Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-06
lrish-Ameriean Athletic CIub Finishes
Ffrst I'm Big Meet.


NEW YORK. oct. 5-Four Indoor records
were smashed tonight at Madison Square
GaLlen The conclusion Of the indoor
iack and field meet q the amateur Ath-
letc union. Ply far the most Interesting
contest was the so-yard run. won By
Melvin W. SHEPPARD u The T1ah-Amer-
can AtnleNc club. He ran a splendid rece
al me way but his final dash % the tape
i.eent as he defeated Harry
by two yards. Shephard-s time vas IifN-
or y OF "a second better than the national
ind2oT recgtd be established previously.
Three other national records were made
during the evening In winning the final
heat OF the Gn-yard dash. J. J. Eiler %
the lrish-American club made The dis-
lance Ia seconds. betterIng his time u q
year ago by = % a second
Ray Ewery Of the New York Athletic
club hung W q new Indoor figure % "a
feet ! inch in the standing Jump He also
holds The indoor record of = fees 81 inchsE
". Happenny Of the Montreal Athlete
association. won the pole vault for height
with II feet . inches. four inches higher
than the best previous indoor national
After r. ". GIL q member Of the Man
land Athlete club Of Baltimore czDsg-s1
the strains Of Maryland. Ny Narlz-d
and the spectators sppiauded u-ldlT.
The points scores Tor tie tao days meet
lrish-AmerIcan Athletic club. o. Ner
York Athletic club, a. Pas;17e AthIs;lc
Maryland Athletic club. 2. Ngrtrszl Atsls-
tic association. 3: Xavier Athlete ssto--
iation. 9: Brown university. : NefrhsTes
Athletic club. 2. 81 GregOry CztEoIi- cur.
Phuadelphia, q and unattached five ne
Putting the z4-pouns shot. won 10 p
Mcdonald. Irish-Ame-csn Athlete r-b
with IS feet / inches: ~. ". Co IT.. B<ss-
ton Athletic aEsociatiOn. EscoEd HI,h D.
feet inches. Martin J sheridan. I-s1-
= inch.
Standing high jump won b. Platt Asa-t.
New 1nTE AHE.rH#r E.EE WLHE p HEEH# -
Adams. New YORK Athlete el55. tscgos
With : feet ! inch. , 4 Bsiier Young
ibgrd 5 6h1lsash 21u9n Brooklyn
l0-yard dash won ~ : ! ElieT Irish
american Athletic club. n .He.aDd
Bursen, New York Annette club. tnlrs
Time: 1915 seconds.
Three standing jgmys Tgn ~ Rzy. 9.
1 inch; Plat Adams. New Yc-F 1-NssE-
club, second. with . feet & l,chet R1be--
ISOLATION, third. Rith r fee, 81. 5ne.see
Five-mile run: won by 7 = CoI-t I-s--
american Athletic club " Bailey New
drish-American Athlete rssa. tai-d Taas
Pole vault for height Won ay w Hap
peny, Montreal AmateE- A-18srl- asE1e l.
ton with II feet inches n : Eaa,eocr
New York Athletic club, ss-.-a Ertk (.
feet; w. a. Mcleod. IrE1-4-s-suz- E-hsE-
tic club. third. with 70 fee. 9 l1cHeE
SiXty-yard dash, final heat wuu ty p
w. OH, Maryland Athletic cub. Bzlri-
more; J. E. O,Connell. New YORK Athletic
club, second; w. J. Healing. Irtsh-Auerf-
can club, third. Time: SIS seconds.
Three hundred-yard hurdles. final heat
won by W. J. Hartranft, unattached. Phil
~adelphia; J. ]. Eller. Irish-American Ath-
letic club, second; l. J. Lowell. Irish
seconds.
Six hundred-yard run. final heat: won
bv M. W. Sheppard. Irish-American Athletic
club; II. Gissing, New York Athletic club,
second; W. J. HAYES. st. Gregory Catho-
lie club, Philadelphia, third. Time: liza
Three mile-walk: won by s. Liebgold.
Athletic club, second; A. Vollemoke, Pas
time Athletic club, third, Time: q .45&