The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
IRISH AMERICAN A. C. CHAMPIONS New York Organization Easily Wins Indoor Championship
 Meeting of A. A. U,,
 With 84 Points.
NEW YORK A. c. SECOND
Pastimcs Third--NIelvin $ heppard Wins 660-Nard Run from Bacon New Five-Mile Run
 Record

Madison Square Garden, New York, Dec. 1.--1Nne Irish American Athletic club won the point score at the two- day indoor championship meeting Of the Amateur Athletic union, conclud- ed tonight in Madison Square Car den with Si points. Three records were broken in the meet. On the first night the worlds record for throwing the 56-pound weight for height was raised from IS feet inches to 16 feet 3-S Inches by P. Mcdonald, and M. P. Driscoll made new figures for the two mile run, Tonight Tom Col ! ins of the lrish-American Athletic club, set new American figure for l the five mile run, breaking Carter's record of 95.23 35 made in 1887. Collins time was 25,t9 2-5. Melvin Sheppard won the 600 yard run from Bacon in 114 4-5 ] ]. Eller of the lrish-American Athletic club was the I greatest individual personal winner with l5 points, securing first in the | 150 yard run and the 20 and 300 | yard hurdle races.
 The final point score was:
 American A. C., Si; New York A. C., 36; Pastime A. C., 22 Boston ! A. A., n; Harvard A. A.. 10; Prince | ton A. A.. 9; Brooklyn Y, NJ, c. A.. g.; Unattached (Gissng, 6; Mercury A. c, | 5; Mohawk A, C., 1; Gordan House A. C., ?; Montreal A. A., 1.
 The summaries:
 600 yard run-First heat. Won by II. Gissing. unattached; C. ]. Bacon, ! Irish-American A. C., second: J. Me- | Ente, New York A. C.. third. Time, l;l0 l-5,
 Second heat; Won by M w. Shep- pard, lrish~American A. C.; II. A, Haywood, N. Y. A. C., second; H. A. Sedley, N. Y. A. C., thrd. Time, minute, IS 3-5 seconds.
 Three standing broad jumps Won by 1 s. C. Lawrence, Harvard University A. A., with 32 feet 10 inches: P. Adams, New York A. C., second, 3l feet il 3-4 inches; L. ?. Packard. Irish American A C.. third. 3i feet l-2 inches.
 300-yard hurdle race-Won by ]. l. Eller, sh-Amorican A. C.; NJ Dwight, | Princeton University A. C.. second; O. F. Langdon, Irish American A. C., third Time, 3t 2-5 seconds.
 Standing high jump Tie for first place between ]. A. Biller, Brooklyn Y M, C. A. and B W. Adams, N. Y. A. i C., with feet il inches; & c. Law renee. Harvard A. A., third, feet 1r inches Bller won the jump-off with feet ii inches
 Five miles run--Won by Tom Collins Irish American A. C.; w C. Bailey, N Y A. C., second; F q. Relllair, N. Y A, C., third. Time, 2j minutes 10 2-t seconds
 Three-mile walk Won hy Sam Lieb gold; B Mann, pastlme A. C., second; J. r. Crowley, Irish American A. c. third Louis Liebgold, Pastime A. G. fourth Time, 2i minutes 1o seconds.
 Putting the 24-pound shot Won b, W. w. Coe, Boston A. A., 34 feet II l.. inches; & P, GHllis, New York A. C., second, 32 feet inches; II. Meyer, Irlsf American A. C. third 30 feet. 10 inches
 lh0yard dash-Flnal heat-Won by ] ], Eller, Irish American A. e.: R. F Coggins Pastlme A, C., second, r lukeman Montreal IA. A., third. Time l6 seconds.
 60-yard dash, Anal heat-Won b, Robert Cloughan, lrlsh-AmerIcan A | C.; !. r, O'Connell, New York A. c. second R, Reed, Gordon House A. A third, Time 6 3-5 seconds
 600-yard run, final Won by Melvil w. Sheppard, 1rish-Amercan A. C.. Charley Bacon, lrish-American A. c. second; II, GIssing, unattached, third Time 1;li 4-h
 Pole vault for height Won by C Voain, Princeton university IA. A., witt ii feet inches s. C. Lawrence. liar yard university A, A., second, ii feet J, l.. Barr, Harvard A. A, third, 1 feet 6 inches.