The Washington times., 1907-02-10
TAYLOR IS FIRST
IN SPECIAL EVENT
Negro Runner OutfootS Par
sons and Bacon in Madison
Square Garden.
SHERIDAN GETS SH0T-PUT
Had Allowance of Two Feet in Handi-
cap-Ellery Clark Third Three
Times

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Many of the
most prominent athletes from colleges
and local clubs took part IN the biz
indoor meet OF the Pastime Athletic
Club at the Madison Square Garden to-
night, and the spectators were treated
20 some excellent exhibitions.
J. B. Taylor. the great negro runner
Of the University of Pennsylvania; Ell
b Parsons. Of Yale College and the
New York Athletic Club. who ran IN the
cOlOrs OF the latter organization. and
Charles Bacon, Of the American
Athletic Club, ran in The 60O-yard in
vitation- The men finished as named.
the negro winning by about six inches
only.
The time was ia. which equals the
indoor record for the distance, made by
Z. 3. Parsons last year at the Ford
ham games.
Sheridan and Clark.
Martin J. Sheridan. Of the Irish
American A g., and Ellery II. Clark,
OF the Boston a g. both OF whom
have had the honor Of winning the ma
ucnal all-arOund championship of the
Amateur Athletic Union, were in the
field events. Sheridan, who has won
international honoTs. sustained mis- repu-
tatiOn by winning the shot put handi-
cap. with an allowance Of two feet. with
an actual put Of AZ feet 1912 inches.
while Clark was third with IS feet. 81.
inches. and an allowance of Z feet
s. G. Northeridge, OF the Irish-Ameri-
can a. c.. won his heat il the 6J-yard
high hurdle event. He was seconded
by g. D. TOole. Of the New York a c.
in the final. but while ToOle's time was
8l-5 seconds, It did not count, as he
knocked down a hurdle.
Ellery II. Clark, the Boston 4. A.
man, vas third in three events. the
potato race, standing high jump and
shot put.
The final event on the program was a
three-mie open handicap race. which
was won BY Thomas Collins, OF the
Xavier A c., Of this city
The Summaries:
One-mile run-Open handicap. Won
by H P. Odell. Irish-AmeriCan 4. c (55
yards): Harry Jensen. St. Bartholomew
A c U0O yards. second, f p Carr.
Xavier A A tiJ yards, third. Time,
4-24 So.
60-Yard dash-Handicap. Final heat
won by George E Hall. Irish-American
A c. % feet; William SIade. Pastime
a. c. O1 TeeD, second; L. b. Dorkin.
Pastime A c. 10 feet, third. Time.
D 10 seconds.
SS-yard dash. open. handicap-WOn by
Ed a. Kelly. Twenty-third Street Y
NJ G. A 80 yards. c. HOyns Column
bia University (35 yards, second. Will
lam Van Thun, Xavier A A IS YARDS,
third. Time. 1856 As.
22o-yard run, handicap: dnsl-WOn by
/. p. DOrland. Pastime A. G. ~ YARDS:
r F. Goggin. Pastime A &. ZIG yardsl.
second; -. F. Lang. l. A A Q. q
YARDS. third. Time, % Is. l. Robert
son, /. A. A g tSCratch). won first trial
heat but was disqualified for cutting
the corners.
Standing high jump: handicap-Won
Oy J. A Biller. unattached q inches)
with an actual jump Of feet 10 inches.
Charles H Harry, Brooklyn Central Y
NJ g A a inChesl, 1 feet S inches, sec
oud, NJ ]. Sheridan. Irish 4. a G II
inchl. feet Q inches third.
- special 6e0-yard run Won by J. r
SIX inches Harry I Hellmas. New
York \. c., second: Z. B. Parsons New
York A g, third. Time. ia
4+tyard run open; handicap. Final
neat won by J. J. McEntee unattached
Go YARDS, BOOman, Columbia T-niver-
slty as yards, second: I. B DorIand.
Pastime A c. (lS YARDS. third. Time.
y seconds H Gargan. Fordham Uni
VcrStJy % YARDS. finished second. but
was disqualified for rough tactics.
Putting l6-pOund shot. haudicap Won
by Martin j Sheridan Irish-American
a c = feeo- with an actual put Of
3 Feet lO52 inche-. Herman Never
lrish-Amcrican A .. (5 feet. second.
IS feet 10 inChCS. +. II Clark. Boston
\ \. G feeu. third. So feet 81 inches
tO-yard high hurdle race. scratch
Won by c. 3. TOOle. New Wark A. c. .
) {. NOrthhridge. Irish American a
9. second; E H Clark. Boston A. A.
c.. third. Time. lis.
Potato race. scratch-Won by J. J
Ryan. Columbia University: J. A.
krause, Grace 4. c.. second: +. II
Clark. Boston a. A. third Time.
6OO-yard novice; final heat-Won by F.
W. Kennedy. Columbia University. II
p Slade, Columbia University. second 4.
j. NJ Clark, Columbia University. third
Time. 20 4-5.
Three-mile run. open: handicap-Woo
by Thomas Collins. y. a. G ESQ var1sl :
Albert Knight. ]. A. A. c. n-5 YARDS
second: J Blank. unattached C2IO varCgl
third. Time. 1878.
Running high jump-Won by H. 4
Gedney. Boston A A scratch 6 fapr.
l. Robertson. IriSh-Americau A q <
inches). second with actual juno OF :
feet inches; J. J. Ryan. Columbia T-rTe
yersity q inches). third, with actual
jump of 5 feet . inches.