Evening journal., 1911-09-25
|. A. SPORTS
SHOW CLASS
Billy Hayes Features In Quart
er Mile Event but Loses
Others
LITTLE SCRAP ADDS
zEST TO ATHLETICS

Inc second annual field events OF
the Irish-American Association, at
Horse Show Park, on Saturday.
proved the biggest track event In the
history of local athletics. although no
records were broken.
The sports opened with a soccer
football game between the Irish
American Association and the Wind
sor Club. both of Wilmington. and
resulted in a victory for the former
by the score of TO o.
An unfortunate incident occurred
during the afternoon. DR.. ]. K Shell.
official starter, assaulted Peter p.
Carney, official Handicapped DR..
She'll, after the 100-yard dash was
run, came up and asked Mr.. Carney
TO apologize for a letter he had sent
to the Atlantic Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union when they
both we're candidates for the position
of Handicapped.
Mr.. Carney said he did not know Of
anything he should apologize for
then DR.. Shell hit him in the face.
They we're parted from further fight
ing by Police Captain Kane. who
stepped between them. Shell in the
champion wrestler of America and a
boxer Of great skill. Carney evi-
IDENTIFY remembered this when he
backed away.
The work of BILLY" Hayes, the
Aquinas c. G. athlete. featured the
early part of the afternoons competi-
tion. Hayes started from scratch in
both the 100 and 440-yard dashes.
conceding big handicaps in both.
Billy took the quarter-mile event, fly
ing over the course in 90 2-5 seconds.
Handicaps we're a little too steep in
the century, however, and Hayes took
third place in the event, which was
won in AS seconds. ID. S. Duncan.
the Central High School boy. running
for the Germantown Boys Club. in the
novice mile, ran prettily and took the
event without much trouble. Sum-
maries:
Final 100-yard handicap-T. w.
Yeager, Jr., Prince Of Peace, 2S IT,,
won; J. d. Goodman, G. B. C. 27 IT,,
second; William Westcott, G. B. C., 23
It,. third; w. ]. Hayes. Aduinss G. c.,
scratch. fourth Time, As.
Final heat 100-yard special scratch
A Smalley, G. B. c., won; W. A.
Downer. Jr., Spread Eagle Club, sec.
ond; John Moore, u. Of p, third
Gregory Johnson. Baltimore G. c. c.
fourth.
SS0-yard run, andicap-Willian
Devine, Aquinas c. c., won; M. W
Winslow, Darby Y NJ. c. A., second
Joseph j. OBrien, st. Rita's G. G
third; John T. Sutton. N. W. B. G
fourth Time. 2.04 2-5.
440-yard race handicap-W ;
Hayes. Aquinas c. c. (scratch), won
John Humphreys. Meadowbrook A.
(2S yards). second; r. ]. Brennan
Aquinas c c. (25 yards, third; Joe
Weaver. Norristown Fl. S. GA yards
fourth Time, so 2-5..
One-mile special. scratch-D. s
Duncan. G. B. c., won; S. M. Bailey
Northwest B. c., second; Lee Scho
field, Meadowbrook A. c., third; D
Drepert Meadowbrok A. C.. fourth
Time, 5:14 Is.
Running high jump. handicap-W
A. Downer. Jr., Spread Eagle A. C.
including handicap 10 inches. won.
IT, in; Charles Baber. Jr.. Baltimor
Y.M c. A, second % in.) IT. 2 in.
Bradley Jones, unattached, third q.
in), IT,; r. B. Young, Northwest .
c., fourth e IL I'M 5 IT, IL 1-2 in.
220-yard dash. handicap-T. W
Yeager, Jr, Prince of Peace (2
yards), won; Harry Fryckberg, Shana
han c. c. 40 yards), second; Waite
Haslein. Kensington B. c., az yards)
third; D. Olsen. Kensington B. c. q
yards). fourth. Time, 20 AS sec.
Running broad jump. handicap-M
]. McDonough, Baltimore c. c. c.. VOL
(32 in.) % IT. in; Harry Fryckbere
Shanahan c. c. (scratch), second, .
#. 5 1-2 in.; c. L. Schaefer. p R. R. Y
NJ c. A, third (S3 I'M % II. 5 IL in.
j. n Craig. Northwest B. c. 90 in.
fourth, % it. IL in.
Five-mile run, handicap-Cliftol