Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-04


II minutes, Otto Wahle, Buffalo, n.
", July .. 1901.
lao yards, six turns. still water.
Otto Wahle. % minutes "a seconds,
Buffalo. y. ", July 0, 1901.
One mile, three turns, against and
with the current. salt water, Howard
F. Brewer, % minutes 81 4-5 seconds,
San Diego. Cal. September 10. 1901.
Plaw of the University of Califor-
mia. established two new worlds rec
ords in the shot and hammer puts.
Plaw's records were: SiXteen-pound
shot put - feet ~ inches; 16-pOund
shot exhibition throw from 9-foot
circIe). III feet inches. G. s. Still
man. 1901 Yale. threw the 16-pound
hammer $50 feet.
At Washington ID. C.. March >
Arthur f. Duffy ran 40 yards i'm 5
seconds. beating the worlds record.
1t his not been allowed. as the y. y.
L. officials claimed there was some
thing wrong in the time.
At London. Eng. March Oh. W.
Workman won he half-mile race in
- 3-5. which is new mark for the
distance.
At Washington. ID. C.. March 2-W.
Il. Tewksbury won the 5O-yard hurdle
in seconds, breaking the record by
second.
The annual meeting of the London
Athletic club was held at Stamford
Bridge June 20. The long jump was
won by Kraenzlein with a jump of %
feet and , inches. He also won the
>
At Louisville. October 4-The ath-
letic games under the sanction of the
\. ~ L. were made notable by the
breaking of he worlds record for
hammer hrowing by the great Elan
nagan. who threw the hammer 40
feet and SIS inch. The previous rec
ord of 1863 feet was held by him. He
also broke the worlds record in the
discus throw, making 119 feet "a
inches. His previous official record
was us feet inches.
At Birmingham. Ala, July 13.-At
the Birmingham athletic meet the
12O-yard hurdle race was won by Al
vim Kraenzlein in - 2-5, beating his
own Stamford record.
At New York. September John
hammer thrower of the world, added
new figures to his former record by
throwing the hammer III feet 9
inches. breaking the former record
by , feet inches.
At New York. September Ed
ward Kunath lowered the worlds
record for climbing a 25-foot rope.
his time being 6 2-5 seconds.
At st. Louis. September 15.-]ohn
Flanagan threw the discus 100 feet
81. inches. a new worlds record.
At New York. September 2O.-John
Flanagan made new worlds record
in throwing the 56-pound weight a
distance of SO feet and Y inch. The
best previous record was s. feet 10
inches.
At Colorado Springs. August 3
Candiras Defoya. Ute Indian. broke
the worlds running record for Zoe
yards. making the distance in 0:09
The professional record was O:O9 3-5
and the amateur 0:O9 4-5.
vt Buffalo, September In the
Pan-American stadium ii. Arnold
broke the worlds record in the 40
record hurdle race; time, SO 1-5 see
ondS.
At London. July 2O.-George Duffy
of America. won the 100-yard race in
O:O9 40. which beats the worlds rec
ord on grass course.
At New York. November 30.-John
Flanagan hurled the 56-pound weight
distance of rs feet 10% inches
breaking the record.
At Edinburg May 27.-Peter O'Con'
nor. of Waterford. jumped "a feet
inches. breaking the worlds record
of Meyer Prinstein. of Syracuse.
At Rochester. Y. ". December b
Peter Golden won the siN-day go-as-
you-please race. covering 352 miles.
At Philadelphia, October 12.-
George Tracey won the siX-day walk
ing match. going 500 miles and l lap
At Pittsburg. November Pat
Cavanaugh. who has broken all walk
ing records. won the siN-day race and
beat his former record by two hours
His score was 500 miles laps.