The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-14
Juniors Make
New Records at
Seattle Meet
National Championship Con
tests Won by Home Athletes;
New York Second
IspeoiaL Di.ea.eh 10 The Call


SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-The new national
records established, exciting competi-
ton and many splendid performances
lent brilliance to. the opening day of
the Amateur athletic unions annual
championship track and field games.
held at the exposition stadium today.
Before a crowd that in itself set a new
A. A. L. record on Junior day" the
Juvenile athletes of the big organiza
ton contested for the premier honors
Of the season.
1t was a runaway race for the Seattle
athletic club. The local club was aided
by the fact thot it was able to send in
far more entries than the visiting
teams.
The 100 yard dash. mile run and
savelin throw supplied the red letter
marks Of the day. In the latter two
new records were hung up, one by a
visitor, the other by a local competitor.
Creditable performances were made all
the way through, however, and the
spectators were given plenty Of thrills.
IT was a good crowd, too. numbering
close to 5000 people. James Z. Sulli-
van, president Of the A A. T.. declared
il to be the largest crowd that has ever
attended a junior A. A I. meet
Tomorrow. with the attraction of the
senior events, in which the bright stars
OF the athletic world are to shine, the
crowd should go close to 10000
Tomorrow also will be staged one Of
the greatest relay races ever held in
America Three teams will be entered,
one from the east. one from the middle
west and one from the Pacific coast
The feetest quarter milers in competi-
ton tomorrow will be entered. The
he 1afa ~, <z,x
so that the freshest of the men can be
sent to the post.
Seattle sprang a surprise TO open the
meet Jack Nelson and Ira Courtney
both Of the Seattle athletic club. out
footed ". F. Dawbarn of Princeton and
the New York athletic club in the loo
yard dash Nelson, the neet state col
legian. won his trial heat with Carl
FOrline of the Missouri athletic club. a
good second. in 10 2-5 seconds. Court
ney also took his heat, with Dawbarn
close behind, in 10 1-5 seconds, but
many Of the spectators thought Daw-
barn was laying back for the final ef-
fort.
II this was the case his craft was
unavaiIing. In the finals Senator Char
ley Best sent the men away TO a per-
feet start. Dawbarn went to the front
and led for so yards. Then Nelson and
Courtney drew up alongside and Nelson
broke the tape with a great burst of
speed less than q foot in front of Court
ney. who was about a foot in front OF
Dawbarn. with Forline yard and a
half back. Both Courtney and Nelson
were pulling away from Dawbarn at
the finish.
The mile run brought, forth a mag
nihcent exhibition. one that is seldom
equaled. Joe Ballard, lad in Court
ney's class in point Of age ran the most
mil -,
Ballard. d. Z. Noble OF the New York
athletic club, Harry Risden of the Seat
tie athletic club, Burns Of Multnomah
and Farrell Of Tacoma and F. Saferos
Seattle Y. M. c. A, composed the field
but the race was between the first
three and after the second lap between
the first two. Ballard and Noble
jumped 10 the front right at the start
running as IL in a quarter mile dash
he first quarter was negotiated in the
remarkable time Of 81 seconds and the
half in trife over 2:O5.
They went the three-ouarters in
BIS Risden could not keen IN and
he faltered along many yards in the
rear, with the field trailed out. Bal
lard let out couple Of links more in
the last furlOng and crossed the line
In minutes p 3-5 seconds. a new ma
tional Amateur athletic union record
The former record was minutes 80 As
seconds.
The other big record was hung ur
by Bradley Gish who made q great
heave Of the javelin, sending IT out ar
even IA feet The former record was
held by Platt Adams of New York al
l51 feet inches.
". Donald Of Seattle cleared the high
hurdles in the fast time Of Is as sec.
onds. with BIZ Edwards, also Of Seattle
close second. Both Of these men are
University Of California men.
George Hug. S. A. c., was the only
entry in the IS pound weight event
and George narrowly escaped killins
= broad jumper while making his one
qualifying heave- He sent the CLUMSY
missile right into the crowd arounG
the jumping pit. II missed one attn.
3 lete's head by . split hair.
The points split up in junior meet:
c....ro