The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
NEW RECORD FOR PLAw.
Beats the Crack Hammer Thrower of
America in CHAMPIONSHIPS.

ST. LOUIS. June 4.-The junior and
senior Amateur Athletic Union cham
pionship games were held at the
Worlds Fair Stadium to-day under
the most adverse circumstances. A
heavy downpour of rain left deep pools
Of water on the field and track and
kept all spectators away from the
Junior events, which were held first.
Fires were built on the field to dry
places for the discus, shotput and
hammer-throwing contests, while a
brigade of men with sponges and
buckets sopped the pools from the
tracks. Despite these drawbacks some
good records were made. many of the
previous Junior Amateur Athletic
Union records being broken. The sun
came out hot for the senior events and
several hundred Spectators braved the
mud and secured seats in advantage
Gus positions to get a view of Miss
Alice Roosevelt, who occupied the
Presidents box, and presented the
medals to the winners at the end of
the games
The meet was won by the New York
Irish Athletic Association of New
York, the representatives of which
scored 81 points. The New York Ath-
letic Club came next, with 45 points
Pacific Athletic Association of San
Francisco, 13 points; Chicago Athletic
Club. s points; Seventy fourth Regi-
ment Athletic Association of Buffalo
and Mary Athletic Club, tied with 5
points each; Cambridgeport MASS
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University, st. Louis, / point; Xavier
Athletic Club, 1 point; Star Athletic
Club. New York, 1 point. Plaw of
California added twenty feet to the
hammer-throw record.
Miss Roosevelt presented the medals
to the winners as they were called for
ward by Director of Physical Culture
James Sullivan. She also presented
the handsome silk and embroidered
banner to the winning association and
was given three hearty cheers by the
club members and spectators. The
summaries for both junior and senior
events follow:
$50 yards run-won by H. v Valentine N
\; a. C.. New York. Time. minutes AS sec
100 yards run-won by L. Robertson G. N
Y. l. a. A, New York Time 10 2-5 seconds
Y. r. Snedigar F. A. A. San Francisco. sec
100 yards hurdle-won by F. castleman.
9. N Y. l. A. A. New York. Time. 10 is
Putting the sixteen pound shot = Won by
distance N Shs6io9H 4o 9gs, g a,4 A. c. New York;
r. A C., Oakland. second: distance. 30 feet
4h inches.
220-yard hurdle = Won by Joseph S. Hin.
NJ. A. c.. Baltimore Time 25 l-5 seconds.
Running high jump-Won by S. S. Jones'
N. T. A c.. New York: height feet 8
inches w. c. Lowe. G. N Y ]. A. A. New
York. second; height. feet sIs inches
Claiming Hall, p. a. A, Oakland third;
height feet 1 inch.
220-yard run - Won by William Hogenson
C. A. c., Chicago. Time. % As seconds
Pole vnult--Won by H. L. Gardiner NJ Y
A. c., New York. Height 10 feet 81 inches
SS0-yard run Won by George A. Shipley
c. A. c.. Chicago. Time. 2:06 1-5
100-yard run = Won by William Hodenson
c. A. c.. Chicago Time, 10 is seconds
120-yard hurdle-Won by Castleman N. Y
A. C. Time, IL 1-5 seconds.
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer Won by
Distance 139 feet 2 inches.
2o0-yard run--Won by W. Knakal. G. N. Y
1. a. A. New York Time. % 3-5 seconds.
Two-mile run--Won by C. E. Naisnuth. G.
N. Y l. A. A.. New York. Time. 1917 4-5.
220-yard hurdes--Won by ]. F. Hill, NJ. A.
c., Baltimore Time, p 2-5 seconds.
One-mile run-Won by II. J. Buchler, G. Y.
NJ C. A. Time, 4:39 o-5.
440-yard run--Won by b. H. Myers. Seventy
fourth Regiment. Buffalo. Time 81 seconds.
Running broad iump-won by L. Smith. w.