The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-02
FVE-M|LE MARX
GOES DOWN AFTER
TRYING q YEARS
Tom Collins Beats Classy Field
to Tape in Record Break
ing Time.
RACE Is FEATURE OF
INDOOR A. A. u. MEET.

For twenty-one years numberless at
tempts have been made to improve the
time that "Eaule O~4ae, 4.~~
York A. c., made In a five-mile race
September 10, 1851, but up TO last night
at the A. A. u. meet n New York CITY
nc Yankee runner mad been abe to APP
proacn the ngures very closely. Car
ter's time was 2om. 70 3-os., made on
the old cinde track OF the Manhattan
A. C. Tom Collins, of the Irisn-Ameri-
can A. c., lowered this mark by 44-o
seconds, covering the distance in 2om,
10 2-5s.
Some disappointment was. manifested
when Mike Driscoll, he great run
ner of the Mercury A. c., failed to APP
pear in the field, but there was o
class otherwise to make up about %
best galaxy of long-distance plodders
in the country. So evenly matched IN
speed and stamina were the nine con-
testants that the race proved to be one
of the best in years.
Fred Bellars, of the New York A. c.,
started to set the pace, but at the half
| mile George Bonhag, the 1907 indoor
champion, began to force the issue. Tns
| competitors were we'll punched up to
The IWcllln zap, NHtfG WIN 11
of the N. Y. A c., tried to jump away
from the others. He opened a hve-
yard gap in a fifty, but he could not
| sustain his effort, and soon fell back
again.
At the two-mile mark it looked as though
| Collins was done for. He dropped back so
fast that the leaders were soon ABOUT
sss s %ss S SaIras re aTay 4 arp 5If, form, at I tSs shira
mile he was up again in second place ana
Bonhag began his furious sprint a quarter
of a mile f en- the tape. and it was strong
enough to carry him past Muller and Eiseie.
He never could reach the flying trio In 'front.'.
carried him over the tape nearly ten yards
In front of Bailey, who beat his
Bellars, inches for the place.
trieved himself for his defeat of the
Citing. 1t was not a true-ruu race, though.
the crack of the pistol, which left him fiat
footed. Haywood, of the New York A. g.
made the early pace, with Sheppard, Bacon.
Ching was badly pocieted and knocked
about, and never was a real contender. Inc
fight was between Bacon and Sheppard.
n msrri tne G laffar w was just Sx 0 able t to get eta up d
time to take third from Haywood This
time was I'm. IA 4-5s.. four-hfths of a second
The IrIsh- american A. C. led nil the
others in point of men who were placed in
the various events. The total point tally, OF
was So. The others finished as follows:
New York A c., So; Pastime A. e., Il;
Boston A A, II; Harvard. 10; PRINCETON. 3;
4. G., 5; Mohawk A. C., 4; Montreal
A. A. A., /.
The summary:
Coe. Boston A. A., "a feet liz. inches;
second, s. p. Giles, New York A. c.. 81
feet 2 inches; thirdxH H. Meyer. Irish-Amer-
Elliott, Irish-American A. C. 80 feet Y inch,
15o-yard Run-Won by J. J, Eiier, Irish
American A. c.; second. r., q. Goggins.
treal A. A; fourth, H. T.. Edwards, New
York A. C. Time, los.
Standing High JqmpmTie for first, PLACE
&. A. and Platt Adams, of the New York
A. c., with 4 feet II inches; third, s; g.
Lawrence, Harvard A. A, 4 feet L. inches;
American A. G.. and P. w. Gngelien. New
York A: G. I feet 3 inches Biller wen
on the JImp9n with ! feet hv IL T ineLes Collins.
Irisa-American A.. c.: second. c. w. Bailey.
New York A. CT. third. F. G. Bellars.
ShsesW. fHsE < A. G.. Time. I'm.
Three Standing Broad Jumps-won by
with SO feet 10 inches; second. Platt Ad.
ans, New York A. c.. with 3! feet Ia
inches; third. P. L. Packard. Irtsh-Ainer1-
can A. c., with 81 feet Az inches; fourth,
John A. Biller, Brooklyn Y. III. c. A.,
with 81 feet az inches.
s0o-yard Hurdle-Won by il E1ler,
Irish American A. c.: second. NJ. Dwight,
Princeton University A. A.; third, g f.
Langan, Irish-American A. c. Time, 81 2-5s.
LA6kyard Dash-Won by Robert Cloughan.
Irish-American. A. c.; second. j. +. Con-
nell. New York A c.; third. r. Reed,
Gordop1 House A. c.; fourth, J. Rosen-
berg. 1fish-American A. G; Time; 8 s-5s:
6O0-yard Rpn-Won by Melvin Sheppard.
Irish American A. c.; second. Charles Ba-
con, Irish American A. G.; third, III. Gissing.
unattached; fourth. H. Haywood, New
York A. C., Time, Inn. l 4-5s.
Pole Vault for Height-Won by 6. Vein:
second, S. C. Lawrence. Harvard Univer-
sity A: A, Il TT. third, J; l. Barr M MaT eoT
| Jrish-American A. c.. 10 IT.
Three-mile WalkmWon by Sam LlsbsG,d:
A. G.; third. ]. F. Cromley. Irish-American
A. G.; fourth. Louis Liebgold, Pastime A.
C. Time, 24m, los.