Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-05
Athletes in Legion
Meet Give OnLOOkers
Fast Time in Races
Independent A. C.. Scores So
Points for VictOry-Gunther
Fast in Quarter.
BY HEZE CLARK.

BY HEZE CLARK.
Athletes from the Independent Athletic
Club scored the most points in the Indi-
ana Association Amateur Athletic Union
senior outdoor track and field champion
ships held under the auspices of the
Marion County Council American Legion,
at the State Playground yesterday after
noon. More than $4,000 people witnessed
the games.
The Independent A. c. scored 63 points,
American Legion 40 points, and the Indi-
annapolis A. o. ID points. while the other
Is points were scattered among mn
attached entries. IN scoring, the points,
the bicycle races which were held on
the inside track at the same time the loot
races were run on the outside track, were
not counted, as the bicycle events were
considered separate athletic meet.
FAST TINE IN
QUARTER MILE.
There were some really remarkable per
formances in the meet yesterday. Gun
Their. a sailor from the United 5 ates
Navy. did the quarter of mile in 80 IS
seconds. Draper of the Indianapolis A.
c. was a close second. H. J. Danger
field, a negro athlete, won fifteen points
for the American Legion. He placed
first in the three mile walk. the javelin
throw and the running hop, step and
jump His most remarkable performance
was in the three mile walk. There were
five starters, but the pace was too hot
and al the end of the first mile one man
dropped out. Three negro athletes kept
the lead and one white man hung on,
but the team work Of the negro Amer
lean Legion walkers was too much for
the white man. Dangerheld won by
yard over Moor In the remarkably fast
time of . minutes.
The Independent A. c. made a clean
sweep in the high jump, winning all
three places. Jerald Woods cleared the
bar at feet 10 inches. Sayre heaved
the 12-pound shot further than any man
ever did In the State OF Indiana, putting
the pill 80 feet inches. The husky indie.
events. Theodore Cable Of the American
Legion tossed the 16pound hammer 1876
feet
SAME MAN WINS
TWO DASHES.
Van ArsdaIe was the fastest Of the
dash men, winning first in the 100 and
800 yard dashes and first In the running
broad jump. Draper showed speed IN
the half mile The mile was won by
Doolttle OF the Independent A. c. sum
mary:
One Mile Run-Doouttle independent
a. c., first; Davis american LEGION.
second: Hayden american Legion), third.
Time. 4 minutes - 80 seconds.
100 Yard Dash-VanArsdale (un-
attached, first: Gunther (Gnattachedl,
second: Whiteside (American Legion.
third. Time 10 35 seconds.
100 lard High Hurdle-Garten Gnde-
pendent A c.. first; F. b. Smith (Ameri-
can Legion, second; Bailey independent
A. c., third Time. II rs seconds.
Three Mile Walk-Dangerfiel (Ameri
can Legion. first; Moor american Lee
gion), second MCGEE american Legion,
third. Time % minutes.
40 Yard Dash-Gunther funattached),
first; Draper indianapolis \. c., sec
ond; Gardner american Legion. third
Time. 80 IS seconds
220 Yard Dash-vanArsdale (unat-
tachedl. first; Whiteside American Lee
glon). second McGee indianapolis a.
c., third. Time, % 50 seconds.
go Yard Low Hurdles-Stuart (Inde-
pendent A c., first: Sommer Undepen-
dent A c.. second; Carpenter (unat-
tachedl. third. Time. q 3-5 seconds.
$50 Yard Run-Draper indianapolis A
c.. first; DOolittle independent A. c..
second; Gardner jAmerican Legion,
third Time minutes, 8 seconds.
Pole Vault stephens Independent A.
c., first: Hord american Legion and
GaEEtenr qndepe n s A g.; tied for sec
12-Pound Shot Put-Sayre Undepend
ent A c., first; Carpenter tunarta ched),
second; Wachstetter indianapolis A. c.,
LulEQs Instance w lftA ! iANHEa
pendent <. g., frst; Bailey Gndepend-
ent A. c., second; Metzger Independent
A. c.. third, Height, feet 10 inches,
(unattached), first stephens Gndepend-
ent A. c.. second Keeling Independent
A c., third. Distance, 20 feet inches.
Sixteen Pound Hammer Throw-Cable
(American Legion. first; Bailey (Inde-
pendent A. c., second Werngren Jun
Gttached), third. Distance, 1876 feet
Discuss Throw-Sayre independent A.
CO. first; Wachstetter indianapolis A,
c.. second Bailey Independent A O..
third Distance, 103 feet Ga inches
Running Hop Step and Jump-Danger-
field (American Legion. first: Garten
independent A. c., second Stevenson
american LEGION, third. Distance, Al
feet e.. inches.
Throwing the Javelin 49, Dangerfield
american LEGION, first. Bailey Qnde-
pendent A c., second Sayre (Independ-
ent A. c., third. Distance, 1875 feet 3
inches.
the old -fashloned Fourth Of July cele-
bration, were staged and attracted much
Interest. Winners Of the events were a s
follows Onemlle junior. Hahn, first;
Drane. second. and Kashner, third. Five
mile open senior: Duescher, first; Pick
EFT, second; Griebe, third. One mile Boy
Scout: Drane. hrst; Schooner. second /;
Wolfe, third. Ten-mile senior handicap:
Ross, FIRST; Pascoe, second, and Hone,
third.
Among the thrills the crowd got was
afforded by two horse races run by
horses quartered at the Playground. There
were four entries In each OF the events
which consisted Of a half-mile and a
mile run. Nan, a sorrel Ally. ridden by
Arthur Renihan, won both races. Cruces,
ridden by Carl Oyerleese Aston. with
George Marin up and CoOchie, William
Brook up, finished in the order named
in the half mile race. Cruces and Aston
finished second and third respectively in
the mile race, the fourth entry boiling.
This fourth entry in the mile race pro
vided amusement to the multitude He
was q polo pony, not q running horse
with Edward Renihan, an 11-year- old
boy, up as jockey. The polo pony start
ed well although obviously outcassed
by his larger and speedier opponents
and ran good race until he neared the
south turn Of the mile track where he
spied an open gate. Polo training
seemed the baftAr of him At