The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-16
CALIFORNIA ATHLETE MAKES SIX NEW MARKS Wins Eight Shot Putting Events at N. Y. A. 0.
 Games. TRACK UNUSUALLY FAST 600-Yard Run Surpasses Other Events for Spectacular
 Interest.

New York, Sept. 15.--Fully ten thou sand lovers of track and field athlet- ics flocked to Travers Island yesterday to watch what proved to be one of the best field days ever held in this coun- try. They were the seventy ninth games of the New, York Athletic club. The track was unusually fast, the weather was ideal, and practically all the events were hotly contested
 The best athletes in this country took part in the games, including the western champion quartet-G -Glarner, Rose Kelly and Forrest Smithson. Parsons, the old Yale sprinter, was al- so entered in several events, but was forced to return home unexpectedly on Friday night.
 The shot putting of Ralph Rose, the giant representative of the Olympia Athletic club of San Francisco, was the feature of the day. Rose eetab- lished six worlds records. He broke all previous performances in putting the 8, 12, 14, IS, 21 and 2S pound shots and easily won the IS and 24 pound shot puts as we'll. w. Gilmore of the same club also got a place in each of the shot putting events.
 For spectacular interest the 600- l yard run surpassed the other events. M, W. Sheppard, the Irish-iAmerican Athletic club champion, and Glarrner, the western crack, were placed at scratch Hardly had the echo of the crack of the pistol died away, when Glarmer was off. Sheppard accepted the challenge, and groan went up when the western runner quickly gained a three yard lead over his east ern rival But Sheppard had Just be- gun to run" Before the race was half over he passed Garmer, and then be- gan wonderful sprint.
 The field had too much of a handi- ] cap for the scratch men, but Sheppard managed to cross the line a good sec 1 ond.
 The other events were tame but in teresting. Summaries:
 100 yard dash- Handicap Won by George Merz, Xavier A. e., 5 1-2 yards, J. R. Fitzpatrick, New York Al O., 71-2 4 yards, second; H. c. Wools, unattached 61-2 yards, third Time, 10 seconds.
 1000 yard run-Won by William von Thum, Xavier A. C., go yards; Robert Boody, Mohawk A. C., 56 yards, sec- ond; b Kennedy Irish American A. C., A yards third Time PIP 2-5
 12O yards hurdles-Won by Forest smithson, Oregon A C., (scratch), Charles P. Toole, New York A. C., 2 yards, second; Arthur Maui, New York <, A. O., yards. Time, IS seconds.
 Putting 16-pound shot-Won by Ralph Rose, Olympic A. C., scratch, 4S feet 1-2 inches; w. Gilmore, olym- pie A, C., feet, second; II. Meyer, U. A,/A. C., feet, third
 Pole vault--Won by M. Peabody, N. Y. A. C., F inches, 10 feet 8inches; F. G. Paulding, West Side Branch Y M, c. IA, IA inches, Gecond; H. s. Bab- cock, New York A. C., 14 inches third.
 Eight pound shot-Won by Ralph Rose, Olympic A. C., first, with throw of 67 feet inches; Dennis Horgan, New York A. C., second; Fl. Meyer, I. A. A. C., third. Previous record was 61 feet [ inches.
 Twelve pound shot-Won by Ralph Rose with throw of 55 feet II 3-4 inches; Dennis Horgan, New York A. C., second; Robert Edgren, New York A. C., third. Old record was 53 feet i Inches.
 Fourteen pound shot--Won by Ralph Rose, Olympic A. C., with a throw ot 51 feet S-S inches; Dennis Horgan New York A. C., second; w. Gilmore oi California, third. Previous record was 51 feet 1-2 inches.
 Eighteen pound shot-Won by RalpF Rose with throw of 43 feet 1-2 inch es; Dennis Horgan, second; w Gil more, third Old record was fl +; Inches.
 Twenty-one pound shot-Won by Ralph Rose, with throw 40 feet 5-' inches; Dennis Horgan second; w. Gil, more, third. Roses throw Is foot 3-' inches farther than old record.
 Twenty-fouE pound shot-Won by Ralph Rose with throw of SS feet ? l.. inches; Dennis Horgan second; w. Gil more third. Old record was SS fee IA inches.
 Twenty-eight pound shot-Won b. Ralph Rose, with throw of S4 feet g. inches: Dennis Horgan second; W. Gil more third. Was no previous amateu record. Professional worlds recort was S4 feet 1-2 inch
 3co yards run-Won by A. House New York A. C., r yards; T. Frank Irish American A. C., Is yards; E. W White, New York A. C., F yards, third Time S1 3-5 seconds.
 Two mile run-Won by J. Eisele NeE York A. C., yards, handicap; A. c Knight, I. A. A. C., 15 yards, second F. G.. Ballars, New York A. C., ,
 yards, third Time. $40 4-5. 22O yards hurdle-Won by O. Langar
 s. Smithson, San Francisco, second;
 West, third. Time, 25 1-2 seconds. o 500 yard run--Won by Joseph Drom e ileow, I. A. A. C.; M. Sheppard, I. A :; A. C., second; P. Murray third. Time 1;12
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