New-York tribune., 1911-10-01
AIM FOR NEW RECORDS
Athletes at New York Athletic
Club Games lust Miss Mark.
FINE PERFORMANCES RULE
Grumpelt, in High Jump, and Nc
Grath, in Hammer Throw,
Do Brilliant Work.

Some Of the best high jumping that has
been seer around New York in years
marked the annual fall handicap games Of
the New York Athletic Club. at Travers
Island. yesterday afternoon. Harry ].
Grumpelt. Of the Mercury Foot orgaplza-
ton, cleared the bar at feet 3 inches.
and in an effort to better ~ +. Sweeney
long standing record OF 6 feet 81 inches
came within an ace Of setting new
worlds mark. Grumpet made three tries
to get over the bar at feet so inches,
and Just missed out on his second attempt
when he skinned the bar and disturbed II
just enough 10 cause It to toppe 10 the
ground
NJ. J. McGrath. a former New York Ath-
etlc Club athlete, and now competing un-
attached. had a phenomenal day with the
6-pound hammer, getting within five or
six feet OF the record on half q dozen
throws. His best attempt was 1s2 feet III
inches. about foot short OF the record
established by John J. Flanagan. -Four OF
McGraths throws were foul and Che OF the
best heaves was declared 4 foul because
he slipped out Of the circle. The throw
was not measured. but IT was easily eigh-
teen inches better than the best throw that
counted, and had IT been fair II would
easily have broken the record.
Although the crowd was late in arriving,
when II had gathered its full force Il was
one Of the largest that has ever crowded
into the Travers Island grounds Tho
grandstand seats on two sides Of the field
were jammed. and every inch Of space on
the terraces on the other two sides was
filled up Although The air became more
than chilly wnen the sun dropped behind
the hills, nevertheless II was not cold
enough to dampen enthusiasm. The track
was I'm excellent condition, but no records
were broken
One OF the first surprises OF the day came
when A. T. Meyer. the metropolitan cham
pion In the hundred. was shut out In the
semi-hnal heat OF the 12O-yard run. Meyer
won his heat in the preIiI-..parles. but It
was only after a hard strCZR1e. lie got Un-
der way slowly and did nSt'draw even
with the field until he reached the l0o-yard
mark Then he cut loose with a little more
speed and breezed in two feet in front Of
+. W Finegan. of the knights Of st. An
thony. But I'm the semi.fnals Meyer was
unable TO get up at all, and was hall
dozen yards out Of II at the finish. with
his elimination interest In the race tagged.
although c. Hansen. OF the East Side
House, made a game fight in the finals and
won by a foot from c Mundt OF the St.
bartholomew club.
L. Frick. OF the New York Athletic club,
was unfortunate in both the coo and 100
yard runs, for after making the running
most Of the way he was beaten out I'm the
stretch I'm each race. Miles McHugh, the
old Pastime Athletic Club walker. was the
one who grabbed victory out Of Frick5
grasp in the 60O-yard run. Frick was on
scratch, but had little difficulty in picking
up the field Half way down the back
stretch he had romped into a comfortable
lead and seemed 20 have the race all his
own way. McHugh. who started from the
1S-yard mark, did not seem 10 be IN the
running at all until the field began 10 fol-
low Frick around the turn into the stretch.
and then he opened up with "A sprint hat
swept him across the line three yards ahead
Of Frick.
Harry s. Babcock, the intercollegiate
champion pole vauter, failed 10 clear 10
feet inches, and vas out OF the contest
before ii was well under way. T. s. Bah
cock, an older brother Of the college vault
er, and also a New York Athletic Club
athlete. won the event. with a vault OF IL
feet and the handicap Of 9 in ,hes
The fve-mile handicap was run under
conditions that have not obtained In run
ming races in this country for a good many
years. Instead of handicapping the men IN
yards, as is the usual custom, they
were sent off at time intervals J. J. DAILY, OF
the Irsh-American Athletic club. and L. O.
Bellars, Of the home club, were the scratch
men, and the first runners sent OF the
mark were a full two laps in the lead
when they were finally told TO 20. DAILY
swung out at a tremendous clip, and soon
shook off Bellars, but he could not get mp
with the limit men, and had TO content
himself with second place.
There was a good race in the one-mile
event, and l. Bovine, a newcomer into the
ranks Of the New York club, won of the
2O-yard mark in 4:29 2-5. NJ. J. Hughes. Of
the Ozanam Association, led for the greater
part of the distance, but the pace told in
the last fifty yards, and Bovine came from
behind with well gauged sprint ana won
ly four yards. Hughes was second. only
half a yard in front Of d. Noble, Of tho
New York Athletic Club.
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