Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
new RECORDS
Made at Amateur Athletic
Union Track Meet.
Some Of Best Athletes in the
Country in Attendance.
Meet viii Close, Tonight-.list Of
tuesdays Events.

New York, Dec 26.-New records in
many events were established at Mad
ison Square Garden, tonight, during
the first half of the indoor senior and
junior track championships program
of the Amateur Athletic Union, which
will be completed. tomorrow night.
The new records We're as follows:
Throwing 56-pound weight for
height. 16 feet inches, by Matt Me
Grath, New York City.
1000 yard run, senior. ZIG 10, by y.
b. Kiviat, 1rish-American Athletic
club.
High jump, senior, 6 feet, . rs inch
es, by S. c. Lawrence of the Boston
Athletic Association
3Oo-yar run, senior, first trial heat,
80 seconds, by j. J. McEnte, New
York City.
One-mile walk, junior, 6:54h, by f.
II. Kaiser. y. Y. "A. c.
Two-mile run-9:2o 4-5, by George V.
Borham. Irish American a, c.
S3o-yard run-Senior. final heat won
by l.. B. Dorland, New York City, tun-
attached; J.. Wood, y. Y, A. c., sec
ond: ]. ]. McEntee. West Side Y. NJ.
C. A., New York City. third. Time:
80 1-5
McEntee in his trial heat broke the
indoor record of SO rs, his time being
30 seconds.
Standing broad jump. senior won
by S g. Lawrence, Boston A. A., with
10 feet, inches; r. Adams. New York
a. c., second. 10 feet, 7iA inches; b. W.
Adams, New York A. c., third, with
10 feet, 6 inches.
One-mile walk tJunior) won by F.
H. Kaiser, y. Y. A. c.: E. Schwartz.
Pastime A c., second: r. b. Clifford,
McFadden Lyeeum, New York, third.
Time. 6.54 10, breaking the indoor
Junior record of 7.13 S-5.
Running high jump (Senior) won by
s C. Lawrence, Boston A. A, with q
feet, 27s inches; E. Erickson, Mott
Eaven \. c., New York, second W.
Aier, Jr., y. Y A. c., third. New in
door record.
440-yard hurdle race tJunior) final
heat won by E, NJ. Pritchard. I. A. A.;
J. w. Richmond. N. Y. A. C., second:
L. l. Brady, Columbia University,
third. Time .27 3-5.
75-yard dash. tSenior) won by AL
yah Meyer. |. 4. A. c.; c. b. Clark,
Xavier A. A., second; ]. ]. Eller. |.
A. A. c., third. Time, 30. equaliing
indoor record.
Throwing 56-pound weight for
height, won by Matt MeGrath, New
York, unattached with 16 feet. 3
inches. p NJ. Mcdonald, l. \. A. c.
second. Is feet; J, S. Hill, I. A. a. c.,
Third, Is feet, McGrath's throw marks
new indoor record.
SS0-yard run (Junior) won by 0. w.
Degrochy, n. Y. A. c.; j. Driscoll, 10th
Regiment, Buffalo, second; II. Lee.
Boston A. A., third. Time, 2.01 3-5
1ooo-yard run {Senior) won by Abel
r. KivIat, I. A. A. c.; C. Walther, n.
Y. A. c., second; r. Egan, l. a. A. c.,
third Time. 2.16 Is. A new indoor
record.
7o-yafd high hurdle, senior, won by j
]. Eller, l. l. ~ c.; r. Eiler, George
town University. second; V b. Haven.
y, Y. A. c., third. Time. 9 2-5 seconds.
Three standing jumps, junior, won by
H. Bachman, l. a. a. c., with 81 feet, ~
inches: Il. Meckmas, unattached, New
York, second, 81 feet, 10 inches; f. l..
Farrell, Boston a. A.. third, 80 feet,
inches.
Two-mlle run, senior, won by George
V. Bonhag, /. A. A. c., Louis Scott.
south Paterson A. c., New Jersey, sec
ond; G.. Crichley. n. Y. A. c., third.
Time. $50 AS. A new indoor record.
Pole vault for distance, won by II. ;.
Babcock, N Y. A. c., with IS feet, inch;
l.. Schneider Mohawk A. c., second, q
feet. 6 inches; w. Happenny. Montreal a.
A. A third q feet inches.
Putting 12-pound shot, won by II. j. Il.
Beatty, Columbia University. IS feet, IL
inches.
Running hop, step and jump, senior,
won by NJ. j. Fahey, |. \. A. c., with
10 feet p inches; +. w Finnigan, Boston
a. A.. third. with 4S feet, u inches.