New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-27
BANG! CO THREE RECORDS
Duncan. Kiviat and Scott Shine
on Track and Field.
SET NEW WORLDS MARKS
Candidates for Olympic Team
Astound Thousands with Their
Brilliant Work.


Three worlds records were broken yes
terday in the athletic carnival OF the Post
Office Clerks Association, held at Celtic
Park, Long Island city. Those who
achieved fame were James Duncan, the
discus throwcr. formerly OF the Mohawk
Athletic club, Louis Scott. the sensational
ten-mile champion of the South Paterson
Athletic club, competing in the 5,eJ-metre
run and Abel r.. Kividi. the ouc-mile ma
tional title holder Of the Irsh-American
Athletic club. running I'm the l.56-metr"
contest. All are strong candidates for tn,
Olympic team.
The exhibition with the discus hy Dun
can. at the olympic style, with both right
and left hands from AN foot ~ inch cir
Gle took Il crowd Of thousands by storm.
In scaling ii with his right hand Duncan
nettcd the remarka ole distance Of lJ6 feet |
inch. This easily surpassed tn" record OF
l43 feet inches made 10y George Nilsson,
the Olympic iavclin champion in qualify
ing for position ou the Swedish team in
tho trials 81 stockholm last Saturday. Win
ing throw Of % feet ~ inches. which
brought the total W to % feet 81 inches.
Scott never ran in better form in capt
uring the Ions 5.G0o-metro race. u"
started from tho scratch mark. and sIt"r
gradually picking up the huge field scam
pered across the line with 2 loo-yard dd-
vantage in the wonderful time Of l. min
utes % seconds. This was FIVE seconds
better thar the mark make by Gene Bouin.
the fast FrcnChmau. Scott had As an op-
poneur Gt tho start william H. Kramer,
the fye-mlc and national cross country
champion The latter StUci, d"tcrminedly
TO Louis, Who set terrific pace at the
start.
Entering On tnc third from tho last Lap
Scott suddenly sprinted away from his
companion. and after n" had gained
Northumberland read Kramer decided 10
retire Louis sprinted along Ike q half
miller. and three hundred Yards further
passed George Cri,chley. Of the New York
Athletic club. who had been leading the
field in the last mile Never slackeninG
his pace. Scott entered the final stretch
with much reserve speed.
Abel r. Kiviat showed the results OF
his many weeks Of faithful training 1or
the coming Olympic try-outs by defeatlhs
a celebrated quartette composed or Hed-
Iund. Mel Sheppard and Riley in the l'Soo-
metre event. He won by margin OF III
teen yards in the new Olympic time OF "
minutes % 1-5 seconds. The previous
mark of 3 minutes 80 40 seconds was
hung up by Harold cPony'D Wilson. tho
Rritish champion miller, in the olympic
tryouts Of 1905.
The race was the most bitterly fought O.
the afternoon, Kiviat being forced al INC
way. The Irish-American Athletic CIuo
runner was scheduled TO have announcer t'I'
with Oscar Hedlund. the New England
champion Of tho Boston Athletic AssoHd-
ton, but the latter was compelled 10 re-
tire, after getting the pace for ~ ydru7'
II was the first time that the Boston attn
lete had been forced to stop in an impor-
tant event. Melvin w. Sheppard and Frank
n. Riley. both OF the Irish-American Attn
letic Club, were the two other leading con
testants, finishing in the order named, atter
being run into the birth.
After Hedlung left the track Riley SET the
pace, but was supplanted by Kivist on the
last lap. with Riley second and Sheppard
next, DdItly i've SdAbS S'l~+ e'''4S
Abe carried them along at the killing pace
and slowly crept away from the held on
the backstretch. Rounding the last turn,
he sprinted and left his two rivals behind.
Riley and Sheppard few after him, but, lV'
yards from home, the exhaustlng pace told
on Riley, who weakened, and was nnally
passed by Sheppard twenty-five yards from
the finish.
The summaries follow
loo-metre dash handicap) Won by ", con
way, Irish-Aucrican = {. a YARDS, fooeIt
Eiier. Georgetown University 20 ;ards), second;
J. Kirby, Irish American A & oi1 yaFdsh
third. Time. OIL.
cry. station " 2 yards; :. r Bishop. Res
istryy Division 2 yards. second; ). Pagan. sta
ton W a yardsJ third Time OI2.
s0o-rnetre run (hsndicapD--Won by Homer
Baker, New York 4. {. ~ YARDS; Tom Halpin
Boston 4. A IS YARDS, second; S. Aggen. Nor-
3,O1O-metre steep!echase run (handlcapj-Won
by John J. DAILY. Irish-Americsn A {. (sorstcnl;
Tom Dwyer, Mohawk \. {. 100 yards. third
Time. 9:2e.
i.66o-mstre run scratch. speciaD BY
Abel h. Kiviat,. Irish American A. c.; Melvin
W. Sheppard, 1rish-Amerlcan A C.. second;
Frank \. Riley Irish American 4. c, third.
eoo-metTe run Handiosp. Catholic Athle,io
League)-Won by II. w bTown' I McGa IAN
ty yos 2 ySrd second "95 sas Eymard
Lyceum C28 yards), third. Time, l:23't.
1,2o0-metre run dandioap. closed)-Won by
r Aibertus, unattached 90 yards. Z. Eisen-
ring Money order Department 0j YARDS, sec
ond; a Dougherty. station W Gcratcb). third
So0-metre run Gandicapl.. Won by. J. Carey.
Pauist A. c. az yardSy W. Q. Packard, Now
York A. c. a yardsl. second: z. coyle. irish
American A. {. uS'4 yards, third. Time,
putting ls-pound shot olympic style ,handi-
cap limit feet; right and left hand)--Won by
pa Mn Iris h 4 tsgratrlt
put with right hand. ~ feet 81 inches; put
with left hand. ~ feet ! inch: total distance
G. 10 feeD. with total put Of a feet, second;
A. Reich, Irish-American a. c. 10 feeu, with a
total put OF II feet y inches thrd. IT,
Carroll. Irish-American A. {. 16 seconds; W.
Plant Long Island A. z. 40 secondsI, second;
s Schwartz unattached Il: second.. third.
i,56O-metre run dlandicap,-won by Frank
Joyce, Mohawk \. &. 90 YARDS; :. Janney.
unattached go yarde,. second; G. McGann.
Morningside a. G. G5 YARDS. third Time.
4.0l %.
Running high Jump Chandicap,-won by F:
Mulligan, Grace A. G. % inches). actual jump
Of feet II inches; 4. Moll.r, Norwegian A. c:
q inches). with actual jump Of feet
inches. second: ]. ". Price, st. George a. c.
q inches, with an acutal jump OF . feet $
5,ooO-mctro run Chandicap,-won by Louis
Critchley. New York A. e. u6o yardsl, second;
w ID. Horton. Trinity Club co.'s YARDS, third.
Time, 10 90 % New worlds record.
Throwing the discus Olympic style, handi
cap, right and left hand)-Won by James Dun
can unattached (scratch). with a right-hand
throw Of ljG feet I inch: eft-hand throw 20
feet III inches: total 80 feet sit iHches).
Andy Sheridan. Irish-American 4. c. ~ feeD.
second with rght-hand throw OF 12l feet
inches; left-hand throw, IS feet III inches;
total actual throw. FOG feet ~ inches IT.
Klsges New York A. e. GO feeU. third. with
right-hand throw OF los feet Inches; left
hand throw. SO feet " inch; actual total throw,
21l feet ~ inches.