Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
BALLARD SETS UP
NEW MILE RECORD
Providence Star Captures
Junior Mile Run at Seattle
in 4.24 With Ease.

SEATTLE, Wash. August 14.-Before
an enthusiastic crowd the first days
events in the annual meet of the ANA
teur Athletic Union We're held in the
Alaska YukonPacific stadium yesterday
afternoon. The program was given over
entirely to the juniors. the team entered
under the colors of the Seattle Athletic
Cluo carrying off the honors with ease.
A new American record was established
in the javelin throw, 3. Gish of the Sc
attic club hurting the spear IA feet. The
previous American record was made by
Pratt Adams at Philadelphia June 9, 1905
when he threw the javein 131 feet q
inches.
Two 4. 4. L. junior records were made,
but only one was allowed to stand. The
valid one was made in the mile run,
when ]. Ballard of the Boston Athletic
Association who will enter PENNSYLVANIA
this year. made the four laps in 4.2f ID.
The one that was not allowed to stand
was made by w. Donald of the Seattle
Athletic Club, in the 12o-yard high hur
dies His time was O.1J 81, but he upset
two hurdles. The team score follows:
Seattle Athletic Club 81: New York Athletic
Club: Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland. Ore.
- Nt s. Ks, a. e. St. iolis MIS-, II; Vancouver
New York D: swedish American a. c. San
Francisco: 3: unattached. $.
sSn ssh AMaqds Seattle p9nad Seattle sssoua
~ Hawkins; Multonomah A. c.. third. Time,
Nile run j. Ballard. Boston A. A. won: D.
Y. Noble. New York a. C.. second H. Risden,
Seattle A. C.. third lime. l.24 a-5-a new
44o-yard rum. j. McEutee. New York, A.: C..
Won "; sto,l Seat, IT, a. G second C. War
i3-pound hammer thrown. Mckinney. Null
tonomah A.. G.. won; {. Hug. seattle A. C.,
ven q won; !snn Nicholsen Missouri e.
o .soyarG f rum NAV a MART Martin. Seattle A.
nell, Vancouver A. {. third Time or %.
1on-yard dash. hrs1 beat Courtney Seattle
s"cond. Time, 0.1o 10. Second heat-D. J. Nell
son. Seattle 4. C.. won: W {. Forlnc Missouri
.cn G. sest Time e Sdn doa4tpey
4. E.. second: W. +. Dawbarn, New York A. c.
Ss0-yard run-C e. Coo Seattle A. c., won
W. Miller, Mutononah A C., second. Time,
1spound shotput-R J. Lawrence. New York
4. e.. won: H. Mckinney Multonomah A. c..
second. Distance, a feet inches.
aao-yard hurdles J. Malcolmson. Seattle A. C..
Coyle. Seattle A: C.. third. Time, o.. 80
Discus throw-B. Bantz, Seattle a. e. won: q.
hug. seattle A. t.. Seconu NO olnef ENTREES
Distance L.. feet q inches.
Throwing J6-pound weight. Hug. Seattle \.
e.. won: distance. - feet . inches. Other
tries disqualified FOR having previously won first
place in Junior events.
Running broad jump. Mcconnell Vancouver
4. g.. won: Il. Brokaw. Seattle A. C.. second: b.
Gish, Seattle A. c.. third. Distance Il feet y
inch
Running hop. step and jump-John Nicholson
Missouri A. e.. Il. Gish Seattle A. c..
second: J., Huber. Seattle A. G.. third. Dis
lance. ~ feet 1l@i inches
Throwing the javelin-B. Gish Seattle A. G.,
won " B. Robertson. unattached. second: u. w
King. New York. third. Distance, IA feet new
American recordp.
Five-mile run-Asa Smith unattached. won: -
Hubert. swedish American 4. c.. second. Time
81: - % Only two entries