The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-05
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
H0NORS GO TO KELLY.
Athlete From Emerald Isle Makes
Total of 6.O36 Points in Interna-
tional Meet at Worlds Fair.

Thomas F. Kiely. Irish and English
champion. won the sll-around champion
| ship Of America yesterday afternoon at
| the Worlds Fair Stadium from a field of
six good athletes. His total at the end OF
the ten events was 6,o3S. which is very
| good in comparison with the worlds rec
| ord OF s,36Ote points. held by H. Gill of
toronto. made in 1900.
Adam Gum was second. with a total of
| 5:SI, while Truxton Hare Of the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania finished third
The meet was run off under adverse cir
cumstanees due to the rain. The contest
| ants, Judges and spectators at one time
were compelled to retire from the field
SO heavy was the rainfall.
The men were at the field event by las
O'Clock. and had only finished the 1oO-yard
run and the shot put when the rain began
to fall.
This was somewhat of an advantage to
tne contestants. as they received at lea st
they went on the field again it was still
raining.
The water on the track in some places
was an inch deep. When the hammer
out Of the ground.
In the pole vault and broad jump, the
men sank several inches into the mud.
HARE MAKES FAST TINE.
The fastest time in the hundred was
made by Truxton Hare in the second heat.
He did the century in 10 4-5 seconds. which
is rather slow for him as he has often
done this distance in 10 l-5 Holloway.
who won the first heat. was timed at IL
fat.
Adam Gum won the shot put with a
distance OF 10 feet inch. He was closely
followed by Hare. who put the shot %
feet inches.
The high jump was won by Holloway,
who cleared the bar at five feet six inches
Gum was only one inch behind the win
ming mark, while Clark and Grieb tied for
third place. and Hare and kIely were
creditea with the same points at fourth
The SSoyard walk was the feature track
event. kiely and Hollo ;ay crossing the
tape at the same time, and judges de-
cided TO give TO both the same number
3 minutes and 90 seconds. Ellery Clark
led the bunch al the start and for half a
lap, when Holloway began closing on
him. When in the stretch. Kiely got a
fast gait. and with Holloway crossed the
tape. Clark was about tn feet behind
the winners at the finish. Gum, Hare ari
hind.
Kiely won the hammer throw with 10
event with 1l9 feet even. Gum made a
throw of 100 feet and Clark with IS feet
landed landed fourth place; Holloway,s best
three balks and did not score in the event
He would swing the hammer around his
head, but would either let 1t drop at his
feet or throw it short distance and fall
out of the ring.
Ellery Clark after he saw that there was
little chance of hJ winning o. landing a
place in the championship. retired after
the hammer throw. Clark and Gum were
considered the favorites with Kiely
strong opponent.
Gunn landed the pole vault after a long
tilt with Holloway. as his hardest con-
with one inch less than the winning mark
OF feet inches.
Kiely was third and Hare fourth. Grieb
not start in the hurdle. This put him out
of the running altogether without making
anything in the pole vault. hammer or
hurdle events.
The hurdle was easy for KIely and he led
the fed by at least feet. The time was
rather good for the track conditions the
first man clearing the jumps in IL As.
Kiely annexed the fifty-six-pound weight
event with a throw of % feet inches.
Gum and Hare were second and third re-
spectiveiy
In the broad Jump and mile run Hare
finished first. In the latter he made a
wonderful winning squirt at the head of
the stretch. and. although the points with |
Holloway were the same in this event he |
was credited with first. He made lump
of 10 feet II inches In the bread jump.
The summary: |
SUMMARY OF EVENTS. --.-t
iootyard i5e 'tia daaR first heat-clark first, ,;unn
second Kiely. third. Second heat-Hsre first:
second: Grieb. third Time 10 as
Is pound shot p''t-Gunn. frst; Hare second: |
Kiely. third: Grief. fourth: Clark. fifth: Hollo-
way, sixth.
High jurnp-Holloway. first: Gum second; |
Clark. third; Grieb. fourth; Kiely NTH: Hare. |
sixth
sSc-yard walk-Kiely and Holloway. first:
Clark. second: Gum: third: Hare. fourth: |
Grieb. fifth. Time. 1853.
i6-pound hammer-Kiely, first: Hare. second; |
Gum third: Clark fourth: Holloway, ffth. |
Pole vault-Gunn first; Holloway. second; |
i20-yard hurdle-Kiely. first: Gunn second: |
Hare. third: Holloway. fourth. Time. II as
5s-pound weieht-Kiely, first: Hare, second; |
Gum third: Holloway. fourth.
Broad juulp-Hare. first; Kiely second; |
Gum. third.
Mile run-Hare. first; Holloway, second; Gum,
third: Kiely. fourth. Time, $40.