New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
lEW YORK A. c. WINS
oycH ATHLETES BEATEN,
,,,,u Fine Performances IN Spring
Games at TraCers Island.

srfsiO -,s,,e-s Island yesterday afternoon when.
l sHss s,uusl spring games of the New York Ath-
l > ." r.,h the cid struggle for point honors was
l ke a between the wearers OF the winged foot
rsas, irish American club Thanks to fine work
sn0 - .thletes sure 70 shine later in the metro
- .,,e-,ponships the New York Athletic Club
f'I~'- - out making total OF 50 points to 30 for
/ - Dearest foes
l tssh ,acted sweeping of the field in nearly all
',,ts bv athletes who will represent America
te ol,-ropic games next month 1d not occur
r.ss one disappointment at the very start
/ - - canned by another. The first the an
o.nrnent that Rector, Tirgna's sprinter. Was
-. ~ charlottesville by examinations, and would
l "s,,, snd the second was the failure Of Lawson
s>-.son who won the leo-metre in the Olympic
| f'.s 70 Qualify in the second heat of the 100
/ - sssh J. NJ Rosenberg. of the Irish-Arner
l s1 1,b won this heat with 4i2-yard handicap
/ -s45 seconds. with Faraday, OF the New York
...,,+ic Club handicapped half yard less, second
5.as-tson seemed a little of color, and had no
-. te make up the handicap.
'nale,ssd. Of Cornell and the New York Athletic
- Jailed by many the peer if not the supe-
| - NJ Tommy Connef. did not start in the mile.
| .,.-e was battle royal, nevertheless. Guy Has
| =. zss scratch man in the field of eleven. the
| = pennsylvania star wearing the colors OF the
| -, YORK Athletic Club. He found The handicaps
- -,pch fer him. however. Spitzer. of Yale,
! ,-sicsnred at % yards forced the early running
- on hack at the finish into third place D. c.
! s-nasy OF the Irish-Amerfcan club was first
| :. weak the tape, ana J. Duffy, of the Mercury
.s,,r Club. was second. Kennedy was handi-
/ -ss 81 e yards and Duffy at 100 yards
usskins ran fine race in the half-rlile. in which
| - vas also at scratch, with twenty-five men
..i,st Rim lie went boldly after the field from
:. start and was closing up rapidly the lead
80 81 The finish. when he was 10 yards behind
- eliminate 6. Z. Hutchinson, who had a Ss-yard
| rndicap ". Van Thun and Gissing took the
| .1,oes from Haskins thanks 10 good handicaps.
gsuv Hirnan Of the New York Athletic Club,
i vs- fine race in the Quarternlile starting from
/ .--.,cb and was one Of the few scratch men 10
| w He showed good Judgment in his race, and
v1r nicely from Hoer of the Irish-American
,ab and Wagner. his club mate, both at liberal
| t,saicaps II was d fine sight TO see HiIlman go
Trough his Held
AZ always, the relay races aroused the greatest
| ,ihusasm among the eighteen thousand specta-
| ,,-s Who packed every inch CT room around the
/ -zck These gave the supporters of the two big
| asbs chance TO fight their rivalry uninter-
| -ptea and bitter the dose Of defeat the swift
tHh- American runners handed out 10 their rivals
| b both the mile and two-rnile contests
Il the one-nlile relay Coholan, once ot Yale,
| Il BroEnlow by two yards on the first relay,
/ Tsrsdsv the second New York Athletic Club man,
| ssag FIVE yards hack Pilgrim could not hold all
| .a lead On the second lap, and Nerthridge sent
| ssrp away with a two-yard lead over Sedley in
| ne thrd relay, link having fallen well back for
III Mercury Foot second team. Bacon gave Shep-
vg-i & twenty-yard lead in the last relay and
| EIman could not overcome it. The two-nlile re
| hy Ess another victory for the Irish club.
Kruger. the Swarthmore shot putter, who failed
trake the Olympic team a first string man,
t.rzs5 fine form. hurting the sixteen pound sphere
sisr 81 inches. The performance was wildly
/ es-sa BY the crowd. which evidently thought the
| ts sFs1nsylvanian worthy of trip to London.
n pole vault gained in interest by the appear
e Of C-o~L folra EyS-a5 IN
/ z1us placed at scratch with Claude Allen, Of
- h-American Athletic Club. The Swede
urs the bar at II feet inches, winning from
| EsBaboock, the Mount Vernon schooLboy, who
As handicap n 2 foot. Allen was third.
le discus throw furnished a surprise in the
] = work Of f5crr, Of Syracuse, who made a throw
| { l3l feet 10 inches. Meier, Of the Irish club,
| w or his handicap Sheridan foulins mis- throws
| The summaries follow:
one-hundrsa-ysrd handicap tfnal heat)-won by C G
rr5s i5,ssS- 1.gi1s - sr3 sacon52 ! II Rosenberg
sh-Anerioan athletic club - Yards). third Time
74o-hunirsa- tvre-1ty-yard dash ohandicepDwqr
Holloway Central YONG Mens Christian Association
IL YARDS. second. R T Edwards. HUDSON Guild Us
EEa,-rundre5- -eehtyyard run dlandicap)won by
s6 rbre IrisAr1erican Athletic Club rs ysrds)
Es1. Z Jsssnes. Mohawk Athletic Club t5s yards)'
19s1e aanacaP,Tcn by D 9 Rennedy ,a11i;f- Irish
sic cur 100 Yards, second. r. A sptzer. Yale GO
/ .fr1s. third Time. 4
lsrss-ale rgn GasndIosr)-won b. J, F ReiIley Mo,
as Athletic Club 1oo Yards } II Graves unattached
| 6sb sssas5 sTsf:h1. : i6lr5 1fn-. 1i az
las-HIs relay by Irish Arnerican athletic
t1e B-ownlov orrhridge Bacon. sheppard: New YORK
Aesc Cub -iret team ICohalan. Pilgrim. sedley Hill
d zink Ncfsr,es. Baiiey5. ihni. Time. 3.2375.
-Eoaile resy race-Won by Irish Anerican AthletIc
i7a5T ~ Nsa Yara Athietic club ,Walther, Sanders
6ns-6aadTe6 tve1ts-yard hurdles ,l'andioap,won
Tools New York A5hletlc clg7 = feet1i Z, c -,
/ fgk Athletic club . feetb. thirG- Time, otlt s. -
rss vault lhan1icsn-Moa ny biGhI I,sf,ccct Tegg
Tn athletic Club az inches. second wiki 10 f. m
Allen Irish-Arnerioan Athletic Club tscratoh). thiro'
saasng srosa 5ump Casndicap,-won by Ray EMIy; WY
% Yok Athetie cub soratc6 with an actual JUMP 9n,
L # : IN. Patt Adams. New YORK Athietlc 5 erLo
:nst win a. actual ]9P OF , 10 II Is indiess with
L ;eusl Jump 4 in. thirc. -, ,-
"a, Iris5-Aeries Athlete club scratch with l.o
E5cren New York Athletic Cub go ~, iIp,s,-.hoin
ts Athletic cub . ft). with 13z feet e7< inche'
Running bros5 5a-np Chandicsp)Eon by J. r. .ta1 XII
Enk. New York Athletic club go in. Win an aIaI
a Athletic CUB tos i'm. with actual jump i+1d 81
IN ds tn. with actual jump of % iee' II i'
f Rsa Ta s 3. }qa eaosBHo5 eb g my S feet " aass
Z Babcock New York Athletic club q H.. " |I,h
So Zee, p. inches. third. -.,..., 1ror ny
d-t9rty-Yard run thahai b ,srschI;
2 Holer Irisa-Auerican Athletic Cab tio Snt,c
a. a wagner rs yds'- \e" ioiN
pung ts- siseen- pound shot oaandiospl-Won by W:
sberisan. Irsb american Athletic club q in
l 80 i Heyer I-tsh-American AShietic Clu0 " ''
.snsins TIE ascus ,fandioarl-won by H MeyeT: e4;
1s lEorr Irish-American Athletic Dun Tss9irne @
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rgpcusrr,c rnon ,rnpu AT PRAGUE.