The Washington times., 1901-07-21
MADE new WORLDS RECORD
Flannagan's High Mark in the
Hammer Throw.
National Y. NJ. c. A. and MetrOpOli-
tan Association Championships mt
BufaIo-List of Events-The POto-
macs Will Go to Harlem Regatta.

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macs viii Go to Harlem Regatta.
| When word was received ten days ago
! that Alfred Plaw. of the University of
! California, had shattered all existing rec
| ords by throwing the 16-pOund hammer
the astonishing distance of III feet inch
es, it was looked upon as the limit. 1t
was deemed next to impossible to throw
| the implement a greater distance 1t was
| looked upon as a record likely to stand
| for some time. The feat was accomplish
| ed in public at a regular field day given
by the University OF California and was
adopted by the American Athletic Union
| authorities.
news that John Flanagan, the great
weight man of the New York Athletic
| Club. had broken all existing records and
| set the mark. it looks now, for all time
| to come. He threw the leaden sphere the
| remarkable distance of us feet AZ inches
! from scratch at the SiXtyeninth Regiment
| games in New York. The throw was
from nine-foot circle. Flanagan now
| holds the records for seven and nine-foot
| circles.
COMING EVENTS AT BUFFALO,
The next events of Importance to be run
off at the Stadium are the National
Young Mems Christian Association track
and field games scheduled for July . and
"A. Great preparations are being made in
Y. NJ. c. A. circles all over the country,
and very large entry list is promised,
| The associations-the leading ones of
the country-have in their ranks some of
the very best performers we have-outside
of intercollegiate ranks-and the compe-
titions will be OF high order
| 1t has been decided by the local asso-
citation that it will be represented. 1t was
contemplated about the time of holding
the spring meet that entries would be
made.
The athletic team under Profs Rideout
and Beckett will undoubtedly make
good showing and the sending of the
young men will be great encourage
ment to them in their future work.
Next after the Young Mems Christian
Association meets come the metropolitan
championships, which will be held July
% and 2i Z ms meet will bring together
all the cracks in the various lines and
several records will be in danger for the
best performers from the New York,
Knickerbocker. Pastime, Xavier and Hol-
lywood Athletic clubs and Sixty-fifth
Regiment. National Guard, will be
among the contestants. Gold. silver and
bronze medals VIII be given to first sec
ond and third men. The first dav will
be for handicap events which will be
open to all registered athletes The sec
ond day viii be devoted to the champi-
onShip or scratch events and will be
open only to registered athletes who are
members of the Metropolitan Association
Entries. with 81 entrance fee. should be
mailed to James F. Sullivan box GIL
New York city. The championship com
nittee consists of Messrs. John +. Dixon
chairman: Thomas +. o Brien. C. Sulli-
van. Barlow 5. Weeks. and NJ. Flynn.
The events to be contested are as fol-
lows: First day-Ha ndicap track events:
75-yard run. 309-yard run. 600-yard run.
!. 1.O00-yard run, 4-mile run, and 220-yard
low hurdle race; field events: Putting 10
pound shot. throwing i6-peund hammer.
throwing the discus. and running high
jump Championship day: Scratch events
-l00-yard run, 220-yard run, if0-yard run,
SS0-yard run. 1-mile run. Smile run. 100
yard high hurdle race. 220-yard low hur-
die race. putting the 16-pound shot.
throwing the 16-pound hammer. throwing
the so pound weight. throwing the discus
running broad jump. running high jump,
and pole vault.
PoToMACS WILL TRY AGAIN.
The misfortune which befell the Poto-
mac Boat Club Junior eight-oared crew
at the July Philadelphia regatta. when
1t was steered into tugboat lying dead