The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-02
WORLDS RECORD WITH DISCUS.
NJ. j. Sheridan Beats His Previous Hest
Figures nj Olympic Games.

ST. Louis. Sept. 1.-The Olympic games
were continued to-day at the Stadium, and
the competitions In both handicap and cham
pionship events were keen and exciting. Inc
crowd was an Improvement on the previous
days, there being about 5000 persons present
The track was in splendid condition, and
although the heat was intense, the athletes
liked it. One worlds record and three Olym-
pic records were shattered.
Martin j. Sheridan of the Greater New York
Irish A. A., threw the discus the distance OF
1872 feet, which establishes a new world, 9
neRes By 1hs od %
ago.
The race Of the day was the 800 metre cham
ahRd sU out and hen
one of the stifrest tussles ever seen on cinder
path in the West. The Chicago man won by
Of minute SO seconds. These figures eclipse
the ola Olympic record Of MINUTES Trsos 81 he
Harry l.. Hillman scored his third victory
at this meet by winning the 200 metre hurdle
the old record ss S Of IS SECONDS made by
A.. c, Kraenzlein Of the University of Penn
sylyania at Paris In 1900, ~
Irish A. A, cleared "a feet ! inch in the run
ming broad jump and this is ~ inches better tIr
al Pars noS as f tRs NeW YoR
A. C. would win the worlds Championship
team prize. The winged foot club has scored
200 Metre Hurdle (2ls.72 Yards, Championship.
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N. vsrnell. Chicago 4. A.. fourth Time. "a s-S
'es sSS a.srs e'K 9y%gs yards
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wood: New York A C.; fourth, Time minute
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WI T5rSSSi~F 20 Pound Weight; Championship,
throw OF 81 feet inches; John Tianagnn Greater
Msw @ fsiop New WV orh a 81
with throw Of 80 feet 3 inches; c. H: Henneman
keokuk. Ia. fourth with throw OF 30 feet IA
throwing the Discus Handlcap-won by N: J.
with a throw OF 49, feet; John Flanagan, Greater
New York Irish A. A.. feet; second, with an actual
actual throw Of 10, feet inches; ]; s. Mitchell;
throw Of 100 feet inches ,st' ''"' WIZ" al
=, Running Broad Jump chsmp9nshlD,,wo BY
Of q feet Inch Ff 9 = NsT Te; ,sS SD.
jump Of . FEET inches: Freq fnseihsTd.; Mohsyf
a; C.. fourth, with Jump OF 81 feet inches. The
~PRr5 'ss Pound asS fSsls by
Albert 4. Johnson Central y. NJ. e. A.. 81. Louis,
II feet. with an actual throw of rs feet inches:
Charles Chadwick New York 4. G.. 3 feet SECOND,
with an actual throw OF % feet: L. L. Heyden. Mary
land a. C.. Baltimore 10 feet third, with an actual
throw OF rs feet ii'. inches; r; Desmartean. Mon
treal a. A.. inches. fourth. with an actual throw
OF "a feet 1885, inches:
Running Hop. Step and Jump. Championship
won by NJ. Prinstein. Greater New York lrsh A. A.,
with ~ feet: Fred Engelhardt. Mohawk A. c., sec
ond. with IS feet Ia inches: r. B. Strang Gland. New
York A. G.. third with - feet Io4 inches: John ".
Tuhler. Milwaukee a. c.. fourth, with ~ feet ~
inches.
?2oYard Run. Handicap Won by J. D. McGann.
Central NJ c. a., Chicago. I0yards: W II. McGann.
Central Y. NJ c. A.. Chicago. ~ yards. second:
Charles II. Turner: Triple A. c.. st. Louis. third.
Time. ~ 4 5 seconds.
International Tug Of WaI-Won by Milwaukee
a. C.. with o. G. Olsen, s. Il. Johnson r. Sizzling.
c. Magnusson and y. Flanagan: southwestern
Turn Nereln ST. Louis No. team. second. with
Max Brann ". SIZZLING. Or. c. T. tpshaw, Charles
Rose and A. Rodcnbere; Southwestern Turn Xereln
team No. 2, third with Charles Habcrcorn, .kung-
ler Charles Theas. Harry Jacobs and Oscar Frende:
New York A. C.. fourth. with S. s. Jones, Charles
Chadwick. x. s. Strangland. Charles Deiges and
l.. G. Feurbach.
Dumb Rel Competition by Fred Winter.
New West Side A. c,