Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-23
OLYMPlCS WIN
PORTOLA MEET
EDWARDS DEFEATS SMlTHS0N
IN HURDLE RACE
EVERY EVENT is HELD ON
SCHEDULE TIME
PlaW HurIs Slxteen-Pound Hammer
16o Feet-Rose stars for Winning
Club - Gerhardt Takes
Century
tBy Associated Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 22.-The
athletic track and field meet or the
Portola festival was held today at the
stadium before one Of the largest
crowds ever assembled on the teld
Five teams of athletes competed in
programs of events that took, several
hours. and when the day ended the
Olympic club team was declared the
winner. The team scores were as fol-
lows; Olympic club, 81; University Of
California, AZ; Stanford university, IL;
Seattle Athletic club, 8; Cogswell
school, 6. -.
The games were managed in way
that won great praise for the officials
Every event was called on schedule
time and the finishes were exciting, al
though no records were lowered.
The most noteworthy achievement OF
the day was the winning of the I1O-
yard hurdle race by Edwards of the
University Of California, who defeated
Smithson, winner of the same event as
a member of the American team in the
Olympic games at London. Edwards
time was 15 1-5 seconds, equaling the
mark set by Smithson in London.
Ralph Ross holder Of several worlds
records in hurting weights, and Alfred
Plaw, another strong man of the attn
letic field, participated in the games
wearing the colors of the Olympic
club They easily won their event and
Plaw hurled the 16-pound hammer l6O
feet, a remarkable throw, though under
the record set by himself.
1OO-yard dash--won by Gerhardt, olympic
club; Hollis, Cogswell school, second Sneai-
gar, Olympic, third Time 10 10.
SS0-yard run-Won by Smith, University OF
California; johnson, Stanford, second Saxon,
California, third. Time 2:O5
440-yard dash-Won by Gish Seattle A y;
Chase California secondI Boynton, st.
Mary's college, third. Time :52 1-6.
120-yard hurdles-Edwards, U. of C., won;
Smithson, Multnomah A. C., second; Beeson,
u c., third. Time rs is.
Mile run-Craig, olympic, won; McGregor,
Stanford second; Kelley, U. c., third. Time
4.l5 3-5
22o-yard dash-Gerhardt, Olympic, won;
Rathbone, U. of c., second; Kent, U. OF Ca
third. Time :22 1-5.
shotput-Ross, Olympic, won; Dignan, U.
Of c., second; Wheaton, st. Mary's third.
Distance Al feet 10Y inches
High jump-Taylor u OF c., won; Horlne,
unattached second: Bressi, Olympic third.
Height feet 81 inches.
~ 22O-yard Embellishments, u Of c., won;
Donohue St. Vincents, Los Angeles, second;
Beeson, U. of c., third. Time ;25
Mile relay run, five to team-Won by
Olympic club. Time SR2 S-5
5s-pound weight-Rose' Olympic won; +;
Plaw, olympic, second; Snedigar, Olympic,
third. Distance 80 feet II inch
Pole vault-Belah. unattached won; Ken
drick. Cogswel high, second; Magee, U, of
c. third. Height Ii feet az inches.
1s-pound hammer throw-Plaw. Olympic,
won; Rose, Olympic, second; Gabbert' u of
c.. third. Distance 100 feet.
Broad jump-snedigar, Olympic. won;
Allen U. of c., second; Meddick. Olympic,
third. Distance 20 feet 1O1b inches.
Discus throw-Rose Olympic. won; snedt-
gar olympic, second; Plaw, Olympic, third
Distance 11S feet inches.
Javelln thTow-Snedigar, Olympic, won
Gish Seattle A. G., second; Rose, Olympic
.hrd. Distance 160 feet 1oh inches.