Evening star., 1909-06-13
MAKES NEW RECORD
/, IN HAMMER THROW
Flanagan Beats His Own Best
Mark in N. Y. A. C. Track
and Field Games.

TRAvERS ISLAND. n. Y. June 12.-
new worlds record hammer throw BY
John J. Flanagan of the Irish-Americar
Athletic Club, and double win IN the
handicap sprint by George F. Scannell OF
the De La Sale Institute and the New
York Athletic Club, were the features OF
the track and field games on the pic.
turesque oval of the New York Athletic
Club at Travers Island today.
Conditions overhead and under foot
could not have been better for the games
The program consisted Of nine track
events and six field contests. Among the
entrants for the different contests were
most of the national and international
champions. as we'll as collegians, who
made marks in the Harvard stadium two
weeks ago.
Flanagan established a new worlds rec
ord with the siXteen-pound hammer a,
Celtic Park, l.. l., last Sunday. throw
ing it ia feet 3as inches; but today he
eclpsed this with a clean throw of III
feet JOS inches He was scratch man In
the event today. and. notwithstanding his
new record. first place went to Cor
Walsh of the New York Athletic Club
who had a ten-foot advantage in the han.
dicap arrangement. Walsh, with this aid
won by seven inches.
Scannell took both the 1OO-yard and the
22O-yard dasheS.
The Summaries.
sSO-ya run: handicao-E Frick. y. Y. A. Z.
C36 yards), first: f. J. Esan. Pastime A. c.
(26 yards). second: f. Sweeney. Pastime A. c.
t22 yards). third. Time, 1.5+ rs.
1OO-yard dash: handicap; final beat-G. F.
scannell N Y. A. c. (sh YARDS. first: V. d.
Havens. N. y. A. c. e yards,. second ]. ].
McSweeney, Irish American A. c. Il yards,
third. Time. O.1O.
n.tne shot fasI nsndicap a'tn "a ieas k
inches. first; J. J. Elliot. Irish American \. G.
q feet,. second. with - feet inches: F. l.
Throwing le.pound hammer: handieaR-coa Coz,
81 inches. first: John Flanagan. irish -Ameri-
can 4. c. (scratch). second. with III feet loiis
inches Martin K0rsn. ,a d. 1esss
first: Sew YORK 4. G. team. second: Time.
Ravens, y !. A. G.. Is ,yards!. first: l: B,
0''i9G: P9itehasd 's =. y 4. sA s yards third.
Running high jump handieap-G; .;,, f. ssson; sass
inches; h. w. King. unattached New York
Il inchesy. second. with feet inches: H. J;
inches. .
Pole vault: handicap-H. s. Babcock. n; y.
A. T.. y. A.
Irish American A. c. lscratch). second. With
IL feet inches c. Todd. New. Rochelle High
School 12 inches,. third, with 10 feet . inches.
Davis Wins the Mile.
One-mile rum handicap-Won by r. NJ. Davis,
N. Y. A. c. 80 yards); F. n. Reilly, Irish
American A. C. $50 yards), second; F. A. Bren-
nan, Pastme A. e. ls5 yards). third. Time.
4.24 rs.
22O-yard dash, handicap-Won by G. z. Scan
nell, n. Y. 4. c. It's yards); G. +. Morrssey,
Pastime A. G. ia yards, second l. ]. Lowell.
Irish-American A. c. It's yards). third. Time.
u.221
Throwing the discus. handicap-Won by R.
Edgren, =. j. A. c. Us feet), with 11s feet
3A inches; NJ ]. Sheridan. Irish-American
A. c. tscratch), second, with 135 feet 3as
inches; 4. Sheridan, unattached go feet, third,
with l12 feet 5E inches
Running broad jump handicap-Won by NJ j.
Sheridan, Irish American A. c. us inches) With
% feet; h. H. Wade. Brookline Gymnastic
A. A. 80 inches). second, with 20 feet ".
inches; II. ]. Drescher, Northwestern A. e,
New York (8O inchesJ. third. with ~ feet 81
Five.mile run, handicap-won BY ". J. Kra
mer Acorn A. c.. Brooklyn 600 yardsl; "
Bailey. y. Y. A. C.. 76 yards second; T: g.
Bellars. n. u. A. c. tscratchl, third. Time
44O-yard run; handicap-won BY R. A: Beck
with Pratt Institute. Brooklyn t22 yards); W
G. Nichols. Xavier A. A. Ut yardso, second
VI. kolb. Clark House A. G. VI yards). third
Time U.01 3-S.