New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
PROTESTS MAR GAMES.
~WTNGED FOOT" BEATEN,
Irish-4merican 4. G. Uins Spdlding
Trophy at TraUers Island.

- never looked more attractive than il did
yesterday for the arnua! senior championships
~ rhe metropolitan association of the Amateur
Athletic Union. Brightly as the sun shone, how
over there were lowering clouds upon the ath-
,stio horizon In place Of the usual good fellow
sb,p. court orders and bitter feelings were ram
pant
Contrary to expectation John J. Joyce and
Frank r. Castleman. both of the Irish-American
Athletic Club. competed in the games and were
,o-e7-+ factors in the victory of the Celtic or
sanization over the New-York Athletic Clup'
These Two athletes were recently disqualified by
the registration committee Of the Amateur Ath-
le1ic Union for violating the, amateur rules In
stead Of accepting the punishment of the ruling
athletic body, the Irish-Amercian Athletic CIup
scti7g for Joyce and Castleman, took the matter
into the courts on Friday and obtained man
datorv Injunction ordering the officials to allow
them TO compete IN the championships Ses'ei-
day.
Those in charge Of the games namely, the Of
fcials of the Metropolitan Association. Of course,
needed this order Of the court and allowed Joyce
and Castleman to start. To add TO the unpleas-
antness the New-York Athletic Club protested
Martin J Sheridan, of the Irish-Americans. on
TIE ground Of professionalism. and he competed
under protest. J. Z. Gerrity, Of the Irish-Arner-
leans. was not allowed to take part in the games,
release from the Pastime Athletic Club as is
required when he joined the Irish-American
Athletic Club
All IN ALL il was a fine mix-up. and the whole
affair reeked decidedly of unsportsma1llike tao
tics from start TO 1inish- What the outcome VIII
be Is uroblenaatical. but il IS likely that the
Amateur Athletic Union Will allow the courts
TO decide the JOyce-CaStleTlan case, no" Lldt -
has gone 10 that stage It is TO be hoped tnat
once The present difficulties are Strengthened out
the sqUabbles Of those who pose as amateur
7Sf will 1ar h. "a
The day was ideal Tor athletic competition
and the meet was an excellent one, once pro
tests IND bitter feeling ceased and actual track
and field contests began 1t resolved itself into
dual between the Irish-Anerican AthIetlc
Club and the New York Athletic Club for the
handsome Spaldlng trophy valued at s1,oco
with victory nnally deserving the Winged Foot
and psrchlng on the standards Of the Irish
American Athletic Club by score OF III 10 81
points.
When the numerous protests are decided these
figures are likely TO be materially changed, but
even Il the points won by Joyce, Sheridan and
Castleman are thrown OUT the New-York Ath-
letic Club team VIII hardly win
The best performance OF the day was that OF
J ?. Sullivan Of the ITish-Amerlcan team, who
won the mile run in the last time or
- A.. with Il. W Cohn second and John J
Joyce third There We're ten starters ana r RANK
NeDrich OF the New-York Athletic Club, quit
on the second lap. Cohn took the lead at the
start and was IN front until the slretch was
reached when Sullivan sprinted from second
place and beat Cohn out in a hair raising finish
The time OF /: 22s5 Tor the one mile run was
the fastest made in five years at Travers Isl
and. and with one exception, the fastest in
decade. Alex. Grant is the only athlete who
has run a faster mile at the Pelham Manor track
IL The last ten years
In the three-nile run there We're eight start
ers Harvey W. Cohn, of the Irish Americans,
took the lead early in the race. and was never
headed. winning easily from J. P. Sullivan
whose previous effort IN the one mile run
seemed 10 tell on him John } Joyce was Ihlrd
Fourth and fifth also went to the irish Amerl-
cans. The first mile was run in >. 10, the sec
ond IN 80. and the third IN 5;VI-5' making the
time for the race l.; Il p.
The coward hurdle was run off in sew
eraI has and \ final In the first heat Frank R
C,sstierna1 irish American. fell at the next to
the last hurdle. but was leading by so much
that he picked himself up ana won the heat
II N4w-York Athletic Club. with Castleman
second ! II Gates New York Athletic Club,
vas third and J. : o5 Ee seconds 5Ilisi ''
G ] Seftz. OF the Winged Foot started the
afternoon auspiciously for the New ork am IN
leuc Club by winning the lpo-yard dash IN ~
seconds fiat Frank r. Castleman was second
and ". X. Knahal third ,-,..;
In the baIf-nfle run Howard Y. Valentine
Of III S-Uyo- Athletic Club finished first,
with ] A Miller Sd. of the New-York AIhIetic
Club second The time was los. Joseph broInl,
low jr OF the Irish Americans. VINO hhlshea
third prevented the Winged Foot team from
. making a clean sweep in this event
Frank r. Castleman romped away WIN s tde
high hurdles in the excellent time OF L. ID 81 Sc
onds / Ashburner. L. W Mertz, Myer Pr1n-
stein J. NJ Gates and r J. Sullivan chased
Castie,ran home in the order named
Putting ieP9und shq-woa by L E r5 Feq Rtss4d
Eey Ath;etie Clgb - Il n seG 10 in hird
Martin T. sheridan Irsh-AInerican athletic club: ~ ~
Z; = in: MIA H N connolly Ne~-York Athletic Club
Thfoainz 5c-pound veisht-won by Richard sheldon
sga american Athletic club. "a # Sd in tnlrd
y KraPoTicz = Bartholomew's athletic Club "a
t-- tu-.th. James Mitchell. Nev-4ork Atnlel!c
cua IN NTH. Richard J. Sheridan Irish-An'eTl-
ca Athletic Club. 80 f. . in = ,,.so NJ -oL
Ell, ,ch ; II Il in second J. " Price, New York
Fss-s. --r 7 ar.
oti@r. Irish-Atnercau Athletic club f. in; nttR,
T. L Zsa-izea II-s:i-Auieri-an Athetic Club. f.
Price and Ryan jumped of for seeona ana third and
tilee won clearing . II 'oi'ei ana A'i0llsch di'i
Raining broad jump-won ty Meyer Prtnstein Irish
oco1aeT Nev-Yost A,hlete club y T.! in third
p W=oe: ess"-oTS ne, ne, ,Li3;, ~ o. .
n ar. Y = McDoaald. Ne"-Yor@ athletic Club Il
pie Eag.tyon by Claude Allen. American Ath-
leac cub - H. ; iE.. ". Jackson New-Iork Athletic
ca II u Ct sef2d - Mari J sheridan GI At irist
i-la.csa Athetsc club e. in. fourth F n itice.
1:1cT-sa Elaetls huh 10 feet. te9 hfh place
PhTs ard sEertl-A tied. on ne latter fell and con
*. Alere5ll aaI.e ciaJ l5g # II in
second sheridan, irish American Athletic club l46
Afhec c-b ~ T. 81 N. fourth: J. s Mitchell. New
s.Is Atlle:, Clue 40 .. L. III; s-,,- ,-4
ss4n Aaei ca ~ is r. n John 1.o banhf s
Richard J. sheridan IrisliA nerean Athletic Cub, 10
s d iag-'s Fo''e' Ne-f'' Athlete CLUB los
TRACK ccNTEsTs
se,uadHe6-vara Gssh-Igga by c. l. Seitz. ,SeW-York
G Club eis e 5 F = RnaiaI IfsAnerea Athietc
s-as third: s. g Northr:sge. IFisaAmsrtosa Athletic