Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-19
HARRISBURG WINS
SECOND IN BIC MEET
Altoona Is First Winner; First
Annual Event Is Success in
Spite of Delays

Second honors in the Pennsylvania
Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. system meet.
held at Chestnut Street Auditorium
Saturday, went to Harrisburg with q
total of 391a points. Altoona won
first honors with total of 4S1a points.
Next to Harrisburg was Philadelphia
with so points
The meet ended at midnight. The
meet was such a success that members
of the system athletic committee an
nounced plans will soon be under way
for next season.
tyrone was runner up with IS
points. Trenton and Jersey City made
good showing in two events. Pitts
burgh did not compete in all events
The championship winners were:
Twenty dash, PhiIadel-
phia; half-mile race, Tyrone relay
race, Philadelphia; running high
Jump, Altoona; shot put, Altoona: DO
tato race, Altoona; tug of war, AL
toona; running broad jump, Philadel-
phia; swimming, Harrisburg; pocket
billiards, Harrisburg; bowling, Jersey
altoona heavyweight: volleyball, AL
I3ona; baseball, Tyrone. The baseball
series will start early in May and close
ne latter part of September.
The winners We're:
Swimming-Won by Rauch, Harris
burg; Emanuel Harrisburg second.
Gregory, Harrisburg, third. Time,
2 3-5 seconds.
Distance plunge-Won by Chere-
pine, New York, 43 feet, six inches;
Emanuel, Harrisburg, second. Al feet
hree inches; Jordham, Jersey City,
,hird, SS. feet, six inches.
One hundred yard dash - Won by
Emanuel Harrisburg; second, Rauch,
harrisburg; third, Naughton, Harris
burg. Time, one minute, fifteen sec
bnds. +,
Baseball-Harrisburg defeated New
York City. score 2S to 20; six innings,
score being 26 to 26 at end of five
innings. Batteries, New York, Derby
Waltz.
Second game-Tyrone, o. Harris
burg, 3. Winner of cup, Tyrone.
Basketball Semifnals, Philadel-
Phia defeated Remove, score 80 to 27.
Basketball-Final Tyrone defeated
New York in lightweight class. score
l to 80. Altoona defeated Philadel-
iiteA' SNoiS 10 NJ - III hSdNS NelSul
Pocket billiards Won by Harris
burg; scores, Ford Harrisburg, 100;
Reinhart, Southside, Pittsburgh, 90;
Reese, Harrisburg, 80; Cooper, Pitts
burgh, 100; Koble. Harrisburg, 100;
Wheeler, Southside, Pittsburgh. &c.
Bowling-Won by Jersey City, de-
eating Derry, score 1894 to 1866.
Volley bGll-Won by Altoona. de-
eating Harrisburg. score 81 to 12.
Evening Events
Twenty-Five yard dash-Won by j.
Trout, Philadelphia; second, w.
Trout, Philadelphia; third, Masterson,
altoona; fourth, Rote. Altoona. Time,
hree seconds.
Half mile race-Won by r. Noel,
Tyrone; second, Flickinger, Harris
ourg. and Wissinger, Altoona tie,
Tlickinger lost the toss and took third
ourth,. J. d. McGann, Harrisburg.
Relay race-Won by Philadelphia;
second, Altoona; third, Harrisburg.
Time, two minutes and ten seconds.
Running high jump-Won by Wick
srs, Altoona; second, Patterson, Tren-
ON; third, Crawford, Philadelphia;
fourth, Graffius, Philadelphia. Height,
i've feet eight inches.
Twelve pound shot put-Won by
Witherow; second, Davis. Trenton
bird, Turner Altoona. Distance, 81
eet / 0 inches.
Potato race-Won by Wicker, AL
oona; second. L. Trout, Philadelphia;
bird, Mitchell, Tyrone; fourth, Ben
Ter. Altoona. Time, S3 seconds.
Tug of-war-Won by Altoona; sec
bnd, Philadelphia.
Running broad iump--Won by L.
Trout, Philadelphia; second, Wicker
Altoona: third. w. Trout Philadel-
bhia: fourth. Bucher, Southsde, Pitts
burgh. Distance, II feet. Il inches