Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-28
AMATEURS SMASH RECORDS
New Marks Set in Several Events at
Madison Square Garden.
HALF OF GAMES COMPLETED
McGrath OF New YORK city Throws
FIfty-six-Pound weight Into
AIR sixteen rect aud Three
Inches.


NEW YORK, Dec. 81 New records in
several events were established at Mad
ison square Garden tonight during tho
first half 81 tho Indoor senior and Junior
championship program Of tho Amateur
Athletic union, which VIA he completed
tomorrow night Tho records were as
follows:
Throwing the fifty pound weight for
height l6 feet inches by Matt McGrath,
New York City.
| t,Ooo-yard run, senior. 2:leN. by A. r.
Kivist. lrish-American Athletic club.
! High jump (senior), feet 276 inches, by
II. c. Lawrence OF the Boston Athletic
association.
9OO-yard run (senior). first trial heat q
seconds, by J. J. McEntee. New York
City.
one-mIlc walk Ounior), O,5tls, by +, II,
Kaiser, New York Athletic club.
Two-mlle run. s:9O.s. by George v. Bon
bag. 1rish-Amcrican Athletic club.
! Following are the summarizes
soo-yard run tsonlorl final heat; Won
tRchedO, l., Wood. New York Athletic
club, second; j. J. McEntce, West Side
Young Mems Christian association, New
York, third. Time; OSSh
Mci1ntee. In his trial heat broke the In
door record OF Sssb by running in SO SEQ
onds -
Lawrence, Boston Athletic association, II
feet inches; r. Adams, New York Ath.
letlc club, second, 10 feet "a inches; I. w
Adams. New York Athletic club, third
standing high jump juniors Won BY
s. Munsez. Pastime Athletic association
8 feet Y inchi A. Hodgaon, New lorh
Athletic club, second, feet liA inches
l. Incb ring Mohawk Athletic club, third
one mile walk Cuniorl Won by T.. u
Kaiser. New York Athletic o'Ho; 0 y
r. u. clifford, MoCadden Lyoeum, New
York third Time 6!6tN, breaking tbs
inuoor junior record OF 7lSR.
| Seventy Vineyard dash taeniorl; Wor
by Alvah Meyer. lrith-American Athletic
club G. n, Clark, Xavier Athletic asso
citation, second; J. j. Eller irish Amer
Throwing 56-pound weight for height
Won by Matt McGrath, New York cum
attachad) 10 feet inches; Z. Mcdonald
Irish American Athletic club, second,
feet; j. Cahill, Irish American Athl"t G
club, third, 10 feet. Mcuraths throw
marks "A new indoor record.
SSO-yRrd run Ouniorli Won by %. w
Dcgrowthy, New York Athletic club; j.
Driscoll, seventh-slxth regiment, Buffalo
second: ~. Lee, Boston Athletic nssoeiR'
ton, third Time; 2:0i%:
l,ON0-yard run (seniOr)s won hN ABEL ~
Klviat, lrish-AmorisRn Athletic club; G.
walther, New York Athletic club, second
REGAL, Irish-American Athletic club
third. Time: 2iG'6 a new indoor
record.
Running high jump (seniorl; Won by s.
e. Lawrence, Boston Athletic association
Q feet IA inches Il. Erickson, Mott
Haven Athletic club. second, feet TX
inches; w, Leer, jr.. New York Athletic
club, feet liza inches. New indoor
record.
| 44O-yard hurdle race junlor); Ftnal
heat heat won by Pritohard. Irish-Am
can Athletic club j. W., Richmond, New
York Athletic club, seconds u, l.. Tracy
Columbia university, third Time! obl%
70-yard high hurdle (senioT). Final
heat won by ]. j. rller. Irish American
Athletic club, II. Elier, Georgetown uni
versity second, v. IL. Havena, New Yorh
Athletic club, third. Time; 0iVgAt.
Three standing jumps 0unior); Won hS
II. BaohmRn, Irish American Athletic
club. 30 feet ~ inches; II, Mlckmas, un'
attached, New Work second, 81 feet i
inches; r. J.. Farrell, Boston Athletic
association, third, 30 feet inches.
| Two-mile run (sonior)' Won by George
V. Bonhag. Irish-Amerlcan Athletic club
club, New Jersey, second; q. Critchley
New York Athletic club third. Time
e.2O4k. new indoor record.
Pole vault for distance: Won by II. y
Babcook, New York Athletic club. Will
% feet X inch; L. schneider, Mohawh
Athletic club, second, with "a feet
inches; w Mappenny Montreal Amateur
Athletic association, third, with "a feet
Z inches,