The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11
MORE TITLES FOR SHERIDAN.
Irish American Athlete wins Two Cham
pionships In the Garden.


The Amateur Athletic Union indoor cham
pionship carnival In Madison Square Garden
came to a close last night and the crowd
in attendance was a big Improvement on
the opening night. Nine events constituted
the programme. which was totally different
from Friday night. and they were 90. $50. 600
yard and five mile runs, 800 yard low hurdles.
standing high jump. three standing jumps.
shot put, and pole vault for height. Only first
class men competed and every contest proved
interesting to tie spectators. Those In the
boxes and galleries knew the name and form
of the athletes. and liberal applause greeted
the dpings of the cracks In all cases.
A remarkable feature OF the meet was the
order kept on the floor, for no interlopers were
allowed to force their way in. and even the
officials were so arranged that they did not
crowd any single point. not even the finish
line. Here. too, boxes we're niaced ana only
the officials and timers we're allowed 10 enter.
Al others we're made to keep a respectable
distance away.
Though several OF the events were close
and exciting a few were ~foregOne conclusions,
Ray G. Ewry, who holds the. worlds record
Tor the standing high Jump and three standing
!uoms,ww IT, I'M 70 49,, ~ tau ivy
pointed the crowd when he failed to shatter
his old marks. The record for the high jump
Is 5 feet 81 inches. made at the Stadium. Buff
falo, on September Z. 1901. and the best mark
for. the three jumps is 81 feet 81 inches, made
in f hSSnS Ave Island %ile City TtD on Grs s siss 1ss a !, lIoi Juror
among the crowd. especially with the fine
field of twenty-five starters. Among them
was william Nelson. the plucky little Eng
lishman who won the national A. A. u. out
door title at Travers Island last September.
On that occasion BonhaG lost his shoe. and he
was out lust nj Nht To demonstrate that but Tor
the accident he would have beaten Nelson.
0thsr prominent starters, were John ). DAILY.
y. Z. Carr. W. q. Frank. Winfield Barley. >. l..
Root, II. ". Cohen. and about a dozen men
from Columbia University.
The first event on the card was the $50
yard run, and after n couple OF trial heats
COhalan. Robertson, Archer and Stevens got
on the mark for the final. A the race was
run In lanes around two sharp curves iC
was hard to know who really led, but Robert
son seemed to be gathering the most speed,
When they Strengthened for home h. showed
to be- a yard in front OF Cohalan. and by this
distance he won. Cohalan beat Stevens a
similar distance and Archer was a close
fourth.
The most exciting event Of the night. and
for that matter the most hair raising contest
seen in the Garden in many years. was the
$40. yard with Sheppard as the sure thing
and a J to 100 shot in the estimation OF a big
majority, OF those present, Among a smart
field OF half a dozen was Parsons of Yale
University and wearing the emblem Of the
New York A. C., and the man who IL will
be remembered ran the distance in the in
door record time OF l minute Il seconds last
winter.
paul II. Pilgrim. c. II. Bacon and n. A.
Sedley were also In the fray, At the crack
OF the gun there wHS a rare scramble for
the post, bu, Parsons showed In front after
the muddl" and h" carried the boys along
A. a fearful, clip will Sedley. Pilgrim and Bacon
a couple OF yards behind. Sheppard was
bringing up the rear. Somehow or another
the crowd expected sheppard to fly to the
front every second and leave his opponents
as II they were walking. but he never flew,
although he dug in with might and main.
The further Parsons went the finer he strobe.
until he won easing up, beating Bacon, the
second man, by several yards. Sedlcy was
a good third and Pilgrim a very close fourth.
Sheppard stopped about sixty yards from
home, run clean to n StandStll.
Harry l.. Hillman brought the crowd to its
feet IN the 800 yard hurdle. an a new worlds
record under the conditions saw the light.
lie beat Eller. his nearest rival. by four yards.
and the time was 80 - seconds. wiping away
the old record OF 20 "a seconds, made hv 4. c..
Kraen2lein nj The Chicago Coliseum on May 10.
1897. In the field events there was a surprise
defeated Ray G. Ewry in the three standing
jumps by two and a quarter inches.
In the tussle for point hOnOrs scored on the
Tor a third. victory ieii to the Irish 4. 4 c..
with a total Of 10 points. the y. !. \. G. being
SeGSn sa Ti5h Z points, s.. s S,n9r G5TsS 70 g score
Pastime A. C.. T.
$50 Yard Run-Won by I, Robertson. irish A.. A.
G.; w. T; Conolnns New York A. c. second; /. ..
Putting q Pound Shot won BY II. J. sheridan.
s. iMltchei. New York s. C., second. with I a put Of
81 feet inch; Pelllnger Pasiimc A. G." third.
New YORK &c fourth, with a put OF q feet.
Standing High Junp-WOn by Ray c. EWry, New
York 4. c. with a jump OF 8 feet = inches. j. f.
Weber, New York \. G.. second. with a Jump Of
5 feet: John Bill9r. National Turnvercln. third. with
a lump OF 4 feet o Inches,
600 Yard Run Won BYE b., Parson, New York
A. c: G. Bacon, Irish A. \. C.. second. II. \. Sedley,
New York A. c, third. Paul II. Pilgrim. New York
A. G.. fourth. Time. l minute II } 5 seconds.
Three Standing Jumps-WOn by NJ. J. Sheridan,
Irish A. A.. C., with a Jump OF - feet "a Inches; Ray
c. EwTy. ". Y. 4. C.. second. with a jump OF 81 feet
5 inches: L. = Packard, Irish A. a. C., third. with
90 Yard Run Won by {. J. seltz. y. Y. A. C..
J. F. O'Conncl. n. Y, 4. c.. second: S. c. North
ridge, Irish A. 4 G.. third L. D. Stevens, N. y. a. G.,
fourth. Time. 3.5 seconds.
800 Yard Hurd les on by Harry L.. HIllman.
n. Y. a. C.; J. J, Ellcr. Irish A. \. C.. Second: C.
u. Toole. Y. v. A. c., third. Time. 20 rs seconds.
HIlman's time Is new worlds record.
Pole Vault for Height-Won by A. c. Gilbert.
Yale University, with a vault OF 10 feet y inches:
NJ. J. sheridan, Irish A A. G., second. with a vault
Of 10 feet; w. Mcleod, Irish 4. a. C., third, with a
vault Of o feet 9 inches.
Five Mile Run-Won by G. v. BonhaC. Irish
A. A. c.: W. Nelson. Pastime 4. C., second: W. s
Frank. Irish A. y. C., third. Time, 20 minutes
l 25 seconds.