The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-27
POLICE ARREST CELTIC ATHLETES
Charged Win Violating sunday Law
flames 90 On After Bluecoats Depart.


| Long Island City, with Detective Rooney
| and twelve policemen descended on the an
| nual games OF the Irish Athletes of America
held yesterday at Celtic Park. About half
| an hour before the sports began the captain
a.d lis force Of blueco1ts marched into the
grounds and took their stand outside the rail-
iuv, near the finish line of the 100 yards
The attitude OF the men in uniform attrac
the attention of the spectators. VINO, antici-
Ia,inv the raid. began TO have iun with the
policemen. 4 crowd OF about 1000 person,
surrounded the inclosure and very soon
i've athletes tocd ~" mark for tho loO-yard
race, confined 10 u"mbnrs. With tho crack
of the pistol sending the runners on their
way, Can't Wooi>, followed by his men.
hrok.tlrouch ~. gateway 10 the field inside.
and when George n Gocrvit2 dashed across
NJ" line a winner b" was placed under arrest.
andrew ! Datgan. president OF the Irish
Athletes of America Association. and lose ph
+ Nckone, manager Of celtic Psrk. also
were arrested and tho trio with tie captain
and policemen rode N - trolley car to Long
island city There they were Erraigned
charged with violating the SUNDAY law
SHORTLY sttorward Gocrwit1. DarVan and
Mokonc were released on bail oil $500 each.
which vas furnished by Dennis Gilrov Of
q pomiui"k street, New York. Tho mon
will aui-'4r This morning before Ma gstrata
answer the charges
No sooner had tho guardians Of the law
turned their backs on Celtic Park than the
regular progra mmr of ten open events was
r"eled of There Wa- y GOOD entry list and
.eVeral stirring 'ompetIt tons 4 sharp. biting
Wind tore across the field. but though II made
If" uncomfortable for the spectators II had
hit lie or no effect on thh work OF tho al hloteS
In the ioI-ysrd handicap = J. Gala nan ga me
home winner from tho >cyeu-ysrd mark. With
Spit7er, of IN" >aIi" mark: clo-e second.
Callahan did good work in the 2?o-ynrds.
but he could not quite catch W. ;. Squircs.
who had start Of nineteen yards, and he
bn oW ra 70 " MY MI r Pre- hc
anoc NJ 80 wards, and the .to-yard run 10
II chr, .toNer-. who had - yards start
mile and a ha mem s woo nay dS Sa' w 1ns
expected of T.. Newton. the eeplecha,e
CHAMPION Who aslred in virtual .crstch,
{ man cut down the load ofths lons start
men IN good ~tvl". hut whom IL came to the
hna' spnr tr Hsrt who had $50 ysrds; shot out
hehind roy
\ hvhEld competition vas introduced into
tho field GENTS N the way Of throwing THO
bS-pouud Neigh', unlr'ited run and fol-
,ov a Ireland. where this game Is, prac-
tlS"d, tho throw ers are restricted 10 tho use
Of one hand only and the record j. rs feet
II inches, hy 7 T. kely. Yesterday the
and y j sheridan won with a throw OF rs
feet ~ inches This bears no couparis on
Nth N" Irish styl. OF tarowinC. for tho dir
ference between tho rsc OF one and two
hands in manipulating "5s ia considerable
1h"r" we're four Iriles IN each ccmretition
and the majority Of tho POINTS in the days
per 'ormancc tell TO the West Side A. G. The
gaines finished with \ Gaelic football match
betN"'n the k,ckans and the DAYS. The
result was draw
Ia Yard Run, Handicap Won hy r. !. callahan.
k > "s>' Sde \. Ca,' yards Spl,lc, pas,'me
'Nards loHrh Time. 10 seconds
,s%c9 f"1d run sM H"yc pr %Gn star ss .9nsG
e Hanlns Union g ,hlrd. Mann.p, star
Runn nq BROAD amp nn Hsndcsp %"n 5, OTTO
sau-r 81 Rlr,holomcw ! G.. % inches. WITH an
@' HTS @ 90 sscC 1f" VIM "T a ,. ncs.. S
SSn NsSpf ,tr, z f, T@% 'SrG Sc
ego yard, Run. llsndCap Won by ", >aulrss
S,ds 1 second 'f F",rs raw NC SS'
70 yards. ,hlrd J.. , brennan, Xavior \. \, i6
ysS w.. -" ~" G. Ysrds HS,,el n' s;sr
y ,rTGnG 'T GS.. S . sG Rns.
I'M G.. $: yards. fourth Time. minutes u Z, S
40 Yard Run Handicap Won by II, Chrls,oners,
Sd SIdo george "a G, Z, >ard, = Horm1n New wss
auschcd "a y,rdS TOUT " Tine s. V sscosd" u"
sH dHapd ra MpS by
20 yards, second a J.. Newton. New YORK \. &,
~ YARDS, lhlrd; X. odd. Nov West Side \. G.,
100 yards fourth Time. I minutes II Is seconds
Throwing 80 Pound Weight, Unlimited Run and
Follow Handicap Won by II j. sheridan Pas
time \, G, icet, with an actual throw of IS feet
AZ Inches j. Mccarthy. Fastlnc \, c. = feet.
second with - feet, j. HneH star \. c, feet
third, with y feet inch Michael Collins, Pas
tinr G., feet, fourth. with 81 feet 10 inches.
Throwing 10 Pound Hammer. foot Circle
Handlcap Won by r. j, sheridan, Pss,'me \, e.
y fec, with an actual throw Of iii feet inches
j Mitchell Harlem Rowing club. Is feet, second
witt ~ 'cct inches j. Mnnohan Pastine 4. G.,
90 tcsl. third Win loS feet Va inches; mccarthy