The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-08
ATHLETIC meet
A fine SUCCESS
CALUMET Y. M. C. A. TEAM CAP
TuREs HoNoRs AT HANCOCK
sATuRpAY-RElPAs CLUB
SECOND.

The team representing the Calumet
Y. NJ. c. A. I'm the Hibernian field and
track meet Saturday at the Hancock
driving park won the cup, William Ne
kervis of that team winning the high
est number Of points of any individual.
Arthur j. Vine of Lake Linden won the
motor cycle race and the Calumet Ea-
giles the tug -of-war. 1t was the most
successful athletic event in Hancock in
years.
The Calumet Y M. c. A. team scor-
ed 4SN points, the Reipas club, Han
cock Finnish athletic organization, be-
ing second with Al points. All through
the meet these teams were closely
matched and the interest was keen.
The weather was perfect, the crowd
large and orderly and everything was
conducted I'm first-class style Preced-
ing the meet the officials were enter
tanned at dinner at the Hotel Scott.
The motor cycle race was the fea-
ture of the afternoon events. 1t was
between A. J. Vine of Lake Linden and
Harris of Calumet. The two men
whirled around the half mile track for
ten laps at Embarrassing speed. Vine
won by half n lap. making the race In
eight minutes and 30 seconds. He rode
aifour-forsepower machine.
Accompanied by Manager John T..
Dunn tn husky tug-of-war team of the
Calumet Eagles won the event IN
viii n they entered. The Hibernians
had their team 'captained by Sheriff
James ]. Byers. For at least five MIN
utes the men struggled against each
other. but finally the locals were drag
ged across the line. Other features of
the meet we're the running OF Jussl
Steitz, the easy victor In the mile ana
two mile runs, the standing broad
iump of Carlos Haug of Houghton'
who made feet inches. establishing
n new record. and the general athietc
work OF Nekervis of Calumet.
The Hibernians did not enter team
on account of death of member OF
the order on Friday night. Herman
Stoll entered as an individual and
scored IL points. The other teams
scored as follows: Houghton. 1871
Lake Linden, 10; IIibernians, A; jaime
club 3.
Following is the list of events and
results:
Running broad jump, Nekervis. Cal
umet. first, 10 feet 10 inches; murphy
Calumet, second; Derrick.s Lake Lin
den, third. A
Running hop, step and jump, Neker
Wis. Calumet first, 40 feet inches
Murphy Calumet second; Derrick
Lake Linden, third.
Discus throw, Junkkari. Reipa'
club. FIRST i05 feet 9h inches; SarelI
jaime club. second; Derrick third.
1OO-yard dash. Murphy first. 10 j.
seconds; Nekervis, second; Edwards
Houghton, third.
Half mile run, Gilbert. Calume'
first, minutes. 10 1-5 seconds; oBor
deau, Lake Linden. second; Leisk O
Houghton and Ruonavaara of Calu
met tied for third.
Running high jump, Nikkila' Reipa
club first, feet 2 inches; Murphy
second, Milxila, Reipas club. third.
16-pound hammer throw, HERNIA
StoH, first. 81 feet; JunkKar
second; Haug, Houghton, third.
Pole vault, Ahokas, Reipas ciul
first feet; Haas. Houshton' secoho
MyGlynn. Hibernians, third.
Two-mile run, Steitz, Reipas ciw
first. 10 minutes 3S seconds; Bordea'
second; hilbert third.
Mile run, Stetz. first minute
46h seconds: McGlynn, second; Jl
bert, third.
Standing broad jump. Haug' hr
feet inches: Nekervis. secoh'
Ruonavaara, third.
16-lb. shot put, Ahokas, first 80 re
inches: Junkkari, second; Herma
Stoll, third.
5G-pound hammer throw. Hermt
Stol,, first "a feet IL inches; jun
kari second; Derrick third.
22O-yard dash, Nekervis, first
seconds; Edwards; second; Mkt
third.
Half mile relay to Calumet by 10
felt.
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