The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
RECORDS SHATTERED
AT 0LYMPICS'
MEET
Thousands See GIarHer, Cheek
and Sn1fthSOn Make New
Marks

Three worlds records were shattered
before a crowd of 1000 people at the
Olympic clubs indoor meet at the Al
ditorium rink last night. Andrew Glar-
ner clipped two seconds off Melvin
Shepards half-mile indoor record, COW
ering the distance in 200 2-5, but, ac-
cording 10 a prominent athletic union
official who stood at the turn, it is
doubtful that the record viii be ac-
cepted. as Glarner cut off the corners
on the lower turn Herbert Cheek OF
the Olympic club defeated Forest
Smithson OF the Multnomah athletic
club in the So yard low hurdle race,
cutting down the worlds record four
nfths of q second. In the so yard high
hurdle, using six hurdles. Smthson
turned the tables on the local boy ana
established q new record Tor the dls-
lance.
r. T. Craig Of the Olympic club,
starting from scratch IN the mile handl-
cap. handily defeated a Held OF 20
starters in the fast time of 4 ,32 40. The
quarter mile race had nearly 80 start
crs. Miller. the Stanford runner, start
ing from scratch was unable 10 PICK
his way through the crowd. and could
aVen the Cogswell sprinter, starting
from the IL yard mark, carried OF the
hOnOrs.
one Of the features Of the evening"
entertainment was the battalion drill
by 250 girls from the CrOcker grammar
school. under the leadership of Prof.
George M ehling.
was on hand and took Whack at the
various shotput records
The 75 yard race for old timers had
six starters. Jimmy Ohane led within
two Yards of the finish. when he blew
up and Steve Cassidy forged In WIN
The following were the results:
% ward dash FOR high schools and Catholic
r.f1Ia Toul l,r l. NarV'E college.
B Moody. CogsweIl, second; c. Kendrick, Cogs-
woll. third. Time. 6 %
$50 yard special race against time-AndreW
Glarner, olympic club. Time, 200 %.
one nile run. hsndicsp-won by E. F. Craig,
Olympic club. scratch; William Garvin. Olympic
club, 80 yards, second; j. Burke st. Mary's'
30 yards. third. Time, 4:32 4-5.
- yard invitation, scrateh-Won by q. +.
Snedigsr: Olympic; F. smithson, Muinomah'
60 yard low hurdles-Won by II. Cheek. olym-
pic; Smithson. Multnomah, second; W. H Don
5 yard special. former Olympic champions
Won by Steve Cassidy J. J. okane, second;
H. G Cassidy, third Tine, 2 Is; o-,s.,,
Cogswell. II yards; NJ Joy. lrish-American, l3
yards, second; E. clausen, Cornell, q yards,
third Time "a Id.
Running high jump-Won by D. Martin Olym-
pic: II. Cheek. olympic. and o. Baumbaugh.
Nilmerding, lie for second Height, feet 3
SO yard high hurdIes-won by r. smithson.
Mulmomsh A. c.; H Cheek. Olympic, second;
" III. Donald. Z. C., third Time. 10.
Eight pound shot put-Won by Ralph Rose,
olympici Knox, olympic, second; snedigar,
olympic third Distance. &c feet ! inches
-Four pound shot put-Same winners above.
Distance. 81 feet as inches. Worlds record.
l6 pound shot-Same winners above Dis
fauce - feet 10 inches.
$50 yard school relay--Won by Cogsweu; st.
Mary's college, second; Sacred Heart, third.
Line 1.a5 3-5.
one mile club relay-Hon By Stanford univer-
sty: Olympic club. second. Time. 3:40 SO.
Five mile rsce-Won by L. Pennock, y. NJ. c.
A.. ". Hoburg, unattached. second; r. Howden,
ST Mary's third. Time. 24:5l 2-5.
Pole vault-Won BY ". r. Knox; W. Craig
second. Height 10 feet inches.