Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-07

The features ot the jamestown Ex-
position Athletic meet was the break
ing Of the Junior record for throwing
the Sc pound weight r" T. Mcdonald.
of the Irish american club: the lower
ing of the half-rIilH running record
three seconds b. +. &. sjhcehan Of
Boston. and The pol" vauiting of a. r.
Cook irish american T. e.. who came
within four inches Of TIL" worlds rec
ord.
The events were closely contested,
the Irish American team winning the
DAVIS honors ON points The 100 yard
dash was neck and neck run between
Gchcrardt and Heating. Sulivan's
finish in the mile race after the han
dicap Of a bad start, taking the lead
in final sprint, electrfying the big
crowd present.
In the five-mile running event. A. r.
Welton of Lawrence Y. NJ. c. A., Bos-
| ton, took the championship from VIM
Nelson, Pastime A. G., whose record
was y minutes, Is seconds. The
American record is Is minutes, % 3-5
| seconds, made by T.. G. Carter, New
| York a. c., Sept II, 1887. The sum-
marieS:
| Amateur Athletic Union Of America
| championships:
| 1tn yards junor-first, p. c. Geherardt.
| Olympic Calfoi MIA; second, w. J. keat-
! ing. Irisl-AUerican a. e; third, +. l..
| Lukcman, Montreal. Time. 10 IS sec
| onds.
| Half mile junior-First. Frank Sheehan
| Boston; second. G. NJ French, New York
| y. G.; third. W. a. Macky. Montreal
| Time, 1.56 %
| I'm, mil irr I
| ton; second. VIM. J. OConnell. Xavier A
| A., New York; third f. n. Riley, I. A
| a. G. Time, 40 A..
| Putting 16-pound shot. ;unior-First W.
| Gilmore. Oily mpic: second, Lee Talbot, T.
A. A. G.: third. T. Mcdonald, |. A. A. c.
Distance 4s feet III inches.
| 44O yards junior-F'irst. G. Il. Ford. y
Y 4. c.: SECOND. a. r Railey. \. V. A.
a. G, ' Time, t. sec"nas.
Running hiGlRjump-Ffrst. F. r. Ris-
| Icy, 7. A. A. G.: second. w G. Fielding.
\. Y. a. G.; third, F. 7. Young. Wash
ington, y. G; TlciglH: feet ~ inches
A. \. G: second, John !. White. Pastime
| A. c. third HERMAN Never. n. Y. a. c.
Distance 1l2 feet q inches.
." yards dash-Yff' W; j; ke At |,
| a: third j. j. Archer. I. a. A. c. Time
| >. T., seconds.
30 Yards hurdlc-First. w. S. Lee, y. Y
q G.. SECOND. Walter Bursch. \. y. A
| c.: third. F. J. Kear. n. Y. A. {. Time
| - - seconds.
| Pole vault-First. a. r. Cooke. l. A: A
| c.: second, w. NJ. Hoppenv. Montreal y
g. third; W; a. Mcleod, l. a. A. G
| Throwing 16-pourd hammer-First. NJ
| p McGrath, n. Y. A. c.: second. Lee
| Talbot. !. A. A. G.: third. P. Mcdonald
w. A. A. e. Distance. 162 feet.
Five mile run-First. a. r. Welton
Lawrence Y, NJ. G. A., Boston, second
F. G. Boilers. n. Y. A. c.; third. James
| j. ice. Somerville. Mass. Time. q min
utes 10 Is seconds.
pnnnin~ hro1d jump-First. Plat
Adams. n. Y. A. c.; second. f. L. Far
;, rell Boston A. c.: third. r. c. North
bridge, ] a. A. c. Distance, % feet
! inches.
| 1an yards hurdle-First. c. Rrinsmade
n Y. A. c.; second. W. s. Lee. y. Y. a
| c.: third S. G.. Northbridge. l. A. A. c
| TIME. 1G seconds.
Throwing 56-pound weight-First. p
Mcdonald. I. a. a. g.: second. ]. X Bar
rett MARYLAND Swimming Club. Balti
more: third. p. J. O'Connor. Pastime
- Now York Distance - feet 81 inch
This is new junior record.
| Tb' owing discus. Greek stvle-First. w
| w Zeeic Western University Of Pennsy1
wanna: second. Thomas Never. l. A. a. c
Distance. - feet 2iR inches