- THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX, PORTLAvD, ArT7GTJS! 6, 1905.'
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Coe, of Yale, Makes New Distance in Shot-Put National
Championship Games Result in Fine Sport.
GREAT ATHLETE BREAKS FORMER RECORD
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POINTS SCORED IX YESTERDAY'S
MEET.
Chicago Athletic Association 00
Olympic Club 28
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. 20
Milwaukee Athletic Asfociatlon. . . .18
New Tork Athletic Asboclatlon 5
Unattached 5
Portland Young Men's Christian
Association 3
Somewhere between 4000 and 5000 persons
witnessed the Amateur Athletic "Union
games at the Stadium of the Fair grounds
yesterday, which furnished as fine an ex
hibition of athletics as ever was seen In
the Northwest, or for that matter in any
A. A. U. meet In recent years. The large
crowd present at the contests was not
only pleasing to the sports committee, but
to the officials of the A. A. U. as well.
As was stated before the meet opened,
the entries comprised the very best tal
ent in the United States, and the efforts
of the contestants In these events are
praiseworthy to a great degree. Secre
tary Sullivan stated that he had never seen
a more enthusiastic or better conducted
affair since he has been connected with
the Union, and praised the efforts of the
Exposition and the Multnomah Club In
the highest terms for the "successful man
ner In which they handled the affair.
The meet started bff promptly on sched
ule time, there being no delays whatever,
and at the call of the announcer each
contestant was at the appointed place In
order to start In the competition In which
he was entered.
Feature Events Many.
The feature events of the day were .so
many that it is "hard to select any partic
ular event as the class of the meet, for
the crowd seemed vastly .pleased with the
results as they were announced, and the
result of each contest was greeted by the
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same sort of demonstration. It was an
Impartial audience, and applauded the
feat of a visiting athlete as much as It
did the performances of the home taleit.
Only once was favoritism shown, and that
was when Bert Kerrigan won the honors
of the high Jump by defeating Channlng
Hall, the holder of the Pacific Coast rec
ord. Kerrigan and Hall both failed at
the slx-foot-one-lnch mark, and, accord
ing to the A. A. U. rules, each was en
titled to three moro trials at that height,
and when the local man cleared the bar
on the first extra trial, the feat was greet
ed with as rousinc a demonstration as
ever was sent up bv tne most rabid bunch
of baseball fanatics upon the completion
of a difficult play by men who wear the
Coast League uniforms. The little giant
of the Multnomah Club was given a rous
ing reception by his friends on the field,
who lifted him off his feet In the earnest
ness of their Joy. Hall falM to make
the height, and Kerrigan was declared
the winner.
Short Sprints Contests.
As was forecasted by the knowing ones,
the short sprints resulted In a grand con
test between Archie Hahn and Charles
Parsons, which resulted In an even break
between them, for each succeeded In cap
turing one of these interesting events,
rarsons. the Olympic Club sprinter, won
first blood by defeating the Milwaukee
man In the 100-yard dash. This was a
beautiful race, and was made in almost
record time, for the winner breasted the
tape In the remarkably fast time of 9 4-5
seconds, which is within a fifth of a
Btcond of the world's record of A. F.
Duffy, who covered the distance in
9 2-5. Hahn had his Innings In the 230
yard event, and succeeded In lowering
the colors of his California rival In ono
of the prettiest races that ever was run
on, any track. The time xnade in this
event was a surprise to the A. A. U.
officials present, for although It does not
equal the record for that distance. It Is
better than the time made at St. Louts
last year. Furthermore, the event yes
terday whb run on a track with two
sharp turns, which makes the perform
ance of these young men- all the more
remarkable. Forrest Smlthson, the crack
rprlnter of the local club, was Incapaci
tated, owing to a strained muscle In his
thigh, and although he started- In the
100-yard, he was unable to do himself
Justice, and after giving the leaders a
strong race for half the distance, ho was
forced to slac. up. and finished close to
Blair, the Chicago crack. Had Smlthson
been at himself, both Parsons and Hahn
would have had to hurry la order to de
feat him. Blair, of the Chicago team,
evidently was not In shape, for his per
formances were far from expectations.
Chicago Takes Sopors.
The Chicago team' which won. the club
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SCENES AT THE A. A. U. CHAM
PIONSHIP GAMES.
1. II. W. Kerrigan winning the high
jump.
2. SmlthMm of Multnomah.
3. Blair of Chicago.
4. Hahn of Milwaukee.
5. ranwDji, of Olrmplr, winning
tbe 100-yord dah In 9 4-5 second.
6. Mitchell, of New York Athletic
Club, winning tbe SS-pound weight
throw.
7. Coe. of Yale, who broke the
world' record in the bot-pat.
8. Plaw, of Olympla who won the
16-pound hammer-throw.
8. Fries el, of Multnomah, second
In 1X0 hurdle 12. Kerrigan, third;
13. Friend, of Chicago, winner of 120
yard hurdle.
honors In the meet. Is without any ques
tion the best field and track team that
has ever visited the Coast, and the honors
won by it yesterday were captured by
the hardest kind of work. Of course
some of the events won by them were
not even close, but even then the Chi
cago entries displayed superior judgment,
and were entitled to as much credit as
If the event were closely contested.
Captain Llghtbody was easily the star
performer In the mile and half-mile
events and had no difficulty In winning
each race. He is known as one of the
best sprinters at these distances In the
country, and certainly made good In the
events. In the half-mile he took the lead
at the start but fell back to second place
at the second lap and held a position
close on the heels of Garcia until tho last
lap was reached when he forged rapidly
to the front and won as he pleased for
the pace he set at the finish was too
much for his opponents. He repeated his
generalship In the mile event, when with
his teammate Verncr, they alternately
took the lead, and the pace they set rapid
ly tired their only opponent Glarner, of
the Olympic Club, and Llghtbody forged
to the front and although he had the
race won he camo Into the stretch aa
though he were finishing In the 100-yard
dash.
Battle of Giants at Weights.
Anothfr Interesting part of the pro
programmo was the battle of the giants
at the weights. The competitors In these
contests comprised the cream of the
amateur athletic talnt In America, for
reveral of the entries have world-wide
reputations In this division. Probably
the most conspicuous one la the quartet
was James J. Mitchell, the veteran ath
lete, who has competed In every A. A. U.
meet in the past 20 years, and In com
petition against Ralph Rose and Ed Par
ry, of the Chicago Club, who were In
swaddling -clothes when he commenced
his career In athletics, he distinguished
himself by winning the 5C-pound weight
throwing contest. Mitchell Is a fine speci
men of manhood and aside from being
somewhat overweight his condition com
pared favorably with that of his younger
rivals. His case is a standing example
of the -benefits, to bo acquired by out
door exercises, and at 40 some odd years
he Is still able to compete with young
men hardly half his age.
Coe's Great Shotput.
"William W. Coe earned the congratula
tions that were bestowed upon him, when
he succeeded In accomplishing the pur-
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pose, for which be Journeyed all tho way
from New York City, that of defeating
his old-time rh'al. Ralph Rose, in- the
shotput. Not only did Coe defeat Rose,
but In addition he broke the latter' s rec
ord, by beating" the mark set by the Chi
cago man of 4S feet 7 Inches, almost a
foo't, when he hurled the weight 47 feet 6
Inches. Coe's record will probably stand
for several years, for It w,as a remark
able feat of strength, and the Yale man
was the recipient of tho heartiest con
gratulations on the part of those who
witnessed the feat, and his rival In this
contest was one of the first to congratu
late him. The Chicago man's bet effort
was 47 feet 4V4 Inches.
Frank Waller, who, with Archie Hahn,
represented the Milwaukee Athletic Asso
ciation, at the meet, succeeded In captur
ing first place In both of the ayents In
which he entered. The first victory scored
by the Wisconsin lad was In the 440-yard
run, when he out-sprinted his field and
won. a pretty race from Groman and Lyon,
of the .Chicago team. In the 2S-yard low
hurdles, he went to the front at the start
and accomplished a clever victory In very
fast time, although he failed to equal the
mark of last year's champion.
Friend Takes Broad Jump.
The running broad Jump was won by
Hugo Friend, of Chicago, who cleared 22
feet 10 Inches on his last trial, which beat
the. mark of Kelly, of Multnomah, by
about three Inches. The threo men who
secured places In this event did better
than 22 feet. They were Friend, of Chi
cago, with the hljfh mark of 22 feet 10
inches: Kelly, with second place at 22 feet
7 Inches, and Frlessel, with 22 feet
inch.
The 16-pound hammer throw was won
by A. D. Plaw, of the Olympic Club, but
he was disappointed In not being able to
equal hLs previous record. Rose was sec
ond in this event. Parry ayain beat the
one-handed record by throwing the ham
mer 145 feet 4 Inches, which Is almost a
foot better than the mark made by him
In the Individual contest last Wednesday.
The only weight contest that was cap
tured by Roso was the discus throw,
which, he won by a throw of 117 feet 5
inches.
The flve-milo run concluded the day's
programme. This event was won by
Verner, of Chicago, who finished alone, as
Glarner. of the Olympic Club, became ex
hausted after going two miles and dropped
out. Verner displayed considerable en
durance In spite of tho fact that he had
no opposition, for when he neared the
finish he spurted and was given a hand
by tho spectators. He was strong at the
conclusion of the run, and said he was
ready to go tho same distance over
again.
One of the Best Meets.
Secretary Sullivan, of the A. A. U
said at the conclusion of the day's
events: "This is one of the very best
meets that I have ever had the pleas
ure of attending-, and for a locality so
far from the seat of athletic activity,
the enterprise of the officials who have
had this In- hand Is deserving of the
highest commendation. One thlnff that
puzzles me regarding this country Is
that when such enthusiastic crowds as
semble to a meet of this kind, as the
ono present this afternoon, why there
are practically no gymnasiums or ath
letic clubs connected with your public
schools. Why. In New York City we
have over 20.000 embryo athletes In the
public schools who compete for prizes
every year, and sometimes oftener. If
some of Portland's enterprising cltl
zons would start a fund for the promo
tion of athletics In your public schools.
It would not be many years beforo this
city could have athletic meets of this
kind every year, and the younger gen
eration would be greatly benefitod by
them. I wish to again express my
heartiest appreciation of the benefits
I have acquired, both from visiting
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your charming city and witnessing- such
splendid contests as were pulled off
here during thl3 meet." '
Secretary Hauser's Opinion.
Herbert Hauser. secretary of the
Pacific Coast Athletic Association, said:
"This meet proves to our Eastern
friends that we have a few champions
on the Coast. What we need is compe
tition, and when we get that we shall
have a team that will wipe up the East.
The Chicago team was certainly a fine
ono, every man being- a finished ath
lete. In perfect condition. Further
more, the meet shows that our climate
does not affect the Eastern athletes as
theirs does our boys. Taking- nil In all.
the meet was a decided success, and I
think that In a few years wo shall
hax'e another meet on this Coast."
"What the Summary Shows.
The summary of events follows:
100-yard dash Won by Parsons, Olympic
Club; Archie Hahn, Milwaukee A. A. C.
second: Clyde Blair, Chicago A. A. third.
Time, 0:03 4-6.
SSO-yard run Won by James D. Light
body. Chicago- A. A.: A. Rose. Chicago
A. A. second; W. R. Garcia, Olympic Club,
third. Time. 2:03 3-5.
120-yard hurdle dash Won by Hugo
Friend. Chicago A. A.; F. Frlessel. M. A.
A. C, second: C. Kerrigan. M. A. A. C.
third. Time. 0:161-5.
One-mile run Won by Llghtbody, Chi
cago A. A.: A. A. Glarner, Olympic Club,
second; F. Verncr, C. A. A., third. Time,
4:43 4-5.
440-yard run Won by Frank Waller,
Milwaukee A. A.; H. Groman. C. A. A.,
second; A. Rose, C. A. A., third. Tlmo,
Q:i3 3-5
220-yard dash Won by Archie Hahn.
Milwaukee A. A.; Charles L. Parsons.
Olympic Club, second; Clyde Blair. C. A.
A., third. Time. 0:221-5.
Two-mile run Won by San ford Lyon.
Chicago A. A.; W. R. Garcia second;
no third, only two starters. Time.
11:23 4-5. "
220 yards, low hurdles Won by F. Wal
ler. Milwaukee A. A.; H. Livingston. Port
land Y. M. C. A., second; F. Frlessel. M.
A. A. C. third. Time. 0:251-5.
Five-mile run Won by Frank Verner,
Chicago A A.: no second, as Glarner. of
Olympic Club, only contestant, failed J
finish. Time. 2S:57 3-o.
Running high Jump Won by H. W.
Kerrigan. M. A. A. C. height 6 feet 1
Inch; Channlng Hall, Olympic Club. 6 feet
even, second; J. N. Patterson, C. A. A.,
5 feet 11 Inches, third.
Pole vault Won by Roy Heater. M. A.
A. C, height 11 feet 6 Inches; E. C. Glo
ver. Chicago A. A., H feet 6 Inches on
fourth trial, second; Norman Dole, Olym
pic Club, 11 feet even, third.
Running broad Jump Won by Hugo
Friend, Chicago A. A.. 22 feet 10 Inches;
Dan Kelly. M. A. A. C. 22 feet 7 Inches,
second; F. Frlessel. M. A. A. C. 22 feet
Inch, third.
Putting 16-pound shotWon by W. W.
Cce, unattached. -49 feet 6 Inches; Ralph
Rose, C. A. A.. 47 feet 4H Inches, second:
A. D. Plaw, Olympic Club. 42 feet, third.
Throwing 15-pound hammer Won by
A. D. Plaw. Olympic Club. 163 feet 4
Inches; E. E. Parry. C. A. A.. 145 feet4
Inches, second: R. W. Rose. C. A. A. 143
feet 4 inches, third.
Throwing cd-pound weight Won by
James J. Mitchell. N. T. A. C. 33 feet ltf
Inches; A. D. Plaw. Olympic Club. 23 feet
9 Incites, second: Ralph W. Rose. Chi
cago A. A.. 27 feet 10 Inches, third.
Discus throw Won by Ralph W. Rose,
Chicago A. A.. 117 feet 5 Inches: H. E.
Parry. Chicago A. A., second, 100 feet 5
inches; M. B. James, M. A. A. C, 100
feet 8 Inches. '
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NO CHANGE FOR LUCAS
ATTEMPT TO BREAK UP COAST
LEAGUE WILL FAIL.
1'ortlnBd ond Seattle Will Stand by the
California Cities and Renew
Three Yenra' Agreement.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5. (Speclal-
The Dqgdale-McCloskey-Lucas com
bination might as well know now as
later that they have no chance to re
vive the old Northwestern League,
which they have some hope of doing.
When the Pacific Coast League was
formed the clubs entered Into a three
years contract. They signed a docu
ment that they would do business to
gether three years and when this tlma
expired they would disband or renew
the agreement as they saw best. When
this season closes the agreement will
terminate, as the Pacific Coast League
will have been In existence three years.
The old Northwest League crowd has
caused reports to be circulated that the
Pacific Coast League would relinquish
Portland. Seattle and Tacoma and re
tire Into Its" former territory Califor
nia. Lucas wanted to have this terri
tory safe, so he dropped Victoria andj
admitted apotcane, wnicn is a consid
erable distance from Vancouver, Ever
ett and Bellingham. Did ho anticipate
that he would not be able to revive his
old league Spokane would not now be
Included In his territory, for It is lo
cated at too great a distance from the
other three clubs, which can't afford
to make long Jumps.
Inside of a month there will be a
meeting of the Pacific Coast League at
Portland which will make tho Lucas
people sit up and take notice. At this
meeting it will "be announced that the
league wilt renew its agreement of
three years more, and perhaps five.
In other words, it will proclaim to
the baseball world that It has no Inten
tion of yielding up an acre of Its terri
tory. During the past two weeks the
influential magnates havo held little
conferences and they were unanimous
about continuing the league a3 it Is.
If any club faltered It was figured
that Seattle would be the one, as the
Lucas delegation has a larger following
there than in any other city, but Seattle
let the baseball world know where It
stood when Jim Agnow, one of the big
gest stockholders of the club, was here.
Agnew stated for publication that Seat
tlo was ready to renew the agreement.
He said that his club had received only
the fairest sort of treatment ami If It
had not made a fortune It was the fault
of the club and not the league. As soon
as Seattle can put a winning team in
the field it has no fear about recouping
its losses. Seattle has started off like
a winner for the second half, and It
may be harder to catch than many
surmise, for Russ Hall's team Is strong
er than any time before this season.
Aa to Portland, Its position has never
been In doubt. It never had any use
for Lucas or his lieutenants and It has
been a loyal member of the Pacific
Coast League from the day of Its ad
mission. President W. W. McCredle.
who is now acting as president of the
league during Mr. Bert's Illness, had a
few words to say for Portland yester
day. "Portland wants to stay right whore
It Is' ha said. "It Is quite satisfied
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with Its present situation. Portland
realizes the advantages of a partnership
with cities like San Francisco and Los
Angeles. Why should we give up these
big cities and ca3t our fortunes with
pluces like Butte and Helena, which
are Just as far from us as you are"
You have nearly half a million people
and Los Angeles Is growing so rapldly
that we can hardly keep count of itj
population. Lucas would have us give
up these fine baseball centers and tie
with Butte and Helena, two little eltles.
Since Portland has been In the Pacific
Coast League it has had no occasion to
complain of unfair, treatment."
$80,000 HORSE IS BEATEN.
Mohawk II Takes Saratoga, Special
From Oaklawn.
SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 5. John San
ford's Mohawk II won the Saratoga Spe
cial today, defeating among others Oak
lawn, for which August Belmont, beroro
the race, paid William Shields 330.000.
McCarrcn's- Voorhees almost beat the
barrier, so quick was the break. The Mo
hawk II was almost as quick, and hl3
long, methodical strides soon carried htm
to the fore. He was never headed. Tho
attendance was the best of the meeting.
The trnck was fast, Mohawk II cover
ing the fivo and a half furloczs in 1:0.
the same time made by Sysonby lost year
in the same race. Summarv:
First race, seven furlongs Rubric won. Gold
smith second. Mad Mullah third; time. 1:02 4-5.
Second race. North American eteeplfhase,.
about 2H miles Sandhurst won. Jimmy Lana
second; time, 0:23.
Third race, the Saratoga Special. 5H fur
longsMohawk II. 122 (Redfern). 4 to 1. won.
Voorhess. 122 0'Nelt). 12 to 1. second; Tan
gle. 110 (Lyne). 10 to 1. third; time. 107,
Accountant. Battle Axe. Blair and five others
alco ran.
Fourth race, one mile and a quarter Dande
lion won. Merry Lark eccnd. Glen Echo third .
time. 2:C8.
Firth race, one mile and an eighth Uncle
Urlgh won. Green Crest oecond. Palm Trs
third: time, 1:53 3-3.
Sixth race, one mile, handicap BVandy won.
Monsieur Beaucalre second; Prince Hamburg
third; time. 1:40.
Driving Itccord Is. Lowered.
NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-(Special.)-Only
local horses participated today In the
seventh meeting of the New York Driv
ing Club at Empire City track. There
was a largo attendance. The moat won
derful team performance ever seen at any
track was made by W. C. Floyd-Jonos'
pair. King Chimes (2:10) nnd Governor
Holt (2:13). L. A. Burke declined to start.
Charles Wilkes and Elmona and tho
Floyd-Jones pair were sent against time.
Amid great excitement the mile was fin
ished In 2:13. beating the former record
by two seconds.