The Washington times., 1911-10-30
Marks Standing Twenty-Five
Years Go by Board
Before Athletes.
LOCAL BOY FIGURES
IN RECORD MAKING
John Paul Jones Betters Tommy
Connects Figures for
Mile Run.

NEW YORK. OCT. %.-In Eiancins
back over the perfor mances OF Ameri-
can track and field athletes during the
outdoor season of 1911. 1t is gratifying
10 note the number of records euualed
and broken. In almost every branch OF
the snort new figures were created, and
they show as nothing else could how
constant and consistent is the develop
ment of champions. During the past
=, summer. worlds marks that had stood
the test of time for ten. fifteen and
even twenty-five wears. went by the
board. as well as cutie recent ones
probably harder to dethrone. because
each part Of c second ers S,ippHd Sqcmt or fS iSs
task of the next Corners.
r. C. Craig uf Michigan University
was the first TO attain record form. At
adelphia. on May 6. he eaualed Bernie
Wefers's worlds standard of 21 is Sec
ends for sprinting 220s wards. and this
time he made twice at the intercol-
legiate games In Cambridge on Nav q.
Make New Marks.
At the latter meet sensational perform
ances were shown lie middle distance
running by r. 8. Berna and ]. P. Jones.
both Of Cornell. Jones. who Is now ac-
claimed the best miller ever produced
by any country. steLped the mile in
A minutes Is 2-5 seconds. taking from
Tommy Conner the former mark of 4
rninutes Is 3-5 seconds. which had rested
peacefully since 1896: and Berna. in the
1Wo,me breasted Sics the tape Pc in naS
On MAY Is. at Celtic Park. Martin
Sheridan of the Irisn-American Athletic
Association. contributed one Of his
numerous discus throwing standards
He sent the missile 141 feet ~ inches,
and the best previous distance. TO his
oWn credit was i 4o ,bs feet Ns iot INCHES
letic Club scored on the same day with
the S5-pound weight. The event was a
new one. ami he won 1t with So feet II
Three Win Honors.
The Irish-American games at Celtic
Park on May 30 saw three Of the home
men win titles. Daniel Ahearn spanned
so feet Ii inches in the hop. step. and
feet ~ inches. Gwyn Henry, the for
mer Texas sprinter, lowered Charles
sherrills time of 1889. for running 125
yards, from L rs seconds to IL 1-5 sec
onds. and John J. Eller negotiated $50
yards Of low hurdles in % 1-5 seconds,
putting quite dent into George
Schwegler's record Of 81 As seconds. also
George Bonhag. Of the Irish-American
Athletic Club. demonstrated, on June 3,
that he had lost none of his great speed
Dy running tnre0 miles IN IA minutes 81
seconds, which dislodged w. Days marx
Of IA minutes 80 seconds, untouched
since 1890.
John Eller added to his many laurels
@ seventy-~e @ "E yards % ot Tsn ioW timber M .oGn in
:09 1-5 supplanting the record of :09 2-5,
held jointly by himself. mis- brother.
Robert. and Roger Bacon.
Dan Ahearn's Glory.
At the above meet Daniel Aheran also
scored, boosting his own recently made
mark for the hop-step-and-jump. from
80 feet II inches. to 81 feet ~ inches
On June II 1t was the turn Of Platt
Adams, the versatile all-round athlete
Of the New York A.. C.; to distinguish
standing jumps, taking away from M
W.. Ford the standard of 100 feet 1
inches which he had held since 1885. 1t
is worthy OF mention. too, that Dan
ures.
AT the national championships In
Pittsburgh on June and July l. only
athletes were on hand. Ollie snedigar
OF the Olympic Club of San Francisco
hurled the javelin 165 feet 2 inches, beat.
Ing B. Brood's best previous throw OF
1S3 feet inch. and John Eller. I. A. A.
A., took 22O yards of low hurdles in
Wa 40, equallnR the WORLDS time.
T. Cooke, the former Cornell ath-
lete. now representing the Cleveland A.
c.. cleared the bar at 13 feet in the
pole vault, but did not give enough
throw to the pole in leaving it, and II
tumbled after him, carrying the hori-
zontal stick with II. Had 1t not been
for this unfortunate occurrence he would
now hold the worlds honors, for the
record Of Leland Scott is 12 feet 9N
inches.
Three More Fall.
The fall games of the I. A. A. A., on
September 5, were again the occasion
for triangular record breaking feat
Martin McGrath, now competing un-
attached, threw the 56-pound weight 80
feet 8 inches, beating Flanagan's best
performance Of 3S feet inches Louis
Scott, of the South Paterson A. c., dis
ming 5000 meters Approximately miles
IS yards) In :23 1-b. and an I. A. A. A.
team made up of Sheppard, Gissing,
Schaaf, and Rosenberger. travelled one
mile in 440-yard relays in 8:18 1-5, low
ering the standard of $3.50 3-5. 1t is
possible, however, that the latter may
not be accepted, as 1t Is a question
to run for the Winged Fist team.
Matt McGrath further improved on
the 56-pound weight figures of 80 feet 8
inches just mentioned at the Cana"
championships in Montreal, on Sep
tember 2, when he threw the heavy
sphere 40 feet 6as inches.
Pat Macdonald, l. A. A. A. brought
% at Celtic Park, when he put the
A-pound shot 3S feet 11-l6 inches, as
against Ralph Roses standard of IS
feet 2% inches of the 1907 vintage.