Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-03
IRISH-AM'N WINS.
Takes Honors at Pittsburg
mammal Senior Events.
New York Stars Secure Total
OF So POints--h. Y. A. Co. So.
Worlds Record Broken In JayeIin
Throw--hew Senior Records.

Pittsburg. July 2.-The Athletes of
the Irish American A. a. of New York
carried off first Geners In the annual
senior championship Of the a. A. l..
Saturday afternoon at Forbes field,
duplicating their win Of yesterday in
the junior Championships.
Their stars scored total of IS
points New York A. {. scored Is; Sc
Francisco, IL; Boston \. A.. :; Cleye-
land A. c., Z; Chicago \. ~. 6; Chi
cago A. A., s: Kansas city a. A.. 6;
unattached athletes ); Brookline g. y.
A. 8; Pittsburg \. A., 3: Aquinas c.
g, Philadelphia, ,; Chicago University
3: South Boston. A. G. 1.
One worlds record was broken. that
IN the iavelin throw, in which Ollie
Snedigar of San Francisco set up a
new mark OF 165 feet !. inches, this
heating the former mark held by b.
Brodd of the |. A. A. c. Of New York
by more than "A foot ~
-Four new senior championship rec
ords were established, besides the lave
linz toss, in the SSo-yard run, the mile
rtfn and the l6-pound weight throw.
The $50 yard run was won by Melvin
W. Sheppard. who ran one of the best
races of Ills long career f. \. Reilly
also Of the frisll-Ameriean a. c.. led
until the least eighth, when Sheppard
unoorkcd one of his famous sprints
and finished few feet TO the good
after rt-breaking race down the
stretch. Z
George Bonhag. winner of the five-mile
run, collapsed at the finish and was not
revived until strong restoratives had been
applied. Robert Cloughen, the New. York
runner, was overcome by his efforts and
foil on the field, He was carried To- a
dressing room and soon revived. The
summary:
1oO-yard dash-Wol by Gwinn Henry,
New York, UNATTACHED; Rosenberger,
Irish American AZ G., second; Martin,
Seattle A. G., third. Times hos.
22o-yard dash-Won by Nelson, Seattle
"a. c.; Cooke. Cleveland a. G., second;
Drew, South Boston a. A., third. Time
2i 4-5s
44o-yard run-won by Lindberg. chica-
go 4. c.; Gish, Seattle a. A. second;
wyman, olympic A. c., San Francisco,
third. Time, 49s.
SSO-yard run-7Won by Sheppard, Irish
American A. c.; Riley, Ifish-Ameriean
A. C., second; Prick, n. Y. A. O., third.
Time i'm "a los. New A. a. y, record.
previous record being I'm, IS lbs.
. One-mle run-Won by Kiviat, Irish
American A. c.: Hedlund, BrookIine G..
A. A., second; Baker, Cleveland A. C.,
third. Time. am. 10 S-5s. New a. A. q.
record. Old record am. q Abs, held by
Fred Rogers OF New York.
Five-mile run-Won by Bonhag, Irish
American A. c. Luruna, Aquinas \. C.,
Philadelphia second; f. Fitzgerald, New
York A. c.. third. Time, 25m. so 2-5s.
Broad jump-Won by Adams, New York
A. c., distance eft. 4-loin.; Ahearne,
Irish-American A. c., second, distance
2297ft. Snedigar, olympic Club, San
Francisco third. distance 22.5Sft.
High jump Won by Grumpelt, n. Y. A.
C.. height eft sim; Porter l.. A. A. c.,
second. eft lin; Burdck, Pittsburg a.
A., third SIT. Bin.
Throwing 5o-pound weight-Won by Nc
Donald. lrish-Amerioan a. C., distanee IS
I'll. o7xin. Mctirath New York A 6,
second. distance 37ft TAin. Waltz d.
81 A. a. third, distance 24ft. sin. y.rr~
Low hurdles Won by Elier, !rtslx liner
lean A. c.: Guttereon. Boston A. \, saec-