New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
CHURCH GAMES CLOSE.
Catholic athletes Break Three Rec
Ords in Erciting Meet.

Three records were broken and one was equalled at
the annual games of the Catholic Athletic League.
on the grounds of the Pastime Athletic Cluo, st
eoth street and First yesterday The first
record 10 go in the 440-yard dash champion
ship. which was by William Stevenson. OF
the Ascension Club, in close finish in 81 40 sec
onds against the record of 55 seconds made by g
Bowes of the Xaviers, last year. In the
twelve-pound shot Thomas H. Tully. Of the St
Chrysostom Catholic Club. captured first honors'
sending the missile distance of AZ feet es4 inches
against 30 feet inches, made by 7. Quigley last
year.
The next record to go in the running broad
jump. John W. Stock, of the Fordham Cathoho
Club. equaIed the record in the 100-yard cham
pionshp of 0:10 As
The point trophy by the Ascension Clup.
with a total of u points. Fordham Catholic Cluo
came next. with 10, while Cathedral and dominican
tied for third place honors with points each
large and enthusiastic crowd was on hand to
see the contests which were Of the nVeneSt Sort
most of the finishes being close The one-mile
championship was the feature and was won
by Charles Walsh of st. Ignatius, by five yards
Thomas Hogan. of the Holy Cross Lyceum, who set
the pace for greater part of the race, hnlshed
second. The one-nle relay championship was notiy
contested and went 10 the Ascension team, Wnlch
led all the way, with the exception of short
time on the third relay. in which l. Gerwick of
ST. Ignatius. forged the front
The summaries follow:
Running high jpmp-Won by ! A ppnnessn; Cathe he
irs # In James pessy St GsbrelS IS, ,br5 ri 'n
-Four hundred and -forty-yard run (championshp)-
by William Stevenson. Ascension; PM McSa1rey
Loughin Lyceun. second; Thomas F. Healy' DoHini-
Lyceun third Time. 0:54 As.
Six hundred yard (novicel-Won by H Crofton
Chris NJ. Sullivan, All Saints. second L J.
Long. Holy Lyceum. third. Time. 1:2o 40
Won by E Gilmore. Dominican Lyceum; George A
Lane. Holy Cross second; John McCue. Holy Cross
third. Time, 2:07 4-5 -
Putting the twelve-pound shot hampionship)-Won by
Thomas Tully Chrysostom G. C.. AZ # 50 in ;
Thomas Cuigey Annuncation SO fl in, second; John
Healey. Ascension, 81 1o1z in. third
dash thsndicap)Non on by
A Collins, Gabriels u7 yards; r. ]. Jenkins
Dominican yards second; ]. T Hogan. Holy Rosary
yards. third. Time. 0:2SIs.
one-hundred- yard dash (championshpl-Won by John
". Stock Fcrdham c. c: J. NJ. Battell Loughin by-
ceum, second Robert Leslie Ascension, third T1me
Seventy y-hveyard dash dnandicap,-won by George Nc
| e feet, second ". Clark St AIMS % feet. third
| Time. o:o7s.
hundred and forty yard midget relay.Won by
St AIMS first ~ McCabe ". Wheeler. P. Crime.
NJ Mirarebela) Ascension second ST. AIMS sec
| ond team third Time o:5sls.
mile Cchampionship)-Won by Charles Walsh 81
Isnatius; Thomas Hogan. Holy second:
Michael McCaffery, Loughin i4yceum, third Time.
| 51e7s.
| C1ne-rnil relay tchampionship)-won by Ascension
(John Healy John Carey and Nicholas COS
senas); Ignatus second CM. Morrsey Matthew Ball
/. Gerwick and John BelD: Dominican I-yceun, third
(E. F Gilmore ". J. o'Shea, r. Jenkins and E j.
| Schleich). Time, 5:5o1s