Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
AMATEUR ATHLETIC MEETING
Annual Field and Track Contests Of Amer
lean Union at Travsrs Island.
IRIsH-AMlRIcASs. WIN POINT TROPHY
Crack New York Team Finishes First
with Score of sixty-Three-
Olympic Athletes Among
Contestants.

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
y ground Of the New York Athletic club.
CSntrary to expectations no new records
were established and none was even
equaIled. The point trophy was won by
the Irish-American athletic club Of Shis
city with SO points, the New York Ath-
lotto club being second with sS. The
representatives Of the Chicago Athletic
association were next with 10 points.
Archie Hahn OF the Milwaukee Athletic
association, who won the 100 yard dash
at Athens last May, failed to qualify In
the short sprint and finished last in the
final of the 220 yard run
Nigel Barker, the Australian, who de
feated Arthur Duffy in the Antipodes.
was beaten in his trial for the 220 YARD
sprint
The ave mile run proved disappointing
George v. Bonhag of the local Irish club
started out to beat e. c. Carriers record
of 25:2s as. He did well for two miles,
but then lost one Of his shoes after he
had secured big lead on William Mel
son of England, who ran unattached
Bonhag ran another mile before he
stopped to put on his shoe and this delay
lost him the race Summarizes
$50 yards run: Won by Melvin w. shep
pard, Irish American A. G, New York
Joseph Bromilow, tr., Irish American A. e.
second; p. p. Pilgrim. New York A. C..
third. Time: 1856
100 yards dash. hnal heat; Won by c; J
American A. c., New York. second; Law
son Robertson, trish-American A c., third
Time: 0:10h.
One mile run: Won by +. A. Rojers
New York A. c.; Harvey Cohn, Irish
American A. G.. second; g.. Haskins, New
10 yards run; I'M y won by Frank rank L. Waller
Milwaukee A. C.; James. E Teevan Irish
A Fes%%er A * s &C. tSrd ms Go O5
Throwing 1s-pound hammer: Won b.
John ]. FLANAGAN. Irish American A: c;
A. C., second, 1853 feet, 81 inches e. J
Sheridan. Irish-American A. C.. third ID
Pole vault: Won by Leroy samse Chi
cago A. A., II feet, inches; II. l.. Moore
New York A. G., second, IL feet. inches
A. c. Gilbert, Multnomah A. c., Portland
Ore third, II feet. Samse and Moore de
cided the tie with the bar at II feet.
Fiye-mile run: Won by william Nelson
England, unattached; George Bonhag
Irish-American A. c., second: w. @. Franz
Irish-American A. c.. third. Time
RuSning high jump; Won by J; W. Pa,
tterson. Chicago a 4, feet NY inches
feet, ny inches (after a tie for secon
place.; Robert Herman. New York A.
third, feet, 10A inches.
Putting 16-pound shot: Won by Wesle
w. Coe, University of Michigan, 46 fee
lO1k inches; Dennis Morgan, New York
c.. second. 46 feet, 51S inches; L. E. Fen'
bach. New York A. c., third, AZ feet,
inches
ISo-yard hurdle Won by w. NJ. Arm
= strong, New York A. c.; John ]. Eller u
" 4a.sh-American A. c., second; F. Lovint
ton, New York A, c.. third. Time: 0:16
?2o-yard run: Won by r. L Younl
Irish;American 4 G.. second; L; B. 81, ste,
Milwaukee A. c., third, Time: o:23s
american A. G., 10 feet. 10 inches
M f. Horn Irish-American A. c.. secont
lib feet; John J. J. Flanagan, Irish-Amer
can A. c., third. ia feet, IN inches.
22o-yard hurdle; Won by Harry L., Hi
man, New York A c.. Joseph Malcomsoi
Chicago A. A., second; John J. Eler. IL
1rish-American A. c.. third. Time: 0:25i
Running broad jump: Won by My,
Prinztein, Irish-American A. c., p fee
~ inches; ]. T. Mahoney. New York A. {
second q feet, ~ inches; T. F. Crona
Shawmut A. c., Boston, third. feet,
inches.
Throwing 56-pound weight: Won by Jof
J. Flanagan, Irish-American A. c., IS fec
inches; NJ. J. Sheridan, Irish-Americs
A. c., second. so feet. III inches; NJ
Horr. Irish-American A. c., third. 81 fee
Point scores: Irish-American A. c..
New York A. c., 49, Chicago. A. A., ]
University OF Michigan. 8: Milwaukee
c., 8; England s; Multnomah A. c.,
Maiden, Mass, 8; Shawmut A. c., 1.