New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02
AMERICANS WIN ABROAD
OIympi athletes Also Szceep Card
IN Paris Games.

Dublin Aug I-American athletes VINO eoHpe's0
in the Olympic games at London made a me Stow
ing TODAY In the Irish Amateur Athletic Assocla
ton meeting at Balls Bridge. Dublin All us
Americans competing were members OF tne FISH
American Athletic Club Of New YORK OuN Ok
eleven events Americans won seven
The visitors welcomed entnusiastcaAy ~
ten thousand SPECTATORS among whom were Hien-
ard Croker Miss Croker and Mrs Bowman ms
medals were presented by Miss CROKER alaid
scene OF great enthusiasm
Melvin ". Sheppard OF the Irish-Au1srtcsn Atm
Iete Club winner Of the 500 and 100 metre races
in the Ovunpcs won the haf-n1tle race easily,
his time being minutes Is seconds G. y Nor
ply of Ireland. was second
The running high jump won BY Harry =.
Porter Irish-Anerfcan Athletic Club, Win jump
of feet II. inches Con Lsahy' OF Heiano' "1
second with a Jump OF feet 10 inches
The 1no-yard dash by Robert Clousnen.
Irish-American Athletic Club HIS time vas "
seconds Lawson Robertson OF the IFisn-A "
Athletic Club was second. and Murray. Of I-eianos
third
me hammer throw was by Lee j. Talbot.
Of the Irisrl-Arnerican Athletic Club with a toss
of 16s feet "a inches. which beat the Lrsh recOE
Walsh Of Ireland was second. with 155 feet ID
inches.
The edward dash was won by Roche. Of Ireland
who came in six inches ahead OF Cloughen. OF the
Irish-Amercan Athletic CLUB The winners tina
o seconds.
minutes q 2-5 seconds J. P Sullivan, Of the Irish
American Athletic Club. was second. and Downing.
Of ireland. third
The 44o-yard event was by J B Taylor. the
negro runner OF the University Of Pennsylvania
and the Irish-Amercan Athletic Club His time
was 81 a. seconds Morphy OF Ireland. was second
The 120-yard high hurdle race was won by C
J. Bacon. Irish-American Athletic Club Ahearne.
Of Ireland. second Bacon's time was ID 10
seconds.
= -, H. ,,-st9b+ L4orsan Of Ireland won.
with a put Of Is feet 10 inches. Barrett. Of Ire
land was second with 4s feet AZ inches. and Lee
J. Talbot Irish-American Athletic Club. third
with 43 y inch
The four-nile run was won by George v Bon
hag Of the Irish-A American Athletic Club He male
the good time Of d minutes y As seconds Ken.
of Ireland was second. and Smith. Of Ireland. was
third.
In q running broad jump Ahearne. Of Ireland
was first. with % feet inches Daniel j. kelley.
Irish-Anaerican Athletic Club was second. with
y feet 31z inches
Paris Aug The special athletic games held
here to-day in which number Of American attn
letes who were present at the London olympic
games competed, resulted in clean sweep FOR
the Americans In the first events the visitors
were victorious without. apparently. making any
great effort
]. c. Carpenter. of Cornell University. won the
so0-netre dash in minutes 20 seconds he leo
his competitors throughout
William ?. Hamilton of the Chicago Athletic As
ISOLATION won the 2c0-netre dash in 2 seconds
In this race D. R. Sherman. Of Dartmouth Univer-
sitv. was second, and y J. Cartmen University
OF Pennsylvania. third
NJ H Giffin Of the Chicago Athletic Assocla-
ton won the discus throw; distance. metres Z
centimetres. H L. Trube, Of the New York Ath-
letic Club won the 1,5O0nnetre handicap IN min
utes S 3-5 seconds
Harry l. HilIman. OF the New York Athletic
Club, won the 4O0-rnetre hurdle race in L minute
3-5 seconds
Six Of the American athletes who competed at
the Olympic games arrived last night on the
American Line steamer St. Paul With one ac-
cord they complained bitterly Of their treatment
in England Those the ST. Paul were Jonn A
Ruddy of the New York Athletic Club: Edward
Carr of the Xavier Athletic Club; R B Foster
of the Chicago Athletic Club; s H Hatch the
Marathon runner of the Chicago Athletic Club;
w F Horr Of the Irtsh-Amercan Athletic Club
and L c. Rich. Of the New York Athletic Club