The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
IRISH ATHLETES WIN AGAIN
CHANGE or TRAINERS FAILS TO
BENEFIT NEW YORK A. C.

All the Points I'm Metropolitan Assoctation
Championships Captured by the rwo
Btg Clubs, inc J. A.. A. q. scoring ~
10 A~s-Hfe0rsth Bcass John Flanagan.
The annual track and field championships
Of the A. A. u. took place yesterday under
the auspices of the New York A. g. at TrAvers
Island. wretched weather prevailed. but
this was completely lost sight Of In the all
absorbing scramble for the point honors
between the New York A.. q. and the Irish
A. G.. For the last few years the Irish have
succeeded In carrying on the palm OF this
meet and they repeated the trick again yester-
day by a score OF 81 points TO Ss for the WINGED
Foot. II was simply q dual meet. for no other
club made q point.
But serious and faotionlike as yesterdays
strife was It had It's comical side to the ordi-
nary onlooker In the conduct OF the trainers
of the two big clubs. While the adviser OF
the winged Foot went yipping at his men
around the border Of the track the Winged
Fist mentor urged his lads to victory with a
high staccato. For some time past among
the athletically ignorant an idea prevailed
that the success Of the Irish club in the Nets"
was due TO Its trainer. no heed being paid to
the self-developed abilities OF such men as
Flanagan. Sheridan. Bonhas and other sure
point winners. So last spring the trainer OF
the Irish found a job with the New York A. O..
but the expected CROP Of -phenoms" was not
delivered yesterday and the Irish club won
again.
Last year the New York A. C. won only
one out Of the seven field events. but this
year an Improvement was caused oy the
advent of Matt McGrath In the hsmmer and
SO pound weight. and this was the only new
material which showed to advantage. Nc
Grath trained himself at his home In Brooklyn
and has been practising with Flanagan Tor
four or Ave years.
The trial heats OF the 100 yards opened the
sport. In the first heat &. j. Seitz OF
the New York A. G. just nosed home In front
of l.. Robertson Of the Irish A. A. g.. with
Ford Of the New York A. c. a close third.
The second heat fell TO w. J. Heating OF the
irish club in 10 is seconds. with @. NJ. Schsefer
of the Irish club second and J. j. Archer
third. There was an extra heat for third
men between j. J. Archer and Ford. and the
latter won by q yard In 10 l-5 SECONDS. Inc
Sest s sfss by yf FOUR r f stiTf for ,G 1ae ps aae Robert.
son and Ford, the other two placed. were
separated only by inches.
and Il Included ali the local. cracks. Al The
flash Of the gun. sheppard jumped INTO me
lead and carried the men along at 2 lively
and Bromilow Of the same team, with PAU
Pilgrim Of the New York A. &. In fourth
place ..od About utah half my way Z. i Pillis aWay MOUND fUSSdin mp
the last turn and second place fell to Bromi-
low. sheppard won by about twelve yards
in good time considering the condition oil the
Harry L. Hllman maintained his suprem-
acy In the low hurdles. and from tne way
a start and a beating to his opponents. ne
took every hurdle with the grace OF an ante
G hone and b Disposed SsT yS ar slleS Mic sis oesre Of tie tie
S HsS hurdles a1 : si and led al The wsS. winning by
sheridan in the discus and shot and Cook
In the high jump and broad jump we're the
dual winners OF the meet.
runners remained punched for at least half
a mile. Here Cohen.of the Irish 4 a: I. was
making the En- pace SIs is w.sh a hSSoRFiel, ev and jimmy
Sulii van Of the Irish club close up. Thus
ran until a quarter OF q mile from home.
soon nailed by sullivan, who came with a
rush TO the front. Rodgers challenged the
Irishman. but Jimmy was equal TO the &c
lance separating Riley from. Rodgers.
Bonha9 was expected to have the softest
sort Of a cinch IN the three mil. Ino rqsi t pSe
winged foot. gave. him a. spirited argument.
The Tiger logged the Irish runner every
yard of the way and II was only on the nome
stretch that Bonhag drew away.
Sheppard looked like q winner in the quar-
ter. when A. T.; Bailey OF the New YORK AZ.
~ yOunkbltI VI HiCaN ~ Ohhiut ~
HON and won by about three yards.
In the 220 SeitZ was apparently. going TO WIN.
s oH5 be both Sef Esstins "a" and Robertson went by
him, the former winning by two Sards from
In The field events the main contest was the
hammer throwing, In which Flanagan ana
McGrath settled a point which has been dis
puted for months. ! Both 4 big men b had ~ n ensI;SS
for the final. McGrath, however, showed nus
worth and won With the respectable distance
himself in the So pounds. which he sent the
some surprise when Sheridan beat Morgan
in the shot.
A, 9, Joe Bro%lIoS. irish A. 4 g. second; Paul
\ S.s g. f sss. a; r G; li : mlnu, Z: 8 ! =. sG seconds Ss" YORK
4. l G.: s E 4. + s,i;s, s ss Y ysr !. + S't e. ! ::s !s';H {:
Robertson ss e. l .ssn,S T. 4 rune e.: ' % rs 8; D; sord' Nc"
!. 3 t asr ! ;nch as.s9 R, s sheldon ai On; S sss%n York s' 4. E. snir 9,
with a feet 10 inches; :: Mcdonald. Irish A. A. C..
'0 one Nile Gisn RUnewSn By J. p. sullivan. Irish A.
a. q: 4: Redssrs, NSeS Xc!s 4 & second;
S SssRt y o. H1 <. c. fourth, Time Z I minutes Ss1Si
a, Z; e. Ts h, r. srP ssySs.! a. 4 i,. I. r BAILEY < e. S'. :.s ssss
j. II. Teevan. Irish "A. G. third; p. l.. Waters,
New York A. C.: j. J. Eller. Irish A. A. C., second;
W. c. Newcombe, Irish A. A. G., third: c. Brens-
80 Yard Run-Won by W. J. Heating: Irish
A. A. c.; L. Hobetson, Irish A. A: C.. second; G.
J, II. Seity. New York A.. c.. third. Time. y fS
80 Yard Hurdie-won by Harry l.. Hnlman.
New York A. c.; J. J. Elier, irish A. A. c., second;
VIC. Newcombe, Irish A. A. e.. third. Time
% Thre seG %iIe Run-won by q. v. Bonhss. Irish
A. A. C.; J. n. EIsele. New York A. c., second;
Collins, Irish A. A. C., third; r. g. Bellars,
New York A.. C., fourth. Time. Is minutes 7 sec
onds.
Pole vault-won by. c. A. Allen, Irish A. A. C.
York a. G., second, with a vault Of n feet a inches.
r: r. Cook. Jr., Irish a. A.. c.. third, with a vault
Running High Jump--won by e. ., Cook, Jr.
Irish A. a. C.. with a jump of 8 feet Q inches; y. J,
Stephenson, Irtsh A. a, C., second, with q jump Of
s feet 8 inches: ]. ". Price, New York A. C., third,
with a Jump OF s feet ] inches.
Running Broad Junp-Won by Y. 7. Cook .JI:,
Irish 4: 4. g, with 9 jump Of e feet 10 inches: !..F.
second and third at % feet 81 inches. In the jump.
on O'Connell won with . Jump OF p feet 8 inches.
Throwing "a PoundyH smmer-Won by Matthew
J. McGrath, New York A. c., with a throw OF iss
feet ~ inches; John J. Flanagan, Irish 4. 4. c.,
second. with a throw Of iA feet 8 inches: Dents
IIongan. New York A. c., third. with a throw Of
iS2 feet 7 inches.
Throwing the Discus-won by NJ. j.. Sheridan,
Irish A. A. c., with a throw of t3s feet 10 Inches.
A.. X. Dearborn. New York A. C., second, with a
throw OF ia feet 8 inches; John J. Flanagan, Irish
Throwing 81 Pound weight-Won by John ].
Irish A. 4; C.. with a throw Of 81 feet 81