Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
AMERICAN ATHLETIC UNION
One Words Record and Two Indoor
Records Broken.
AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Patrick Mcdonald of the I~rish-Amer-
lean A. G. Sets New Record
Throwing Ftfty-siz-POund
weight.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. NEW
YORK. Dec. One worlds record and
two indoor records we're broker at the
first night of the A. A. u. indoor cham
pionships here last night. Patrick Mcdonald
Of the Irish-American A. c. set new fig
ures for throwing the fifty -siX-pound
weight for height. hurting the heavy
weight up sixteen feet, three inches, five
and three-eights inches better than NJ. J.
McGrath's figures Of last year. Melvin
Sheppard, the Olympic champion. was
beaten eight yards in the 1,0oO-yard run
by Harry Gissing. the time, 2;9O, being
a new indoor record.
NJ. p. Driscoll Of the Mercury Athletic
club Of Yonkers, won the two-mile run
in nine minutes. twenty-eight and two
fifths seconds. a new INDOOR record, and
but three-fifths Of a second slower than
the American outdoor record.
Martin ]. Sheridan, after winning the
eight pound shot put, fell on his shoulder
after v~aulting and suffered q severe
strain OF a ligament. Sheridan fell after
making his second Jump. which. neverthe-
less, gave him second place and individ-
ual honors for the first night, with a
total. OF sixteen points. His accident, how
ever, will put him out Of the meet, as he
will not be able to compete tomorrow.
Irish-AmericAns Lead.
The point score for the first night shows
the Irish-American Athletic club in the
lead by a large margin, the clubs stand
ings being in the following order:
Irish-American Athletic club ...............5 50
New York Athletic club .................eO
Pastime Athletic club
Boston Athletic association ................ 6
Mercury Athletic nluh
Unattached 5
Mohawk Athletic club
BROOKLYN Young Mems Christian Asso.. 8
Princeton Athletic association ............. l
Gordon House Athletic association. ......, 1
Following are the summaries:
SoO-yard dash, final: Leroy Dorland
berg qrish-Ameriean Athletic club second,
j. J; McEntee New York Athletic club
third ii, +: 2. Gosgins Il. A. Is fourth.
"a; 4 g. won with IS feet * inch
M. j. Sheridan U.-A. A. c. IA feet y Inches'
Landing broad jump: H. Adams N. Y.
Euler (BroGklyn Young Mems Christian as
IA. A, Co 10 feet ~ inches, M. ]. sherio
Running high jump: H. +. Porter IA
Boston Athletic club and H. j. qrumplet
= hASA u vi Will q IReI
u inches, Con Leahy Cork, Irelandl 6 feel
second place. o "SA
1y9OO,yard run: Harry Gissing ounat-
tached) won, Melvin w. Sheppard G-A
a. % second, w. Berkern IN. Y. A. ca
55hldrd' K. J. Egan (P. A. c. fourth. Time:
Two-milo run: Michael Driscoll Mercury
4thietlc club won, Tom Collins ia. A.
- second George V. Bonhag Q.-A. A. c.
1THira' :; 3; Eisele IN. Y. A. Co third
Putting the eight-pound shot: Martin G.
sheridan IA. A. c. won with 81 feet eh
inches w. w. Coe CB. A. c. 80 feet
inches, ]. J. Elliott IA. A. g 80 feet .
inches, A; X. Dearborn { n. Y. A. C5 IS
75-yard dash. final: Robert Cloughan a.
q a. CO won, j. +. O'Connell IN. Y
a - second. R. Reed (G. A. Al third,
r. bukeman On. A. A. fourth. Time O:7X.
.2-V-yard hurdle race: j. j. Eller ia.
a, - won, j. j. Donahue ia. A. c.
second, M. Dwight { ?. A. A. third. Only
lhTee men started. Time: O:2S4S.
turning hop, step and jump: p. Adams
~ y A. CO won with 40 feet 4 inches,
NJ. J. Sheridan U.-A.. A. C.) AZ feet 8 inches
D. Ahearne ia. A. c. 43 feet 6E inches,
inches. N4
one-mile walk: S. LIebgold IA. A.. c.
won, Il. Eissening on. A.. CT second
b. Mann (P. A. CO third, l. Lebgoid
ia. A. c. fourth. Time: 7:17A.
Pole vault for distance: w. A.. Mcleod
IA. \. CO won with 26 feet Oh inches,
M. j. sheridan IA. A. c. 26 feet s inches.
j. HANDBOOK, NJ. A. c. Is feet go inches,
D. r. Bennett P. A. A. "a feet AZ inches.