New-York tribune., 1909-06-07
RECORD FOR FLANAGAN
MATT MGRATH BE4TEN.
Irish Club Giant Sets Ne10 Mark an
ThrOzCing the Hammer.

John J. Flanagan. the mighty weight thrower OF
the Irish-American Athletic Club defeated his pro-
tege and bitter rival, Matt McGrath, of the New
York Athletic Club. In the throwing of the sixteen
pound hammer. incidentally setting a worlds
record with heave of 174 feet & inches, at the
annual games of the Bricklayers' Union No 81 at
Celtic Park Long Island City. yesterday. Flanagan
threw the leaden ball more than ter feet further
than the Winged Foot athlete. McGrath having
throw Of 161 feet inches.
Flanagan broke the record of 173 feet inches.
made by McGrath at the Csnadian championships
in 1907. There is little doubt that the record will
be accepted by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Flanagan complied with all regulations put forth
by the Amateur Athletic Union A steel tape
used and everything looked all right
Dan Ahearn. OF the Irish-American Athletic
Club. made a new record In the running hop, step
and jump event but owing to some technicalities
the new mark will not be allowed. Ahearn made
the fine jump OF 81 feet 4 q inches. which IS
than two feet better than the record The Irish
American athlete also improved the mark
weeks ago, but was also deprived of a record owing
TO an infraction Of the rules.
Tom Collins the fast distance runner OF the
Irish club. a splendid race in the three-rniIe
handicap. starting from scratch and beating a large
field. Collins caught Z. Smith of the Mohawk Ath-
letic Club. IN the last lap and led the way TO the
tape by forty yards The time, Is :22. exceed
ingly good, considering the rather slow track. F.
J. Reynolds speedy unattached sprinter won the
final heat OF the 1OO-yard dash in the good time OF
y: :09 Z-5 from the Dine-yard mark.
The summaries follow;
=, One; hundred. yard dash final heaD-won BY F j
A G te yards second. J J. McSweeney.
can A c (6I1 yardsl. third Time OOH 3-5
one mile run thandlcap)-Wou by Frank Peilsy.
irisn American a. G go yardsl. ". Baum
hawk a. G. 80 yards) second: Frank Wright, Pastiue
4 9. 600 yardsl third Time. 4 % As
Three -hundred-yGrd run Chandican. Anal bs,,1-
y won by A. Pepis. Clark House A A. OF yardsJ c.
Neob unattached iS yarls). second. W. C. Robbins
irish American A c. t3 yards) third Time o 81 as
Eight hundred and -eighty-yard run (handicap)-
Won by J. = Bell Mohawk \. c. as yards). =. Fin
nersn. unattached az yards). second. r Sweeny.
Ihree-rnile run (handicap)-won bv Tom Collins
lrish- American 4 c. scratch: E smith Mobawk
a. G t12O yards). second: W. Burke Mott Haven
A-C u5O yards). third. Time Is. %
throwing the discus Gree styleI-Won bv ] Dun
can, Mohawk A Q tI5 feetl, actual throw OF 122 n
second. actual put Of 1876 # in: NJ MeIoughIin
Lt9HEnhs Lyceum t25 fee). third. actual throw OF
=, Running hop. step and Jump (handicap)-won by
lump OF q T. ~ in: Charles Doherty 81. Maryss
4 A G 20 feet) second actual jump o "a n az IN
:. Won EIlng' Mohawk A. c. q feet), third actual
Throwing the l8-pound hammer Chandicapl-won
ey , ), Flanagan Irish American a g (scrstch).
4eqeI throw ot ia T. s% In Martin J. Sheridan.
~. y { (25 feetl. second actual throw
l+S r. o In; Matt ] McGrath. New York A q
'scratch). third. actual throw n in
nTe -Irllie run (scratch: closed
ghf G9n 6y r Nelson; Fred LORI Local %. second:
SIX huudred-yard (scrstch)-Won by 7 D.vtps.
!, mccullough second: T. z. Nelson. third. Time