New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21

RECORD FOR M'GRATH.
SETS NEW HAMMER MARX.
n. Y. II. c. Giants Performance
Feature of Postal Games.

Matt McGrath. the giant New York Athletic Club
weight thrower broke the worlds record for throw
ing the 16-pound hammer at the games OF the
Brooklyn Postofhce Clerks Association at Celuc
Park Yesterday The New York Athletic Cluo
man threw the hammer I73 feet inches, which Is
ten inches better than the record of John j. fIan-
agan, of the Irish-American Athletic Club Nc
Grath. in his first try, threw the ball I'z rect 9s
inches In his second try he broke the worid
record by heavng It 17S feet inches. and MS iast
try inch better. When 1t vas announced
that he had made new record he was cheered 10
the echo by the enthusiastic crowd McGrath
broke the record few days ago with an even
better throw, but the record was dsalloWed Inc
mighty Flanagan. although down TO compete
against McGrath, did not arrive at the grounds.
Martin J. Sheridan the all around Amateur Ath-
etic Union champion. again proved his right TO the
title by winning the all around weight throwing
looked If McGrath would walk away from the
other competitors by starting in capturing the 10
pound hammer and the throwing OF the o6-pound
weight but he could not toss the discus or put the
shot. which hrsts Sheridan captured easily
A field of than forty started IN the mile
run handicap. and II proved to be one or the IN
teresting races of the afternoon. w. s. Nobis OF
the New York Athletic Club. starting from the
6O-yard mark won il clevery in minutes rs 80
seconds The 6O-yard run, open 70 drygOods store
employees the most exciting race of the AFTER
noon Charles Woerner won it by a few inches
from E McDermOtt
Andy Walsh who had retired from active run
ming since 1892, when he the mile champion
ship welcomed by many friends. who travelled
over especially to him after such long
absence from the cinder path. He on the
r. II Macy & Co relay team, and showed that
he had a good deal of sprintIng left him yet.
Walsh third the team and the Quarter-mile
lap that the other men had gained on MS second
mate made up.
The one-mile Sunday school relay race was won
in easy fashion by the Trinity Club. The one-miie
handicap relay for the Woodruff cup was won by
the crack team of the New York Athletic Club
composed OF Bailey, French. Ford ana hoch- IHo
second team OF the same club was second
The -hundred-yard dash handicap open TO
postal employees. won by f. II. Filing OF the
r,fFf. u hQD
I'm time OF 10 40 SECONDS Borough President Blru
S Color OF brooklyn was an enthusiasts rooter
and acted as honorary referee. Deputy Ponce COM
missioner Arthur J. OKeefe OF BrookIyn' was aiS 9
interested spectator. The New York Athieuc
Club the point trophy. with the lrish-Americah
Athletic Club second and the Mohawk Athletc
Club third. Despite slow track good time was
made In all races The summaries follow:
& dash aPSl he@Son 9s
lean a. c. second. J. J. MILDLY. New West side a. c
u y ds'h r Ra hss General 9'fa POSTAL "a 2a-s
Z sehuedecEer n Y P O . a % yards second; NJ
Brennan Newark p o scratch third Time 9io-s
heatl by +. J. schneidecker. n Y P. o. 9 a; c
Brooklyn P O. third Time, O:17i
Trinity club scratch team composed q Hooe Hari1
Ss srehit snd Eo sr CI 4stsrs ys Wort and
Ross second: St Andrews p Z rs YARDS com
Posed q TerwuigeT Norlin Sparrow and Campbell NoFln
6Ts n III IN ~ 80 ,rs -s,,,, e.cratchyyon rv Abra-
ham & straus team composed u Dunham McAvoy. Crow
rn ant H so smile ana Ros, ss aeond Macy
Co team. composed % McMahon. Walsh Foutro ahc
Hair mile Chandicapj-won BY II. Haywood. New
Yor5 A'h!sEie Club as YARDS; r J Moody Mo1 I
Athletic Ciub "a yarts,. third Time. l.5T@.
-Four huni'el ant forty-yard novice final hsat-Won
~ l. smith, H. c. A. 4 II Waterman L. X Y NJ g
\. second. I. l. Friedman. c, Y. NJ, c. A. third
Time. 0-55a.
one-rli- NJ c. \ relay. handicap. anal hsst'-
Monsess. Solari and FrelInnnlr West Side Y. NJ G A.
srhonirer Fenniman anu Pesquais), second; Brook
yn Central y NJ {. A. second team Schsoim. Salmon.
Murphy and Scanlon>. third Time. 40.
andforty handicap closet 20 postal
yarts. . + Riley Corcna station q Vardsl: second;
Thomas Hynes Richmond Hin Postofce 90 yatsl third
Three hundred-yard handicap. final heatlwon by
Peter Waters. Irsh-Amercan Athletic cub o. yaLds,
j. J Mccormack New York Athletic Club Us yards;
ecnd. O. Telschon American Athletic CUB Us
yerds third. Time. o:3l's
Six hunired-yard run novice tdTygoods stores EN-
McIpermott. Neill-Adams Co.. second. J. ROBBERY.
q NeilI-Ada Co. thtrd. Time. i:25.
me J vNn bv Martin j. sheridan Irish American
A c. throw OF 1S5 H. 81 IN Kruger lrisn American
a g second; throw OF los IT, In; II Meyer irsh-
lG-pound Won by Martin J. Sheridan IEsh-Amer-
American 4 { third put q 90 II 10 IN Thro7vns the
A "a WIKI Throw II I7s II in new worlds record,
con Walsh IrishAmerican \ G. second throw 9t l9' =
in. Martin j. Sheridan, Irish-American A c.. third.
Tiro~ins SO pound veight-wou by NicGrath. Irish
u nald Irish American a 9. second. with throw Of 80
one mile haniicapl-won by W. 5. Sobs MohswlS
A. = 90 yarisl IL F. Thomson New York 4 g so
yards Riley, Mohawk 80 yards third Time.
ne Woodruff ore-mle relay thandicap)-won by y. Y
YARDS Ford yards) Koch az yards; New York 4
& team. composed Z Parsons scratch Rogers % Yards
S~1ley Is yards anF14nk 20 yaEi second lrish-An er-
i-au a. c.. third Time. SO