The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-15
Olympic Club
Takes Second
Place in Meet
Seattle Wins Senior Champion
ship and Rose Boosts the
Score for San Francisco

SEATTLE, Aug. 1.-THE annual Sc
nior championship meet of the Amateur
athletic union held at the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition stadium this
afternoon brought to the front a little
Indian from Arizona who defeated the
pick OF the country's five mile runners,
and gave Ralph Rose, the California
giant. an opportunity to break the
worlds record for putting the 16
pound shot.
Seattle carried off first honors in the
meet. The track team under the colors
OF the local club came out with As
points to its credit, while the Olympic
athletic club of. San Francisco was
second, with 80 points. and Chicago
third, with 26. The winners fattened
their total by taking all three places in
the 100 yard dash, much TO the surprise
of their admirers as well as of the Wis
itors.
One of the sensations of the day
was the establishing of a new worlds
record in the 10 pound shot put by
Ralph Rose. the husky entry of the
Olympic athletic club, already holder
of the title in this event His pre-
vious record was 40 feet 10 inches,
Today he hurled the iron ball a dis
lance of 5O.26 feet. eclipsing his pre-
vious feat by several inches. Rose
won further distinction today by secur-
ing p points to his own credit, the
greatest number secured by any ath-
lete during the meet.
In the 40 yard high hurdles Forrest
Smithson of the Multnomah club of
Portland, Ore, defeated Shaw of Chi
cago and equaled the previous record
of l51-5 seconds. The race was run
against a strong head wind, which un-
doubtedly prevented the Oregon runner
from establishing new record for
this event.
The most spectacular event of the
day was the five mile race. jim which
Harry Mclean, an Indian from Phoe
nix, Ariz., was pitted against the pick
of the country's runners. The fleet
footed redman, who was smaller than
any of the competitors, took the lead
in the fourth lap, and set a grueling
pace that soon played havoc with the
field. +. G. Bellars of the New York
athletic club proved his most danger
Gus competitor, and soon succeeded in
taking the lead from the Indian. He
endeavored to slow down the pace but
Mclean forced the issue and by press
ing his man tired him so that he could
not stand the final squirt, which began
and last lap. Bellars made a, game eff
fort against his Indian opponent. and
with a brilliant burst of speed gathered
good lead He could not hold 1t,
however, for Mclean was on his heels
at the half and as they entered the
stretch the Arizona runner developed
a burst of speed that sent him across
the line several yards the winner. F.
jackson of Seattle. who finished third.
came IN q lap and quarter behind the
winner. Mclean. who had local rep
utation at Phoenix. was sent TO Seattle
by the Phoenix Elks' lodge. AS spe-
cial event a relay race was run be-
tween teams from New York, chicago
and Seattle representing the east, the
middle west and the far west, the lat
ter finishing first and the middle west
second, with the east coming in last.
100 yard dash first heath. Courtney. Seat
tie A. c.. won: #. Hamilton, Chicago
7 Tsl.on nee seaft,e A G. won: W. Martin. Seat
tie A. c. second Time. 10 2-5
$50 yard g Tgpc Edm YGTR Seattle second
O. Miller, Olympic club, San Francisco third
loo ward dash (hnal)-w. Martin, Seattle A.
c.. won: Jack Nelson. Seattle A. G., second
I. Courtney, Seattle A. G., third Time 10 10
Humes. Seattle A G.. second; John Nicholson
Missouri A. c.. third. Height. II feet.
c. - san g1U Francisco. won: r. j Lawrence. New
York A. c.. second; L. ]. Talbot. Kansas City
new worlds record Former record, 40 feet 10
10 yard high 6urdles-Forest smithson
Muitnomah A. c.. won; A. B. Shaw. Chicago
A. A.. second: W Edwards. Seattle A. G.,
third. Time. 10 Is. equaling the worlds rec
One mile run-Joseph Ballard Boston A A..
cisco %on second orcis ceeH P Seattle 4. G.. thru
Time minutes 80 Is seconds.
$40 %C Eardp ru Gish Seattle &C. second s:s
McEntee, New York A c., third. Time, 30 2-5.
200 yard run Gnrst heatl-w F. Dawbarn
San Franciscc, second. Time. % Dat
Ie pound hammer throw. J. Talbot. Kan
c san Francisco oOn second: a PiaS. olympic
A. g; San Francisco. third, Distance. lsS feet
Running high jumD,,!Egsn Erickson. Mott
Haven a O., won; D. MARTINI Olympic A. c.
A., third. Height. 8 feet lIs inches
go yard low hurdles-Joe Malcomson, Seattle
a B. shaw shaw Chicago 4 A. tSird Time rs
20 yard run Second g6-+ 4sst s.vtt,. Martin
second. Time, % Is.
Running broad ,uRR.F Irons Chicago A
kenaw. Seattle A. c.. third. Distance. % feet
8 inches.
c.F EpaRnF hop Ro sg s and r. irons s.cS Ga
]. Nicholson. Missouri A. O.. third. Distance
DISCUS tSsow@RslDh Rose; olympic Gsu.s 4 g,
second; I. ]. Talbot. Kansas City A. c.
third Distance. 1918 feet
Five mile r1n-Harry Mclean. unattached,
won; r. c. Ballard. New York A. O..
second; E. Jackson. Seattle A.. O.. third Time
20 minutes 8 3-5 seconds. Mclean is an Indian
from Phoenix. Ariz His victory was the sensa-
900 yard run (hnaD-w F. Dawban. New
York L. c., won; W. Martin, Seattle A. G.,
second; P. g. Gerhardt. Olympic A. c.. San
francisco, third. Time, % l-5
Throwing 66 pound weight: ]. Talbot
Kansas City A. c.. won; Ralph Rose. Olympic
A. c.. San Francisco, second: ]. s. MITCHELL
New York A. c. third. Distance. 1894 feet
Jsrelin throw-Ralph Rose, olympic A. c.
San francisco, won; B. Gish Seattle A. c..
second; r. ]. Lawrence. New York A. c.
third. Distance, 141 feet inches
Mile relay race Especial event)-Far west
won middle west second. east third. Time
3.28 80.
Total points:
Seattle 4. c.. g Boston A. A. ..,,...
Olympic ...-... 30lMotthaven 1890.
Chicago ............ 26 Unattached ....
New York A; c. y Missouri A. c.. 9
kultnomah A. O. s. Total. 1853,
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