The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-02

Martin = Sheridan OF the Greater New
York Irish Athletic Association established
a new worlds record I'm the discus throw
at the Olympic gam. yesterday. In Hc-
complishing tho feat. he lowered his old
record OF II fee; and 81 inch"s. hy throw
ing I. is2 feet even
Three new olympic marks were made.
Sheridan's throw being made in the handi-
cap discus event from scratch mark
Harry HIllman Of the New York Athletic
Club broke his third record when he won
tho - orne'er hurdle rae. - q: seconds.
James u. LIghtbod- Of Chicago. who won
tho steeylechaEe Monday. won tho SO
meter run and set a new Olympic mark
In IN. event. Myer T'rinftein. the cham
piOn broad jumper of the world. repre-
senting the Irish club Of New York. won
tho championship broad jump and set a
new record. He mad" the leap Of twenty
four feet and one inch.
The gnrnes yerteriay were we'll con-
tested and form showed best In the ma
jority Of them.
Mycr Prinsieln was tn. Individual star
Of tho contests. winning both the running
broad jump and the running hop. step and
Jump In the former. he holds the WORLDS
in the latter at Paris in 1901.
The biggest surprise Of the day was
probably in the ffty-six-pouni weight
event. JOHN FLANAGAN. the present holder
OF the record. failed to win and was de-
feated by F.. Desmarteau. the Canadian
champion who. with a throw 81 thirty
four feet four inches. won FRS. place.
Flanagan took the next position with
81 - hfr.v saEs g.Ft fprh
In this event. the champion made i've
fouls. two In the preliminary and three In
the final throws and had he not done this
~ would probably have won. as ne tossed
the heavy sphere "A distance OF ;hirty-three
feet four inches on his first throw.
In the handicap fifty-slK-pound weight
event. Desmarteau. with his small handi-
cap. won only fourth place. while a ST.
Louis man. Al Johnson. Of the Y. ~. g. A.
won FIRST place.
HARRY HIf.LMAN'S WIN.
Harry HiIlman's win in the 2cO-meter
hurdle makes the third since the opening
of the games for the New York Athletic
Club stlcker. In all OF these. he set new
Olympic records. but unfortunately in the
%o-meter hurdle. he knocked down the
third hurdle and the time will not go
down az a record
He was best In yesterdays event and
won after running from the back OF the
field. George Poage the negro hurdIer Of
the Milwaukee Athletic club. was sat back
TO third after he had led the field for a
good while. He was only beaten for third
place in the last few yards by Frank Cas-
tleman Of the Irish Club who crossed the
negro just sat the finish mark. The time OF
"a 2-5 Ecconds r. four-ffths Of q second
faster than the old Olympic record Of
OF the University OF Pennsylvania at the
Paris games.
The 40 meter run was done in time that
will probably not be run again In this sec
ton of the country. The event was won
by Jim Lightbcdy OF the Chicago Athletic
Club: He ran this race tho same as he
did the steeplechase Monday. and not until
the last part Of the race did he seem TO
have chance against the fast-movlng
neld.
Al the start Harry cohn OF the Irish
self and the field Of thirteen starters. He
was followed by Munson OF the New York
Club and John Runge OF Germany. After
half the distance had been run. the lead
ers started falling back. and shortly after
Cohn dropped out. When the round of
the stretch was reached. Munson vas well
up in front. but IIghtbody came strong
and walked acros, the men and finished
hrst. with II. =. Valentine of the y. Y A.
G: second. and r. w. Beritkreutz OF the
Milwaukee, A, G third: George Under
The time also lowered the former record
made BY A. II Tysoe of Stafford HarEiers.
England. At the Paris games. Llghtbojy's
time was Ia nat.
The weight throwers were OF strong
enough or did not Try to beat the old
Olympic record. and the closest mark was
by Desmarteau. the Canadian. VIII, tossed
out the big ball distance. Of 80 feet 4
inches. This IL more than two feet shy
OF Elansgan's record in the Paris saues.
when he threw out the weight 3s feet 81
inches.
FLANAGAN WAS UNFORTUNATE.
When Flanagan made - feet
{ irches on his first throw and
Desmarteau did not come I'D to this on