Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-29
HARRY EIKEs TAKING PACE FROM MOTOR QUAD

iah championship events In which sew
oral OF them are holders OF records.
While the irlahmen are over here
they will be- the guests Of the Irish Ath-
lotto club OF New York, which organi-
zation. through its vice president,
James J. Frawicy. has been mainly IN
atrumental In Inducing the Coltn TO
mako the trip.
when the date Tor the arrival Of the
visitors shall have been Het. the best
amateur athletes Of the country viii be
plttod against them In n special meet
under tho auspices ~ the A. ~ u. one
Of tho big athletic clubs will probably
be asked TO manage the affalr and
hold the games on itH grounds. The
Irish teams tour will In all likelihood
DO indoraed by the Amateur Athletic
association OF England. and Ms the re-
lationa between that body and the A.
/ 4. u Of America are very cordial there
/ IL no apparent reason why the pro-
posed international meet should fail OF
success.
Already hnlf n dozen brawny Irish
men have announced their willingness
/ 10 make tho Journey here. and II f.
/ probable that Maurice DAWN. brother
/ Of Patrick DAWN. the former all around
/ athletic champion, viii manage the
team. II IL expected that az least a
/ dozen picked men viii DO included In
the band.
our athletes VIII IND these sons Of
! Erin no easy marks. FOR some Of them
] hold records equal 20 or better than the
best Of Americans IN their specIaltlos.
The most famous athlete among the
/ Invaders IA w. J. NJ. Newhurn. the won
dcrful distance jumper. Nowburn holds
| tho british record OF q feet SO inches
for the event. a. G. kraonzlcln OF tho
| University ~ Pennsylvania 10 the
American and worlds broad Jumping
champion. with a record OF 70 feet tii
! inches. n reports may be believed
Newburn VIII give Kracnzloin all tho
pushing he needs for he II credited
with having made n jump Of 20 feet ca,
inches at some athletic games IN Dub,
lin, which record. however. has mol
been accepted by the British authori,
Ties. lie Is also credited with havlnl
lcapcd the astounding distance OF q
feet Q Inches In practice. Nowburn II
nm ideal athlete. 10 IL over six feet II
height and IL good In other events. bo
Ing a notably fast Splinter.
The high Jumper OF the visitors vii
probably be Z. Leahy. who jumped
feet o., inches nj the Gaelic champion
ship games a year ago. J. +. Ryan Il
another crack hlgh jumper who nigh
be induced 10 make tho trip.
-. Horgnn will be the shot puttor fo
the trishmon, There Is no man owe
here who can hope 10 equal this flmou
athlete IN this event. Horgnn holds IN,
worlds record with the 90 pound aho
with a put Of a. feet 4 inches, lie hll
won the English and Irish champion
ships i've times In succession. In built
he IN a model weight tosser standin'
Q feet iOis inches IN height and tlppin.
the scales nt aui pounds. lie 90 q mag
nlilcont all around athlete, Ito car
throw the tG pound hammer about ~
feet and has cleared over feet In th
hlfh jump. The best weight puttors ui
this side are George Gray. who ha
done a. feet and Dick sheldon. who's
: record Ia 90 foot Gray has undoubtod
/ BY seen his best days
! n. n. Kelly. who VIII probably cop
/ tain the team, VIII do tho hamme
; throwing Tor the visitors. Ito holds IN
. worlds record u iG2 feet from a o Zoo
+ circle without follow. J. Flanagan d
the ~ y. A. c., who will oppose him
2 has done ibS feet inches from a
b foot circle without follow.
Thus II will be seen that IN the Eel