Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01
ATHLETIC RECORDS BROKEN
One New National and Eight New Contra
Marks Made in @. A. U. Meet.
HICKS WINS THE MARATHON RACE
Boston Man Runs Twenty-Five Miles
in BOO FOO-ChicaEo AssOcia-
ton Scores Most
Points.

CHICAGO. June sO.-Featured by a
Marathon" race, won by Thomas J. Hicks
OF Boston, the central association of the
Amateur Athletic union held a record
breaking meet on Marshall field here to-
day. One national Amateur Athletic union
mark. the discus throw, was broken; eight
Central association records were battered
and two in the latter class tied. The team
OF the Chicago Athletic association made
up of athletes from all parts of the mid
west scored seventy-ni points and walked
away with the team banner.
The winning team included j. N. Patter-
son and ]. C. Malcomson, Detroit univer-
sity; John Markley, Mama university; Ed
ward T. Cook, Chillfcothe, o.; w. Ben
Oliel. Ann Arbor, Mich; Harvey Blair,
Hammond, Ind; Leroy Samse, Indiana uni
versity; Homer Thomas, Purdue university;
G. l.. Giffen, Joliet, ILL.,. and d. L. Dunlap,
University of Michigan.
This aggregation scored firsts in every
event except two, Archie Hahn of NIL
waukee defeating Markley and Blair in
the 1Oo-yard dash. and Ed Perry OF the
University of Chicago, taking first in the
hammer throw from Thomas.
The best performance of the day was
Citizens throw in the discus. The former
recognized record was made by Ralph Ross
at st. Louis, September 3, 1904. He made
12S feet 1O1b inches. Giffen today threw
the classic weight 12s feet inches. This
has been beaten several times In college
meets. but in no case did the discas used
meet the approval of the Amateur Athletic
union officials.
The other new records were established
in the 12O-yard hurdles, 220-yard dash, mile
relay, pole vault, shot put hammer throw
and broad jump. The marks in the 100
yard dash and the low hurdles were tied
Hicks Wins Marathon Race.
Twenty-eight runners out of the original
entry list OF thirty eight for the Marathon
race started from the Evanston Golf club
grounds at / IS p. m. Until the downtown
district was reached the race was a see
saw affair. In the first fifteen miles of
the twenty -hve-mile grind the lead was
successfully held by Raymond O'Keefe OF
the American Athletic association, T. ].
Hicks OF Boston, Louis Chanenson, a Chi
cago high school boy, and Albert Corey,
the French long distance runner. At
Twenty-second street with ten miles to
20, Hicks made squirt and led the field
by half a block, with Corey second and
Alexander Thibeau OF the Northwest Skat-
ing club third. Hicks was first to reach
Marshall field where the last two miles
were run on the quarter-mile cinder path.
He trotted along at a steady pace and
was never in danger from Thibeau, who
finished second. 400 yards back and al
most AL in"
Corey was third through the gate, but
could not stave of Hatch. who ran the
last stage at a tremendous clip and was
rapidly overhauling both leaders. Louis
Marks, First regiment. Chicago, was fifth.
The men generally ended in fair shape.
thirteen of the starters finishing the grind,
Summaries.
One hundred and twenty-yard hurdle
hnal heat; Patterson, Chicago athletic as
nois, second; Bailey, Central Young Mems
Christian association, third. Time: 0:l5k.
One hpndred-yaTbdi dash: n6sf neat S Mar
Irons, Chicago Athletic association, second
Time: O:10. Second heat; Hahn. Milwaukee
Athletic club, first; Blair Chicago Athletic
association, second; Time: o10
One hundred-yard dash, for high schools;
Dillon, Mckinley, first; Way, Hyde Park,
second; Heneage. Oak Park, third. Time;
-Four hundred and forty-yard run: Wick
cry, Chicago Athletic association; hrst;
ISOLATION, second: Bohnsack. Chicago Ath-
letic association. third. Time: O:5l$.
Mile run: Glore. Chicago Athletic associa-
ton, first; Saure. Central Young Mems
Christian association, second; Timblin, Chi
cago Athletic association. third. Time: 4:47
one hundred-yard dash Hahn. Milwaukee
Athletic club. irst; Markley. Chicago Ath-
1etic association. second blair, Chicago
Athletic association. third Time: 0:10.
One mile run. high schools: sommers,
hammond frst; welte. Lake View. second;
Heneage. Oak Park. third. Time: 5000
Discus throw: Citizen, Chicago Athletic as
sociation. first; Parry, University of Chi
cago second Dunlap, Chicago Athletic as
ISOLATION. third. Distance: 1f9 feet z inches
new national Amateur Athletic union rec
ord.
Ietic association. first; Patterson, Chicago
Athletic association. second; SchommeF
University OF Chicago, third. Height; feet
Two hundred and twenty-yard dash
Blair Chicago Athletic association. hvst;
Markley. Chicago Athletic association. sec
ond. Irons Chicago Athletic association.
third Time: O;22lS new central Amateur
Athletic union record.
-Four hundred and forty-yRrd run. high
schools: Dillon. Mckinley. first: Favorite.
Hyde Park. second; Roberts. Lake View.
third Time: O54M.
Two hundred and twenty-vsrd low hur-
dies: Maicomson, CHICAGO Athletic asEocla-
ton. first; Merriam. University o. Chicago.
second; De Tray. University of Chicago.
Runnina broad tump: Cook Chicago Ath-