The sun., 1919-09-14

warm sun and the wind dried the track
after yesterdays rain. but on account
of the recent layer Of cinders placed upon
It the course was not as fast as II
should have been.
1t scarcely could be called slow, how
ever. There only was gentle breeze In
the faces of the sprinters when they
took their marks for the trial heats Of
the 100 yard dash, the first event on the
programme. The pole lane of-the track
was SO rough It was not used in the
sprints.
Harry Williams of the Spokane A. C.
Loren Murchison of the N. Y. A G.
Frank Conway OF the Morningside A. O.
Joe Loomis and T. t. Hoskins of tho
Chicago A. A, Pete White of the Salem
Crescent A. c. and Ferdie Motley of th'
Meadowbrook club qualified In the tria
heats the two Chicagoans and MOTLEY
and Conway were shut out in the semi
finals. A hush settled over the GROVE
when Hayes, williams. Murchison and
White took their marks for the flna
neat
Away to a good start the four raced
abreast for fifteen yards when Hayes
and Murchison forged to the fore. A
niddistance the Mercury Footer and tn
Boston A A. boy were yard ahead o
Williams. The Spokane lad closeS
strong in the last twenty yards, bu
failed to overtake the leaders. Haye
breasted the tape hands breadth aheat
OF Murchison in 10 1-5 seconds. VIII
Jams was third and White fourth.
Thompson Falls in Hurdles.
Three of the greatest timber topper
the world ever has seen, Robert Simp
son of the Illinois A. c., Fred Kelly o
the New York A. c. and Earl Thompson
of the Boston A. A, answered the cal
to post in the 120 yard high hurdle race
A great duel was expected between
Simpson and Thompson, but the Boston
A. A. flier came a cropper on the fourn
hurdle and the contest for first laurel
was fought out between Simpson AM
Kelly.
Simpson won in the last ten yards II
Is 1-5 seconds Harold Barron of tn
Meadowbrook Club, the former nationa
champion. also started. The four fiier
got away to a splendid start, but at tn
second hurdle Barron had lost a yar'
on Kelly, Simpson and Thompson, win
were running neck and neck. AS tn
three raised for the fourth hurdl
Thompson hit the barrier and plunge
face forward on the track. Simpsoi
and Kelly raced as a pair till after tn
last hurdle was taken, when Simpso
won a two foot advantage. Barron wa
| third.
With Ave events completed the New
York A. c., with IL points. was leadin
the Illinois A. A. and the Boston a. A
who were tied for second at IL points.
Plant Takes the Walk.
New York A. c. stock threatened to tax
a tumble in the next event, the three mil
walk, in which the Mercury E'ooters ha
| figured Eddie REM a sure winner. Bill
Plant of the Morningside A. c. race
REM and former National Champio
| Dick Remer into the ground in the earl
stages. walking in faultless form, Plan
| crossed the line in the good time G
| 22:01 3-5. zoe Pearman of the NeN
! York a. c.. however, picked up coupl
| of points for the New Workers by finisH
| ing second. Remer beat REM for thir
| position.
| Pat Ryan. the former Irish America
A. C. hammer hurler VINO now con
| petes for Loughlin Lyceum of Brooklyn
came into his own again when he wo
the sixteen pound hammer throw. defea
! ing Matt McGrath OF the n. Y A.
I who beat Ryan in the recent metropo
itsn championships. Ryan took the tit
| with a hurl of It's feet 81 inche
! almost fourteen feet behind his world
record OF 1s9 feet " inches. McGrat
! threw the leaden missile 167 feet n
( inches.
| Pat Mcdonald shot a surprise int
the Westerners, who had figured Arl
Mucks as a sure winner OF the shot pu
Pat outheaved the Wisconsin farmer b
nine inches. The New York "cop" pt
the sixteen pound ball As feet inche
against the Westerner's best heave {
a. feet II inches. McDonald's put wa
, almost six feet behind Ralph Roses me,
record OF 80 feet inches.
FOss Takes Pole Vault.
Frank Foss OF the Chicago A. A.. VIII
| two weeks ago hung up new world
| pole vault record of 13 feet 9-16 inche
, outvaulted select field with the goo
performance OF IL feet inches. Perc
| Graham of the University of Chicag
was second with a vault OF IL feet
inches after vaulting OFF a tie with z
| knoureck of the Illinois A. c. Rain
| Spearow OF the Multnomah A. c. vaultt
~ feet for third.
Marc Wright OF the Boston A. A., ono
4 How Athletes Finisl