The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-16

contestants In annual senior champion ships Amateur Athletic union:
 Team Points Irish-American Athletic club. New
 York ......-.-..-......t..... 4S New York Athletic club ..........-..... AS Chicago Athletic association Is Olympic Athletic club, San Francisco. Illinois Athletic club, Chicago ........ Gwin Henry dndependenb. Eden. Tex. St. Gregory Athletic club, Philadel-
 phia ............................ W. J. Kraemer dndependenb, New
 York ........................... Q 1rish-American Athletic club, Chicago Brookline Gymnasium club, Brook
 line. Mass. :..-.............. l r. J. Clifford dndependent), Phila-
 delphia ..............'''....... ............. Seattle Athletic club .................... Young Mems Gymnastic club. New
 Orleans .......................... l Knights of St. Anthony, Brooklyn. l Total ......-.............-.'.. '.....,.....'.. 100
 New records One American record. Eleven southern records.
 New American record: Throwing the tavelin, 1ss feet inch, made by Bruno Brodd of the Irish-American Athletic club. New York.
 Ahern Does Work
 By the light of the moon tall Dan Ahern this evening won the hop. step and jump, and with it the national track and field meet of the Amateur Athletic union for his team, the Irish-American Athletic club of New York. With the brief southern twilight almost over the Irish Americans went Into the final event of the long afternoon struggle, the hop. step and jump, one point behind the New York Athletic club boys, who had come from behind with a tremendous rush in the last half hour of the meet. Platt Adams carried the hopes of the New York Athletic club in this final event. Not able to see their take orr well in the gathering darkness, the two rivals made an eerie appearance as they shot through the jerky revolutions characteristic of this contest. Adams was a dangerous op- ponent, forcing Ahern to better the off cial American record for the hop, step and jump but one quarter of an inch be- fore the Irishmans vistory was assured. The official record, 4S feet, has been broken during the year and will be replaced by & new official standing at the next annual meeting of the Amateur Athletic union on1cers Adams distance was 4S feet l Inch.
 Gissing Defeats Shepherd
 No exceptional time was made in the track events account of the recent com pletion of the track, which made the footing too soft, but from the crack of the pistol in the half mile early in the afternoon until night there was a sue osssion of thrilling finishes by some of the best known athletes in the United States. Melvin Shepherd, Olympic cham p+on, lost the half mile by a few scant inches to H. Gissing of the New York Athletic club. Shepherd on the last quarter sprinted into the teeth of a stiff wind on the back stretch with Gissing two yards behind. Coming into the stretch Shepherd made mistake in judg ment, which probably cost him the race. He ran wide on the last turn. Gissing threw himself into the space between Shepherd and the pole, forcing the Irish American runner to take the outer course. They ran a perfect tie to within five yards of the tape, where Shepherd faltered and Gissing threw himself for ward the winner
 Kramer Wins 5-NfiIe Run
 In the fve-nile run, G. V. Bonhag of the Irish-Americans started after the rec ord, leaving his field far behind early in the race. He made the mile in 4:55 and the two miles in 10:21, when he began tfring, dropping out of the race exhaust cd at two and three-quarter miles. w. J. Kramer, a diminutive independent from New York then began a duel for the lead with F. B. Bellar of the New York Athletic club. finally shaking Bellar off in the last lap and winning with plenty in reserve.
 Tex, was the only southern entrant to win a first place today. taking the 22o- yard dash from Robert Cloughen of the 1rish-Americans. New York, by an easy two yards in p 3-5 seconds.
 Henry gave promise of great things in the dashes by his performance in the hundred. He made two false starts in this event which set him back two yards, but at the finish he was only a few inches behind the closely punched leaders.
 In the high jump W. Thomassen, after winning with feet inches tried for the record, but failed to come near clearing the bar at feet inches.
 Sheridan Protests Measurement
 Martin Sheridan's defeat In the discus throw by M. H. Griffin of the Chicago Atnletic aSsoclauon came only a1ter Sher- idan had protested the measuring of one of his own throws, which he believed went farther than he was given credit for. After one protest Sheridan refused to press his complaint, and the event went to the Chicago athlete, whose throw of 135 feet 6h inches was over a foot ahead of Sheridan's best toss.
 Although the southern athletes won only a total of points, they scored heav- fiv in the success of the meet which was