The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
OLYMPIC CONTESTS
BRING OUT CROWD
Indoor Athletic Events Are All
Hard Fought, While Several
Prove Surprises

The Olympic club indoor meet at the
Auditorium brought out a good sized
crowd last night. The races were all
wel contested. the handicap running
events resulting in surprises.
T. = Ferguson, an unattached runner
starting on the 120 yard mark IN the
mile and half race. was never headed.
The 500 yard event was probably the
most exciting event Of the evening, E.
A. 8IcGregor, the little bald headed
Stanford veteran, finishing first, with
A. i. Gates, the Sacramento runner,
and Elliot p. Craig OF the Olympic
club well up with the winner. The
500 yard event was won handily by
Cecil Caldwell. John o. Miller was in
poor shape and could not get in the
going. William Donald, the California
hurdier, was all the class in his events
William Smeltzer. the young high
school athlete, was one of the stars of
the evening, winning the high jump
with a leap Of feet inches and plac-
ing third I'm the 20 yard dash. Snedigar
carried OF the honors in the IS yard
dash and shotput. There were only
four starters in the race for veterans,
which was won easily by John J. Gun
ninEham.
The open relay was won by the Olym-
pic team. consisting Of Pete Gerha rdt,
cecil Caldwell John O. Miller W. Dick
son and T. =. Craig. The Lick school
relay team won the high school race
from Lowell. Berkeley and Humboldt,
the team being composed of smith
WaIfsch. Tooker, Lenzen and Rogers.
Summary:
Running high jump, handcap-Won by William
Smeltzer. pastime A. c., inches; second. Har-
old Morrison, Stanford inches; third, J. Do
berty. Sacred Heart. inches. Height feet :
inches
6 pound shotput, handicap-won by o. r.
Snediger. o. c.. feet; second, r. NJ Scott,
A. C., feet; third, o. Woihsch, o. c. Distance,
rs yard dash, scratch first beat-won by P.
Gerhardt. o. C.; second William Smeltzer.- Pas
time; time, seconds Second hest-Won by
Snedigar. o. C.; second, Potter, Pastime; time
s l-5 seconds. Third aheat-Non by Caldwell.
o. C.; second. Colin. Lowell II. s. time. 2-5
seconds. Fourth hest-Won by Wood. B. II. S. !:
second. Starrett. 81. n. G.; time. i-5 seconds.
Final heat-Won by Snedigar o. c.; second.
Woods. B. IL s. third, Smeltzer, Pastime
500 yard hsndicap--won by McGregor, stan
ford . yards; second. A. F. Gates, C. C, %
yards third ID 2 P Craig O. c. 20 yards Time
IS yard low hurdles. scratch: First hest-Won
stanford: time. Is seconds Second heat-Won
By s Beah. stanford; second. F. Bressi. o. G. ;
time 3-5 seconds. Final heat-Won by W. Don
AID q. G; second. g >. Morris, stanford;
third. 5. Bcllah. Stanford Time. Is seconds.
Potato race, Tor members Olympic football
team-Won by J. O. Miller: second, Pete SkOve;
third. Harry Mckenzie. Time, ! minute II As
seconds.
Nile ard a half run. scratch-Won by Fergu-
son. unattached 120 Yards second. William Ho-
burg. o. C.. 10 yards; third, Dufour. B. A. C..
100 yards. Time. 7:l6
60 yard high hurdles, scratch: First heat
Won by o. Baumbsugh, o. C.; second, c. s.
Morris. Stanford; time. ;0S 2-J. Second heat
Won by B. Moody. o. C.; second. waIlfsch
o. C.. time :0S 2-5. Final hest-Won hy W
Donald. Il. C.: second. o. Baumbsugh, o. C.:
third. Morris Stanford: time. :Os 10
IS yard dash for vetersns-Won by J. j. Gun
ninghsm second Charles Yates; third r. Ing
ham Time. 90 Is.
Three legged race-Won by Block and Bet
toll: second. Blanchard and German; third
Breeei and Joy. Time.
Open relay rsce-won by olympic; second
Stanford. Time. 2:09 10
High school relay race-Won by Lick: second
Berkeley; third. Lowell. Time. 2:11 Is.
SEQ yard dash, scrztch-Won by Cecil Caid-
we'll o. C.: second. p. G. Gebhardt O. G.:
third. Claude Littlepage. o. c. Time. "a So
5e pound weight for height, plain-Won by
Pat Donovan. Irish American A. A: second, Oh
lie Snedigsr. o. {. Height 16 feet.