The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02

IfttsburE, IA. July 1.-Three senior
records were broken and one eaualed
toe day. In the second and final days
meet Of the Amateur Athletic Union
championship games. at Forbes Field.
This fact. taken with the showing
made yesterday by the Junior athletes.
made the meeting just closed one OF
the most successful in the history of
the a. a. U.
The records broken were in the $50
ward run. the mile run and the javelin
throw. The previous record for the
22o-yard hurdles was equaled by the
man who made it.
From every angle the contests to-
day were exceptionally good Its
estimated that $4,000 spectators, II not
more, crowded into the stadium &C
Forbes Field to witness the seniors
perform.
Counting the attendance yesterday.
upwards of $1,000 persons saw the
| meet
Weather Ia IDEAL
Weather conditions again were ideal
| to-day Towards the close OF the day.
the intense heat affected many OF tnot
| men, but the competitors and their
trainers successfully guarded againstl
prostrations, A number of women mi
the grandstands became i'll. however.i
and were assisted by attendants to re-
, firing rooms /
Two of the records broken to-dayI
went To New York men, members OF
the Irish-American Athletic Club, The
third honor OF broken record fell toi
a member of the Olympic Club of Sam
Francisco. Eller. of the Irish ,Ayaeri-i
can Athletic Club. equaled his own A-r
A. u record in che 22o-yard hurdle.
In the SS0-yard run. NJ. w. sheppard.
Irish American a. c.. made the fasri
American record by Just one second Ini
the mile run, a. r. Kiviat, Irish-Ameri-
can A. C.. took the race in 1910 3-5, /
the former American record having
stood al 1872 As.
Many persons were unfamiliar with
the game of throwing the Javelin. snd}
much interest was manifested. o. Ft
Snediger, OF the Olympic Club. san
Francisco. hurled the shaft for dis
lance of 1921 feet, breaking tho
American record. The previous mark. !
made by Brodd. Irish American a. c..
last year at New Orleans was lsSx
feet inch. ~
AS in the Junior contests yesterday
the hve-mile run was to the fore to-
day in interest at the crack Of the
pistol, c. v, Bonhag, Irish American
a. c., took the lead. and held Ii until
the end. Bonhag. who formerly held
the championship in this event, had
the satisfaction OF badly beating the
man--W. j. Kramer. of the Long
Island n. C.--who last year took away
his laurels. Bonhag won the race
easily in 25;5Oa- with Laruna sec
ond and Fitzgerald third
Pole Vault Contest.
The pole vault contest. too. attract
ed attention Three men-R. T. Cook,
Jr., Cleveland y. c.; II. Coyle. Chicago
University. and S. Belah. Olympic
Club, San Francisco-cleared the mark
ter was decided by draw, Cook, frst;
Coyle. second; Bellah. third.
In the running high jump. H. Grum-
petit, n, Y. a. c., was first. with 8
feet inches: Harry f, Porter, Irish
American A. c., second. feet inch.
and II. ]. Burd!ck. Pittsburg ~ A.,
third. with feet inches. Grumpels
and Porter had tied. for first place.
with G feet 3 inches. In the ;ump-off
Grumpelt again made this height. but
the best Porter could do was feet 1
inch. putting him In second place.
Four men had tied with feet inch.
and to decide third position Jumped
again. Al the juncture Busdia1kNB
Pittshurg. cleared the oar at -
inches. aqualinG the f,rst %
beating the second, but under 90 see &c
going into third place. =. "a,
Previous to the beginning
contests to-day Governor il
Tener. of Pennsylvania. togethSo rs
several hundred Representatives. XII
burgers, held reception at the ~
burg Athletic Club, and inst the n
U. officials. well-known athletic
ero and some OF the cognpet itorr =
party was late IN Sattsgf f0
FIELD lnh the gs36an 4 -.