Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-26
CHAMPIONS IN GREAT GAMES
Martin Sheridan Breaks Pole Vault p.ao.I ,% Indoor AfhIetie Meet


 Record at Indoor Athletic Meet.
 New York, Oct. 26.-The indoor ath- Ietic season opened 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. ]. Sheridan of the Irish American A. C. won the pole vault for distance with a jump of 2S feet, breaking the previous record of 2 feet "A inches, held by William Baird of Philadelphia. N. L. Moore of the New York A. C. was second, with 24 feet II inches.
 Next in interest was the two mile run. which was won by c. V. Bonhag of the New York A. C., who finished fifteen yards ahead of his team mate. F. Bellaires, in 9 minutes 42 1-5 sec onds. The two men raced neck and neck until the final lap, when Bonhag by a magnificent spurt left his rival far in the rear
 Con Leahy. the Irish champion, sprained a tendon during the high jump trials and failed to place. He made a jump of 5 feet 11A inches. which tied for third, but because of the accident he was unable to jump off the tie.
 The final heat of the seventy-five yard dash, while run in slow time, furnished an exciting finish, Seitz win ming by a narrow margin over Smith son of Portland, Ore. Other winneFs l follow:
 Running hop step and juup-Won by 1 Platt Adams. New York A C.. with A feet inches: Martin J. Sheridan. Irish A. A. C.. second, with A feet 71s inches; T. F. Cronin. St. Alphonsus association, Boston, third. with 43 feet bl5 inches.
 22o yard high hurdle-Final heat won by F. C. smithson. Portland. Ore: s. C. Northbridge. Irish A. A. C., New York. second; C. B. Toole. New York A. C.. third: time. g seconds. One mic waIk-won by Sam Liebgoldt. 1 New York A. C.: Louis Liebgoldt, Irish A. A. C.. second: A. P Hunt. Pastime ] A. C., third: time, minutes Il Is sec onds.
 Running high iump-won by H. F. Por- | ter Irish A. 4. C.. New York, with feet il-s inches: H. A Gidney. Boston. sec ond. with feet one-quarter of an inch; H J. Grumpelt. St. Bartholmew A. C.. New York. third. with 5 feet llit inches, after a tie at that height with Con Lea hy. the Irish champion. who sprained a tendon during the contest kssM af4=fv NV pard. Irish A. A. C.; J. Bromilow. Irish A. A. c. second; 4. Zink. New York A. l c, third; time minutes s seconds.
 Standing broad iump-won by R. C. Ewry. New York A C.. with 10 feet inches; M J Sheridan. Irish A A. C, second. with 10 feet Il4 inches: B. Tom l kins. Irish A A. C. third. with 10 feet one-half inch.
 75 yard run-Final heat won by C. J Seltz. New York A C.; F. Smithsou Portland. Ore. second. W. J. Keating Irish A. A C. New York. third: time slz seconds
 Putting eight pound shot-won by W | ". Coe, Boston A A. with q feet zis inches: N J. Sheridan. Irish A. A C. New York second. with so feet T. inches: D Horgnn. New York A. C. third. with O feet.
 So yard r,In-Final heat won by L. B DorIand. Pastirle A C. New York: W R. Bursch. New York A C. second: A J Crockett. New York A. C. third time. a 3-5 seconds
 Two mile rrIn-wOn by George Y. Bon hag. Irish-Ar1erfcan A. C-, New York F. BeIIaIres New York A. C.. second tF 4 Rogers. New York A. C.. third time. minutes 4z1-s seconds
 Throvinz the 1fty-six pound weigh for height ewent-Wou by Matthew McGrath. New Tork A C. with i5 fee 5 inches: James s Mitchell. New Tori A C. second with E feet: ". " Gee Boston. third with i4 feet 2 inches Tn record is Is feet s-s inches. held by s .fftchea