The San Francisco call., 1909-08-28
Athletes Will
Compete Today :
At State F air
Great Gathering of Amateurs to
Participate in Track and
Field Events

The greatest amateur track and
field meet ever held in Sacramento will
take place at o'clock this afternoon
on the state fair grounds under the
auspices of the Sacramento athietio
club and sanctioned by the Pacific ath-
letic association.
The meet will be refereed by James
E. Sullivan. president of the Amateur
athletic union. sullivan returned from
Los Angeles yesterday and upon invi-
tation of the Sacramento club will
stop over today in Sacramento, leaV-
ing on tonights train for the east.
Harry Gissing and James McEntee.
two of the New York athletic club
team, will participate. The Olympic
club is also represented by some of It's
best men. Chester +. Cannon, an all
around athlete, will captain the Sacra-
mento clubs team. The following are
the entries:
10 mile. scratch-R. Howden Jr., st. NJ. c.;
c.; Robert schmidt, stockton A. A: Charles
Stewart, S. A. c.; H. A. Woods, S. A: c:
800 yards, scratch-H. r. Elliott, B. A. c.; H.
A. G.; a. I. Gates. c. c. W.
44o yard handicap-James McEntee tN. Y A.
Gissing IN Y l. c.. seven yards; H. X. Ell
lott (B. A. c.. IA yards; A. F. Gates, c. c..
W.. 10 yards; F. p Craig CO. c. Is art,E ysrds,;
lSt NJ. c., 2S yards: R. A Price Sacramento
Y: NJ. c. Al. NJ E. Sparks. f. H. willemender
100 yards. handicap--A. F. Gates &c. c. W.,
Al Mum lB. A. c.. scratch; H. L. Villinger Is
four yards: d. Elliott (unattached). e simmer
mscher Sacramento y. NJ. G. Al. W. F. Ben
F. Cannon (S A. c.. l.. J. Blake A. E. Donald.
d. Chase Sacramento \. NJ. G. A., six yards
II. Cowie. C. r. MeKillcan. w. r. Kay, r. G.
220 yards. Handicapped McCauley "a. II. 81,
scratch; II. r. Elliott (B. A. c.. nine yards;
H. yiilinger &C. C. W., nine yards; Ed Martin
L. J--Blake (Sacrsmento Y. NJ. C. A.. d. FL
lott (unattached). ID. Chase (Sacramento Y. NJ.
Is. A. C.l, 1e yards: A. F. Gates &C. c. W..
seven yards; smmermscher BeDniIg
II pound hammer throw. B; Rice &c. \:
81, scratch: c; R. McKillicsn (s A. c.; Is
feet; J. P. Hall tunattachedl. IS feet: Ed Dal,
ton Is: A. c.. 20 feet; NJ; Lucey g. A; c.. %
feet; James Gray, s. A. Root. L. P. Blake and
$50 yards. handicap-H E. Gissing IN. Y. A.
c., scratch; W. II. Hoburg 90. o., Charles Stew
art IS. A. c.. IS yards; H. A. Woods Is. A.
A. Co. so yards; E. II. Willemender Is. A. c.,
IS yards; L. stehr. J. childs g: A. c.; 20
liam c. Hamack and Charles Lumbard (sacra-
mento Y. NJ. G. A.. so yards.
One mile, handicap-E. P. Craig 20. c.,
scratch; w. H. Hoburg 20. c.. so yards; ].
Burke (St NJ. c., so yards; A. King (St. NJ
c., W. c. Hammack tSacrsmento Y. NJ. c. Al.
Is yards; "a E. Donald E. Pook Sacramento
Y. ". c. Al. e. g. Falconer. L. A. Stehr. H. A.
Woods, j. Childs Is. A. c., IS yards; E H
Willemender (S A. c.. 90 yards; NJ. E. Sparks
Is. A. c., 65 yards; Charles Stewart IS. A. Co,
90 yards.
22O yard low hurdle. scratch-C. F. Cannon,
S. A. c.: ID. Chase Sacramento Y. NJ. c. A.
II pound shotput-F. B. Rice &C. " 81,
scratch; C. R. -McKillieaH IS. A. Co. three feet;
S. A. Root Is. A. c.. feet inches: E. Dalton
Is. A. C.). four feet; J. Gray. n. Lncey Is. A.
c., l.. j. Blake tY. NJ C. Al. ID. Weiss Is It.
W. five feet; ]. P. Hall tunattschedl. one foot
Running high jump-C. r. Cannon and p. E.
Kidder Is. A. c., scratch; H.. Jensen (Sacrs-
mento T. W. two inches. 4. C.. Schoemack Is.
A. O.. 31a inches; D. Weiss and p schuier
Running broad jumpvA; F. Gates &C. c. W.
non (S A. CT p. E. Kidder Is. A. c.. 10
inches; D. Weiss. F. schuler Sacramento T. W,
NJ. E. Sparks Is. A. C.0. 12 inches
Pole vault, scratch-C. +. Cannon, r. c.
Shoemack. B. B. Bedie. $. A. O.