New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-07
Hammer Throw and Broad
Jump in the Dark
Not a Success.
NORWEGIAN CLUB
WINS TEAM HONORS
KyroEen Captures One and FiW
Mile Races at Scandina.
Wan Track Meet.


and a large quantity Of matches X,
clubs Of the Scandinavian Ameriea,
Athletic League completed their trae
and field meet At Timer Park, Ben,os.
hurst, yesterday. Sixteen events w,r.
down for competition. and a sr,.
entry, combined with the insufeiss,
facilities, caused the games 10 On,
along for five hours.
When dusk had settled over the f,5
the l6-pound hammer throw. the mn.
ring hop. step and jump and the rv,.
ming broad jump were still 10 Be h.
cided. The weight throwers tossed q,
hammer wildly about in the dark. n,
Jumpers found ID impossible 70 make
perfect take-ofT from the springboad
The athletes Of the Norwegian Az.
letic Club repeated their victory Of kr
year by easily Winning the club honsn
with total Of % poiH's. All thr,
places in the 10O-ysrd, 220-yari ma
and running broad jump were taken ~
Norwegian athletes, while first ud
second places in the onc-half mile no
ere also captured by the victors. n,
Kaleva A. c. runners pressed he
Norseren from the outset. However
the Norwegian athletes finished s,rost
~ and forced the kalcYa boys doT,
into second place with - points Thru
honors went to the SWedlsh-Amefizn
Athletic Club. with 33 points, while ls
Danish Athletic Club had s, Odd All.
letic Club and FInnish-Ameriesn All.
lctic Club 4.
The only record Of the sftenon
was made by Egon Erickson, the for.
mer Mott Haven Athletic Club high
Jumper. in his favorite event He
lcaped over the high bar q height d
six feet, which added no less thar
five inches 10 the former record marx.
held by 4. D. Moller. Of the New York
Athletic Club. Erickson proved one Of
the many busy contestants, securing
second place in the running hop, step
and jump event, ard winning the 10
yard high hurdles race in his debut
performance. His time was 2o25
seconds.
Willie Kyronen had q walkoyer IA
winning both the nemlle and rye.
mile titles. In the former race Il.
METROPOLITAN champion took command
at the start, never 10 lose II. and WI
ming by some sixty yards m 4 mhuis
A. l-5 seconds.
Karl Hagland. a Kalevs athlete, also
showed we'll. defeating the fields in as
lG-pound shot and 56-pound geigai
and finished second in the discus al
third in the l6-pound hammer
Bruno Brood, national champion wa
the javelin, showed a return 70 form
hurting the long spear a distance Z
153 feet.
The summaries follow:
100 ward dash Won by 4 r MolIcr w
wcgiau \. e.. George Anderson, MorH.ss.
\. -. seroud John Swcnsen, NorHsrl'
s. e.. third. Timr. or.
~ ward run Won ny George Anfsr.
Norwegian \. g.. e.. g.. Dahl IT,, Noraesh
4. g. sccouI: John SHenscu. NorseJAi
\ g.. third. Time. OBS 3 %.
4iO.yarI run Won Dos y. JohSnsNn. ~
vegIau \ e.: 4. flooi, Sw'd.s. Nnehea
\. g., second. Martin h'ist. Nale'a a. g.
third Time. u.57.
i.0 ward high NurjloS-Von BY ~
Erickson. swedish American \ -
suomi. Kaloya 4. 60. second; john SNeasi
Norwegian \. G.. third. Time. O;2o -
$50 yard Won By =. e. Lhertsen' Nc
V.gian o.. g. Wigrsn. Norwegian a y
second; J. Pi"tila, NaIoFa s. 60 'hir1' '''@
2:l% ,,...... y......
Kalava \. g.. s. Eosandsr. Finnish Ans.'
can \. g.. second. OTTO Laak-". kaleA
-. third Ttmo. a. :. ,,. -.
rive milo run Won ty Willie 49, 800.
KalrNa \. e.. john Ellie swedish Ainsf'-a
\ 90 second. join Hietila. kaleya =
third Time 2N.2G -.
FIELD EVENTS.
Pole vault Won by +. Chris,snseh, 81
c. with o feet q inches = A. ~
Norwegian \ c.. with 9 feet : incnes =
onl. Rty SchVcrneu. Danish \. g., WE
feet 3 inches. thiri. ~,
Throwing the isyclu Won ny ~,
RroIr kalsva \. g.. with l53 feet. \. Guy
E,Irvs a e.. Win IA 'cer second Y, =
.Io' rson. rinnlsh-Ameriaar ~ 90 VIE "
Running high jump Won by Eson E e,
son. swedish American s. e., WIN -
OF feet; 4 D. Moii'r, N2,"e i,.,n., "a
With > let inches second. ". Winsl..sl
Norwegian \ G.. WITH f',' inches - ~.
Putting lG pound shot-W0u ty Mar -
rnd. Ealala 4 e.. With - feet u = 49,
Bruno BrOdd. kaicya \. g., win % ~ -
inches. second. J. Davidson, SHaa's ~
can :. g.. With 30 feet ~ inches, lhilqi;
Throwing he discus-Non Dr. ) D s%N,.s 4,
swedish American \. C.. viii - iee
inches Kari Naglund. kal,'a \. -.
IlN te,t s.. inches second, L. ~ ~, d,
Swedish American g., with loi iee' "
THROWING iy5i So pound weight Won y 81 q
kagluud. Kaleya ). -, WIN - 49, A
g.. With % fact g. inches. second. :
EriN-or. swedish American &. c. WIZ
i,rf ., inches, third ,,.AoE
Throwing Is pouuI hammer Won ~.
Saudlp. Danish T. g.. ni'h 20 icrt -,
i D.nielsou. Suodis American g. t.,.sf
- fcet =. ,uynos. SECOND. Mari h ils..s