Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

NEW ORLEANS, oct. 15.-By the
light of the moon, Dan Ahearn this
evening won the hop, step and jump,
and with it the national track and helu
meet of the Amateur Athletic union for
his team, the Irish-American Athletic
club of New York.
The h-Americans went into the
final event-the hop, step and jump
one point behind the New York Ath-
letic club. Martin Sheridan was de-
feated in the hammer throw by M. h
Griffin of the Thicago Athletlc assoCld-
ton. after Sheridan had protested the
measuring of one of his throws, when
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 Chicagoan,
whose throw of 1876 feet 61a inches was
more than foot ahead of sheridan
best toss
10O-vard dash-Trials, three heats,
first and second men qualifying for
final First heat won by ]. M. Rosen-
berger Irish American Athletic cIup,
New York; w. Throop, University OF
Southern California, Los Angeles, sec
ond. Time, 10 1-5 seconds. second neat
won by F. V. Beliot, Irish-Amerlcan
Athletic club, New York; Z. Z. Ger
hardt OLYMPIC Athletic club, San
Francisco. second. Time, 10 seconds
Third heat won by Gwyn Henry (un-
attached), Eden, Tex; w. &. Martini
Seattle Athletic club, second. Time,
10 1-5 seconds. ,,--,
SSO-yard run-Won by P. Gissing,
New York Athletic club, by two teet'
Melvin Sheppard, Irish American Atm
letic club, New York, seconu' AHiie'
2:01 AS.
16-pound shot put-Won by Ralph
Pose OLYMPIC Athletic club, San Fran
cisco, 49 feet l inch; Patrick Mcdonald,
Irish-American Athletic club New
York. second, 48 feet 2 inches; j: j.
Elliott, Irish-American AthletIc cIup'
third AZ feet 31a inches. Breaks south-
ern record, "A feet 5-8 inches.
1O0-vard dash-Won by ]. NJ. Rosen-
herger. Irish American Athletic CLUB,
New York; F. V. Beliot, Irish-Amer-
lean Athletic club, Chicago, second; w.
G. Martin, Seattle Athletic club third
Time, 10 1-5 seconds.
44O-yard run-Won by w; hayes, ol'
Gregory Athletic club, Philadelphia;
r I f. Lindberg, Chicago Athletic
association, second; r. L. Edwards
New York Athletic club, third. Time
so seconds.
12O-vard high hurdles-Won by j.
Case, Illinois Athletic clup, CHlcagoi
I J. Fller. Irish-American Athletic
club, New York, second; ]. Donahue'
OLYMPIC Athletic club, San Francisco
third. Time, Is 4-5 seconds. Breaks
southern record of 16 1-5.
one mile run-Won by ]. w. Monu-
ment. Irish-American Athletic club,
New York; A. r. Kiavett, Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic club, New York, second;
O f. Hedlung, BrOokline Glee club,
Brookline. Mass, third. Time, 5:31.
Breaks southern record, 4:3S 20.
Trials 22O-yard dash, two heats, first,
second and third to qualify for finals.
First tria1-Won by w. ]. Keating,
Irish American Athletic club, New
York; w. D. Phillips (unattached),
New Orleans, second; J. j. Archer,
Irish-American Athletic club, New
York. third. Time, :23 Is.
Second trial-Won by Gwyn Henry
(unattached), Eden, Tex; F. H. Blair,
Chicago Athletic association, second;
Obert Cloughen, Irish-American Ath-
Ietic club, New York, third. Time,
20 3-5.
16-pound hammer throw-Won by NJ.
McGrath, New York Athletic club, 16S
feet A. inches; C. Walsh, New York
Athletic club, second, 1853 feet Ralph
Rose, Olympic Athletic club, third $50
feet inches. Breaks former southern
record, 149 feet 4 inches.
Running broad jump-Won by r. c.
Irons, Chicago Athletic association, 23
feet Is inches; Platt Adams, New
York Athletic club, second, 23 feet Ia
inches; r. J. Clifford (unattached),
Philadelphia, third. % feet p inch.