New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
WORLDS records FALL
Manv Sferiinq Performances at
I7iSh-fmeriCan Games.
CROWD SEES FINE SPORT
Relay Team Sets New Two Mile
7fark and Clopgben Clips
figures IN 10 Yard Dash.

corded q rhe annual fail games Of the
7~s--Ar~e-fcan Athlete CTuh al Celtic Park
-.a--e-sag afternoon The -ir7e Tor the two
7r=e reIay race WAS smashed hy mere than
second hy a team composed OF r y
T.er. Joe B-omflow. Melvin X. Sheppard
r-7 kre' Ni-iat. The speedy four of the
7-er-A1e-f~ar club. The new record now
stands - minutes 3 seconds fat, IS
.-slust -he 80 80 which was mace by
--e -~=sr-A -7--ica- team made up OF Har-
--- roru. R-o71ilovv. Angus Mcdonald and
--ss A. rzvI-r. 2t tie Nen OK Ath-
5-.r CLUB games in 1s75.
SO, .rv -'oIehcn. also or 1hC homo Club.
$40 save r- ha=sb-U this summer 20 ap-
-ea- scct0 c- aha c5~Eor tack. hung up
-ea -i-ae so- -ra special t1a-z ard dash.
covering cao distance 5n wonderful styIe
81 1915 seconds This is 1u1 two-ffths
~ second better -hsn Tie tiUe made
mare tra- twenty years ago 1y wendell
T,a1z.- Who r-u -he L5stzrce in 4 - sec
o~rs. There IS DO doubt tha- CicuShea
record 1-Il stand. for rho track vas meas
u~ed with a steel tape h- Harry 4i'lman
au5 H. Che-tu6cssilE. and was found -
t.s re1 inches over the required I'D Ear0@-
Tr 0r6e~ ~ swim. CfoU-heu had to beat on
r v-..-6e-r-l r.e~a ~ srri0rir- ay lonn j.
F-er. ct -ae I-i=h-Ar7e~5ran Ath'eti" CtU9,
-ro closed FAST ~ -h0 end and all hut
.z-z-- The speeding Clo3-hen- " j. Heat-
.~r wzs good third.
Bur Cor -re fafr that tre~o were only
.--a timers ou hand -rre7 Eler later In
--r Ee- r-1- f1e 1=a-Eard Tav huTdlee n
e-- seconds another worlds record would
have been established. E'i0~s time vas
-ro seconds under the time made for the
distance f- Servec'e~ fn TSS2- When Il
was found -na- EHer's performance vas
r- rzz-. an EFFORT was made To have him
~ -re -sca over again. with ,he nope that
re would Re able 70 duplicate mis- time. but
rHfs the runner refused 70 Do, and the
record consequently VIII NOT re allowed
-rz-. as f. was. made q ws-ke7-a- OF the
-7-= and -on rv reu yards from his broth
e- P--=-- F'fer. vro. i1 r-~r- v-1s fifteen
--sr5z ahead cf Owen T-slEar-
-f-e~ --e rea-r rain Of The early morn
--- The >-le~ path was 5- tir--o0 o0ndi-
-=-- and -1.e time made 57 =-=~v event
,-z Wei --p IN fhe standard. The sun
---zas5=5 = crowd of more than three
thousand persons 80 come ont. and assured
--r- --a. The games would ha safe from
s--e--cr-lo~ On account or rain The a.
tendance was the largest that h-z been on
hand ar -h4 Long Island park This season
The ~e7-ur= IF the afternoons sports was.
r course. the tvo--1-1- ralav- Z turned
=.
irish A--=~f-zr-= @-s- and second teams
-~-= E-7-=--- Athletic CLUB quartet. which
-z= also ~ -re race vas practically our
0f The running p every stage Of -he con
y==- although r -0t Of with ? handica0 of
er------r--- wards The second team had
r------s-5 hzrdirsp over the mora oz-
-.r~+er-e5 ~o-7h5natfor. and ir rhe end this
---o-e5 - he roo r-uCH for che team which
-~7u- Won. C1 rhe last relay 2. ! Egar
vas leading E5-ls- nv more than twenty
--=-5S --f-r only 7Horr twice that distance
-0 q H- knew THAT -he first team. start
--z from scratch. was very near the record.
e-5 81 ~ slowed down and allowed E5vfa-
- pass him That warHuEre cost his team
--4 race hu- IT alec allowed Ffziat to e=-
-zHf=r for the club the new time for the
sE-=-7--7
Tor --e Fr=- team II was q stern chase aU
--- way. RTa- getting of first -ith tho
-----eEtz-- task of r7slinS The first ont
f~-- tre lr-E leads vrf0h the other teams
rad over his orv-- Al rh= end of cre first
-af-r- --- =--r team had ovarbauIAd the
----z--rzs and the third T-ish-Anerican
--a- r-- II vas erTH rhi--1-+fve Yards be
hind --z second team When Brouil0w
---r=s away under RiIev's touch ne made
-z Gains On S-r-5rau- and q 7He three
c----- nile had picked no f1lIy ten Yards
on --- leading man
-at 7-a- as near as ne could get how
over and on the next rr...~tcr he tired had
E- save the struggle up 10 Melvin
Sheppard Then. ta- had lost much more
--z- he had gained and SrarDa~d had 70
e---- --Gr- . r7rdirar Of EorrE-tve Yards
--H-H-7euf za= making The pace for the
e=-rE team and ne Ulo5dad around with
----- -7--.rz stride. Sheppard d.6 not try
~ MAKE a7 f-e r0sr ground h- ~DrtntinG-
--.-.~- tho gap down gradually Despite
his -=- efforts however. Sheppard was
-r-r ~ --- Gown tho distance between hful-
-rr and Na-r-renr rv ro- much more
---r rver----Fre yards
E-ar =rr#r-ed our vf-h his lead and
Tfrf-- gave fiu a hard counter run. bur %
-r --er Tor -ne -rheolHo- runner could
rar -et himself within twenty var5s & the
7.a-=- Harr they dashed around the turn
.r-e .r. h.ulezt-a-ea- T was there that
raeau =serfrr-d HIS chances and walked in
--.-tu- E5-la. EEr -r half dozen Yards
RHat-e Hzlr--aue uaz t-a only ore over
-sa minutes. t-. times for the four runners
or She new cHau-1.e .e-srip tean being:
-.-aE. -1- As. Bram=Iozy. T 70 f-5. Sheppard.
---- and Nivlat. 1886 ~
Prom f.et promised .1 Hr one Of the best
contests ~ rhe afternoon 7he four-r7ile
fsr-lrsH run deesaerared into little more
-ral Farce for af r held - eight starters
r--E $40 men finished. and the winner. a
-f-f- man t.it. laa hundred Yards. was al
-.r-t - lap ahead IF -ha second u.aa. il. r.
E.-He--L of fHe Paterson Athletic club.
was -aa winner. hasiuE held the lead from
-- fash af -re CUR
George HarHa. "a Kramer ~ ire Acorn
and ran collins of the Ir+sil-a r,7erf-
.a- -.. fa-e5 raer other or the scratch
--. ar. f-r race seemed likely 10 he
- struggle ra~ THESE rhrao. Ronhas
made tHe pare C0- tie rli0. and ia The first
B. o5 ~T Kramer Iu that time he
reH r-.--sr.46 rhe sc-a o1e Hy one and
e- RAPIDLY gaining on ifa'lwel'. "ho had
..-. a-t5s~farr-d fi- fellow ln1it men
E. a-e- --i1u=a=- srf-asiz --u~r than two
e- Haufal r.e~zcned and finally gave
-- .Ir -aae. collins had 3ean running well
H.u-. aar I.e was no match for the Jaf-
.... IsE nH. almost TsrDed eim - the co.
-. summaries r-IaH-
.ra..-r5. ..a-H lg.aa fs Ea.sat rl9a41~a. Tr54r-
.. l- e. f|ar irish afu.rl an
----a. 81 e. Ee-tIa=- --isil- All ar' can
r.a- rHr-liea. Tau Hs Irish
Er.~.s.s. . g. -lrI F r. titeE- T. BrnTnIlour.
and Abel h1Efat- -tlzt. Amer
E -saaaE J. Monument nj r. J
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