The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
|. A. A. c. WINNER
OF A. A. i. GAMES
Weight-Throwers Turn Tide in
Favor Of Athletes From
New York.
MEL SHEPPARD DEFEATED
Famous Splinter Finishes Third
Behind Baker and Deeruchy
in Fast Time.
MEL SHEPPARD DEFEATED

Chicago, July 5.-Three large gen
tlemen of Celtic extraction almost lite
rally lifted the Irish American Athletic
Club of New York into arst place this
afternoon In the senior a. a. U. games
at the pre-Olympic contests In Grant
lark. Until Messrs. Martin McGrath.
Patrick Mcdonald and Patrick Ryan
had finished lifting and hurting the
o6-pound weight it appeared as though
the Chicago Athletic Association had a
chance to win the meet
But when the announcement OF the
results III that particular event was
made, Chicago was second, and a COM
paratively poor second at that
Before the weight throwing events,
the Cherry Circle boys were leading the
heid. They had total Of "a points,
with the Boston a. c. second, with 20,
and the Irish American a. c. and the
New York a. c. were tied for third.
with is points each. After the large
gentlemen of Celtic extraction had FIN
ished throwing tho heavyweight and
had put the 16-pound shot further than
their other competitors, and also had
won the discus throw. Western Joys
were chased off the field by the little
black "glooms" from the East
The result was: Irish American A. c.,
A.; Chicago A. c.. 27; Boston a. c., 81:
New York A. c., Is; illinois A. c., 49,;
Missouri a. c., IL.
Springfield Splinter Leads.
ono OF the greatest sprinters the
country ever has seen, a negro, H. p
Drew, running under the colorS OF the
Springfield. Mass. High School, was the
individual point winning champion.
This veritable streak of darkness
easily won the 100 and tho 220-yard
dashes. His closest competitors were
NNf. rot n .,f hA T-te
who won the 56-pound weight event
and was second in putting the shot. and
j. W. Kelley. OF the University OF
Southern California. who got a frs.
and second in the hurdle races
Closely following on their heels was
Patrick Mcdonald. also OF the l. A.
c. c.. who had two seconds to his
credit
Three senior A. A. u. records vera
broken-the running hop. step and
jump. the pole vault and the hammer
throw. Dan Ahearn, champion Of the
world cleared fifty feet even in the
running hop. step and jump. beating
the 4S feet siS-inch mark set bv l.
v. Bloss in New York City in 1891
5. B. Waggoner. captain of the Yale
track team. competing for the Mis-
souri, A. c.. broke the pole vaultins
record OF twelve feet and six inches
set In 1911 by c. Cook. of Cleveland
Patrick Ryan. l. A. c. C. broke the
hammer throwing mark set by
Walsh In 1911. Ryan's mark was III
feet "a inches. while Walsh's was
III feet 12 inches.
Mel Sheppard Defeated.
There were several surprises In the
results Probably the most startling
was the defeat OF Mel Sheppard. the
wonderful distance runner who was
entered In the half-mile run by the
Irish American A. c. Sheppard finished
third. being beaten by two New York
a. c. men. II. Baker and C. Deernchy
Another unlocked for defeat was that
OF y. B. kiviat. one OF the greatest
mile runners in the world. He accom-
panied the Irish American a. c. team
and had been looked upon as a sure
point winner. He was beaten, how
ever, by n. 8. Taber. Brown Univer-
sity man and j. 4. Power, both of
whom ran for the Boston A. C.
Mark Wright's failure to show some
of his Eastern class In the pole vault
also was a matter OF comment. The
Dartmouth crack was dlstanced not
only by Waggoner. but by +. Murphy
and ]. Gold. both of the Chicago A C.