New Britain herald., 1917-09-17
 
ATHLETIC GAMES
 PROVE BIG SUCCESS
Plant, Evans and Dillon Feature Closing Events at Berlin Fair

l good sized crowd was out Satur- day afternoon to with sss the excel ] lent athletic progrm conducted by St. Joseph's Y. M. A. A. for the closing day of the Berlin fair. The fino weather prevailing during the entire week favored the performers and some close finishes were the results of many of the events The stars of the afternoon were Sandy Evans, the 1 Salem Crescent A. c. f1ier who cap l tured the SS0 yards run in easy fash ion and also the 440 yards dash { George Dillon, all-around champion of the city, who took first place in the l 100 yards dash for the city cham pionship in the senior division and ! Jimmy Plant of Long Island. who 1 outran large field in the flve-mile run, after cutting down competitor after competitor. all of whom had big | handicaps. The winner was rendered an ovation as he crossed the line at the finish. The local rooters pulled hard for Eddie Sandberg, wearing the colors of the New Haven A. A., but the big milkman was forced to take third place, when Rudin breast ed the tape several yards in front of the local lad.
 Captain Tommy Faulkner of St. Joseph's was in fine fettle, and romped home an easy winner in the l 100 yards dash. open, in 10 seconds. Bernie Conley. the former High 1 school star was third in this event, winning the second heat in a hot fin ish with La Beet of the Salem -Cres- cent. Another event that furnished a fine finish was the 100 yards dash e. i l.: went to F. w. Delaney who nosed out Burns at the tape after a gruelling finish.
 Bristol Repeats.
 The Independent A. c. of Bristol repeated victory over St. Joseph's team in the mile special relay, the locals being outclassed from start to finish. In the 8S0 yards relay. the Salem-C Crescent team defeated the To- calls in easy fashion. New Haven A. A. failed to enter team.
 The committee was disappointed by the n-appearance of Peter J. White. ! of the Salem Crescent club and Rod
 riguez of the Bronx Church House team. Athletes under the A. A. U.
 "pulling" this trick are usually placed
 on the carpet to explain their action, ; and it is likely that the above of-
 
 of doing likewise.
 Credit Due Club.
 The local club is to be compli-
 mented for the excellent manner in
 which the games were run off, there
 being but little delay between events. The police were kept busy clearing the track of outsiders, and during the
 latter part of the program Colonel
 Charles M. Jarvis ordered that the
 grandstand seats be rendered free, causing the crowd to seek them. The Philharmonic band under the leader [ ship of Edward J. Lynch gave one of their popular concerts and the vaude- vile performers put on a fine enter tainment.
 The Results. l The results of the various events ! follows:
 100 Yards Dash, Senior City Cham pionship-Won by George Dillon, St. , Marys A. A.; B. Conley, St. Joseph's 5 Y. M. A. A., second; V. R. Kiernan, St. Joseph's Y. M. A. A., third; time,
 II seconds.
 } sSo Yrds Dash, Open-Won by Sandy Evans, Salem-Crescent A. G.; 3 c. V. Chapin, Independent A. C., Bris- tol second F. Kiernan, St. Joseph's I g IS seconds.
 100 Yards Dash, Boys Under 1s I Years-Won by F. w. Delaney St. - Joseph's Y. M A. A.; William Burns. 3 St. Joseph's Y. M. A. A., second: Ed ward Kiernan, St. Joseph's Y. M. A. I A., third; time, II 3-5 seconds. 3 100 Yards Dash, Open-First heat
 won by Faulkner, St. Joseph's Y. M
 A. A.; second, s. North. unattached,
 time. 10 seconds; second heat, won by
 B. Conley, St. Joseph's Y. M. A. A.;
 second, La Beet, Salem Crescent A. G.; time. 10 2-5 seconds.
 75 Yards Dash, Boys Under 75
 Pounds-Won by Ahearn, St. Joseph s Y. M A. A.; second. Ned Delaney; |, third, w. Fitzpatrick; time 3-6 sec onds.
 , 100 Yards Dash, Open, final heat |, Won by Faulkner, St. Joseph's Y. M. , A. A.; second, North, unattached; \ third Conley, St. Joseph's Y. M. A.
 A.: time, 10 seconds.
 Putting 12 Pound shot-Won by , Reed of Wesleyan, distance 43 feet; second, M. D. Myers, St. Joseph's Y.
 M. A. A., Al feet. 10 IA inches; third
 La Beet. Salem Crescent A. C., 38 . feet, 8 inches.
 Mile Run, Open-won by H. G.. Foster, Independant A. C., Bristol;
 second, F. M. Kel1ar, St. Joseph's Y.
 M. A. A.; third, J. w. Plant, Long
 Island; time, minute 37 seconds. 22o Yards Dash, Open-Won by y Frank stenger. Independent A. G.. f Bristol; second, J. J. Monahan, High s land A. C.; third, s. North, unat- : tached; time, 23 seconds.