The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-19
MIGHTY DONOVAN
BREAKS A RECORD
Irish Athlete losses So Pound
Weight Over Bar Elevated
to Is Feet 3 7=l6 Inches
Sports, Dancing and Merry
Times at Original Gaelic
Dancing Clubs Picnic

+. Donovan, the sensational ilisi attn
lete, is credited with breaking a Worid
record in the Sc pound weight for helghl
O. the games of the original Cache
dancing club held at Shell MOUND parh
yesterday. Donovan tossed the ball over
bar Is feet 37-16 inches from the
ground. beating the former record by
half an inch. The other competitors IN
this event, with the exception OF Ralph
Hose dropped out at an early stage, and
Rose was defeated when he failed at
the IA feet l inch mark. The weight
used will be officially weighed tonight
at the Olympic club rooms, and IL found
correct Donovan Will stand forth $
worlds champion. The unattached
freshman also won first prize in the Sc
pound weight for distance.
The games were held in connection
with the third annual picnic of the
club yesterday, and both were a sue
cess The biggest crowd that has yet
attended any outing promoted by the
organization was on hand to enjoy the
festivities, and it is estimated that fully
5000 people passed through the gates.
Every form of amusement calculated
TO add to the enjoyment of the members
ana guests was provided, and there was
fun a-plenty for young and old The
athletic games, held under the rules of
the Pacific amateur athletic association,
were naturally the center Of interest,
but there werex innumerable other at
fractions TO engage the attention of the
merry makers.
Dozens of BARNS in the quaint cos
TUNES of Ireland and Scotland delighted
the gathering with exhibitions of the
canoes OF their native lands, and the
grown up opponents of the terpsi-
ciorean art danced for a number of
valuable prizes. Then there was the big
canoe hall where dancing was going on
all the time.
w r. Knox OF the Olympic club was
the principal prize winner of the day,
coming in first in the lie yards handi-
cap run and winning the three standing
Jumps and the running broad jump. He
also got second in the 16 pound shot
put
Ralph Rose broke the coast record
putting the 16 pound shot The
Healdsburg giant heaved the ball a dis
lance of 4s feet 90 inches
Following are the results of the
games:
11e yards run. 90 c. first Dayony
sReliancel second. Block &C. Al third Time.
$50 yards Riordan Il. A. A. CO. %
J ARDS, nrst; Shalock &C. A. ca, 30 yards.
ond; Smith est Marysl. 81 yards, third. Time
one mile Williams %. c. 20 yards.
nrst. Stewart tSt. Maryisl. 30 yards second
Singing 81 pound weight. without follow
Donovan tunattached1. scratch. first Murphy
tunattachedl. ) feet second. Distance, - feet
IA inches.
Singing 30 pound weight for height-Donoyan
unattached, scratch. first: Rose 20. c. &
inches. second Height. II feet | inch. lin an
exalpltion Donovan tossed the weight 10 feet
!-l6 inches. breaking the worlds record.l
Putting rs pound shot-Rose TO- CD scratch
hrst, Knox 90 Csl, feet, second. Distance
10 feer 90. inches.
Three standing jamps-knox 20. C.1 first
Murphy tunattacbed1 second Distance. 81 feet
q OF an inch
Running broad jump Knox 90. Co scratch
Distance. 81 feet 4 inches
Running hop. step and jump. Coen (o'C
Il. 81. 30 inches. first; ID. Buckley l. A. A
ca, II inches. second. Distance. 43 feet AZ
Putting ~ pound weight-Rose 90 CO
scratch first: Nunan Il. A A. CD 30 inches
second; Donovan (unattachedl Is inches third
Distance. 20 feet 21s inches.
Relay for Catholic grammar schools
Sacred Heart first st. James second Time
minute Ia seconds.
Relay race for hurting and football clubs
Parneils first. 0'Connells second. Time / minute
IS 10 seconds.
Open relay race Olympic club first picked
irish team second. California club third Time
minute % 30 seconds
The following officials had charge of
the games:
Referee. Walter Christie: starter A. GIarner;
clerk OF COURSE J. X. Hickey: iildges-N Prem
Herbert Hansen: timers-Frank 0'Kane. All
Hampton. John Elliott ]. C. Nealon; announcer
]. Bressi.
The committees in charge of the