New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
BREAK WORLDS RECORDS
Walsh and EI|er Stars of tha
Press Club Games.
POINT TROPHY IN DISPUTE
New Marks Set in Hurting
Weight for Height and in
75-Yard Hurdle.

4 r 30
the New York Athletic Club Walsh tossed
the 56-pound weight in the air a height n.
| IS feet 27s inches. a fun two inches over -.
old record. which was made by P McDc,-
aid. of the Irish-Ameriean Athletic CIpa
in Madison Square Garden two years szo
Walsh hurled the huge iron ball che hard.
ed the old-fashoned way OF doing Il ard
what made the feat ali the more remarxz-
Die was the fact that he has been stlfer,,,
from a severe strain in the side McDo,-
aid. the holder OF the former record. also
took part in the contest. and took second
place. with a toss of Is feet
John EIler, of the Irish-American AthI4t,,
Club. smashed the record for the T5ys-a
hurdles. held Jointly by Lon Meyers and
| Hugh Baxter Eller topped the hurdles
over the distance in 92-5 seconds. one seq
ond better than the hest previous tine. Z,
a preliminary heat Eiler made exactly tina
same time. so that he really broke ard
equalIed the worlds record in the running
OF the same race. r. EIler was second, and
L. 3. Dorland. OF the Pastime Athletic
Club, third.
More than five thousand spectators -occu.
pied seats in the stands and bleachers, and
the games were entirely successful, tina
only hindering factor being the poor tracx
on which the contests took place For tina
field events the grass was satisfactory bur
it slowed down the runners and sprinters
The games ended with a sqUabbI4 over
the possession Of the point trophy Ths
final standing Of the New York AthIeti.
Club and the ITish-Amertcan Athletic Club
teams, the leading contenders for the title
was % points and IS points. respectively
but the IrIsh-American men claimed tina.
H w Brown, who ran unattached IN tina
600-yard novice run. was duly registered in
their CLUB The printed statement In tina
programme and interviews with the runner
were offered by the Mercury Foot AL
herents to refute the claim James e
Sullivan. the referee. had long before
left the field, and in the absence OF thu
official arbiter the custodian of the prizss
refused 70 let either club have the trophy.
If the claims of the Irish-Amertcan cIu1
are upheld the trophy VIII go TO that or.
ganization, with the final score standing
80 to o.
Harry Gissing. Melvin Sheppard and ABEL
Ktviat Were down to rua, but Gissing and
Sheppard were detained by the Mardi Gras
festivities at Coney Island and did not put
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but did not run.
Glenn CurtiSS, also according to the pro-
gramme. was scheduled TO make an exhi-
bition flight in his aeroplane. The flying
machine was trundled to the centre OF tina
diamond when the first stragglers went
up TO the field, and it stayed there through
the afternoon. an announcement being
made meanwhile to the effect that the
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to make a flight.
OF the special races the 500 yard scratch
event for the prizes offered by The Tribune
aroused much interest Jack Monument.
of the Irish-American Athletic Club,
outran Dick Egan. his Clubmate, and J. J.
McEntee. unattached. who We're outclassed
from the start Monument finished win
a splendid sprint. while McEntee just nosed
out Egan for second place
George Bonhag. who made three new
American records week ago at Travsrs
Island. gave up after running a mile IN
the three-mile handicap run. Bonhag Vss
scratch man, and although he was run-
ming strong when he stopped, il was az
parent from the start that he did not co., K
template running the race 70 the end
W. j. Kramer. unattached, won handIg, z
beating out Tom Collins. of the Irish-
American Athletic Club. by twenty yards
The New York Athletic Club carried q +
the one-mile relay in good style. Owing
the absence of GiSsing and Sheppard, t.a
Mercury Foot and Irish teams respective
ly, were weakened considerably. but TIE
men who took their places filled in eI-
ceptionally we'll Walsh and Egan. Of las
New York Athletic Club and Irish-Amsn-
can Athletic Club. respectively. hit up
tremendous clip in the first relay, and
Walsh finished five yards ahead.
Ross took up the running but he was
not fast enough to hold Robbins. OF the
Irish-Amerfcans. and lost all the ground
Walsh had gained and ten yards more, 50
that Elmer Prick was that distance be
hind H Schaaf. Robbinss team mais
FTick proved himself yards faster Iosa
Schaaf. however. and not only gained bass
all the lost ground but added thirty yards
which gave Dick Edwards a comfortaas
margin over J. NJ Rosencsrger.
The summaries follow.
One-n1ile run thandicapp-Won by 2 A. 81.
York A. c rs YARDS. second L Condi., Hast
inss A c, 600 yardsl, third Time. 4:21s-
New York A c. IS Yards. A Srsarns MOI
raven A e q YARDS. second ?. 4 Dals''
Th i run aI ,hana ia5r9 cl' by
Kramer. unattached tS5 yards, T J. ZONE
Irish-Amerlcan y. G. tS5 yards. ssccnds -
Cellars; New York A c tS5 yaTdsl- 'aA-
44O-yard run tnovice>-won by H. Braun
attached: e knaus. Eastern District II
A Is second; E p, P koPPenh'fer' L0usnA@-'
sSeyenty.avs- hurdles~wqg b S,, 'da
American e ,p,r =, C rs second na4. b D0FAn
soo-ysrd run Ihandfcap,@won by B, l:ses
lrtsh-American A. = 81 YARDS. nc
South Paterson A . q Yards. SECOND; rslrt
Robbins. Irish-American y C. tScra'cfV'
Time. 0:S2 = r.
One-Tniie walk (handicap)-won BY e
Geady, Mohawk A c go yardsl, -.
Hearns. Morris A A u6c yards. thnu
s 49, r.s- =
tachei (4S yardsl J 2. Buckley. bIsi Y.-ys
ceum t36 YARDS. second; ? sinclair. =
A c. ga YARDS. third. Time, ~ fSss
500 yard run-Won ey J. 5naitsses;
second: r. j. Egan. Irish-American A. L
One one-mie relay&won BY East side S0D ;:saas
Garretson r Carroll. e. Hansen, \ ~ ysner
gerard. Xavier a A tB. Truman. Ars-,sss
ough. " Munro. e Ritter. second yr1
i,yceunn a. Harris. l. Schlosssr' :.
H@ oSs- ssisn felayHW nv by BY New York
Walsh. F. w c. Ross. Z. Prick y
wards: Irish-American A G SR.SS,.,ssr1 81
C. Robbins. Fl. Schaaf. J. NJ hoseaSSI po1s
md. PastiIne A G. IL 3 DoTlan6 :, ssfs
! Dolan. r. w stevenson. third Tee I ronn
Throwing 1t pound hammer-Noh - thres
OF l69 feet ia inches; Con F. Wash al -fsst -
a O second with throw OF loI thst
inches; simon 2 GillieS. New NorN H. -
with a throw OF l+I feet - ihcLSSyv c, ey
'rhOnassen New York a. &. u lhcu'fs ,-,sris.
actual Jump Of feet inches. II :, ~ 8 teS