The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
New York Athletic
Clubs Fall Games
a Success.
FLANAGAN THE STAR.
Irish Hammer Thrower
Changes Mark Twice
In One Day.

New York, Sept 2S.-The New York
Athletic club annual games were held
today, and four records, one of which
was a worlds record, and the other
three American, were eclipsed, and
new ones established. The weather was
delightful, and a large crowd was pres
emit.
This forenoon the swimming cham
pionship of the amateur athletic union
took place over a marked course be-
tween Travers and Glen islands. e. C.
Schaeffer of the N. Y. A c. won the
100-yard, 22O-yard and 44O-yard aquatic
events, and in each made a new record.
His time for the 100 yards, LOS 3-5s.,
beats the old American record held by
A. T. Kenny of New York, while he was
at the University of Pennsylvania. by
one second. In the 220-yard swim
Schaeffer clipped IA seconds off the
record held by Harry Reeder of the
Knickerbocker A. c., and in the 44O-
yard contest he covered the distance in
? $50 seconds less time than that made
by DR.. Paul Neuman Of the Chicago
A. A.
The half-mile and one-nile swims
were won by F. B. Wenck of the local
club. John Flanagan threw the 16-
pound hammer 1856 feet inches, beat
ing his worlds record by feet inches.
Flanagan then made another attempt,
and flung the hammer 1877 feet in
ches, thus beating the record twice in
one day. When the throws were an
nouneed Flanagan was given an ova-
ton.
Richard Sheldon, formerly of Yale,
won the 16-pound shot put, and r. c.
Ewry won the standing broad jump
and the A. A. U. championship with a
| jump of 10 feet 1913 inches. H. b. Nc
Donald of the Knickerbockers won the
broad jump handicap, with an allow
| ance of Is inches, heating out A. G.
| kr6enzlein (scratch) by quarter of an
inch. The running high jump handi-
| cap was won by d. j. O'SulIivan of the
| Xavier A. G.
| In the track events the tWo-mile stee-
| plechase was the most interesting This
was won in hollow fashion by George
| w. orion of N. Y. A. G. and williams
I college. This made the seventh win Of
this particular event by Orion, who led
his field by nearly a full lap at the fin
lsh. B. j. Wefers failed to qualify in
the 120-yard run handicap. He was al
lowed III yards by the Handicapped, but
started from scratch. The big runner
was unable to get into his stride until
more than half the journey had been
covered, and at the finish he was not
sprinting up to his usual form, and fin
ished fourth
A. F. Duffy of the East Boston A. A.
ran in the second heat and finished
second to M. w. Long of the New
Yorks, who won by a narrow margin.
Tn fin 1xrff
game of the Knickerbockers second
and Duffy third. Long Won by about
q yard and a similar distance sepaFat-
ed Burlingame and Duffy
A. G. Kraenzlein won over the hurdles
in the 120-yard handicap. Kraenzlein
went on scratch. In the final heat he
won by nearly 10 yards in Is 3-5S
John Bray of Williams and Alex
Grant both of whom belong to the local
team, were on scratch in the one-mile
run handicap, but Donovan of the
Xaviers, with rs yards, finished first;
S. L. j. Quinan, with So yards, second;
Grant third, and Bray fourth
g. c. Wood of the New Yorks won
the half-mile handicap by 10 yards with
Cregan, the scratch man, third
The 300-yard run handicap was won
easily by Make Long of the New
forks. who started from scratch, and
finished five yards in front of Jerome
Buck. to whom he was conceding 10
yards. Summary:
A. A. U. swimming championships:
100 yards-Won by E. c. Schaeffer, N
Y. A. c.; second, w. C. Miller X A. G.
Time, los 3-5.
22O yards Won by e. G. schaeffer, N. Y.
4, -; ,, second W a; H. Wetherspoon. K.
44O yards-Won BY b. C. Schaeffer. N. Y
A. G.; second, L. Deb Hendley, K. A. C.
Time, 6:48 80
$50 yards Won by F. d. Wenck, N. Y.
A; e.; second, Harry Kollock, N. S. A.
second, Walter NJ Jarmon, MS. A. Time,
30:33 4-5.
Track events:
12o yards run, handicap Final heat
Burlingame, second A. F. Duffy, q. b.
A. C., third Time, IL seconds.
l20 yards hurdle race on grass. handicap
N. Y. A. q: S. X. Thomas, N Y. A. az az
second Time, Is 3-5 seconds. j. j. Peters,
Y: a; A.. was second in the second heat
One mile run. handicap-won by D. j.
DI Pc x. a. as yards. Time.
$50 yards run. handicap Won by G. Q.
George p. Arnold N w s. A. c. (S3
ya s6S 2ar tar run T banaic lS7 ~ ~
Long, n. 7. a. c. Scratch; second, Je-
rome Buck New York city 90 yards).
Time 81 2-5 seconds
Two miles steeplechase, A. Al. u. cham
pionship- Won by G. w. Orion, N. Y
A. 9. Williams; second 7. G. McGirr
n NY, Z 4 !; C g. third, John Bray. n. Z. A. 6.
Putting 16-pound shot, handicap-Won
by Richard Sheldon, n. Y A. c. (scratchl.
Flanagan.
Standing broad jump, for championship
of the A. a. U.--Won by S. G. Ewry, NJ "
A. c. with jump of 10 feet 107s inches;
second, w ]. Feldkamp.
Throwing l6-pound hammer handicap
Won by John Flanagan, N. Y. A. q.
(Scratchl, distance 1877 feet inches; secs
ond, ]. c. Coffey. X A. C.
Running broad jump, handicap--Wo by
a. r. Mcdonald (15 inches), actual jump
n feet 1914 inches; second, Al c. Kraenz-
lein (scratch).
Running high jump, handcap--Won by
Daniel j. O,Sullivan X. A. G. "a inches),
actual height < feet 10 iurhaa. eacond