The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-09-07
RECORDS GO
in MEET AT
JAMESTOWN
Mcdonald Sets Mark in So
pound Weight and Shee-
han in Half-miIe.

NORFOLK. Sept THE features yesfer-
day of the jamestown Exposition athletic
meet was the breaking of the junior record
for throwing the 56-pound weight by P.
Mcdonald. of the Irlsh-American CIubs
the lowering of the half-mile running rec
ord three seconds by F. C. Sheehan. OF Bos-
ton, Mass, and the pole vaulting Of e. T.
Cook Irish-American Athletic Club, who
came within four inches Of the worlds
record.
The events were closely contested and
spectacular. the Irish-American team WIN
Mug the days honors on points. The 100
yard dash was a neek-and-neck run be-
tween Gebhardt and Heating. Suiivan's
finish in the mile race after the handicap
of bad start, and taking the lead In
final sprint, electrified the big crowd pres
ent.
In the five-mile running event. A. r.
Welton, Of Lawrence. NJ. c. A., Boston.
took the championship from William Mel
son, Pastime A. c., whose record was p
minutes Is seconds. The American record
is 25 minutes % 3-5 seconds. made by K
c. Carter. New York A. c., September II.
1887.
The summary:
ss0-yard run-won by Frank c. sheehan,
| A. G., second; Carl Walther. N. Y. A. c..
third Time, i'm. 56 2-5s.
100-yard run-Won by P. c.. Gehrardt,
Irish A.. A. g.. second. O.; F. Lukeman.
! Montreal A. A. A, third; r. g. Loughen,
Irish A A. e. fourth Tln, Time 10 2Ss;
second; s. G. Northridge, Irish A. A. e.
third; F J. Kear. N. \. A. G. fourth.
Putting is-pound shot-won by w. GU
more, Olympic A. e, San Franeisco. with
/ n
! feet 1913 inches; p. Mcdonald. Irish A: A.
c., third with a put of 40 feet 1o7k inches
van, Boston, Mass; William J. o'connell.
Xavier A. A, second; Frank y; Riley. Irish
A. A. c.. third; ]. Nisele. N. x. A. c.,
fourth. Time, Am. 80 ASS.
A. C.: A. 7. Bailey. N. Y. A. c. second;
3. 3. parland. Pastime A. C.; New York,
third; ]. c. Riddell. Mon treal, A. A. A..
fourth. Time. 81 2,5 seconds
/ 220-yard Run-Won by W. J. KeatfnE,
Irish A. A. c.; ]. NJ. Schaefer, N. Y. A. c.,
second: j. J. Archer Irish A. A. c., third.
Pole Vault-Won by E. T. Cook. Irish A.
A. c., with vault of 70 feet; william Hap
s' vauis of f'bssl II feet s. inches d S. W % a. MuLso
Irish A A. c.. and Marshall Peabody. n,
Y. A. c.. tied for third and fourth. with 10
feet 9, and in the vault Off Mcleod won
22O-yard Hurdle-won by Walter 8. Lee,
N. Y. A. CT. Walter Burns, N. Z, A. c.,
2nSOhus- .. hear, M L. A. C.s tntka-
Throwing 16-pound Hammer-Won by
Matthew ]. McGratch. N. Y. A. c.. with q
throw of 16i feet 2 inches; Lee Talbot
Irish A. A. c., second. with a throw nf
159 feet 31s inches; p. Mcdonald. Irish A.
A. G.. third. with a throw Of 1a1 feet
inches.
Throwing the Discuss. free styie-won
by Lee Talbot Irish A A. G., with 4
throw throw Of 1iS feet sls inches: John ].
throw of 100 feet SN inches; H. Meyer,
Irish A. A. c. third. with throw of 103
! feet ] inch
Running High Jump-won by f. F. Ris-
lev Irish A. A. c.. with a jump OF feet
91s inches; w. c. Fielding. N. z. A. c.,
second. with Jump of feet 8 inches;
lngton. D c.. third. with jump OF feet
Running Broad Jump-won by Piatt
Adams N. Y A. c., with a jump Of %
! feet 4ls inches; e. J. Farrell. South Bos-
ton. second. with jump Of 2l feet II
inches: 3, c. Northridge. Irish A; A. G..
third H,d With With q jump & Of 2 feet Y inches
Lawrence Y. M. c. A: r. s. Beliars. N,
Y. A. c.. second; James S. Lee, Somer-
vile. Mass. third. Time. 27m. 10 LBS.
Throwing -six-pound weight-Won
| by p. Mcdonald. Irish A. A. c..
with a throw of 81 feet 6st inches; Thomas
second. with a throw of % feet 10A inches;
John p. White Pastime A. c.. third, with
throw of q feet.
Throwing the discus Greek style)-Won
| by w. A. Zeig. Western University Of
! Pennsylvania, with a. throw of 72 feet "a
inches. H. Meyer, irish A. A. C., second,
with a throw CT 81 feet inches