New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
WORLDS RECORD GOES
FLANAGAN STILL BUSY.
Irish Champion Sets Ne1o Hammer
Mark IN Press Club Games.

John J. Flanagan. the great weight thrower OF
the Irish-American Athletic Club. who only two
weeks ago established a worlds record In
throwing the 1s-pound hammer. set new figures
again yesterday at the carnival OF sports Of the
New York Press Club Athletic Association at
American League Park. Flanagan, his first
trial in the final, sent the leaden ball distance Of
$50 feet breaking his recent record by feet
IL inches. The throw is the more remarkable be-
cause the big Irishman had the throw uphill Matt
McGrath who has beaten Flanagan steadily for
the last two years suffered his second defeat since
Flanagan returned 10 his oldtins form, and in-
ished second He was not in his best form, sending
the hammer out only little than 1s4 feet.
/. Two of the the programme the 600
yard special and the one-mile run. were of in
ternational character, and the result Of each
watched with interest by the five thousand spec
tators who sweltered under the tropical
The Irish-Amerlcan Athletic Club captured the
point trophy with 4S points. with the New York
Athletic Club second. with "a Yale University had
two athletes-Gilbert the pole vaulter, and Howe,
the hurdler-in their respective events and both
captured first places totalling 10 points and getting
third place.
H A. Wilson. the English miller and Mike
Driscoll, the two-rniIe national champion of the
Mercury Athletic Club, were the scratch men In
the one-mile event with Harvey Cohn and Frank
w Riley both of the Irish American Athletic Club
starting from the ard 30 yard marks respectively
At the crack of the gun both the scratch men
started after the leaders a telling pace. Riley
took the lead, with Cohn his heels, running
along at a fast pace. Wilson and Driscon alter
mated in getting after the leaders and it was a
heartbreaking struggle to catch Cohn and Riley
At the end OF the second lap the scratch men
were only five yards back and gradually over
taking them. After going another lap all the
runners were on even terms. with Riley leading
Wilson second and Cohn third. All the men
sprinted at the bell for the last lap. with Riley
leading. At four and half laps Riley was still
hird Will
Wilson apparently dead from the fast going. Dris-
coll all in 200 yards from home and was
passed by Wilson. Cohn brought the crowd 10 it's
feer with a splendid sprint at this point. leading
Riley across the line by five yards. Wilson
third and Driscou fourth. It the best mile
race seen here for many day Cohns time was
4:26 As while that of Wilson, from scratch. was
4:29 40 fast going in such weather
Emilio Lunghl, the italian champion az many
distances, who ran second to Melvin Sheppard in
the 800 metre rae in the Olympic games year
was defeated IN his first in this country in
the 600 yard scratch run being led the tape by
Harry E. Gissing an unattached runner. Harry
Haywood. of the Winged Foot Club, finished sec
ond being nosed out at the tape by a few inches
Lunghi was third. yard back. The time Of the
race was 116 S-5
at the start Haywood sprang into the lead. and
after they had gone twenty-five yards had gained
a seven-yard lead. Lungh and Gsstng were run
ming close together and keeping a sharp eye at
each other. Rounding the turn for the last lap all
the sprinted and Lunghi went into second
place. with Gssing third. It was neck and neck
fight the tape. which had the large crowd on its
feet applauding vigorously. Coming down the
stretch the tape Gissng sprinted harder digging
his spikes into the turf, and just caught Haywood
the tape. Lunghi also spurted, but could not
hold Gsslng, finishing a good third Lunghi was
warmly applauded by the crowd for his good race.
A field of merit started in the fve-nile
handicap. The race developed into a three-cOrnered
affair after the third mile, with Fred Bellars. the
national f1ve-mile champion; VIII Kramer, OF the
Acorn Athletic Association, and Tom Collins Of the
Irish-Arnerican Athletic Club as contenders. Bel
lars had the best sprint and led Kramer 10 the
tape by some twenty-five yards. Collins gradually
fell back and finished the same distance back Of
Kramer Winfield Bailey, of the New York
Athletic Club was fourth and Jim Crowley, of the
Irish-American Athletic Club, the Marathon runner
was fifth The time of the race, which was 70; 40
fast for a turf track.
Martin J. Sheridan. the former all around cham
pion VINO is working hard to regain the title, was
a double winner. taking the sixteen-pound shot
event and also his favorite event, the discus. with
throw of 13S feet
Howe of Yale, the intercollegiate hurdle cham
pion starting from scratch, had easy time win
ming the l20-yard high hurdles, for which prizes
were given by The Tribune. Howe took his heat
handiIy, and the final catching Leroy DOrland
two tmbers from home On the heels Of the an
rouncenent of his victory came the report that A
c Gilbert fellow student. had the pole vault
having only Claude Allen. of the IrishAmerican
Athletic Club. as opponent, Gilbert clearing Il
feet while Allen was six inches shy of this vault
The Yale student attempted to break the worlds
record held by Dray. of Yale, but failed, clearing
only u feet
The summaries follow:
o-yard dash scratch {fnal heat-Won by G 6.
American A c, second; J. J. Archer, Irish-Amer-
lean A. c. third. Time, 0.l0 3-5-
One-mile Chandicap)-Won by Harvey Cohn.:
IrIsh-American A c rs YARDS. Frank N Riley,
Irish American A c. go yards), second Harold A
Wilson, unattached (scratch), third Mike J. Drs-
coll, Mercury A c. (scratch), fourth. Time 426 40
One-mile high schools relay race (scratch)-Won
by Manual Training High School, team composed
OF Harding Stevens. Finegan. Snyder and San
ford Englewood High, second, team composed Of
Keen Thompson. Gilmore, Aggas Reedes
Harlem Evening High, third, team composed of
Zin, Hand, Shapiro. Block and Grandgeard Time,
3.32 2-5.
44o-yard dash Qhandicap}-Won by G. B. Ford
New York A c. 90 YARDS; B f. Trerise West
Side Y NJ. c. A. 02 yards), second; R T. Edwards,
New York A c. 90 yards), third Time 049 3-5.
440-yard relay race (open TO public schoOls)-Won
by P :. 81, Manhattan, team composed of Lewis,
Schlossberg, Kopsack EybeslutZ and Schwartz;
Morse Cleesattel Frederick. Hannah and Mitchell:
p s. 6, Manhattan, third, team composed Of Oates,
Lees, Denning. Travers and Gaynor Time 0.52 3-5.
I20-yard high hurdle (handicap: final heat)-won
bv T o. Howe, Yale University (scratChJ. L. B
DOrland. PastiTpe \ {. q feet), second J. J. Eler
American "A c. (sCratch), third Time OILS As
Two-mile relay (open TO municipal empIoyes)-
Won by letter carriers team, composed of Menghi