Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-09
Worlds Records
Lowered
SEVEN 4. A. L. CHAMPIONSHIP
RECORDS SMASHED.

were the features today OF the
jamestown athletic meet at the ex-
position grounds.
Ralph Rose. Olympic Club. san
Francisco, put the 16-pound shot 40
feet 8 l-2 inches. besting the pre-
vious record OF w w. Coo. Port
land. Oregon. by half an inch. Coe.
who was also In the contest. scored
only 45.2 feet.
John J. Flanagan. Irlsh-American
Club. sent the 56pound weight five
eights of an inch further than ever
before recorded He field the pre-
vious record of 3S feet 9 3-S inches.
100 yard run, senior champion
ship, won by H. J. Hun. Chicago
Athletic Association. Time, 10 Is
seconds. w. ID. Eaton. Boston A. c..
second; Charles Parsons. Olympic
Club. third.
Half mile run, won by NJ. w. Shep-
yard, Irish Athletic Club.
New York. Time, minute SO Is
seconds, Andrew Glarner. Olympic
Club. San Francisco. second; Frank
c. Sheehan. Of South Boston, Mass.
third
16-pound shot put, won by Ralph
Rose, Olympic Club Of California.
who broke worlds record by halr
an inch. Distance. 40 feet 6l-2
inches. w. w. Coe Boston, A. A.
c.. second; w. Gilmore, Olympic
Club. San Francisco, third.
100 yard hurdle. Forest Smithson,
Multnomah Club of Oregon. first.
Time . So seconds. A. b. Shaw.
OF Chicago, A. c., second w r. Nc
Cullough, New York, A. c.. third.
Smithson ran with an injured leg.
One mile run was n disappoinc-
ment as far as time was concerned.
James p. Sullivan, Irish-American A
c.. won in n canter; S. A. Rogers,
New York A. c., second; Charles Ba-
con, Irish-American. third. Time. 4
minutes, % seconds. Former time.
minutes, % As seconds.
440 yard run. ]. b. Taylor. Uni
verslty OF Pennsylvania, first: G.. p.
Ford, New York A. c., second; An
drew Glarner, Olympic Club. third.
Time, 81 seconds. Taylor is ne
gro.
Throwing 16 pound hammer. won
by John J. Flanagan, l. A. A. c..
New York. Distance. III feet, "a
inches, NJ. p McGrath. New York A.
c., second. 1853 feet, Z inches: NJ.
F. Horr, I. A. A. c., third, 1854 feet,
3 inches.
Running broad jump won by Dan
Kelley, University of Oregon. dis
lance % feet. IL inches; f. T. Cook,
1. A. A. c.. second, % feet 2 1-2
inches; j. f. O'Connell New York A.
c., third, % feet IL inches. Kelley's
record beats that of NJ. Prinstein, I.
A. A. c., former champion, by one
foot, Z inches
Throwing discus Gree style) won
by Martin j. Sheridan, /. A. A. c..
distance, 1919 feet, 5 "a inches; A.
X. Dearborne, New York. A. c.. sec
ond; 121 feet. ten inches: Lee Tai
bolt, |. A. A. c., third, 121 feet.
Five mile run, won by J. ]. Daley.
|. a. A. c. Time. &c minutes, 4
| seconds George Bonhag. l. A. A.
c., second Thomas Collins, I. A.
A. c., third. Daley beats the record
by Is 2-5 seconds
Pole vault for height-E. r. Cook.
I. A. A. c., height II feet, inches
c. A. Allen, 1. A. A. c.. ~ feet 3
inches; r c. Glover Chicago A. c..
u feet.
Cook and Allen tied and Cook won
in the final.
22O yard hurdle, won by John J.
Eller. jr.. I. a. a. G. Time. 2b Is
seconds g. b. Shaw. Chicago A. c..
second; W. S. Lee New York A. c..
third Eller's record in this event
ties that Of the former champion. H..
J.. Hillman, New York A. c.
22O yard run, won by H. J Hun
Chicago A. A. Time. 221-5 sec
onds p. c. Gerhard Olympic Club
of California. second c. J. Seltz.
IS. Y. a. c.. third.
Huns time beats by is Of a sec
ond that of former Champion r. l..
Young. ]. A. A. c.
Throwing 56-pound weight. won
by John J Flanagan, 7. A. A. G.
Distance IS feet. inches p. Nc
Donald a. 4. C.. second. IS feet
2 inches; James s. Mitchell. n. A.
g. third 81 feet u inches. Fiana-
gan beats by Is OF an inch former
worlds champion held by himself
Running high jump. won by Con
Leahy of Cork Ireland. champion
of the world at the olympic games.
Athens. Greece Height 6 feet
inch Herbert A Cidney. Boston A.
g.. second 6 feet 10 inch r. Ris-
ley J. A. a. C.. third, feet. il
inches
Throwing discus Greek style)
won by Martin Sheridan. T. "A. C..
distance o. feet 81-2 inches. a.
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