Evening journal., 1909-08-30
FIELD SPORTS
AT new CASTLE
St. Peters II. N. A. A. Events
Closely Contested Whining
tOnianS Among Winners

One OF the greatest events of the kind
ever given in New Castle was the first
annual field day sports of st. Peters Holy
Name Athletic Association on the grounds
of the New Castle Athletic Association at
Battery Park Saturday afternoon.
The starter was Peter c. Madden;
judges Captain Chauncey p. Holcomb'
George Unger and Alexander McCaugh-
an; timekeepers. Jesse A. Mckay, James
b. Toman and Captain William E. Myers
The committee in charge of the sports
comprised John p. Murphy. chairman;
James J. Mahoney. secretary; James +.
McGrory, treasurer; John =. McDevitt'
Hugh Il. Duffy. James j. Wright. John
j. Walls, Archibald Watson, John Leon
ard James ]. Lawler, James j. Kerrigan.
The field course was marked with Is
flags. six laps made the measured mile.
In the sack race there were five start
ers. The winner was Edward Mcdaniel
of ST. Peters Holy Name A. A. James
Hance, of the same association, second.
In the three-legged race William Strad-
/ ley, Goth Century Club, and Howard VII
he.me, Seminole Tribe, Imp. o. r. NJ,
won.
In the 1OO-yard dash there were q en-
/ tries and the heats were won as follows
J. d. Brown, Theodore S. Hatton, A. l.
| Sparks. first heat; Howard Wilhelme, j.
j. Lynch and Milo Boyd. second heat
Edward Ryan, Granville Ferguson, IL
Litzenberg third heat. In the final heat
l. j. Lynch. Brownson j. A., Whining
| ton: Howard L. Wnhelme. Seminole Tribe
Imp. O. r. NJ, and j. d. Brown, Jr, Y
NJ. c. A.. Wilmington. won in the order
named. Prizes, one gold, two silver med
ais
In the running broad jump Is entered
/ f. Kyle Brownson J.. A., won Il It. l..
inches: John }. Mulvane, Brownson l.. A..
Il IT. & IL inches; William Duffy, Brown
son. l6 #. 9 inches. won in the order
named. Prizes. one gold, two silver
badges.
22O-yard dash, % entries-IIoward L
wilhelme, Seminole Tribe Imp. o. r. NJ.
first 2s 2-5 seconds; Joseph p. McCafferty
wilmington, unattached; J. J. Lynch
Brownson l.. A, Wilmington. Prizes, on'
gold, two silver medals.
Hop, step and jump-John J. Mulvane
20 IT,. . in; William Duffy. 81 IT, IL in.
gold, one silver medal.
one mile run-W. f. Brown, Whining
ton Y. NJ. c. A.. first. time 5.25 Is; VIII
liam A. Russell. st. Patricks II. n. A. A.
wilmington; William Bott. Wilmington
unattached. Prizes, one gold, two sllve
medals.
High iump-John J. Mulvane, II. 9 g.
in, first; James Dougherty, on secon
trial defeated Joseph r. zabielski at r
10 inches. they having tied at 4 II. Q il
l. one gold. one silver medal.
10 In the 22O-yard hurdle race the contest
o ants numbered 15-James Dougherty. {
- Brownson. was first, at "A As seconds
= william Bott, Wilmington. unattache'
o second; Daniel Hagan, st. Patiicks. thir'
u Prizes, one gold, two silver medals
T. In the fvo-mile Marathon race twer
ty-eght contestants started, making 1
= laps in the park and then going 10 Sto,
ckles Hin and returning to the park an
making 1-2 additional laps at the clos
= of the ball game. The winner finished
r 81 minutes. James r. jackson, of the Me
wick A. c., OF Wilmington. taking u
first gold medal second prize was VIC
by Ralph Moon, OF the Marathon a. c.,
1 Wilmington, who received gold media
2 The third prize went TO j. Lester McCo
Marathon A. c.. silver medal. III
e fourth was won by r. W. Cranston.
5 Wilmington, unattached, a silver medal.