The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-30
RAIN FAILS TO STOP
THE SCANDINAVIANS
Lagerlof Trophy Is Taken by
Kaleva A. c. Athletes, Who
Pile Up IS Points.
WINS $50

with rain falling throughout, the
athletes OF the Scandinavian American
Athletic League performed in inches of
water in the second half of the ham
pionshlp series for the l.agerlof point
trophy on the poor track at Timer PARK,
Bensonhurst. yesterday. Contestants
were on hand representing Boston,
Philadelphia, Worcester and several
other cities, but the invaders Jared
poorly. gathering only S points during
the afternoon.
The point honors went 10 the Kaleva
Athletic Club. which had a total of 55
points, 81 points being made in y~ester-
days contests and IS in the meet in
June. The Swedish American Athletic
Club could only gather 10 points to add
to their Is. made in the first series. and
were second. with 81 points. Norwegian
Athletic Club was third. with 20.
Only one meet record was broken. and
his honor went 20 Swenson Petandsr OF
the swedish American Athletic Club in
the pole vault. Every takeoff by an
athlete on the muddy ground was pre-
carious. but Petander got a height OF
Q feet Q inches, which increased the
old best mark by three inches. v. Bjork
OF the Baltic Athletic Club. who VAS
second, equalled the former standard OF
3 feet 6 inches.
Hannes kolehmainen, the national dis
lance champion, who represented the
Kaleva Athletic Club. and Arden Almlof,
the tall athlete OF the Swedish American
Athletic Club, divided the individual
honors, each having a pair OF victories.
kolehmainen showed up Unexpectedly
well rs a middle distance Splinter in
winning the $50 yard run. while he
also won the three mile event. after
a duel with Willie Kyronen, his club
mate.
Almlo' took the running broad jump,
leaping 20 feet I'm his second trial in
the preliminaries, and forfeiting his four
other chances. The Swedish athletes
big strides carried him to an easy vic
tory in the 22O yard low hurdles race.
Nine started in the three mile run,
and at the end OF the first quarter
mile Kyronen was blazing the trail.
with Kolehmainen AT his side and I.aakso
following AZ the two leaders heels. One
half a lap from the finish Kolehmainen
jumped away from kyronen with no
sign OF an effort and assumed a twenty
yard lead. kyronen sprinted in the
stretch, reducing the lead. but could not
catch up. The summaries
go Yard Run-won 10y TED Eilertsen.
Norwegian a. {. George Anderson. Nor
wegian Turn \. C., second; G. II. Reimcrth,
swedish American A. c.. third; Il. linner.
swedish American A. c, fourth. Time.
% ID seconds.
$40 Yard .Run-won by Hannes Koleh-
mainen. Kal"ya \; g j. Pietila. Kaleva
\. g, second. A johnson, star A. t.
third. + olsen. Norwegian \. G., fourth.
Turning Broad Jump-won by A. AIM
lof, swedish American \. c., with "a feet,
II. Lund, Norwegian Turn A. e., with -
feet -. inches, second: c. l.ant1, swedish
third; X, Sanderson. star \. e., with il
feet -. inches, fourth.
Three Mile Run-won by Hannes Koieh-
KGieya' 4 o. second; oscar faSkso'
Kaieya 4, &, third. Time, 1919 So ~
22o Yard Low Hurdle Race-won by A..
Almlof, swedish American 4. C.: VI. Pie
tia. kaleva A C., second; c. II Reimerth.
swedish American A.. c. third. Time,
20 I > seconds.
o. sandle. Danish A e. with le6 feet 6a.
inches; g. Haglund. Kaleva A. C., with ~
feet G inches, second. II. Firman. Swedish
American A. G, with l:l feet ? inches.
Throwing tn. JaveIin-wou by NJ. Pie.
tia kaleva 4, c. with lA2 feet ill.,
Inches 4. Glttig, Kaleva A {. with ~
A. 9, With 40 feet : Inches, third. ~
Pole. vault-Won by s. Petander.
S Snc 4 AmSsTi n 4; C.: YIN . frGt 3
feet = inches, second +. Christensen, odd
\. G., with 9 feet 3 inches. third: p. HoI,
Norwegion Turn A. G., with . feet. fourth,
Carl Haglund, Kaleva 4. C.. with 81 feet
50. inches: W. HARRISON, Baltic \ G.
\ iittig. Kaleva A. G. with s. feet ~
inches, fourth.