Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-05
THE CHAMPIONS

CHICAGO, July 5.-The Chicago
Athletic Associations athletes, with
total of AZ points, ran away with
the point honors in the national junior
A. A. U. meet at Grant Park yester-
day. The well balanced team wear
ing the cherry circle captured first
place in seven of the eighteen events.
Captain A. w. Kohler, of Michigan,
was individual star with eleven
points. Lund broke the only record
of the day in throwing the javelin 14s
feet inches, a new Junior mark
feature of the day was the VIC
tory of James Ray, of the Illinois
Athletic Club, over Feston Strobino,
of Paterson. N. j., in the five-mile
run. Ray lay back until nearly the
last lap when he shot ahead and fin
ished thirty yards in front OF Stro-
bino, who set the pace practically all
the way.
Hal Holland, the Newark IN. j.
athlete. representing the Xavier A. A.,
of New York, was beaten by Relleer.
the Missouri A A. flyar in the hun
dred." Richard McDonough, of South
Orange. N. J., another Xavier ath-
lete, was second in the discus event.
Richie. of Birmingham, made a
gallant fight against Cahil1, of the
Irish-American Athletic Club, in the
fifty-six pound weight throw. but
Cahills superiority in weight and ex-
perience made him winner.
The meet was delayed because the
javelins were found to be too short
after the event had taken place, and
Referee James Sullivan ruled that
contenders must compete again.
Other javelins were procured and the
number finally was finished. though
most of the five thousand persons who
had witnessed the meet had gone
home and the sun had nearly set.
Goelitz, the decathlon winner. was
first in the 220-yard hurdles, but was
disqualified for hooking" the last
hurdle, and the event was given to
Corey.
The Irish-American A. c.. OF. New
York, was second. in point honorss
with %. The New York A. c. was
third. scoring 10 points. The other
points were divided as follows:
| Illinois A. c., Ii; Boston A. A.. IL;
University of Michigan, IL; Xavier A.
A., 8; North Dorchester A. c., New
Orleans G. c., Hibernian A c, of st.
Louis, and Missouri A. c., 5 each;
Birmingham. 4; National A c., OF
New York; Paterson A. c., Tacoma
and Sacramento, 8 each; Kansas City
A. c., l.
NEW YORK, July 5.--More than
half million persons saw the youth
of New York disport in the safe and
sane Fourth of July games that
| Mayor Gaynor inaugurated three
years ago as substitute for fire.
cracker and miniature cannons. Close
to forty thousand men and boys, rep
resenting every athletic organization
in the city, competed at one or an
other of the thirty-five centres in
which the games were held in all five
boroughs of the city.
LONG ISLAND CITY, L. L, July 5.
Hugh Honahan, the star distance
runner of the New York Athletic
| Club, who had a handicap of 300
yards, proved an easy winner of the
five-mile run which featured the an
nual games of the Galway Mems As
ISOLATION, held at Celtic Park, Long
Island City, yesterday. Honahan won
by the wide margin Of three-quarters
of lap, in the fast time of rs minutes
80 seconds. William J. Horton, the
small clubmate of the victor, scurried
home in second place. James Man
ming, of the Morningside Athletic
| Club, was third.
TRENTON, N. j., July 5.--Close
finishes marked the first annual
games held at Cadawalader Park
under the auspices of the safe and
sane Fourth of July committee. Ted
| Meredith, in a sensational finish in
the S00-yard run, beat out Cellar, the
| South Atlantic champion.