The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-05

(, both the s-ixteen-pound shot-put and this
discus-throw. In the former he defeated
Al Plaw. the Californian, and Van Duyne
Glass. Flanagan and Mitchell also start
ed in this event. but Sheridan. Plaw and
Van Duyne qualified for the finals. They
finished in the order named. Sheridan put
40 feet 9L2 inches. while Plaw's throw
measured 80 feet Az inches. Vans put was
80 feet 1 inch.
In tn ediscus-throw, S%heridan's throw OF
1ls feet | inch was 5 feet Ia inch farther
than J. S. Mitchell of the New York A
C., who finished second. John Flanagan
was third, with a throw of los feet / inch.
Plaw beat Flanagan. the American
neither came up to the record. Plaw
threw the ball and wire a distance of 161
feet. while F~lanagan's throw was l53 feet
I inches. Van Duyne was third in this
event, with a throw two feet less than
Flanagan's.
Had Flanagan kept his foot one inch
closer in his last throw he would nave
beaten the Californian with a throw of
165 feet 10 inches, but he stepped over the
~seven-foot circle and thus disqualified
himself.
Flanagan. however. carried off the hon.
ors of the fif~Jy-siX-pound weight throw.
He led the weight men in this event with
30 feet 9 inches, one foot nine inches far
c. of Long Island threw the weight %
feet 5 inches.
THE vAULTERS.
H. L. Gardiner of the N. Y. A. C. and
L. G.. Williams of the Chicago A. C. tied
in the pole vault at a height of 10 feet 5A
inches. In the vault-off Gardinerswon at
the same height when Williams could not
clear the bar in three trials. Another Will
liams. but of the Greater New York Irish
Club, took third place with a vault of Q
feet ia inches.
NJ. Prinstein. the holder of the American
|, record In the broad jump, defended his
title and won this event with a jump of
% feet ~ inches, although this is some
two feet shorter tim his greatest jump.
Stranghan of the New York A. C. jumped
q feet 81 inches and obtained second
was only two inches behind Stranghan.
THE SUMMARIES.
The Of the senior events:
loosyard dash Robertson, G; ny I 4.
Cisco Is ; ifi second o. : w Snef y Eaton f A. 6 eam san EIani
SsO:yard run-H. V. Valentine. n. Y. A; c.
isoasyard Rurd,e-F. castleman; C. n. Y, la.
Smith. Y: i: St, i. ihira, Time. is ~ SEN
S Sgnai; 4. A.. third. Tine. se S:l % T. carr
M eSst k ssna5se e5 ana fRG Regiment B G%aMD- nr. Il;
SShrisiofisrs Unattached. New YORK. third,
Two hundred and twenty,ysrd run-winiam
!, 4 I. third bird r Tis sss09 ;ss anake.' 9. \. Y.
-Two-mile rum. Grant, N. Y. A. c., first;
c. Z. Natsmith. G. N. Y. ]. A. A.. second. q.
y. Bonhag. q. N. y. ]. A. A. third. Time,
Two hundred and twcnty.yard hurdle-J. s.
Hill. NJ. A. c.. Baltimore. first; F. Castlenan.
6. \. J. / a a. second; Il |. Williams.
FIve,mile run.J. Joyce. G. N. y. A. A..
first. Munson.. N. Y. A. c., second; w. G..
Frank; G NJ Y. l. a; A, third, Tim; s:25 10.
C., 5 feet 3 inches, hrst; W. C. Lowe. G; n.
ming Hall. p. A. A. California. S feet S inches.
Running broad jump-M. Prinstein. G.. n. Y.
~ a, z feet ~ inches, first: strangham.
s%nediger. p 4, A.. San Francisco. 81 feet
Pole vault,n7H L. Gardner. n. Y. 4; g.
first with 10 feet * inches. On the jump-on
Gardiner sron. Williams Of the Greater n. Y.
a; A. was third, with feet ~ inchss
& \. Y /. A A.. 20 feet. 81 inches; first A.
second; c: Van Duyne. C. n. Y. ]. A. A.. IS
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer-A; D. Piow.
p !. A. Frisco; lss feet. first; John Flana-
seeord; c. Van Duyne. G. N. Y. /. A. A.
152 feet. 6k inches. third.
Throwing the discus-M. J. Sheridan. G. N. y.