Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-01
AEWARKER BREAKS
RECORD At A. A. i.
INDOOR CHAMPS"
Adams Vaults on Pole for
Distance of Is Feet Ills
Inches, Smashing Sheridan's
Mark by the Odd Inches.
Sheppard Taken III in 1000
Yard Race and Gissing Takes
Title.
A 7 the National a. A. L. indoor
n championships last night at

A T the National a. A. L. indoor
n championships last night at
Madison Square Garden three
new indoor records were made during
the first nights carnival of sport.
To the athletes Haunting the emblems
of the New York A. c. and their worthy
foe, the Irish-American Club, fell the
honor of the new records. Con Walsh,
of the New Yorks, inaugurated the
Notwithstanding when he supplanted
Pat McDonald's figures for throwing
the 56-pound weight for height. Walsh
heayed the heavy iron ball is feet
2 3-1e inches, surprising McDonald's-
record by / s-16 inches.
Nimble- legged Dan Ahearne, of the
rish-American A. c., was responsible
for the second record, excelling his WI
figures in the running hop, step and
jump event. On his third trial' last
night Ahearne cleared IS feet 234
inches, lettering his best previous in
door figures by 2& inches.
Plat Adams, of the New York A. c.,
and a Newark boy, wound up the
nights sport by lettering Martin
Sheridan's record Of IS feet for the
pole vault for distance event by one
eighth of an inch.
With an aggregate total of As points
the New York A. c. carried off the
team honors for the first night. The
Irish-American A. c., minus three Of
its star athletes, managed to gather 81
points. Leroy Dorland's clean-cut vic
tory in the 30o-yard dash gave the
Pastime A. G. third place for the time
being The other teams which figured
in the tally sheet were Mott Haven, 5;
Yale University A. A., 3: Montreal A,
A, 3; Mohawk A. c., 1, and Aranack
A. C., l.
The Pastine A. C. led in team scor-
ing for the juniors with a total of ~.
points: The New York A. c. registered
10 points in this division, while three
organizations were tied for third
honors with 8 points each, they being
Harvard University A. A, Holyoke Y.
NJ. c. A, and st. Mary's A. c. The
Mohawk A. C. tailed 2 points, wliila
the Trinity A. c. rounded out the list
with l point. Two unattached athletes
made . points.
The much-heralded duel of speed be-
tween Mel Sheppard and Harry Gissing
in the j. oo0-yard race fell fla when
Sheppard dropped ont after covering
800 yards. Against the advice of
Trainer Lawson Robertson. Shep ran
two fast heats in the 300-yard event.
This g1ue1ling work entirely upset
Sheppard, SO that when he WAS called
to run in the final he was unable to toe
the mark. Sheppard tried valiantly TO
keep up the burning pace in the 1,00)-
yard event, but after running four laps
retired from the race. Gissing. how
was extended to his utmost in
order TO whip little Abel Kiviat, who
fought gamely until the finish. losing
out to Gissing by two yards.
The best performance OF the evening,
though record time was not made, was
the two-mile run, which was won by
Jack Monument. of the Irish-American
A. c., from his club-mate, Tom Collins.
George Bonhag. OF the Irish-Ameri-
can A. c.. the worlds greatest amateur
distance runner, was among the miss
ing in the two-mile run.
Two other prominent Irish-American
A. C. champion athletes who We're con-
%spicuous by their absence last night
were Martin Sheridan, the worlds
greatest all-around athlete, and Pat
the weight-tossing cham
pion. Sheridan blames his failure to
compete in the big meeting to the same
cause which kept Bonhag out. Nc
was unsuccessful in his efforts
to gain a leave of absence from Police
Commissioners Cropsey. he being as
to strike duty, but he nay be on
deck tonight.