Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
MORE RECORDS co
New Marks in Order at Big
Games in the Garden.
KRAMER RACES TO VICTORY
"A. J. Meyer Adds Two More Titles
to His String in Winning
the Dashes.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-A. L.
Meyer, the fieet-footed sprinter of the
Irish-American Athletic Club, gained two
more titles in continuation Of the ANA
teur Athletic Union indoor track and
field championship games at Madison
Spare Garden last night. He first raced
away with tho 15O-yard dash. and an
hour later repeated by winning the 90
yard DASH Close to 5000 persons were on
hand to enjoy the keen sport
The college men made only fair show
ing In the 56-pound weight for height
T. Cables Of Harvard won with a credit
able heave of IA feet 6 inches. Later j.
G.. Haydock of the University of Pennsyl-
vania raced to victory In the junior
hurdles.
The most spectacular performance Of
the evening was the winning OF the five
former cross-country champion. He was
opposed by such sterling distance men as
Tom Collins of the Irish-American club.
Louis Scott Paterson. Luis Tewanima,
the Carlisle Indian. and a score of others
more or less prominent.
In the early stages ]. Silva Of Boston
raced away in front, but after going a
mile he came back rapidly. The Indian
led for a time, but Kramer took command
at three miles, and the Long Island Ath-
letic Club athlete set such a killing pace
that the others were soon beaten off.
Silva and Scott retiring. Toward the end
Collins spurted and beat Tewanima for
! the place.
In the first heat of the 1Je-yard senior
dash J. ]. Archer OF the Irish-American
| Athletic Club showed the way to his
clubmate. A. r. Meyer. The time was
| 10 is seconds. The second heat saw Jack
| who retired from the 3OO-yard run Tues
day night because Of illness. Ealer beat
\ "Rosey'' only by inches, the time being
+: the same as in the first heat.
There was different story to tell when
| the sprinters got together In the decisive
heat. Here the heet-footed Meyer ap--
peared at his best. For time 1t looked
| a. II Rosenberger would win. but the tall
athlete took tho 18th avenue turn badly
and Meyer nosed him out at the tape, the
| margin being less than two feet
| AS Archer finished third, II meant a
clean sweep for the Irish-American Club.
The time. 1b -. eoualed tho indoor rec
ord, made by J. J. Eller In 1909
Poor Judgment ruined E. r. Moran's
| chances Of winning the Junior one-mile
run. The race had not progressed Tar
| before 1t became evident that first and
| second places rested between Moran and
q. p. Kimball OF the Boston Athletic
| Association. At three-Quarters of a mile
| Kimball and Moran were leading by a
wide margin. Moran then attempted to
| take the lead, but the Boston man start
a
I Moran had run himself into the ground
| Kimball won by twenty-five yards In the
| fast time Of 4.29 3-5. This beat the old
| Junior mark, made by Oscar Hedlund, by
| one-fffth of q second.
T. Cables. the sturdy negro athlete from
Harvard, was the first OF the collegians
! to score. 1t was in the junior 56-pound
weight for height and Cables heaved the
| big ball IL feet 6 inches. which equaled
| the best Junior mark. This was three
inches better than the throw Of J. Cahill
| Of the Irish-American Club, who got the
place.
Tho Adams brothers went to the fore In
the senior standing high jump, Plat
Adams winning with a leap Of 8 feet IN
| inches, while B. w. Adams cleared the
4 bar at feet Y inch to take second place
Whatever hopes T. Neunendorfer Of the
New York Athletic Club had Of vim ne
the three-mile senior walk vanished a few
shoe. Before he got reshod the field had
| gained a lap. A. Voelmeke. the Pastims
/ heel and toe artist was ruled of for skip
ping. and thereafter the race narrowed
down to q struggle between II. r. Kaiser
| of the New York Athletic Club. and E
| Penz, representing the Mohawk Club
Kaiser won by fifteen yards in d 5 3-5. a
new championship mark. but a long way
behind Gouldings indoor record OF
- y. Aimleaf Of the swedish-Americau
Athletic Club set a new junior mark in
the hop, step and jump by clearing A
feet 81 inches. r. L, Rooney Of the Do
mfnican Lyceum earned the place, nearly
= foot farther hack.
e. M Pritchard was thrown twice in the