The San Francisco call., 1908-12-01
RECORDS BROKEN AT
OPENING MEET
OF A. A.U.
Mcdonald Sets New Figure for
Throwing SO Pound Weight
and Indoor Marks Lowered

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW
YORK. Nov S0.-One worlds record
and two indoor records We're. broken at
the opening of the Amateur Athletic
union championships here tonight. Pat
rick Mcdonald Of the sh-American
athletic club set new igures for throw
ing the So pound weight for height.
hurling the heavy. weight up l6 feet =
inch, 5ss ss8nches better than a.
j. McGraths figures OF last. year. Mel
vim. Shepherd the Olympic champion,
was beaten eight Yards in. the ], 200 yard
run hE Harra. 1S3ssing. the time 2!Zp,
being q new Indoor record
NJ p Driscoll Of the Mercury ath-
ietlc cirlb of Yon.kers won the two mile
run in q.2S 2~5. a new. indoor record and
only fhree- fjftils of a second slower
than the American 'outdoor. record.
Martin j Sheridan, after winning the
eight pound -slzotput. fell on his shoulder
eftee yaulting and suffered severe
strain Of "a ligaInent. Sheridan fell
after making his second jump, which,
nevertheless. gave him second place and
also the. individHal shOnors for tie first
night with q total of ] 6 points. His
accident. however viii put him out of
the meet, as he Will not be able to com
pete tomorrow.
The point score for tile first night
shows The Irish American athletic club
.in the lead by a large margin, the clubs
standing: in. the following order. Irish
American. athletic club. %: New York
athletic club. 20; Pastime athletic club;
lFs. Boston athletic association. s.: Mer-
curry athletic club; unattached s.
Mohawk: at hletic club, 4 Brooklyn
: q oung Mems. Christian association. 3.
Princeton athletic association i; Cor
con House athletic association, J.. Sum
nIariess ~
800 yard run. fnai--Non BY LEROY d orisnd
PasIi1ae athletic club; J. J. Rosenberg Irish
american athletic club, second; J. J. McEntee
New York athletic club. third: r.. F. Goggins
faS{lme athleile club: fourth Time. :55 3D..
Throwing So pound weight--Won by r: Nc
Donaid, Irish American athletic club. with is
feet : lnch n. J. NcGrath, New York athletic
club. Is feet 10 inches s. =. GILES. New York
athletic club, 10 feet: NJ. r. Sheridan Irish
American athletic club. IA feet q inches
1000 yard .run--MOn by Harry Gissing Hn-
attached Melvin W Shepherd Irish American
athletic club, second; y. Berkoin, New York
sthletic club. third: r. j. EGan Pastime sth-
lefic club. fourth. Time, . 20. :.
Two mile run-won by Michael Driscell
Mercury athletic club; Tom Collins. Irish-kmer-
= Jean athletic club. second; George y. Bonhag,
Irish American athletic club third; J. T. Eiseie
New York Athletic club, fourth Time g:2S %.
Standing broad jump--Won BY n Adams New
York athletic club, with 10 feet 6 inches; J. A
Biller. Brooklyn Y N. G. A. 10 feet 3 Inches
second; p. -Tompkins. irish American athletic
club. 10 feet ia inches. third.
Running high iumD-Kon bT B.. f. Porter.
Irish American athletic club. with 6 feet H.. A.
cedDev. Boston athletic. association and Il. J.
lEumplet, New Yerk athletic club. tied for
second with feet II Inches In the jump OF
Putting the eight pound shot--Won by Martin
J. sheridan. Irish American athletic club with
81 feet 6ia inches ". ". Gee. Boston athletic
club second. &C feet 4 inches; J. J. Elliott
irish American athletic club, third, SO feet 8
, inches ~
- yard dash final hest-Won by Robert Clou-
ghan- Irish American athletic club; J. T.. O,Con-
nell: New York athletic club. second; r. Reed.
Gordon athletic association, third. Time ;0F 4-5.
DO yard hurdle -rsce-Mon by J. J. Filler,
Irish a American athletic club: J. j. Donahue,
Irish American athletic club second: NJ, Dwight.
Princeton athletic association third Only
three starters Time. Is -
Running. hop. skip and jnmp--NTon by p.
Adams. New York athletic club. with - feet 4
inches n. T. sheridan. Irish-American athletic
club. second. - feet . inches: l. Abearne.
Irish American athletic club. third i3 feet 80
inchps,
One mile 7ralk-Nan by s. LiebgoId. irish
AMERICAN athletic club: +. EisinninE. Mohawk
afhetic club. second; b. MANN Pastime athletic
. clab. third. Time. T;l7 80
Pole vault for distanee-Won by W. a: Nc
I.eod. Irish -kmerican athletic club. with PC feet
9Is inches; n. J. Sheridan Irish American ath-
eltfc club, second. % feet icehes J. Han
brook. Mohawk athletic club. third. p feet 9a4
inches.