The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-08
NATIONAL A. A. j.
CHAMP IONSH|PS
Leading Athletes of Country
Take Part-Three Junior
Records Broken.

New York, Sept. THE national track
and field championship meeting Of the
Amateur Athletic association was begun
.oday at Ravers Island, the country homo
OF the New York Athletic club The
weather was perfect while the running
Track and infield were in splendid con-
The program today was confined TO the
Junior championship and tomorrow the
tenlors VIII have their inning. Every ath-
lete or prominence in the United States
ana canada is entered In the several
events Many of the men who made
worldwide regulations during the Olym-
pic games at Athens four months ago
are among the contestants, and new rec
ords are looked for tomorrow II the
weather keeps fine.
New Record for Discus.
Today three junior records were broken
NJ n. Griffen of the Chicago A. A. es-
Lapnsned a new record of 121 feet IL
inches with the discus S. z. Gillies OF the
n. Y A. c threw the hammer 161 feet s
inches, a remarkably clever performance.
claude Allen. formerly Of Syracuse uni
yersity and now member of the Irish
American Athletic association of this
city, took the honors in the pole vault
with IL feet inches. which is far ahead
of any previous performance in the junior
William Nelson Of England. who re-
gently arrived in this country was al
lowed 10 run unattached. although he
he Pastime Athletic club of this city and
be won the five-mile run with ridiculous
Ease by third of a mile from J. n. Nc
Cuaig OF the Montreal A. A. who was a
similar distance in front of Albert Knight
of the Irish-American club. The point
trophy was won by the Irish-American
A. G.. with a total of as.
The summaries:
Putting l6-pound shot-Won by william
Kruger, Irish A. A. 60, New York 43
feet Az inches T. r. Reilly. Irish A A
mol Torn N
Meyer Irish A. A. c.. third. 80 feet .
inches
SSO-yard run-won by Joseph Bromi-
law. jr., Irish A. y. c.. ]. A. Miller, n.
Y. A. c.. second; w. c. Mckay, Mon
treal A. A, third. Time-l:59 %.
Throwing the Discussion by NJ. n.
B. A; Adams, n y. A. G. second los
c., third, 1O6 feet inches.
Running broad jump-Won by l.. r.
Weber, \. Y. A. G. % feet inches; r F.
Cronen. Shawmut Rowing association,
Boston, second, ~ feet ~ inches: w.
Hsppenny. Montreal A. A. A, third, 20
22O-yard hurdle. final heat-Won by ].
II. Gates. n. y. A. G., John J. Eller. jr.,
Irish a A. G., second; Joseph Malcolm
son. Chicago A. A, third. Time-16 sec
i2O-yard high hurdle. final heat-won by
w. NJ. Armstrong, n. Y. a. c.; John j.
Eller. jr.. Irish A. A. G., New York. sec
ond; F. J. Sullivan. y. Y. A. c.. third.
Time-15 As seconds.
Running high jump-Won by II. 4. Cid
ney. SOmerville, Mass. unattached, ) feet
10A inches; r J. Cotter Irish A. A. c.,
second feet So inches: J. n. Patterson.
Chicago A. A, third, 5 feet ga inches.
Throwing 56-pOund weight-WOn by w.
s. Krapowicz, ST. Bartholomew A. g.,
New York 81 feet 219 inches; Thomas Il.
Barrett. Maryland Swimming club. Bal
timore second 20 feet L y inches; Her
man Meyer Irish a. A c.. third. % feet.
1O0-yard run. final heat-WOn by r. J..
Young Irish A. A. g, new York; L. 3.
Stevens, y. Y. A G, second; +. J. w
Ford. Harvard A. A. third. Time-10
Throwing 1s-pound hammer-won by S.
=. Gillies. n. Y. A. G., 161 feet inches;
H. z. Kersberg. Harvard A. A. second,
Bartholomew A c, New York. third. 15t
feet 6 inches.
Pole vault-won by Claude Allen. Irish
a. A. c., IL feet inches; n. i. Moore
" Y. A. C. second IL feet: w. Hap
penny, Montreal A A. A, third, 10 feet
s inches.
Y. A. C.: Thomas r. Reardon, Cambridge
port (Nass) gymnasium, second; S. l.
Root. n. Y. A. C., third. Time-4:34 49,
44o-yard runccWon by J. w Collision
Leeran Irish a. A. G, second; II. Christ
offerson, n. Y. a. c., third. Time-5O AZ
seconds.
Five-mile rlIn-won by William. Eng
land. unattached; ]. y. McCuaig, Mon
treai A A c.. second: Albert Knight
Irish A. A. c., third. Time-27 minutes
10 3-5 seconds.
22O-yard run. final heat-Won by L. b
stevens. N. Y. a. c.; S. G. Northridge
Irish A. A. G., second; William Miller
Irish A. A. c., third. Time-22 As sec
onds.
Point trophy-Won by Irish A. A. c.
4s; y. Y. A. C. 45; Chicago A. A. Z; Mon
treal. s.
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