The times., 1899-06-18
lRISH ATHLETES TO
MEET KNICKERBOCKERS
Flanagan's New Record at
Hammer-T Throwing.
Roster of Amateur Baseball League
Teams.
Seorsetewn Athletic Association
EIection-Bnnuuet to Ball
Players.

While the Yale and Harvard athletes are
fitting themselves for a trip which takes
them to England to meet Oxford and Cam
bridge in a set of track and field games
for international honors. to be run OFF July
-, a crack team OF Irish athletes
Is preparing for a counter-moYement
20 invade these shores about June "a and
nn July will compete with the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club in the games an
tounced for that date at Bergen Point.
The feature of that days big event will
be the contests for the all-round cham
sicnship of America. and in these the vis-
itors will put forward T. F. Kiely, the
captain. holder for five years of the Irish
sll-round championship. He holds several
records and is as clever with the sixteen
pound hammer and fifty-six-pound shot
and the broad jump as he is feet in the
sprints and high hurdles. He is a giant in
stature. standing six feet TWO inches in
height and weighing nearly 200 pounds.
in our own aIl-round champion, a. c.
Eranzlein, of Pennsy. he viii find COM
9etitor worthy of his very best efforts
Another record holding visitor is w. J.
Newburn, the broad jumper, who holds the
English record OF q feet 3 l-2 inches, and
j
practice. He stands feet II inches in
height
The high jumper of the team, with
British record of 6 feet 3-4 inches. is p.
Ieahy. Hugh Welsh viii look after the
half and mile events. in both Of which he
IS said to be very fast d. Horgan is the
shot putter and he is said TO have put the
shot at worlds figures. On their records
they look like a formidable lot of athletes,
hn nd In
est them while here, especially when they
line up against the Knickerbockers and the
New York Athletic Club, with which
81 is very likely they will arrange to hold
dual set of games
The visiting athletes Will stop over in
this city merely as sightseers on their way
West to visit the Chicago Athletic Club.
Great ammer-Throwing.
There seems TO be no limit to the ability
of John Flanagan, OF the New York Ath-
letic Club, as wieIder Of the sixteen
pound hammer. He is already a worlds
champion in the event, with a record OF
1ss feet I-2 inches made last year at
Travers Islands. That performance aston
ished the amateur athletic world and
looked as if II might stand uneQualed.
One hundred and forty-nine feet five inches
was the best the clever McCracken. the
great collegiate weight man. ever did. Now
comes Flanagan and tops his own record
six and fraction feet with throw from
within the magic circle. covering a dis
tanee OF I64 feet 10 inches. Think OF 1t!
VIII this throw. made last week at Yon-
kers. ever be equaled2 Next time Flan-
agan comes to throw he will probably lose
the hammer. The next day after the rec
ord was made the cable informed US that
T +. KIely. the champion hammer thrower
OF England and Ireland. had thrown the
hammer 1872 feet. Quite a throw that.
Kiely is the captain Of the team of Irish
athletes who will visit this side this
month.
District Amateur League.
The District Amateur Baseball League
has settled right down to business and
three games OF the championship series
have already been played Tomorrow the
series will be continued with a game be.
tween the Eastern and American Athleti,
clubs. and well-played game may be ex-
pected.
IL is proposed by President Adam John.
son 10 run the league upon strictly bust.
ness principles. The same rules as L
signing and reserving players which ar,
in operation in the National League holC
good in the amateur organization
The matter OF securing competent UNI.
pires has been a difficult task. but after
looking over the ground thoroughly, stat
has been arranged which comprises III,