The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23

July 81, at Celtic Park, when. he sen!
the lo-pouad hammer i73 feet. AZ
the Pastime A. c. games, on Sept: 49,
Flanagan tried to improve upon this MS
feet OK inches. On the same day
Flanagan sent the 5o-pound weight SO
feet 10 inches, but there was down grade
the weight was a pound light, and there
was an extra link In the handle THIS
buriy Irishman set the seal on the SO
record by sending 1t Ss feet IN inches at
Pelham Bay Park on Sept 10. Throwing
the weight with unlimited run and follow
Is not much practsed In this country
Park in August with d throw Of 10 feet
Q inches. In Ireland only one hand Is
used, and the record there Is 80 feet IL
inches.
The discus record met with a respectable
sI inches, which had stood since 1902,
to 1872 feet by Martin j. Sheridan.N This
throw was made in the handicap event at
st. Louis, and there can be no question az
to its authenticity. Some time later, at
the Grecian missile 1888 feet e1I. inches,
but a question was raised at the time that
he fouted the circle. The Canadian Of
ficials, however, allowed the throw 70
stand.
Attention was directed to shot putting
by the work OF Rose and Coe. The former
halls from San Francisco and was coaxed
TO the University Of Michigan by Hurry
Up" Yost to figure on the football team
and to have a hack at the shot and hammer
hammer Rose was a failure, and when 1t
came to whrling the so he discovered that
he was only an ordinary mortal for instead
of throwing the big weight y threw him,
and he went to the ground with such force
at St. Louis that he suffered an abrasion OF
the knee He was somewhat better with
the discus. and was really In the front rank
with the 10 pound sphere. AS early as
March IS, at Chicago, he knocked out Gra!y's
American record OF a feet by propelling
meet of the University Of Pennsylvania
April 20, Roee came East and won with
put of 4sfeet and in al exhibition try sue
ceeded in doing IS feet inches. About
month afterward Rose put AZ feet IS
inches, and in the Olympic championship
at St. Louis won with IS feet 7inches, which
is his really genuine performance and which
Is likely to be accepted as the American
record.
Roses style is peculiar az d may be briefly
termed a cross between put and throw
He starts with the shot y ing close to his
neck, but as it gets away from him his elbow
swings and the power OF the forearm Is
brought into play with flip and the ehort
has all the advantages Of straight put and
been claimed by W. W Coe Of. Yale. 1t
was accomplished at Somerville. Mass,
on July A. and was doubtless correct as
shown by the testimony OF the measurers
and other Officials But, good as those
records were both were beaten by Denis
Horgan Of ireland early in October. The
Irishman put the sphere 4s feet 10 inches
at Mallow in the County Cork in an open
competition, and the record has already
been accepted by the Irish and English
authorities Horgan held the worlds rec.
ord formerly with As feet inches until
it was beaten this year by Rose.
T. L. Shevlin, the Yale hammer thrower,
on May 81, 1902 it is said, flung the IL pound
hammer 1877 feet. If this passes muster
place Of John K Dewitts throw Of 1874 feet
i inch, made at Pottstowp, Pa, May 81, 1900;
Early in the spring the pole vault record
got shake at the hands OF Norman
Dole of Leland Stanford University. On
April 20, at Oakland, Cal. he vaulted
all right as a record. Ward McLanal an
of Yale crossed the bar at height OF IL
feet on the Yale field early in May. but
il was an exhibition try. At Paris. on June
26, q vaulter named Gorder cleared IL feet
2 inches, but 1t Is presumed he used the
foreign style Of climbing the pole. which is
not allowed in this country.
A first rate pieos Of weight lifting was
that OF Perikles Lskousis the Greek. at st;
Louis, Aug; 81, when he lifted a. bar bell
.
Among the girl athletes there were some
clever feats. At Madison Square Garden,
the first week in January, Kathryn Ryan.
seconds but this was beaten on May by
Fanny James. a vassar girl, who did is
seconds Miss James also made new
record Of - seconds for the 100 yar6s
Alice H. Belding, another Vassar gnl,
threw a baseball los feet inches, which
fnr 4
10, Anna Breen and Margaret Joyce tied
in high jump contest both clearing,
feet 4 inches. which is record for women.
The standing jump competition has not
been seen on a championship programme
since the Paris Olympics Of 1900 and Ray
C. fwry, who won all the events Of this class
on that occasion, showed that he had not
lost any Of the spring which brought him
so much fame. Besides winning the stand
ing high jump and three standing Jumps
in the standing broad jump by clearing
IL feet SIS inches. The old record was
ii feet 8 inches. held by wry himself.
Following are the best records, both
amateur and professional:
AMATEUR.
50 yards, 81 seconds, L. z, Myers.
5sS Yards Yards 80 seconds seconds B. j. Wsiers
40 yards. ~ As seconds. N, W. Long:
minutes stssna. s 3
Two miles minutes 0 IS seconds s. A. Shrubb.
Three miles. IA minutes II s-5 seconds. A. Shrubb
-Four miles, 10 minutes e3 as seconds A. Shrub
Five miles n minutes 50 rs seconds, A. shrub
Ten miles 81 minutes 20 seconds, W. G. George.
Running high jump. feet ~ inches, NJ 7
Stunning Running broad Jump. "A feet IN inches P
Pole vault, u feet l 50 100 inches. N. Dole.
Throwing 50 pound weight. IS feet ~ inches
]. FLANAGAN.
Throwing 81 pound weight for height. is fee
a. \
Throwing the discus, lD rect Martin j. an
putting 10 pound shot. ~ feet 10 inches. D. Hor
20 yard hurdle is is seconds A. c. Kratnzlein.
22Oynrd hurdle, rs e-S seconds A. c. KraenIlein.
Standing h,Vh Jump, feet Inches. Ray c. Fwry
Standing broad jump, II feet ~ Inches, r.
Three standing Jumps. IS feet. j. Chandler.
Running hop. step and jump. AZ feet Inches
p. Leahy.
PROFESSIONAL.
60 yards. 81 seconds. H, NJ. johnson.
lo0 yards. as seconds, II. Betbune ana n
40 yards, u as seconds, II. Hutchens.
40 yards, 4S3 seconds " Buttery.
$40 yards, ] minute ISL seconds F.. Hewitt.
One mile, 4 minutes IAN seconds, w. George
Two miles, minutes ilH seconds. W. Lang.
Three miles, ~ minutes 1877 seconds. p Cannon.
Pour miles, 10 minutes rs as seconds, p. Cannon.
Five miles, a minutes 10 seconds, j. White.
Ten miles, 81 minutes / 5 seconds, H. Wstkins
Running high Jump. feet inches. N. Conroy.
Running broad jump 2s feet Inch. L. A. Car