The Washington times., 1908-09-20
AMATEURISH FIZZLE
IN ONE-MILE EVENT
Race Twice Run Not Yet Decided,
and Fraud Cry Raised-Gurley
Man Wins Point.
POINT SCORE.

Olympic A.
Montreal A. A........................ 8
Boston A. A-------------.- /
/ LuI-ey A C-----------------------
| Unattached ...----.------........-... 81
TRAVERS Island. n Y, Sept q
J. j. Eller, Of the Irish-American A c.,
broke the worlds record IN the Z0-yard
hurdle race 1T the senior national
championship at Travers Island today
In accomplishing the trick he beat A.
s. shaw, the worlds champion for I'D
ara hurdles, and Harry hllmans the
great hurdler Of the " Y. A &. Bis
time was q rs seconds
Ile Championships, With the exception
were the most successful ever held here
The 500 persons present were some
what disappointed at the nOn-appear-
ance Of hector, Taylor, Mt Pleasant
sheridan, and Garrels, but those that
competed made up Tor those absent BY
their good performance
Row Over Nile Run
A small-sized riot was in order after
the second attempt 70 decide the one
nile run The trouble was caused by a
Boston official VINO lost mis- head and
made a complete bIngle Of the run. II
which many or the greatest distance
men IN the United States were inter
esteL- II was the second time the race
was made a 1uke, and the crowd
rushed from the stands 20 The middle OF
the big llclqsLrer shouting fraud With
the big field running together on the
fourth lap. the pistol was discharged
one lap before IL should have been, and
general confusion reIgned, scorers and
timers rushing onto the track IN an at
H L TRIBE OF the Nevr York Ath-
leJlc Club. was the only contestant who
was not mlsled, ne finishing the mile
only 10 be told the race would be run
again
Jeers and Kisses.
II was later announced that the race
would be run some afternoon Of next
week. probably "Wednesday. The crowd
accepted the news with jeers and Kisses.
The oS0-yard run brought together
Harry GissiHg. who is running unat-
LaCLeC. and Melvin sheppard the O-yfn-
pic winner. More than usual interest
was manifested in the race, owing %
the great showing Gissing has been
making in the half-mile recently els
sing was too anxious yesterday. broke
and as a result was put back four
yards He however soon made TINS
up and took the read before ne lad gone
fifty yards, followed by sheppard The
two ran in this order, well into the
stretch, when Sheppard forged ahead
E L
tape seven wards in front o. GlSsing-
The contest in the I20-yard hurdle
proved q sensa UOnal one between A. B.
Shaw, Of the Chicago Athletic AsSOcla-
Jack EIler, OF the Irish-American
A c. The speedy Westerner broke
into the lead IN the early yards, vault
ing the hurdles light as a bird. Eler
stuck 10 him IN the most persistent
fashion and at the finish Shaw was
a victor BY a SCanL yard Waller, an
other Western crack. was third The
/ time was exceptional, being fifteen and
{. A. King. Of the Gurley Athletic
Club Of Washington threw a surprise
/ into the New York sharps by getting
third place in the broad jump
| Summaries:
1O1-yard dash-Final hest won by W.
+ J. Hamilton. Chicago A A: W. j. keat-
/ ing Irisb-American A c. second. T. II.
A 10 Is seconds
; I20-yard high hurdle in one heat
I Won by A =. Shaw, Oh cagO A A; ],
J. EIIer. Irish-American a c. second;
/ 9. W. Waller. New York A c., third
I Time, 10 Is seconds. Shaw was an
zSO-yard hurdle-von by J. J. Eucr
I Z A \ c., A 3. Shaw. Chicago A A
I Harry l. Hillman. New York A. C.
/ O.24 4-5-
44O-yard run Gin one heaD-Won by
I Harry Hillman, New York A c.: G
/ CassaSSa, Irish-American A c., second
! dead heat for third between J J. Nc.
/ Entee, New York A c, and Leroy 3
/ DOrland, Pastime A c. Time. 49 So sec
550-yard dash-won by ". F. Heating
/ IriSh-AmeriCan A c.; W. f. Hamilton
/ Chicago A A.. second; r. Cloughen
Irish-American A c.. third. Time, p p
seconds
Pole vault for height-won by w
Happeuy. Montreal A A A. with 3
I v1ult of II feet inches; Callen, Irish,
American A c, second, II feet inches
J l. Barr. New York A. C. third. i
Running high Jump-Won by II. F
| Porter, IriSh-AmeTiCan A c.. feet III
inches; H. A Grumpelt, 5 feet Il
inches; H A Gidney, Boston A A.
Throwing I6-pound hammer-Won h,
Matt McGrath. New York A C D.
feet. Lee Talbot, Irish-American. sec
ond, 100 feet 612 inches; John J. Flana
gan, lrish-American A. c.. third. Wit
a throw Of 16S feet 52+ inches
/ Throwing the Discussion by NJ 2
! Horn, Irish-American A c.. ISs feet
inches; Ralph Rose, Olympic A c.. Z
feet = inch: J. J. Flanagan Irish
I inches
Throwing 55-pound weIght-won o,
John J. Flanagan. I. A. a. c.. s. fee
, II1s inches, NJ. J. McGrath. New Yori
, =. g.; Lee Talbot, 7. A A. C.
Five-mile running race-Won by ?
BeIlars, New York A c.; J. J. Lee
( Boston A A. second: J. j. DAILY Irish
I American. third Time. 96-1f As
Running broad jump-WOn by Plat
I Adams, New York A. c, Il feet 81
I inches: 5. c. Northbridge, Irish-Aneri
I can A c.. second. y feet 2 inches. c
A King. Gurley A. c.. Washington. D
c. third. % feet 81 inches.
Putting IG-pound shOt-Won by Ralpl
) Rose. Olympic A c., 40 feet / inch; II
3. HiI. BrOOkline Gymnastic Team
second, NJ. F. Horn. I. y. A. c. third
Z