The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09
HERALD SPORTING NEWS
irish AMERICANS
WIN BIG MEET
Amateur Athletic Association,
Annual Contest Fails to
Break Records.

New York, Sept. S.-The senior track
and field championships Of the Amateur
Athletic union OF the United States were
decided today on the Travers Island
grounds OF the New York Athletic club.
Contrary 10 expectations no new records
were established and none was even
equaled.
The point trophy was won by the Irish
American Athlete club OF this city with
81 points. the New York Athletic club
being second with IS. The representa-
tives of the Chicago Athletic association
were next with Is points. Archie Hahn
Of the Milwaukee Athletic club. who won
the 100-yard dash at Athens last May,
failed to qualify in the short sprint and
finished last i'm the final of the 2O-yard
run.
Nigel Barker. the Australian, who de-
feated Arthur Duffey in the AntipOdes,
was beaten in his trial for the 22O-yard
sprint.
The five-mile run proved disappointing.
George v Bonhag of the local Irish
American club started out to beat E. g.
Carter's record of 2J.233-5 He did well
for two miles. but then lost one Of his
shoes after he had secured a big lead on
William Nelson of England, who ran un-
attached. Bonhag ran another mile be-
fore he stopped TO put on his shoe and
this delay lost him the race.
$40 yards run, won by nj. w. Sheppard
Irish American Athletic club, New York
Joseph Bromilow ir., Irish-American
Athletic club. second: p. H. Pilgrim,
New York Athletic club, third. Time,
$50 2-5.
100-yard dash, final heat won by c. j.
SeitZ. New York Athletic club; r. l..
Young, irish-American Athletic club. sec
ond; Lawson Robertson, Irish American
Athletic club. third. Time, 10 l-5 seconds.
Archie Hahn OF the Milwaukee Athletic
club was shut out i'm the trial heat of the
l0O-yard dash. being beaten by Lawson,
Robertson and J. J. Archer of the Irish
American Athletic club. Hahn was the
winner Of the 10O-yard dash in the Olym-
pic games at Athens in May.
One-mile run. won by f. a. Rodgers,
New York Athletic club; Harvey Cohn.
Irish-American Athletic club, second; G.
lIaskins. New York Athletic club, third.
Time. 4:22 80
4iO-yard run won by Frank l.. Waller.
Milwaukee Athletic club: James +. Tee
wan. Irish-American Athletic club. sec
ond; j. CT Golliton. Irish-American Ath-
letic club. third Time 5019 seconds.
Throwing l6-pOund hammer. won by
John j. Flanagan, Irish American Ath-
letic club, l66 feet 61a inches; S. p Gill
lies. New York Athletic club. second. 15S
feet 81 inches: NJ. J. Sheridan, Irish
American Athletic club, third, l51 feet 6
Pole vault won by Leroy Samse. Chi
cage Athletic association. II feet inches
II. l.. Moore. New York Athletic club
second, n feet inches; A. G. Gilbert
NIultnomah Athletic club. Portland. Ore.
third, II feet. Samse and Moore decideG
the tie with the bar at II feet inches.
FlNe-ullle run. Won Dy Williamson.
England. unattached; George Bonhag.
Irish-American Athletic club. second: w.
g. Frank. Irish-American Athletic club.
third Time. 26:22 So.
Running high jump. won by j. w Pat
terson. Chicago Athletic association. 3
feet IL inches: H. A. Giddey. Maiden
Mass, second, > feet liz inches, after
tie for second place; Robert Herman,
New York Athletic club. third. feet 1Oh
inches.
Putting 16-pound shot. won by Wesley
w Coe University Of Michigan 46 feet
10i9 inches. Dennis Horgan New York
Athletic club. second. IS feet So inches:
+. +. Fenebach. New York Athletic club
third & feet 2 inches.
12o-vard hurdle. won nv w. NJ. Arm