Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
NEW RECORDS IN
WEIGHT THROWING
Rose of San Francisco the
Most Prominent Figure in
the Travers Island Sports.

NEW YORK, September 14.-Many of
the American athletes who figured p-omi-
nently In the A. A. U. track and field
events at jamestown a week ago were
among the big gathering of competitors
who took part in the fall games of the
New York Athletic Club. which were de-
cided at Travers Island today.
Ralph Rose of the Olympic Club, San
Francisco. was the most prominent figure
In the field events, as he made several new
worlds records in throwing weights. On
the regular program Rose was entered for
several events in the weight division, but
by courtesy Of the officials several other
contests in his line were added to the card,
and Rose won every one Of them, establish
Ing several new records.
All of these contests were shot puts and
in order to make the record clear for COM
petition Dennis Horgan and Robert Ed
gren. both members of the New York Ath-
letic Club, took part in the extras. as well
as Giimour of the San Francisco Club.
Roses New Figures.
In the regular event with the sixteen
pound shot, Rose sent the missile 40 feet
5t2 inches. His first record was with the
eight-pound shot, which he sent out for
81 feet inches, beating NJ. J. Sheridan's
worlds record by six feet. His other fig
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inches: fourteen-pound. 81 feet 63s inches:
eighteen pound. AZ feet 9M inches twenty
ty-eight pound, "a feet 5z inches-all new
marks. With the twenty four pound shot
he failed by a quarter of an inch to equal
his own worlds record of 80 feet "a inches
Forrest Smitnson of the Multnomah Ath-
letic Club of Oregon won the high hurdle
race handily in 16 seconds from scratch.
o. F. Langan of the Irish-American Ath-
letic Club Of New York. to whom the
western player conceded ten yards.
Melvin w. Sheppard of the Irish Athletic
Club and Andrew Garner of the Olympic
Club. San Francisco. were the scratch men
in the 6OO-yard handicap Sheppard fin
ished second in this event. being beaten by
inches only by his clubmate. J. Bromlow,
a ten-yard man. Glarner finished seventh
John ]. Flanagan. the worlds champion
hammer thrower, did not compete. and Matt
McGrath Of the New York Athletic Club
fouled three times with the hammer and
failed to get a place.
Summaries.
G. j. Merz of Xavier Athletic Club New York
l55h yards: J; R. Kipatrick. N. Y. A. C., second
yards; third. Time. 10 seconds.
%. One hundred and twenty yards hurdle handicap
second: a z Saui n Z A. G. yards al 's shi1d
One thousand yards run. handIeap-Won by J.
Van 1n hun XAVIER MsS. A g. New York go yarda:
II. j. DOouy. AonaWk a. y. 100 YardJ), second:
D. c. Kennedy. Irish American A. c. IA yards)
third. Time. 2.12 2-6.
FIELD EVENTS.
Putting 16pound shot: handicap-Won by Ralph
Rose. Olympia A. c.. San Francisco (scratch), a
distance OF 40 feet 5h inches; w. Gilmour Olym-
pic A: c., San Francisco % feet distance Of
"A feet 2h inches. second II. Meyer. Irish Amert-
can A. c.. New York II feet. distance Of 40
feet inches third
Pole vault; handicsp-won by W; Peabody. n.
Paulding. N. Y: Y. NJ. c. A. "a inches). 10 feet
second; H. s. Babcock. N. Y. A. c. "a inches,
feet inches third.
Pus ting s-pound shot-won By Ralph Rose of
Olympic A. O. of San Francisco. 81 feet inches;
D.. HorRan Of N. Y. A. O.. 81 feet. second; w.
Gilmour Olympic A. c.. San Francisco. 50 feet
6H inches. third '-es'
Ralph Rose broke the worlds record Of putting