The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-02
THREE MARKS
ARE Lowered
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION
MEETING FURNISHES SEW
ERAL SENSATIONS.
Peculiar Situation Wherein the Win
ner of Third Place Equals Mark
of Man Who Won the First
Position.

Pittsburg. July 1.-Thre senior
records were broken and one equalled
today in the final meet of the ANA
Iteur Athlete Union championship
games at Forbes field.
The records broken were In the SS0-
yard run, the mile run and the
ijavelin throw. The previous record
for the 220-yard hurdles was equalIed
by the man who made it.
Two of the records broken today
went to New York men, members of
the Irish American Athletic Club.
The third honor of a broken record
fell to a member of the Olympic Club,
|of San Franlisco. Eller, of the Irish
American Athletic Club equalled his
own "A. A. U. record in the 220-yard
hurdle.
In the SS0-yard run, M. w. Shep-
|pard, Irish American, made the fast
time of 154 1-5, beating the previous
American record by ! second.
In the mile run, A. r. Kiviat, Irish
American, took the race in Ais 3-5,
the former American record having
stood at 4;22 AS.
Many persons were unfamiliar with
the game of throwing the javelin and
much interest was manifested. o, f.
Snedgar, of the Olympic Club, San
Francisco, hurled the shaft distance
of 165. 81 feet, breaking the American
lrecord. The previous mark, made by
Brodd, Irish American last year at
New Orleans, was 1853 feet, inch.
AS in the junior contests yesterday
the five-mile run was to the fore to-
day In interest. At the crack of the
pistol G. v. Bonhag. Irish American,
took the lead and held It until the
lend. Bonhag, who formerly had the
championship In this event had the
satisfaction of badly beating w. j..
Kramer, of the Long Island Athletic
Club, who last year took away his
!laurels. Close to the fourth mile
Kramer dropped out. Bonhag won
easily in $3.50 Us. with Laruna sec
Iond and Fitzgerald third.
In the pole vault three men, B. T..
Cooke, Jr., Cleveland Athletic Club;
IR. Coyle, University Of Chicago, and
Is. Bellah, Olympic Club, san Fran
cisco, cleared the mark at IL feet.
inches.
The bar was then raised to 13 feet
and the men tried for a new American
record. Time after time they failed
at this height and when the bar was
dropped to IL feet, IL inches, they
again were unable to clear it. The
men then tried for position. They
tied with IL feet, 6 inches and could
not break it. Finally, the matter was
decided by draw, Cooke first; Coyle
second, and Bellas third.
Al peculiar incident occurred in the
running high jump. II. Grumpeli
New York Athletic Club, was firs'
with 6 feet, inches; Harry F. Por-
tier. Irish American Athletic Club
second, 6 feet, inch, and H. J Bur
dick. Pittsburg Athletic Association
THIRD, with feet, inches. Grumpel
and Porter had tied for first placs
with 6 feet inches. In the jump
Iom Grumpell again made this heigh
hut the best Porter could Go was
fleet. inch, putting him in secon'
lplace. Now came situation tina
was unusual. Four men had tie'
with 6 feet, inch and to decide thir'
position, jumped again. At tni
ljuncture, Burdick. of PittsDure
lcleared the bar. at 6 feet, inches
eoualing the first man and beatin
1.-THE second, but going into third plac
under the rules. It was confusin
lbut correct, according to the officials
The points scored by clubs are:
irish American Athletic Club. 80.
New York Athletic Club, 2s.
Seattle Athletic Club. ~.
II Olympic Club. IL.
( Boston Athletic Association, Z.
Cleveland Athletic Club, Z.
Kansas City Athletic Club, g..
Chicago Athletic Association. 8.
Unattached (nine), 5.
i p. A. A., 8.