The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
|ISH- AMERICAN A. [. FRIUMPHS AT JAMESTOWN kkes Greatest Number of Points in Athletic Event
 at the Exposition. kLF-MILE TIME LOWERED |cDonald Breaks Junior Rec
 ord for Throwing 56- Pound Weight.
kLF-MILE TIME LOWERED

Norfolk, Sept. 6.--The features to-day the Jamestown exposition athletic bet was the breaking of the junior lord for throwing the 56-pound fight by P. Mcdonald, of the Irish |lerican club; the lowering of the ff mile running record three seconds F. c. Sheehan of Boston, Mass, and \ pole vaulting of '. T. Cooke, Irish 4nerlcan A. C., who came within four hes of the worlds record. The events were closely contested
 spectacular, the Irish American m winning the days honors on Snts. The 100 yard dash was a neck neck run between Gehrardt and ating. Sullivan's finish in the mile De after the handicap of bad start, king the lead in final spurt, elec- #fed the big crowd present. h the five mile running event A. R. Plton, of Lawrence, Y. M. c. A., Bos- took the championship from Will kn Nelson, Pastime A C., whose rec
 was 27 minutes, 15 seconds. The lerican record is 25 minutes, 2S S-5 onds, made by B. c, Carter, N. Y. C., Sept. IT. 1887.
 first event-Amateur athletic union American championships: loo yards Junior-First, P. c. Gehr- lt, Olympia. Chicago; second, w. J. ating, Irish American A, C.; hird, F. Lukeman, Montreal, Time, 10 2-5 onds
 sl lecond event-Half mile junior: First, Pnk Shuhan, Boston; second. c. M. ench, N. Y. A, C.; third, w. A. Mac 7, Montreal. Time, 156 2-5.
 Third event-One mile junior: First, Sullivan, Boston; second, William J. 1onnell, Xavier A, A., New York; rd, F. N. Riley, I. A. A. A. c. Time, 70 4-5.
 Fourth = Putting 16-pound shot, : slior: First, W. Gilmore, Olympia; ond, Lee Talbott, I. A. A. C.; third, \ Mcdonald, I. AZ A. O.. Distance, 43 t ii IA inches.
 4 NTifth-44O yards, jr.: First, G. B. I'd, N. Y. A. C.; second, A. T. Bailey, Nv York A. C.; third, Leroy Borland, stime, N. Y. A. c. Time, 51 2-5 sec ls.
 Bixth-Running high jump: First, Risley, I. A. A. C.; second. w. c. lding, New York A. C.; third, F. E. ung, Washington, D. c. Height, 5 It 1-2 inches.
 beventh- discus: First, Talbot, I, A. A. C.; second, John White, Pastime A. O.; third Her. In Meyer, New York A. c. Distance, ' feet 1-2 inches.
 1ighth--220 yard dash: First, w. J. Rating, I. A. A. C.; second, c. N. haffer, N. Y. A. C.; third, J. J. yher, I. A. A. c. Time, 22 1-5 sec Is.
 Sinth-22o yard hurdle; First, w, Lee, N. Y, A, C.; second, Walter rsch, N. Y. A. C.; third, r. J. Rear Y. A. c. Time, 25 2-5 seconds.
 Tenth = Pole vault: First, A. T. bke, I. A, A. O.; second, William ppeny, Montreal A. O.; third, w. A, Leod, L A. A. c. Height, 12 feet, Eleventh - Throwing 18-pound inner: First, M. P. McGrath, N. Y, C.; second, Lee Talbot, I. A. A,
 third, P. Mcdonald, I. A. A. c. tances, 1892 feet.
 welfth event. mile run: First, A Welton, Lawrence Y. M. c. A., Bos-
 second. F. G. Bellers, N. Y. A. C.;
 d, James J. Lee. Summerville, Mass
 e 27 minutes 10 1-5 seconds. 5 thirteenth event, running broad
 p; First. Platt Adams, N. Y, A. e, bnd, E. l.. Farrell. Boston A. C..
 d. R. c. Northridge, I. A. A. c. Dis M De 22 feet inches.
 ourteenth event, 120 yards hurdle, St, c. Brinsmade, N '. A. G.; sec
 w. S. Lee, N. Y. A. C.; third, & C.
 thridge, I. A. A. c. Time 16 1-s bnds.
 fifteenth event, throwing 5s pound ght: First. F. Mcdonald, I. A, A. C.. Pnd, T; K: Barrett, Maryland Swim.
 g club, Baltimore; third, P. J pnnor, Pastime A. c. N. Y. Distance feet 9-4 inch. This Is new junior
 prd
 xteenth event, throwing discus : ek style: First, W. w. Zeeig, West.
 University of Pennsylvania; sec.
 Thomas Meyer. I. A. A. c. Distance
 eet 2 1-2 inches. =z1..