The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-01
Mcdonald, of Irish American A, O., Sets New Figures for Throwing 56- Pound
 Weight.
MELVIN SHEPPARD BEATEN
Olympic Champion Runs Second by Eight Yards in .000- Yard Run Sheridan Strains
 Self.

Madison Square Garden, New York, Nov. S0.-One worlds record and two indoor records were broken on the first night of the A. 4 U. indoor championship meet In Madison Square Garden tonight Patrick Mcdonald of the Irish American A, C., set new figures for throwing tho 58-pound weight for height, hurling it up ld feet 3-S inches, 3-S inches better than M l. McGrath.s figures last year McGrath bettcrpd his old record, win- ming second place with 5 feet & inches Melvin Sheppard. the Olym- pie champion was beaten eight, yards in the l.O00 yard run by Harry Gls- sing, the tlme--2:2O-being q new indoor record,
 NJ P Drlscoll of the Mercury A C. of Yonkers won the two-mlle run in the record time of minutes. 2s 2-5 seconds "a new indoor record-and but 3-5 of a second slower than the American outdoor record.
 Martin ! sheridan, after winning the S-lb shotput, fell on his shoulder after vaultlng and suffered severe strain of a lieament He will be unable to compete to-morroW night
 The points scored for the first night shows the lrish-American A. C. in the lead by a large margin The clubs stand in the following order.
 lrish-American \. C., 52; New York A e. 20: Pastime "A. C. II; Boston A. A., 6; Mercury A C, ., unattached, ., Mohawk A. C., I. Brooklyn Y. M, C. A., 2; Princeton A. A, 1, Gordon House A. A, f.
 SOO-yard run Final won by Leroy Lorand, Pastime A. C.; ]. j. Rosen- berg, American A. C., second. J. j. McEntoe, New York A. C., third; R. E Gossins, Pastme A. C., fourth Time, 33 2-5 seconds
 Throwing jG-lh welrht-Won by r Mcdonald Irish-Amorican A. C., lf feet and 3-S of an inch. M J, McGrath New York A. C., Ia feet 10 inches; $ r Giles, New York \, C.. l5 feet; M, ! Sheridan, lrish-American A. C.. li feet 2 inches,
 Standing broad iump-WCa by r Adams, New York A. C.. with 10 feet inches, ]. A. Blller, Brooklyn. Y. M, C A., 10 feet, inches, second, E. Tomp. kns. Irish American A. C., 10 feet. S-i inches, third. Nj, j. sheridan Irish. American A. C., feet II t-i inches fourth.
 Running high iump-Won by II. F. Porter, 1rish-Amorlcan A. C., with 6 feet; II. A. Gedney. Boston A. A.. and IT, ], Grumplot, x. Y. A. C., tied for second with feet, il inches; Con Lcahy, Cork, Ireland fourth. feet 10 inches In the jump off II, A. Ged- ncy won second place.
 Putting the eight pound shot--Won by Martin J, Sheridan, 1rish-Amcrican A, C.. with Gl feet 6 1-2 inches; w. ". Coc Boston, A, C., second SO feet { inches; J, j. Elliott, sh-American A. C., third, 59 feet, inches; A. R. Dearborn, x, '. A. C., fourth, 5S feet , inches,
 
 won by Robert Cloughan, lrish- Amer ican A, C.; j. r, O'Connell x. Y, A. C.. second; R Reed, Gordon A. A., third; F, Lukcman, Montreal A, A.. fourth. Time, i-5 seconds
 22O-Nard hurdle race--Won by !, J Filler, lrish-American A. C.; j. J, Don. ahue, lrish- American A, C., second; M, Dwight, Princeton A. A., third only three men started. Time, 2S 2-j seconds.
 Running hop, step and jump.-Wor by r, Adams, N, Y. A. C., 45 feet, { inches; M, J, Sheridan, sh-Amcrcar A. C., second, i3 feet, 9 inches; D Ahearnc, Irish-Amcrican A. C., third 43 feet, 6 l-l inches, |. r, O'Conncu N Y, A, e. fourth, 42 feet, 10 l-i inches
 Two mile run-Won by Mike DriscolD Mercury A. e. Tom Collins, lrisj American A. C. soaond, George Y. Bon hag, Irish American A C, third, J. T