The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-20
DOMINIC IS
 HERO IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bridgeport Team Close Third at State
 Y,M. (. A. Meet.
An Ideal Event in Which Young Athletes
 Show Fine Form and Make iss Great Time.

. FaVOreQ W1Cn peT1eCl WOotAOA S
 Connecticut Y. M. C. A. champion ships of 1909 were decided at beauti- full Seaside Park last Saturday after noon. The crowd of some 4,500 people had their cup of pleasure filled to the brim and this in spite of the fact that the New Haven team walked or with both of the championship trophies .The Fairchild Trophy for making the greatest number of points and "The Spalding Trophy" for winning inc relay race Both cups will be heid bv New Haven Y. M. c. A. for 'one wear. They must be won three times to become permanent property.
 The scene presented an attractlve picture. The field was as green as in early spring. Lying off shore were the American battleship vermont
 and .the Italian cruiser Eitrurla. me bank of the park boulevard 1ormeu q natural grandstand. Every available souare foot of it was covered with. earer spectators. The prevailing dark shade was profusely interspersed with the gayly colored garments or 1etch- ing femininity.
 officials were late in arriving, snort
 delay in starting the program was ne
 cessitated. After that, however, the punctuality with which the events
 were run off was notable feature or
 inc meet. When the men lined up TOT
 the the s+art inc event was heralded by
 the official announcer, MT. HH. Rem
 hardt. Eight men faced the starter
 in the 100 yard dash. In accoroance
 with al previous arrangement only
 three men from each association were
 allowed to start in any race. Tn the
 first heat T. F. Fahey of New Haven
 took his rival H. R. C. Swanson or
 bridgeport, into camp in pretty fasn-
 ion. The second heat was won by car
 roll of New Haven, but in somewhat slower time.
 The first final event was the one
 mile run. Here McKeon, the much heralded athlete of the Elm city start ed a strong favorite with McClellan,
 of local fame, as second Gnolce. Al
 ed to the fore turning the first quar- fer in 63 seconds. This was remark ablv fast going and evidently proved
 his undoing, for rounding the last
 turn into the home stretch, Fulton, little war-horse from Meriden, tackled on behind him and stuck like the
 smile that won't come off. Before the
 great McKeon realized what had hap
 pened Fulton had slipped by hlm ike
 Cook slipped one over on Peary ana
 won out by as pretty a dash to the finish pole as was ever seen. The time, which was announced as 4.40 was re- narkably close to breaking the na- tional r. M. c. A. record or 4:3S 50 made many years ago.
 In the finals of the 'Century Fa- hey had it all his own way romp1ng home in the snappy time of 10 3-5. The track was bit sandy for sprinung purposes so experts considered this very creditable time.
 At the crack of the gun in the quar- ter eight thoroughbreds broke from the whiteWash. Bob Anderson Of the local association, who had been train ing faithfully for the past months was not equal to the occasion. The New Haven boys, Campbell and Butcher, sped on by a grim iron-clad determin- ation left him bobbing in the wake as the Vermont could lose the little Etru- ria if it ever had to. Campbell, the winner was clocked in the splendid time of 53 4-5 seconds.
 Meriden knocked a good, clean home rrn swat in the half-mile. Robinson was the name of the hero in this act. He swing well under it and ran around l the bases in spite of the double play executed by Kelly and Rogers or Bridgeport in landing in second and l third places respectively. In justice | to Captain Kelly it must be said that i he has lately become identified with manufacturing concern of Hartford
 where he has had no opportunity to
 train The timers club caught Rob- inson in 2:10 4-5.
 The 22o was practically a repetition iof the 100. Fahey the genial little