Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-17
MOTORING BOWLING
FISHING BOATING
B~ELLEVILLEH A
BEST OF EVENT
Secures Greatest Number OF Points at Woodbridge Field
Meet ssturdsy--PIatt Adams and eeorgs kagIn Indi-
ylduaI stsrs--Amboy in sacksrouna--summariss.

Under ideal skies, and before q
numbering at least a thousand
souls, the annual track and field
meet of the Columbian Club, OF
Woodbridge, was run off at Wash
iDgton Park, Saturday afternoon in
a name gratifying to the many
Woodbridge sportsmen interested in
the affair. Local athletes started,
local sports" oficiated, and local
sightseers gathered around the
course during the long afternoon, but
it remained for the Belleville, c. c.,
of Newark, to carry off the stellar
honors of the much discussed affair.
HaIbert Drops Out.
Local athletes did not shine.
There it is, all in a nutshell. AL
though the summaries indicate that
the Riverside A. c., which was en-
tered in nearly every event, finished
third IN the mile relay-it was in
fact last place. There were only
three teams IN the race. David Hal
bert, the Riverside's long distance
man, started well in the two mile
run, but put forth too much exertion
in the early stages. He took the
lead In the second lap and remained
in that position until the eighth
turn vas accomplished. At the elev-
enth lap he fell behind rapidly and
was forced to retire. He raced along
very prettily while 1t lasted, and
with proper coaching would have
made 1t hot for the place men. Hal
bert started from the 120 YARD
mark, and Edward Garvey, the win.
ner, was only So yards behind. Thii
lad ran under the green colors o,
the Belleville Catholic Club and fin
ished the two miles in a walk. That's
1t; he actually walked over the fin.
ish mark. Tom Dwyer, of the Mo
hawks, finished second and Ed. SpeiI
of Metuchen, running for the River.
sides, pulled third place from P. G
Brady, of the Newark T. A. b, b!
only three feet. Brady reserved hi:
sprint until too late in the race.
East Orange Boy There.
George Magin, an East Orange boy
COPIED 'frsts" in the two shorr
sprints, the 100" and 1920" HI
ran unattached and ran away from
everything . One of the timer
| pressed his watch too soon and as
result thereof, the oficia times wa
| given out as ten seconds fat, for tn
hundred yard dash. 1t was impossib'
figures under the ground condition;
Frank Mccormick, the local runner
missed qualifying for the semi-fnal
by inches. He was defeated for sec
ond place by W. Johnson, of the An
Choir A. c., in the fourth heat b.
a step. The time for that dash wa
given at DOL"
Mccormick in the '440." ~
There were.Io local lads entere
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runners starts twelve an
fourteen yard marks, no heats be
ing run off, and this caused a grea
deal of confusion and dissatisfaction
among the competitors. In fact
some mischievous bystander holler
ed Co." as the unners first toet
their marks, and about half the fell
dashed around the tracks with
great deal of spirit and wonderful
burst Of speed. Mac" very wisely
did not take part IN this beautiful
| exhibition trial. He got away yer
poorly in the real race, being crowd
ed on all sides, and before he ha
hit his stride the place men wer
strung out some distance IN the lead
But he put his best foot forwart
and many thought he would even u.
terms in the last 100" but the ef
fort was too strenuous.
Compton Shows Glass.
Louis Compton. another local lac
showed class in the high jump, a.
though failing to get a place. H
kept nip and tuck with the leader
until the cross bar registered fv
feet and a half. His three best et
forts were then unsuccessful, and h
was forced to retire. Platt Adams
of the N. Y. A. c., won this even
with a distance of six feet. H
jumped over the bar like a gre
hound, and would be jumping yet
If necessary, Reginald Lukens, tn
Rutgers jumper, and a. w. Lam
bert, Jr., of Washington University
Mo, tied with Charles Martens, o
the Mott Ravens, for third place
Martens was given the medal, as b
started with only an inch handicap
j. NJ. Crowell, of the Riversides
started IN the broad jump, bu
couldn't get away without fouling
His pest jump, although Illegal, wa
| eighteen feet. This contest was ex
citing, inasmuch as it was not de
cided between Quinn and Kopplin
ger, the first and second place men
until the latter's last jump in the fl
nal. Only an inch separated thu
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