The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
WORLDS MARK
IS SET BY
SHERIDAN
Champion Vaults Is Feet in
A. A. u. Games Newark
Athlete Wins.

NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-The indoor ath-
betic season opened last night at Madison
Square Garden with the first of the track
and field championships of the Amateur
Athletic Union. Many of the stars who
competed in the summer games took part,
and one record went by the board. NJ. J..
Sheridan, of the Irish-American A. a.,
won the pole vault for distance with a
jump of % feet, breaking the previous
record of 81 feet IA inches, held by Will
lam Baird. of Philadelphia. N L. Moore,
of the New York A: G, was second with
"a feet II inches.
Next in interest was the two-mile run.
which was won by G.. V. Bonhag. of the
New York Athletic Club, who finished IS
yards ahead of his teammate, F. sBellaires,
in 9:42 1-5. The two men raced neck-and-
neck until the final lap, when Bonhag, by
a magnificent squirt, left his rival far in
the rear.
Con Leahy,' the Irish champion, sprained
a tendon during the high jump trials and
failed for place. He made a jump OF 0
feet liz inches. which tied for third, but,
because of the accident, was unable to
jump off the tie.
The final heat of the 75-yard dash, while
run in slow time, furnished an exciting
liiASis OttA1 aRlhih6 ~ 1aAioW AA 80
over Smithson, of Portland, Ore. The hop,
step and jump event was won by Plat
Adams, of Newark, carrying the colors Of
the New York A. C.
The summaries:
Running. High Junp--Won by, H. F;
Porter, Irish-American A. c., with 8 feet
liz %inches;s H. A. Cidney. Boston A, A.,
second, with 6 feet "a inch; Con Leahy,
Ireland, and w l.. Grunpelt, st. Barthol-
omew A. c., tied for third, 3 feet liz in
ehes.
1000 Yard Run-won by M. w. shep-
pard, Irish-American A. G., j. A. Bromi-
low, Irish American A. c., second; A.
link, New York A. c., third time 2:25.
Standing Broad Jump-Won by Ray
Ewry, New York A. C., with 10 feet 5
inches; M. j. Sheridan, Irish-American A.
Tomkins, Irish-American A. c., third,
with 10 feet " inch,
Is Yard Run (trlal h~eats)-First heat
won by J. f. O'Connell. New York A.. C.;
s s., Second heat won by c. j. Seitz, New
York A. c.. w. j. Heating, Irish-Ameri-
can A; G., second; time s $; Third heat
won by Z: smithso gor Portland s ope,di:
time s S. Second heat won by c. J. Seitz,
New York A. c.; g. Smlthson, Portland,
Ore, second: ". ]. Heating, Irish-Ameri-
can A. c., third; time s S.
3O0-Yard Run trial heats)-First heat
won by l.. B, Dorland, Pastime A. c.;
It. ]. Kerr, New York A. c., second; time,
80 Jos. ? SECOND neat won by w. II.
New York A. G.; A j.. Crockett
New York A. c., second; time, 34s. Third
heat won by L.. b.. Stevens, New York
A. Ci j j; M q ! z New York A, c. 3
L. b. Dorland, Pastime A. g.; w. r.
Burch, New York A. c., second; A: j..
Crockett, New York A. C.. third; time,
Throwing the 5s-Pound Weight for
Height-Won by Mathew McGrath, New
York a. c. with 15 feet 3 inches; James
10 feet: w. w Coe, Boston A. A., third,
with Ia feet 8 inches.
Putting the 8-pound Shot-Won by w.
W. Coe, Boston A. A., with 81 feet "a
c., second. with 60 feet Ia inches; Dennis
Morgan, New York A. c., third, with 60
feet l inch.
Two-mile Run-Won by G.. v. Bonhag,
York A c., second; F. A. Rodgers, New
York A.. c., third; time, 9m. AZ LIS.
Pole Vault for Distance-Won by NJ. ].
Sheridan, Irish-American A: c., with %
Happenny, Montreal A. c.. and II. l"
Moore, NV York A. c., tied for second,
with "a feet II inches.
220-yard Hurdles trial heats)-Ffrst, won
by s. C, Northridge, Irish american A. c.;
f. B. Toole. Trinity Club, second; time,
30 ass. Second, won by f. Smithson,
Portland, Ore; c. B. Toole, New York A.
c., second; time, 80 2-5s.
Final Heat-Won by Il. Smltnson, PORT
ore; S. c. Northridge, Irish-Amerl-
can a.. c., second; C. B. Toole, New York
A. c., third; time, 29s.
Hop, Step and Jump-Won by p. Adams,
New York A. c., with "A feet 8 inches; NJ.
J. Sheridan, h-American A. c.. second,
with "A feet IN inches: r. r. Cronin. 81.
Aloysius Association, third, with 40 feet 51S
inches.
One-mile Walk-Won by Sam L~iebgold,
Pastime A. c.; Louis Liebgold, Irish
American A. c., second; A.. P. Hunt,
Pastime A. c., third; time. I'm. Al LBS.
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