New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
MAKES NEW WORLDS MARK
Mcdonald Puts the Shot for
Record at Celtic Park.

Dasnita wet track, the fall games Oh
,ho rrts, .r,a,ioan Athletic Club were held
ON tho clubs grounds. at Celtic Park, Long
Island city. Yesterday. Two hundred attn
letes. among whom we're many chanpiohS'
| fought out the issue In every event new
worlds record was made In the +-poc"l
shot put
p 7 Mcdonald the massive weight
thrower Of the Irish-American squad
hurled the heavy ball distance OF %
feet 10 ll-l6 inches. The natonai ana met
ropolitan champions effort improved inc
mark made three years ago py haiPi
Rose, thef giant Californian. II VIII I'M
doubtedly be acknowledged nv the Anna
teur Athletic Union. Mcdonald easily out
ciassed his rivals, second place oeins
awarded to William f. Roos, ~ the Ne"
/ York Athletic Club. who, with handicap
of 4 feet 3 inches. registered an actuai
effort Of 90 feet. l0A inches.
Another sensational throw was made ny
Matt J. McGrath the local hammer cham-
pion. who tossed the 1G-pound sling hammer
an appreciable distance Of 80 feet inches.
The former New York Athletic club atE-
lete endeavored 10 eclipse the WORLDS ns-
ures. held by John J. Flanagan. but II was
futile on the wet field
Alvah T. Meyer, the youthful celtic
srrinter. who has caused an upheaval IN
athletics by his brilliant performances dur
ing the last season. again demonstrated
his whirlwind ability in capturing the l7o-
ward dash, a special event Meyer was on
posed by jim Archer. John j. Eler ana
William r. Boschen, Of the lrish-Amen-
can Athletic Club. and Howard Anderson
an unattached runner. 1t was pretty
struggle throughout. the men keeping
abreast for the first fifty yards. Turning
irto the stretch, Meyer jumped MS neld
and. with a wonderful burst OF speed ue-
feated Archer who was second. by 1901
with Eller. the policeman athlete, the IKE
space behind.
The summaries follow:
44o-yard run (handicap)-won by p
Laly National \. c. ls yardsli - u.s.
National A. c. 90 yards. second; l. b. LOT
land Pastlme A. G &c yards), third Time
I'll Threc-mile walk (handicap)-w by ? Al Al
voeiImcke. Pastime A. c. 90 seconds; ca
Neuendorfer. New York A. c. as seconds J.
second; Fred Kaiser. New York A {. tscratch y
third. Time, "a 81 20 49,. r
Meyer, irish American A G; j. J. Archer
irish American a G., second John J. a Eiier'
Irish American a. C., third. Time. V.lo %
Five-mile run (handicap)-Won BY j., ).
Mcnamara ish-Amercan A c 900 yardsD :
II J. Smith. Pastime 4. G. 1I5 yards) sec
ond. John J. DAILY irish American A; :;
Gscratch1 third: W j. Kramer. Long Island
A. G (scratch). fourth. Time. 25:32 ID
Three standing jumps (handicap)LWon ~
Leo Goebring. Mohawk A. c. % feet), actual
| Jump II 81 feet 1914 inches; J. J., Elliott;
: Irish American A c. q feet. second, actual
Jump Of 81 feet 3h inches: Ben ADAMS Eew ~
York 4 g. q FOOT, third actual Jump Of 80
feet 2it inches. -
Putting 24-pound shot Chandicap)-Won by
Pat Mcdonald rish-American A c. (scratchl,
actual put Of IS feet 10 lilo inches w. +.
Roos New York a. Q. "a feet 3 inches)' sec
ond actual put Of 80 feet 10h inches: }. j;
Elliott irish American 4. {. a feet), actual
put Of 80 feet u lrch, third
Throwing 1G-pound hammer (handicaPD
Won by Matt J. NcGrath. unattached
Cscratchj. actual throw Of $50 feet inches
4 McDougaL Irsh-American 4. G. f21 feetl
actual throw Of las feet 81 inches, eecond :
| T I, Matsukes. Irish American \. c. (oo feet)'
I actual throw OF llJ feet. third.