the Amateur Athletic union rating,
juniors are those who have never won an
Amateur Athletic union, intercollegiate
cross country or Canadian championship
This restriction removed from competition
today half Of the New York and Chicago
teams, but has little effect on the others.
Sensational performances are looked for
throughout the meet, and even the veteran
Amateur Athletic union officials who have
come from other cities, are expecting
worlds records to be broken at the
stadium.
In the 1oo-yara dash. the 22o-yard dash
and the three-auarter-miie runs, especially
keen contests are looked for.
In the 1OO-yard dash the flyers Of the
east met practically untried but fleet men
from THO west. w. F. Dawbarn, the
Princeton crack, was pitted against e. e.
Nelson of Boston; C. Forline. the champion
Of the Mississippi valley; oliver Huston,
the undefeated University OF Oregon cap
tain; Ralph Capron of Minneapolis, and
Courtney and Jack Nelson OF Seattle. The
running high jump was expected to de-
velop a new celebrity in sports. Egon
Erickson of the Mott Haven Athletic club,
New York, has beaten Harry Porter, the
Olympic champion. four times in competi-
ton. He will have to jump against Johnny
Nicholson Of the Missouri Athletic club,
and a number of lesser lights
Scores Made by Juniors.
Today's program was given over entirely
to the juniors, the team entered under the
colors of the Seattle Athletic club carry
ing off the honors with ease.
One new American record was established.
This was In the javelin throw, L. Gish Of
the Seattle Athletic club hurting the spear
a distance Of IA feet, eclipsing the previous
American record made by Pratt Adams at
Philadelphia June 6, 1908, when he threw
the javelin 131 feet 6 inches.
Two Amateur Athletic union Junior
records were made, but only one was al
lowed to stand. The valid one was made
in the mile run, when ]. Ballard Of the
Boston Athletic association made the four
laps in 4:24M. The one that was not al
lowed to stand was made by w. Donald
of the Seattle Athletic club an the 12o-yard
high hurdles. His time was o:15sS, but he
upset two hurdles. The team score fol-
lows:
Seattle Athletic club, 81; Multonianh
Athletic club, Portland, Ore, 10; Missouri
Athletic club, st. Louis, IL; vancouver
B:, c. Athletic club, s; Boston AthIstic
York, 8; Swedish American, San Francisco,
8; unattached, s.
Courtney, Seattle Athletic club, won; w.
F. Sawbarn, New York Athletic club, sec
ond, Time: O1O1S. Second heat, J. Nelson
Missouri Athletic club, second. Time:
one hundred-yard dash, fInal: J. Nelson,
Seattle Athletic club, second; W. +. Daw-
barn, New York Athletic club, third. Time:
Eight hundred and eighty-yard run: c.
C. COOL, Seattle Athletic club, won; w.
Miller Multnomah Athletic club, second
-s~lxteen-pound shot put: R. J.. Lawrence,
New York Athletic club, won; H. McKin-
lance; AZ feet 6 inches.
Pole vault: Holdman won; Humes, sec
o1 1G. PSS TnaTsgSI sn5 wi Height; Il b feet bur-
die: w. Donald Seattle Athletic club,
won; w. Edwards. seattle Athletic club,
e cHGSnf third. Fine: o:l5%. A'"'e
one-mlle run: j. Ballerd. Boston Athletic
as tS,stHt won; d; " Noble R,, New Y9rk
Athletic club, third. Time: 4:24%. A new
junior record.
McEntee, New York Athletic club, won;
w. Stoll, Seattle Athletic club. second; c..
Warren. Seattle Athletic club, third. Time:
Twelve-pound hammer throw: NJ, Nc
Kinney, Multnomah Athletic club, won; g..
derson, Seattle Athletic club, third. Dis
M RSnq Haven high Atbi Jump CLUB SsOn wo 5ri0E JSSn
A. X. Chapman, Muitnomah Athletic club,
Two hundred and twenty-yard run, final:
W, Martin, Seattle Athletic club, won; c.
Forline, Missouri Athletic club, second; Nc
Two hundred and twenty-yard hurdles:
Malcomson, Seattle Athletic club, won; w.
Edwards, Seattle Athletic club, second; w.
Coyte, Seattle Athletic club, third. Time:
Discus throw: B. Bantz, Seattle Athletic
club, won; @, Hug, Seattle Athletic club,
second; No other entries, Distances: 122
Trowing fifty-sIx-pound weight; ]. Hug,
Seattle Athletic club, won. Distance: 20
feet 9 inches, Other entries disqualified for
having previously won first place in Junior
events.
Running broad jump: N. Mcconnell, Van
couver Athletic club, won; f. Brokaw,
Seattle Athletic club, second; B. Gish,
Seattle Athletic club, third. Distance: 21
feet a inch.
Running hop, step and jump: John
Nicholson, Missouri Athletic club. won; B.
Gish, Seattle Athletic club, second; j. HUI
Der, Seattle Athletici club, third. Distances:
40 feet 1% inches.
Throwing the Javelin: B. Gish, Seattle
Athletic club, won; N. B.. Robertson, I'M
attached, second; w. w. King, New York
Athletic club, third. Disuance: IA feet.
New American record.
Five-mile run: A. s. Smith. unattached,
won; G. Hubert, Swedish-American Ath-
letic club. second. Time: 33:22ls. Only two
entries.
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