New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03

BREAKS SHERiDAN'S MARK
Wonderful Indian Athlete Runs
Fast and Jumps Far m
Spite of Poor
Condition.

~ Thorpe. the wonderful athlete OF
49,, Carlisle Indian School and hero OF
.,o olympic games il Sweden, estab-
v,bad a now worlds record for the all
,-oupd championship of the Amateur
,,,,.,ic Union at Celtic Park Yesterday
,ftaruocu. when he easily won the title
rror John Bredemus. Of Princeton, and
p,-,no Brodd. OF the Irish-American
,,bleric club. Thorpe made q total score
- ,-s points and broke the former rec
I'd he'd by Martin Sheridan, of SIS. by
81 points.
Ir the face OF the most adverse condi-
.io,s the performance OF the son or the
eorss; was little short OF marvellous. T..
:, Thompson. the former Princeton ath-
Lore IN practice meet held last spring
,,ndar nerfect conditions made total
Of more than 800 points.
Hans Kolehmainen. the remarkable
Finnish runner. who swept everything
bsfore him oyer a distance at the Olym-
MIC games az stockholm and who was
released from Ellis Island by the immi-
Grafton officials. Yesterday ran three-
olsrters Of 4 mile I'm an exhibition.
koleamaLnen was first introduced TO
LANES b. Suaysn. the American commits /
soper a, the Olympic games. and then
,nbiicly presented to The crowd He was
riatouslv received. aad the cheering lasted
for fully five minutes.
Keiehmainen made no attempt al
spsed. but moved along With an easy
lope. Even running as he did. he looked
every inch the great athlete he is ana
the crowd applauded him each time as
he passed The stand.
\ drzziing rain swept out OF the NORM
vest. borne on the wings Of wind tAai
chilled 40 the marrow and bound the
muscles % the scantily clad athletes aS
the, waited for their turn. The tracA
was s9gsy and soft and the spikes OF the
.,bio,os were clogged after a few strides
o, ~. peth. THE jumping pit and take
on maths were likewise in wretched con-
fi,ion and uladc jumping of any idn' /
yrecarious undertaking. That iEe re'o'u I
Va mo-. 5rokcn b- a wider margin vas
5ua ia the condition o. the jumping PIT !
On his second and third trials al the pole /
vault Thorpe's pole, slipped. and ne vas /
unable 10 do better than feet ncAes-
Martin sheridan. the hero OF form"
Olvmpic games the man whose reco'o !
Vas troxeu by tie mighty Thorpe, was
,he first 10 reach lis SIDE and shower
ORGANIZATIONS on him. jim. SAID
sheridan. you're the greatest man in the
wor,d. J Congratulate you. and u IL had /
been d good day you would have naoe d
marx nat would never he approached
Thorpe sziBueG al over his swartliy fest I
wes and said. Thank you. Martin you I
we're some nan yourself and then re- /
tired 10 j. IS dressing room.
Thorn os absshed d new record tor |
the high jump IN an 1!l-around compeu- |
Hon Wien &c. cleared s feet "a inches
whici is SIS inches more than Sheridan $ |
record. made iu 1909. He ran close TO |
Standard time in the high hurdles, made
an almost phenomenal showing hi the !
rran.ug broad jump. did we'll IN the shot
rut and showed tao speed OF the vino IN |
tie JOo-yard dash. In this event he was |
peas.ized one yard FOR false start, but |
cane ike meteor through the slippery !
sloppy footing 10 win easily in 1870 sec !
onds. He fell away badly IN the pole |
vault tie hammer throw and the haf- |
mile ak When he went out 10 take bis |
mark for the walk he said: This walk !
will ssg me. In not much 81 a walker.
His performance bore lin out. Bredem1s !
beat him by more ;han one hundred yards. |
Thope also was Of form IN The weight |
throwing
His unexpected defeat IN these contests |
Caised some alarm on ;he par; OF his ad- |
n1i-ers- most .of the crowd were his ad- |
ri'rsrs-snd many predicted that Shen- |
cans marx would stand up under one |
mere assault Thorpe came down 10 the |
last two events. the broad jump aud the |
nile run, needing an average Of 80 20 tie |
he marx he would have 10 leap Far and
run East. and he vas firing. TN get IT II
ssve 70 Jump twenty-five feet he said
and run the mile in 4:20.
Thorpe showed the real class OF the day
IN the hurdle race, and won hollow
victory. He went out at the start Ike
startled thoroughbred and topped the
unbers like another E1ler. The other
iTo we're not nearly MS match and
finished in the ruck
Bredenus came into MS own In the
walk. the pole vault and the hammer
throw where he scored decisive victories
lie walked night away from the field In
me hslf-mile walk. and was going better
as the race continued
The records Of Thorpe and Sheridan
compare as follop.s.