The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-06
Y. N. c. A. wins
ATHLETIC meet
LOCAL TEAM FINISHES FIRST
WITH 81 POINTS, AND All
, MEEK is SECOND WITH
THIRTY-SEvEN.

The Y. M. c. A. athletic team won
the greatest number of points yes
terday afternoon at the athletic meet
held under Y. NJ. c. A. auspices, its
score being 81. Ahmeek was second
with 81, and Lake Linden third with
32. y.
The meet was n very successful one
Despite the inclement weather there
was good attendance, and the
events were pulled off as advertised.
The relay race. one of the most ex-
citing contests of the day, was won
by Lake Linden, after both the Y. M.
G.. A. and Ahmeek were disqualified
as the second lap men did not touch
their co-runners.
Not the least interesting of the
meet were the catch as catch can
lightweight and middleweight match
es In the former Martti was de-
clared the winner, with Eskilla and
Wittika second and third respective
ly. In the middleweight events Min
anala, Wuolle and Wanhainen tied
for first honors.
One OF the prettiest races for the
afternoon was the 22O-yard dash.
when Murphy. coming with a rush I'm
the last 10 yards drew even with Ne
kervis, both runners breaking the tape
together, and tieing for first place.
Murphy beat Nekervis I'm the 1O0-yard
dash, winning by six inches, a most
exciting finish taking place.
Tossing the caber. putting the
weight. and pole vaulting were keen
ly contested events. In the high
jump, Murphy cleared feet in
ches. n record for the local park.
The burlesque race was a most
amusing feature, as was the sack
fight on n pole. In the latter con-
test two men sat astride a cross
piece. and belabored each other with
sacks filled with straw. The man
knocking his contestant off the pole,
was declared the winner. The event
furnished the most amusement for
the afternoon.
The following are the individual re-
cults of the races:
100 yard dash-Murphy. 1; Neker-
Wis, 2; Grenier. 3. Time, 1O1- sec.
Running high jump, Norbert
Murphy. q Mark Curto. 3; George
Daigle. Height. feet. inches.
IL Id. hammer throw, Herman
Stoll; 2. c. Haug; 8. Allie. Distance,
124 feet rs inches.
IL 10. shot putt, II. MacDuff: 2,
Fred Derrick: 3, Herman Stoll. Dis
lance. 4s feet, 2 inches.
go yard dash-Murphy and Neker-
Wis tied for first place; 8, Gordon
Heughens. Time, % 3-5.
Baseball throw--Herman Stoll; 9.
NJ Murphy. Distance, 2sS feet.
Running broad jump, w. Neker-
Wis, 2; N. Murphy; 3, G. Heughens.
Distance, 20 feet. inches.
Running hop. step and jump. w.
Nekervis; 2, Mark Curto: 3. N. MUIR
ply. Distance, 3S feet inches; Cur
to, I inch less.
i40 yard dash-I w. Nekervis: 2,
III. James; 3. Arthur King. Time.
81 as.
Discuss throw. Fred Derrick; 2,
Stoll; 3, Sarrell. Distance. 104 feet.
3 inches.
$50 yard rum, Emil Bordeau, 2;
Charles hilbert: 3. Arthur King. Time,
min. IS 3-5 secs.
One-half mile walk, Jussi
Steitz; 2. I. Mcdonald; 3, Paul Charc.
Won easily. Time. min. 46 2-5 secs.
One mile rum, Earl McGlynn; 9.
Weisner; 3. C. Josephson. Time, 5
min. 81 secs.
so yard sack race for boys under 16
years OF age-1. Gervais Murphy.
Pole vault, Gordon Heughens; 2.
Chris Chilling Height feet IL in. |
and s feet 10 In. respectively.
Tossing the caber-1. Herman Stoll: |
2. III. MacDuT. Distance, 46 feet.
Two mile rum, Earl McGlynn; 2,
Emil Bordeau; 3. George Peters. Won
easily. Time. IL min. sec.
Sack fight on pole-1. Victor Kos
XII; 2. John Karhu.
One-half mile relay-Won by Lake
Linden. after the Y. M. c. A. and
teams had been disqualified.
In the half-mile walking race Nc
Glynn finished third, but was dis
qualified for running and the place
was given to Chare.