New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
KiSh-An1ericans Win
Senior Point Trophy
New York Organization Takes
Track and Field Title
by Big Margin.
CHICAGO A. C. RUNNER UP
Sensations of Athletic Meet in
Windy City Are Waggoner's
Pole Vault and De-
feat of Kiviat.
[Ry Telegraph to The Tribune

BY Telegraph 10 The tribune
Chicago, July 5.-Out of the dust and
smoke of battle raised by the Chicago
Athletic Association, which won a de-
cisive victory in the Junior champion
ships yesterday, rose like a phoenix the
rushing forms of the Irish-American Ath-
letic Clubs athletes. who won the senior
national championship point trophy on
track and field here this afternoon.
The New York men rolled up forty-four
points in one of the most bitterly con-
tested meetings ever held in the history
of the sport. and led their closest rivals
the Chicago Athletic Association, by sew
enteen points The Cherry G" men had
twenty-seven points, while the Boston
A. A. was third, with twenty-one points.
The representatives of the New York
Athletic Club limped in fourth. with only
eighteen points to their credit Spring
field High School, represented by II. +.
Drew, scored ten points, as the brilliant
negro sprinter won both the dashes
Three old records were wiped off the
books before the day was done. S. b.
Wagner, vaulting under the colors OF
the Missouri Athletic Association, cleared
the bar set at Is feet This added a round
six inches to the mark established 1or
this particular meet by Z. T. Cooke IT,
of the Cleveland a. c., in 1911. lnciden-
tally, Wagner fell only two and quar-
ter inches short of the worlds record for
the pole vault held by Marc Wright, the
phenomenal vaulter of Dartmouth Col
lege. Dan Ahearn, the star of the jump
ing pit. cleared 80 feet in the running mop
IA oh
record for the meeting.
The third mark to fall was in the ham
mer throw, which was won by +. Ryan,
of the Irish-Americans, with IN feet ~
inches. The old record was III feet 012
inches, made by c. Walsh, of the New
York A. c., in 1911.
one of the surprises of the meeting was
the decisive defeat suffered by ABEL
Kiviat. the mile runner Of the irish
American A. c. In the games held at
Forbes Field, at Pittsburgh, last year
Kiviat won the one-mile run hands down
in 4:iS 3-5, and the experts declared that
had he been pressed to his limit he would
have broken worlds record. To-day
however, he was run into the ground by
Norman Taber, the speed marvel OF
Brown University, and in trying 10 holu
the latter wore himself out so that Jimmy
Power. the Boston A. A. man, came from
the rear and passed him, to win second
honors.
Another veteran who bowed to the
Younger generation was Melvin w Snep-
pard. the one time Peerless Mel" Start
ing in the haif-mile run, Sheppard was
forced TO bow before Homer Baker the
Military Athletic League champion ana
Ollie De Gruchy, both Of the New YORK
Athletic Club. Sheppard tried TO make
his famous hop at the finish but he was
never able to get up, and so the hero of
the London Olympiad went down before
boys who were unknown when he was
the worlds champion.
The school boys Of the country had a
gala day of it. Charles Corey, high
school lad. furnished a stunning surprise
by outrunning Fred Kelly, the Olympic
star. in the 22O-yard hurdles. Corey not
only outran Kelly, but he showed greater
ability in clearing the obstacles. Rising
like a bird, he scared over the umbers
with little perceptible hitch. +. Stiles
youngster from Culver Military Academy
defeated Plat Adams. an Olympic cham
pion. in the running broad jump. Drew
of course, had little trouble in outrun-
ming his field in both the dashes.
Hannes Kolehmainen, the flying Finn
scored easily in the five-mile run Going
out at the start at furious clip, he ran
away from his field. He was far in the
lead at two miles. and frightening his
he n front
each circuit Of the track. One lap from
home he started squirt and crossed the
line more than half lap In the lead
Superiority in the field events win
especial reference TO the weight tossing
won the games for the lrish-Amerlcah
Athletic Club. The brawny sons OF brlh'
including Bruno Brodd. Swede' were
in q class by themselves when 1t came
N urging the iron ball out over the
green.
tn. meet was held under conditions far
from favorable. The track was soft from
the rainfall of last night, and a BRISK
wind blew up the back stretch holding
the runners back in their efforts
Alma w. Richards, who won the run
ming high Jump in the Olympic games at
Stockholm. had little trouble in winning
~
his favorite event. Owing to the sort
condition of the ground in front OF the
take off. however. the Western luminary
was not able to approach the record.
Egon Erickson. the New York boy gave
him a bitter fight for the honors, but
Richards cleared the beam at tribe over
sly feet and won. He was disappointed
however. for In practice he had been
leaning near to the record, and he hoped
,nnder favorable conditions, 10 wipe
Horine's mark off the books.
Fred Kelly, although beaten IN the ~
yard hurdles. ran his race IN the hleu
hurdles and won decisively In somewhat
clover than 1S seconds. He. too. found the
Going a hit too soggy for record breaking
performances. but, as he philosophically
remarked. "One title in a day Is pretty
good" Kelly had nothing but praise Tor
C.o-ox, p,ho defeated him over the low