Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-03
DANV|LLE WON
THE MEET


Danville won the meet easily, tn
only feared opponent-B -Berwick-no
being within speaking distance from
the beginning. A total of 81 point
were scored by Dauville and 10 of tin
- gold, silver and bronze medals of
feTed in the nine events stayed at hom
TO adorn the breasts OF the local team
The Berwick team, with Frantz
their star sprinter heading the ag
gregation, landed a farawav seconC
with "A points. In the last event o
the day, Berwick won the mile relay
taking for the second time the Price
challenge cup. 1t is required that Ber
wick win the cup once more before
permanent possession is given. Mil
ton, with total of % points, was but
, points behind Berwick at the finish,
Catawissa had points.
100 YARD DASH.
The 100 yard dash was run in foul
heats and finals, the latter affordinp
one Of the prettiest races of the day.
Frsntz won with Price a matter of
inches behind him. 1t is altogether
likely that Price would have won this
event had not he been penalized one
yard for getting off too quick
The men qualified as follows: lst
heat, Frantz, Ksse 2nd heat, Arndt.
Price; third heat, Russell, Snyder
4th heat, Shumscker and Trum bower.
Finals-Won by Frantz, Berwick
second, Price. Danville; third. Arndt.
Milton; fourth, Russell, Dsnville.
Time 1o.3-5 seconds.
12O YARDS DASH.
Was won by Kase, Danville; second,
Russell. Danville; third, Price, Dan.
Vile; fourth, Arndt, Milton. Time IS
seconds.
220 YARDS DASH.
The 220 yards dash furnished anoth.
er pretty event. In the finals Frantz
was given a yard at the start ON ac.
count OF being en- the outside position.
After the race Price entered a protest
claiming that Frsntz had cut him out
of the pole before he was the REQUIRED
three yards in advance. The foul was
not seen by the judges and could not
be allowed.
The event was won by Frantz, Ber-
wick; second, Price. Danville; third,
Russell, Danville; fourth, Distelhurst.
Berwick. Time, 26 As seconds,
ONE MILE RUN.
Bubb, Milton man took the mile
run. Ricketts,, Of the Danville team.
was favorite among the DanvilIe
supporters for this event. He ran
strong with pretty stride, setting
the pace for the first several laps, but
weakened toward the end.
Ihe event was won by Bubb, Mil
ton second, Seybert, Berwick; third,
Wohiheiter, Milton: fourth Styer,
Catawissa. Time, 4.55.
FIELD EVENTS.
The field events are not as speotacu.
lar a sight as the track, but of Just as
great Importance and require, II any
thing even more skill.
The results in the field events are as
follows:
Shot put-Won by Ryan, Danville :;
second, Woodbridge, Danville; third,
Evans, Berwick; fourth. Kase. Dan
Vile. Distance 80 feet, 2sl inches.
Running Broad jump-won by Wool.
ridge, Danville; second, Kase, Dan.
Vile; third, Eshelman. Berwick;
fourth, Hurley, Danville. Distance
90 feet
Running High Jump-Won by Kase,
Danville second, Trum bower, Dan.
Vile; third, Eshelman, Berwick
fourth, Woodbridge, Danville. Height.
3 feet, inch.
Hammer Throw-Won by Ryan, DAN
vile, second, Mitchell, Danyille
third. Woodbridge. Danville; fourth.
Evans, Brewick. Distance, 1OS feet,
6l5 inches.
ONE MILE RELAY.
The most important single event of
the day, ani the one in which the
greatest interest ceItered for all the
contestants on account of the Price
challenge cup being at stake, was the
one mile relay race.
1t was an unfortunate accident that
occurred in one of the previous races
that caused Lundy Russell one Of Dan.
vilIe's fastest sprinters TO sustain a
slight sprain Of the ankle, sufficient to
prevent him from entering the relay.
The teams ran as follows Berwick,
Eshelman, Schumacher, Shannon. Bond,
Frantz; Danville, Price, Woodbridge,
Snyder, Trumbower Kase; Milton,
scott Showers. Wohlheiter, Bubb,
Arndt Oatawissa. Kostenbauder. Hart.
man Styers. NJ. Gieger. Rhawn.
Inc race rounded the course five
times new set of contestants being
started on eaon round. Price, first off
Tor Danville. led at the end of his Ian