New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
IRISH ATHLETES WIN
BEAT MERCURY FOOTERS.
Flanagan Skaters Worid's Record
IN METROPOLITAN Meet.

The Irish-American Athletic Club had little diff
fculty winning the point trophy in the senior
championships of the Metropolitan district. which
held at Travers Island yesterday afternoon
Eight of the sixteen first places were won by the
Irish-American athletes, and they scored total OF
50 points. The New York Athletic Club finished
poor second with 43 points. and the Pastrne AIN
letc Club and the Mercury Athletic Club OF fonk-
ers scored points each. The Mott Haven ana
Acorn Athletic clubs scored a point apiece.
With weather conditions the best that could be
wished for, there at least FIVE thousand per-
sons who made the trip from the city to the sum
home of the New York Athletic Club. Al
though the entries in each event were OF hlsn
class, there little enthusiasm shown in any
but closest contests. The revival of walking as
amateur sport in this country as result OF the
showing made by the English in the Olympic games
was welcomed by the spectators, and there was
lively interest taken in the one-nlile walk which
Sam Lebgold, of the Pastime Athletic club Won
by a yard from r. D. Mitchell, of the Irsh-Ameri-
John Flanagan smashed another worlds record
when he threw the 56-pound weight 80 feet ~
inches. beating his former worlds record OF
50 feet 72s inches Flanagan also won the l6-pounu
hammer throw, with throw of 172 feet 1854 inches,
nearly record throw. bit at that he was only
few inches ahead of Matt McGrath, of the New
York Athletic Club who hurled the missile III feet
61h inches. Lee Talbot, Flanagan's mate on the
Irish American team, got third honors. with
that Talbot has made thus far in his career
NJ J. Drscoll, of the Mercury Athletic Club, of
Yonkers, the three-mile run with an ease that
surprising to even his most ardent admirers
Belars, of the New York Athletic Club and Bon
bag of the Irish-American. both Olympic men. were
the contenders in this race, but the Yonkers lad
ran away from them in the last lap and won by
hundred yards. Until the last lap Bears ran as
il lie had the race all himself. In the first few
times around Joyce, of the Irsh-American club,
hin hut he
! the mile and a half, and Bellars shot out ahead
and made excellent pace for Drscoll, who waited
until the last lap began. and then heightened
his stride and walked away from the Olympic run
ner winning in the fast time of Is minutes 3 4-5
seconds Bonhag finished third. fifty yards behind
Bears.
H L. Trube of the New York Athletic Club, won
the mile after good race, and beat out Broml-
low after hard sprint to the tape. Sheppard, the
Irsh-American champion, had no trouble in captur-
ing the hall mile in 1 minute 81 4-5 seconds. He
defeated by Harry Hillman, of the New YORK
Athletic Club in the quarter mile by less than a
yard. Thee were about fifteen starters, and the
field well punched until the backstretch was
reached when Hillman and Sheppard, who had been
running fifth and seventh, dashed to the front, ana
although Sheppard cut down the Mercury Foot
mans lead considerably, he could not catch him.
and lost by two feet.
Rector Taylor and Mount Pleasant, the athletes
whose residence qualifications were protested did
not present themselves before the committee in
charge of the games which was to decide on their
eligibility. and did not compete.
The summaries follow
-hundred-yard dash-won by W F. Heating. Irish
American Athletic Club; Robert Coughan Ameri-
can At tRfd T Time oo e A'0"
mile rgnwqn by shePPaFd iris rshA ,PsFc
Club se E;o 4 Haywood New York Athletic Club
letie CLUB Joseph BTomiloW jT American Athletic
CLUB t SffGhd 11m S' 425s uFpnS ''S''''n '
rs2 sSnscsn 6e5s 6H5 III II (
S eTk A aG5k a'G cHb t6rd Time oIS
Four-hundred- fortyyard dash-Won by H L Hill
man. New York Athletic club " sheppard 25 Irish
ican Athletic Club. third Time. 0:5O1s
wSkWOn BY gDsOd ,P Pass ,g A'h sta
L. I4ebscld Irish-American Athletic Club. third
runy2n by DTs. sis1 MeFGq qnE At 18th
o iesic G = BonbaF Athletic club third
Time i5:os,s.
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Ahetc CUB fhfd Time O22
d, hgrdesTWGn 5 by j xe j.
Athletic Club, third, Time. o:25
Pole vauIt-won by Claude Alien. american Ath-
WIN v@f s Of s5 + 8 P Barr New ML york 1E ash
W Mcleod irish American Athletic Club won the vault
off with of Il feet
Running high tqmpwon by H Porter 10 Iris is
iea2 Ahs Ss c York T Ah Gb second With jump
Of 5 # in E. Erkson Mott Haven Athletic club H
New Athletic Club tied for third place with JUMPS
CT Club IT Won be e ds seSn jump With #
sixteen-poInd put-Won by NJ F Horn Irish
with put Of ~ feet L. J. raj
bolt Irish-American Athletic Club with put OF - IT.
Cub With soG pS Of 4 40 It n Third Ne" 'o'N
Running broad jump-won by Plat Adams; New 145k
jump OF q # 1llz in; :; G Nortn
ridge Irsh-Amercan Athletic Club with Jump OF ~
i 56 ~ in ,a%p Of q Il Il 81 ss 1n th G
Thriving the 16- pound hammer-Won by John Flanao
Athletic Club with a throw or az
r. 1os. in; NJ J. McGrath New York AthIetiG S HIup'
with of III IT. 6i2 in second; L. >; .. az
! third ,
r>t.c,s rhroU-Won NJ F. Horr. irish American
.tbiotic club throw Of 131 IT. A. in l. j.
Club. with throw or
% IL second: Patt Adams New York Athletic CUB
with throw of 115 TT in. third
weignt-Won by John tIanasan'
rh Amercan Athletic Club with a throw OF ~ II IA
in NJ J. McGrath New York AtnetG CIu9 Ph WIZ i1nsr
tcan Athletic Club. with throw OF "a IT. H. thlru-