The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-05
MAKES NEW RECORD
JOHN FLANAGAN THROWS SIX.
TEEN-POUND HAMMER 17O
FEET 1-2 INCH
A. A. U. GAMES At LOUISVILLE
Duffy Runs n Hundred Yards in Ten
seconds FIat-Other Events
Were All Holly Con-
tested.


LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct 4-The ath-
Ietic games under sanction of the A. A.
T.. al the Interstate fair today, were
MADE notable by the breaking of the
worlds record for hammer-throwing by
Flanagan of the Irish-Amerisan Athlet-
ic club, New York
de threw the hammer 10 feet u
inch. The previous record of 1863 feet
and inches was held by him. Flana-
gan also broke the worlds record in the
discus throw. He made 119 feet IA inches.
His previous record was 11S feet inches
which was the record. H. H. Sheridan,
p. a. c., New York, and F. A. Martin,
First Regiment A c., Chicago, qualified
in this event. throwing the discus 107 feet
= inch and 81 feet p inch, respectively.
All the events We're hotly contested
Some of the best athletes in the country
participated in the games. The weather
was perfect and the track in good shape
Nearly 5000 people saw the sport. The
contests today were trials for the finals
which Will be held tomorrow.
Especially interesting was the 100-yards
dash, open. The first heat was won by
a. T. Duffy, of Georgetown university.
There was a dead heat for second place
between ]. A. King. of St Louis, and
NJ B. Emmerich, of Indianapolis.
The time was 10
Second heat-G. Sem, University of
NllNdSO, l. II. NLdlOHGN. university VI
Chicago, second; Vernon Bower, Indiana
polls. third. Time 10 %
Thir heat-Hargreave, Yale, first; B.
Hanlow. Louisville. second; Vernon Bow
er. Indianapolis, third. Time, 10 rs.
220-yard dash, OPEN first heat-Har-
grave. Yale, first; G. Sem, University
OF Chicago second: William B. Hunter,
Louisville, third. Time, % 10.
Second heat-W.- J. Holland, George
town university, first; c. ]. Applegate,
COvington, KY. second; H. T. Avery,
University of Chicago, third. Time,
:2l So.
120-yard hurdle open-T. C. Maloney,
University of Chicago, first; H. Arnold,
New York, second; H. Friend, Univers-
1ty of Chicago, third. Time, :16 3-5.
16-pound shot put, open-John Flana-
gan. Irish-American Athletic club. New
York. 40 1-9, first; NJ. Sheridan, Pastime
Athletic club, New York, 3615, second; F.
Pettet, University of Chicago, 3515, third.
Six qualified for the running broad
jump, open F. O. Maloney, Knicker-
booker Athletic club, finished first with
1919 feet to his credit The others were:
H. Friend, University of Chicago, 1914;
o. Kalch, First regiment Athletic club,
Chicago, 1914; c. Clapper. Y. NJ. C. A.
Central, Chicago. 1924; ]. R. Pettet,
University of Chicago, 10; E. Freymark,
st. Louis, 1s.I
Six qualified in the running high jump
at feet inches. They were: c. Clap
per, Chicago: NJ. P Emmerick, Indian
apolis; L. Freymark, st. Louis; o. H.
Kalch. Chicago, and D. Davies, New
York.
220-yard hurdle, open-T G. Maloney,
University of Chicago first; H. Arnold,
Union Settlement Athletic club, New
York, second; R. H. Wellington, Univer-
sity of Chicago, third. Time, "a 2-5.
440-yard dash, open-B. Barrett Chica-
go. first; J. H. Barlow, Indianapolis, sec
ond; f. NJ Horton. University of Chca-
go. third. Time, 1:01 As.
Pole vault. open-Those who qualified
for the finals were: F. A. Martin, Chi
cage; r. Albertson, Chicago, and E.
Quentrei, Chicago. All went ten feet.
Mile, open-W E Erskine Louisville
Y. NJ. c. A, first NJ. Horton University
of Chicago, second; J. H. Barlow, Indian
apolis, third. Time, 5:A As.