Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-29

Terminating a brilliant athletic meet
by running a heartbreaking mile relay
with Newark and by carrying off the
majority of the events, the Perth Am
boy Y. Nj. G. A. won the triangular
banner Saturday night and although
competing in its first interassocIatIun
meet, established its position as one of
the foremost in the \ M. Z. A. athletics
of New Jersey. The day was an event.
full one for the local track team for II
marked an auspicious debut IN state
gymnasium circles.
During the program of events Rich
ard McDonough, of the Newark team,
established new national \ M. L. A.
record by heaving the twalve-pound
shot As fit. Az in. Another feature of
the meet was the Jumping of Louis
Compton, captain of the local track ath-
letes. He cleared the bar at it. : IN,
essily defeating his opponents.
Mecredy, clever all around mar OF the
Perth Amboy team, was another star.
The elongated track man took first hon
ors in the running broad jump by max
ing mark of l9 ft. 5la in, finished
second in the high jump, took third
place in the potato race, and made q
WonucTl vi sNOWlAR III tH6 mile
Run Dead Heat In Relay.
The final standing in the big meet
hinged on the result of the relay race
and by running a dead heat with New
ark, Perth Amboy managed to win out
by 2ha points. The final results were.
Perth Amboy ...... 32
hduson Clty -.-.........-... 29l3
Newark ............ 22la
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climax to the notable meet. and the
large crowd of spectators nearly went
wild when it was announced that Perth
Amboyshad carried off the honors. Had
HHdso City finished in the front in the
rela they would have been accredited
with the highest total of points, but by
splitting even with Newark the local
team finished ahead Out of courtesy to
the visiting team, Perth Amboy be-
stowad the honor ribbons in the relay
hpoH Newark, and each team was g4vei.
iour put PVT in the event.
Physical Director S. G. Pew, Jr., Track
Captain Luke Compton ana Track
Manager I" DOM Kennedy have been
working hard for several wee.s past to
round the association athletes into tha
best trim and their efforts, Judging from
Saturday night s performances, were
crowned with success. Track practice
will continue every week, and during
the middle of April the Perth Amboy
men will compete at the games IN the
hudson City gymnasium.
Those who represented the Perth
Amboy "Y" Saturday night were:
Louis Compton, captain: James Me-
credy, George Blaney, Holmes Civ
er. Edward Regan, Brace Eggert,
Carl Mullins, Francis Mccormick,
William Hoy and John Vesci. doc"
,chneeberger failed to appear for the
standing broad jump event butt
Oliver, who was substituted, managed
to take fourth place for the locals.
Track officials for the meet were: |
Clerk of course, s. c. Pew; starter,
r. E. Pearsall. OF New York; timers,
Daniel Boehm and A c. Clark: field I
Judges, N. W. Pierce, Jr., and Physi- |
cal Director kreher, of Hudson City, |
Scorer, c. H. Macmillan.
Good Showing in Tank.
II Rufus Allen had not met with |
an accident which compelled him to |
drop out of the distance race, Perth !
Amboy would have tied with Newark
In the inter-association aquatic meet
In the afternoon, and would thus
nave added to the laurels gained by
the local Y. NJ c. A. during the day.
Az 1t was Perth Amboy finished three
points behind Newark. but the local
swimmers nevertheless made a won
derful showing. considering that this
was the first meet in which they had
ever competed.
The fancy diving contest and the
plunge were won hands down by the
local swimmers, but they Jared worse