New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-11
SWEDES VICTORS
IN DUAL MEET
Almlof Completes in Nine
Events and Wins Five
of Them.

The athletes Of the Swedish-Ame
can Athletic Club made good their
boast that they were better team
than the Firms of the Kaleva Athletic
Club, when they won a dual meet at
Ulmer Park, Bensonhurst, yesterday.
The score was q to Sc. OF the seven
teen events on the programme eleven
first places were captured by the
Swedish team.
Arnold Almlof contributed largely to
the victory of the Swedes. He COM
peted in nine events, and won FIVE
firsts and two seconds for total Of 81
points. His victories were in the jave-
lin throw, running broad jump, run
ming hop, step and jump, 12O-yard high
hurdles and 220-yard low hurdles.
Close behind Almlof in all these con-
tests was s. Petander, another Swedish
runner.
Hannes Kolehmainen started in two
races for the Kaleva club, winning the
one-mile run by more than fifteen
yards in 4:432-5, but being defeated
by John Pietila, clubmate, in the one
half mile run. Karl Haglund, Of the
Kaleva Athletic Club, won three first
places in the weight throwing contests.
The summaries follow:
loo-ysrd dasa-Won By C. IL keimeHe; s ned
american a C. 'sr9 @s S'sen' s"ed'n' A'e''
22o yard dssh-Won b. 8. sieen swedish
A. c. second & II. Reln.erth Swedish American
a. G. third. Tine. o.26e5; - ....,,.s
iio-yard run-Won hy =. ; panieison Swedish.
o. Johnson Swedish American A. C.. third. Tine
ss6-yard rn-won by J. Pieala Kaleya 4. G.
Haunes Ko.ehmaintn. Kaleya A.. C., second o.
Johnson Swedish American A. C.. third Tine.
one-mfe nln-won by Hsnnes Kolshmsinen.
Kaeva A. C.. j. Pletila. halers A. e. se,oh1' o.
Laakso Kse's A C. th.rd Tine $50 ds ~
a G.. ", Lndfors. Kkara a. e; ssoeondi D.
Laakso. ksieyS A G thi,d: Tine, ~ s,,t.
isb. Americsn A. C':s Petander. swedish American
A c. second NJ. Pietiia. kaleVa A &. ihifd.
2a6. yard low hurdles-won BY A. Ainlo'. ssed-
| ish- American A e NJ Pistila Kaieva A. G. sec
ond. O. II. Reimelth. Swedish American A. e.
Running hsh mmpM7-won By > Pstsnd,r ssst
4 e. Th S' sst is 1fAi' aeh. AT .sS
ond: b Frdman. swedish American A. C. with
Running broad jump-won ~ A. Almlof swet-
isb- American A. C.. with 10 feet inches ;;
Petander swedish American A. G.. with 10 ieet .
+ incFes second. G. i.sntz swedish American A. L.
with is feet 1914 inches third 80,
Running hop step and jump-Won ~ 4 Aimloi
Swedish American A. C.. With y Zee; IN inehes
81 Peiarder. swedish American A C., with ~ ieel
s inches second. NJ. Pietila. kAleEa A. G. "nh 81
Pole yAuit.won ~ 3. Petander. Swedish Ameri-
e,n A . with 9 feet inch A. Am.oi swedish
Ksis,s A. C.. with foei inches. third
Throwing the discus-Won BY }. DAVIDSON, s"ed-
/ ish- American A. C.. with ll6 teet Inches n.
H,g'und Kaleya A. c. with ll6 feet y inches.
second: r. Erickson. Swedish American A g. Win
100 feet inches third. ~ H.,
Putting I2-pound sho,-won By X. HAslund
Ksiera C. with ~ feet ~ inches. :. Ton-
/ ninen Talsva A C. with A feet second W.
Aboia. Kaleys A c. with 40 feet ~ inches, third
THROWING the l2-pound hsmmer-Won by n
Uagiuld kaie's A C., with lts feet inches. ,;
Frieksou Swedish American A. c. with Il ieet ~
inches. second A. Giltig Ksleva A. c. with III
'e,r rs - s. pound vssh;-won BY X. Hslund
| Ksi-va A C. with 80 ieet 10 inches :! Rant.
kssys 4 c. vim 3! iset inches; ,,, second 16,,5
VI rssroyine The iavelin-Won ty A Amioi, >"ed'
/ a. Iawc5san A G. with AZ feet Ga inches VI
Pietiia Kalevs A G., with lts feet 10 5Lenes
/ third.