The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-01
NEWARK ATHLETE
WINS TWO EVENTS
IN A. A. u. MEET
Plat Adams, Victor in Broad
Jump Contest and the Hop,
Step and Jump.
SHEPPARD DEFEATED BY
GISSING IN 1,0O0-YD. RUN.

One worlds record and two indoor
records were broker at the first night
of the A. A. u. indoor championships
in New York last night. Patrick Nc
Donald, of the Irish-American A. G.,
set new figures for throwing the 90
pound weight for height, hurting the
heavy weight up Is feet rs inch. 5%
inches better than NJ. J. McGrath's fig
ures of last year. Melvin Sheppard,
the Olympic champion, was beaten
eight yards in the 1~,O00-yard u by
Harry Gissing, the time-2 2O-being a
new indoor record.
Plat Adams, q Newark boy. and
member of the American Olympic team,
won the hop, step and jump. just beat
ing out Martin J.. Sheridan, and also
finished first in the standing broad.
jump. John A. Biller, of this city, was
second.
NJ. p. Driscoll, of the Mercury A. c.,
of Yonkers, won the two-mile run In
Q minutes 20 2-5 seconds, a new indoor
record, and but three-ifths of a second
slower than the American outdoor >rec-
ord.
John Eisele, the local long-distance
runner, who competed in the Olympic
games, came in fourth.
Martin J. Sheridan, after winning the
eight-pound shot put, fell on his
shoulder after vaulting and suffered a
severe strain of a ligament.
The point score for, the first night shows
the Irish-American A.. C. in the lead by
a large margin, the clubs standing in the
following manner:
Irish-American A.. c.. So; New York a.
! q nj pa cttr1a "A q H. T4ncfnn g.
Mercury A. c.. 5; unattached, 8; Mohawk
A. c., 1; Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A., 8; Prince
ton, A. A.. /; Gordon House A. A., l.
Soo-yard Run-won by Leroy Dorland.
Pea msr1osn A; Ci J; second J; Rosenberg EcI Irish-
P Psstim nor K. e. e., 70 fourth aRarai Time Il; & IS a S .
Two-mile Runawon by Mike ,Driscoll.
ean a. G. =, Sc ssco nSH e Gaorss 1 " sonhas.
Irish-American A.. c., third; John Eiseie.
New York A G., fourth; Time. sm % 2-5s.
unattached; Melvin w. Sheppard, Irish
T T;Srs g. s. e. j.. third; R. J. Egan, fourth
Throwing 56-pound Weight for Height
Won by T. Mcdonald. Irish-American
A ssanain New Rf 2oak l \. e.. 1oft. s ~ F 5oha
loft. sim; b. T~ompkins, Irish-Amerlcan
1rilsh-Amerlean VA 4. e. t.I ut. iiEin.
Running High Jump-Won by Harry f.
Porter. Irish-American A. c., 8 TT; see-
ond, H. A. .Gedney, Boston A. A.. and
J. II. Grumplet, New York A. C., tied for
second. with oft. Hin: Con Leahy, Cork,
Ireland. fourth, with oft. 1Oin. In the
Putting the S-pound Shot-Won by Mar
tin ]. Sheridan, Irish-American A. c.. Gift.
, 61ain.; w. w. Coe. Boston A. c., second,
60ft. 4in.; J. J. Elliott, Irish-American A.
c., third, 59ft. 9in.; A. K. Dearborn, New
York A, C., fourth, FSft. Bin.
75-yard Dash-Won by Robert Cloughan.
Irish-American A. c.; J. r. O'Connell, New
York A. c., second; r.. Reed. Gordon A.
A., third: F. Llkeman, Montreal A. A.,
fourth. Time. Z Abs. 2
2So-yard ,Hurdie-Won by J. ]. Eller,
American A. c., second: M. Dwight, Prince
Time. 2S 2 5s.
Running Hop. Step and Jump-won by
Plat Adams. New York A. c., As IT. 4 In:
second, Martin j. Sheridan. Irish-American
A.. c., 43 It. 3 in; third. d. Ahearn, Irish
American A. c., 43 #. Ga in; fourth, ]. ].
O'Connell. New York A. c., AZ 1T. 1OA in.
One-mile Walk-Won by Sam Liebgold,
of the Pastime A. c.; second. e. Eisen-
ring. Mohawk A. c.; third, Benny Mann,
Pastime A. C. Time, I'm. II Abs.
Pole Vault for Distance-Won by w. A.,
Mcleod, Irish-American A. c., 36 feet gLs
inches; second. M. ]. Sheridan, Irish-Amer-
lean A. c.. 2S feet 5 inches; third, ]. Han
brooke, Mohawk A. c., % feet 9A inches;
fourth, 7. J. Bennett, Princeton A. A., "a
feet Az inches.