New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
ATHLETES OFF TO SOUTH NO SCORE FOR CORNELL
Irish-AmeriCan Stars Bound for
New Orleans Meet.

The advance squad of the local entrants
for the Junior and senior track and field
CHAMPIONSHIPS to be decided at New Or
leans on next Friday and saturday left for
the Southern city yesterday. Nineteen ath-
retes made up the group, which sailed on
the steamer Creole, of the Southern Steam
shin COMPANY Sixteen of these were part
of the Irish-American Athletic squad. The
Irish athletes sailed accompanied by their
trainer. Lawson Robertson. The remaining
delegation of the Irish-American Club, Of
ten runners including Pat Conway, presi-
dent and several officials of the club, Will
leave on Tuesday by rail
Several hundred friends, relatives. fellow
members and a dozen of the prominent
Amateur Athletic Union officials were at
the pier Martin J. Sheridan. the champion
discus thrower of the world, will go on
the athletes special on Tuesday after
noon. John F1anagan's absence will be felt
by the club. He sailed yesterday for Ire
land, where he has been called to manage
an extensive estate bequeathed to him by
a deceased relative.
William J. Kramer, the junior and senior
national and senior metropolitan cross
country champion, was among the runners
who left for the champs" Kramer was
accompanied by George P. Matthews, the
former Acorn Athletic Association presi-
dent, who asserted that Kramer would
compete unattached in the f1ve-nlile senior
run. Frank ". Finegan, the all-around
schoolboy champion, also sailed. along with
Mike Mclaughlin, the middle distance
crack of the knights of Saint Anthony.
Lawson Robertson, the Irish clubs trainer.
announced that he would put his protegees
through short training during the five-day
sail. The men have ample room on the
hurricane deck to unlimber their muscles
while on the journey. The apparent i'll feel
ing that had existed between Melvin w.
Sheppard and the Irish club had vanished,
as the marvellous middle distance runner
sailed, accompanied by Mrs. NJ w. Shep-
pard and their child. Adeline.
The Irish-American Athletic Club ath-
letes who sailed, and the respective events
that they will compete in, follow: NJ w.
Sheppard, 40 and $50 yard senior runs;
Jack Monument, the one-mile junior and
senior runs; Frank Riley, the 8S0-yard
Junior and senior; Dan Ahearne, the senior
running hop. step and jump and the run
ming broad jump; James Rosenberger, 22O
and 40 yard senior runs; W. c. Robbins,
440-yard run and 220-yard low hurdles
senior: Julian j. Elliott, discus junior and
shot-put Junior and senior; Edward Ste
Vens, broad jump Junior and high jump
Junior and senior; Harry Schaaf. 44O-yard
junior and senior runs; John Brood, javelin
junior and senior; w. J. Heating. 100 and
220 yard senior runs; Robert Eller. 100
yard Junior and senior; 120 high and 200
yard low hurdle Junior and senior; John
J. Eller, 120 high and go yard low hurdles
senior; Tom Collins. five-mile run senior;
Dick Egan. SS0-yard senior. Others who
left were w J. Kramer. unattached, five
mile run senior; Mike Mclaughlin $50 and
one-mile junior runs; Frank w. Finegan,
broad jump, high jump Junior, hop, step
and jump senior. Shorty Haubold. of
the New York Athletic Club, also sailed