The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-23
MooNEr WIZ rrAiS IN IREL1Np.
The x.visr's Ali-re-ss Athlete wsnts 10
wiz ArrrIsn,s ChanrioashiR.

The x.visr's Aii-rs-ss A;hists wants -
VIE Ausrisa's Chs-pto-shiP.
John J. Mooney. the popular sll.round athlete
Of the Xavier A. A.. left on Saturday morning
for ireland to undergo a special preparation
In his native air for the next Individual ALL
round champ ionshlp Of America. The contests
scheduled to take place at the grounds Of the
New Jersey A. G.. Bergen Point. on July 4. and
Mooney will return In time TO make his entry
in person. To win this event has been
MONEYS chief ambition for years but he
claims that he never had the proper facilities
for training. Since coming to this country In
the fall OF 1893 Mooney has had com parauvslr
little leisure.
Mooney made his debut at the sll-round
game In 1891. and surprised the talent By fin
ishinG such close second to Aleck Jordan
that the result hinged on the last event The
two more recent cham pions, NJ. Osullivan and
T. W. Con. tied for third place Jordan having
retired q triple winner. the prospect looked
bright for Mooney In 1892. but his hopes were
nipped in the bud By an increase Of the stand.
ards In the weight department his weak point
won we m SS his 50 caS%s NJ sSSsn Last year
he was too absorbed in business to give any
tine to competitive sthletles.
county Cork. lie. viii enter for the spirits.
f shosa SieIp The f famous Ss' frsR
mepR MooSsg viii ' proSa6 GFn visit sp
Carrtck- on-Suir and have private trial He
will also call on the brothers DAWN. His fare
bly, be at the Limerick A. A. games on June 3
While minor. Mooney eompeted at the Cork
havoc among, the cracks by winning the 100.
yard run in 10 LIS seconds. the furlonR dash
onds from short marks: At Queenstown and
Banteer he, captured the same events. and
bsSn tried 4h bis 2gSad hS . SSnss tn Be
mere exercise canter for the Munster lad. and
he picked up another trophy in the field de-
MiteReI WIKI the 1 weight s He rstirsd
for the season with an enviable accumulation
His almost unbroken string OF victories IN
1888 attracted national attention, and Mooney
team who we're to visit this country. He was
one OF the greatest successes Of the combine
sSn SG sss A h
!. i. schifIerstein, but found Fred We'lins.
the International champion. trifie too speedy
sight Of Mooney until the summer OF 1891,
taking second place for the individual ali:
round championship. He next bobbed UP at
fS6Ssrd d HH Hps ' sssond the %a 0n
hurdle race In 10 -5 seconds the pole vault
tas sr %ts tspS p Ta
the shot.
Nine days later Mooney covered 81. feet 8k
inches In the broad jump at the Xavier A. A.
opon games on poor ground and was promptly
entered for tho Metropolitan Association cham
pionships. He had to put up with third place
In the high hurdle event. but won the broad
Jump cham pionship after q keen contest with
c. T. Wiegand and f. w. Con. Mooney could
not get away from business to GO West for tho
national cham pionships, or north after Cana
dian honors. but he eonsolod himself efrec-
lively when the champions resssembled for
the New York A. q. games at Trayers Island
on Oct. H. He won the running broad jun
with ~ feet AZ inches. G. 4. heber's winnin q
distance at the national cham ionships was
~ feet Az inches.
The revised conditions for all.ropnd compe.
titions. which went into effect for tho first tim
last year. arc what inspired Mooney to make
the supreme effort he initiates to-day. The
risk OF disqualification 10 also reduced to q
minimum and the Xavier crack thinks the
new order OF things Is decidedly In his favor.
He is conhdent that he can score higher
average all-round than E. w. Con. New Jersey
a. e, who won last year. and who is expected
Mooneyis "a years old. 8 feet Tx inches
tall. and weighs $50 pounds. He measures
forty inches around the chest. He has never
used tobacco In any form. and in other re-
spects 10 almost equally abstsmious. Train
ing. therefore. has no terrors for him.