The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
Irish Athlete Increases the Dis
lance for 10 Pounds to 46
Feet 2 3d. Inches.
MEYER VICTOR IN SPRINT
Matt McGrath Wins With Sc
Pound Weight and Hits
Spectator.

.aSAtonhiu OF t1S nOm0 SIIO
broke the only record Of the day at the
Irish American A. c. games held at Gel
tic Park, Long Island City. yesterday.
when he put the IS pound shot a. feet
2M Inches ehattering his old masx made
several years ago by more than q foot
The nearest competitor to the hefty Irish
man was Nick Yiehnis Of the Pastime
A. C.. with a foot handicap who made
36 feet ~ inches. w. J. Fortune of tho
l. A. A. c. was a quarter Of an inch
behind Yiehnis.
Alvah Meyer Of the irish American
was the star stopper Of the meet He
won the 100 yard handicap from scratch
and running last In the 1900 yard handi-
cap relay race for the ]. A. A. c. team,
turned defeat into victory by a thrilling
finish.
Meyer had to do his best TO capture the
100 yard sprint z. Jones, the little col
ored runner Of the Smart Set A. c., toed
the line with a I yard handicap and held
the greater portion Of II up to the 100
yard mark. when Meyer put every ounce
of energy into his efforts. passing Jones
at the ITO yard mark and winning by
two yards His time was IL 1-5 seconds.
In the relay race Meyer was touched
of as the last man OF the I. A. A. C.
team more than is yards in the rear of q.
Ralston of the Smart Set A. c. and about
yards behind A. Gorham of the Salem
Crescents. Meyer passed Graham In the
first 100 yards. but failed to get Ralston
until the homestretch. when he went by
| like a fash and crossed the line ten yards
| to the good The time was 2 minutes
8 lis seconds.
Homer Baker OF the New York A c.
started from scratch in the half mile
| handicap run, but failed to finish In the
| first three. J. Rosenbaum OF the Glencoe
A. c., aided by a handicap OF 3s yards,
captured this event, his time being min
ute SO 2-5 seconds. Right on the heels
OF Rosenbaum came w. Kelly, unat'
tached. and ]. Bromilow, Jr, or the l.
A. A. c.. second and third respectively
Baker finished fourth.
During tho course or the DO pouno
weight throwing contest lionel O'Shea-
reporter OF the Irish Advocate, was MT II
the back by the weight. which had lef'
the hands OF Matt McGrath. He was no
seriously injured, but vas assisted IRON
the field by Lawson Robertson. the i1si
| American coach. Incidentally McGratf
won the event with throw OF DO ice
i 6 inches The summaries:
Roiker, /. A. A. c.. IS seconds; james NC
soIisy s Gl.nccs g. Go Go ses seconds. tSird
,;%sS' 4 6 y.l a '' :s:Gn ~
Ti%s, minute IS IS seconds; .. ~ .,v.l
smart Set a. C, ! yards. second; Irvin
r' Thtrow,ng Discus, Handicap---won by III
Duncan pn' sSasss , saeoss Eiof Yienn
Pastime A. c.. Is feet third Distance
One Mile Run. Handicap-won by W: !
Gordon, unatta ched scratch; George Critch
ley. n. Y A. C., so yards; seoon ~, BOP G m,r
Putting IS Pound Shot. Handiesp-Wo
S,.hni,. Pas;ime A. G., feet. second; W. /.
Fortune. / A. A. c.. feet. third. ri,
tanes. 80 feet ~ inches new world
Throwing the Discus. Greek style-won b
Jim Duncan SnaHaS Wf1,am n'es KTapowi,r'
a. A. c.. third. Distance le' feet To-
20 Yard Low Hurdles. Handicap-won b
d. Politzer, unattached. : yards; w. Waisi
Knights of st. Antony. u YARDS. second a.,
Tsrss Nile BUN H Hand 2 C To BY ys as
! II Ackerman. unattached. $50 yards, thir'
Time, u minutes second. -.
440 Yard Run. Novice-Won by c,
True, unattached: H. jenkins. Salem Cree
cent A. C.. second; T. J. Lovely Xavier
, c. third. Time, IS seconds
; Three Mile Bicycle Race. scratch-won !
Tom BeliO, !. A. A, G.: i G5S SS p Yonk Sc,
cycle Club third. Time, minutes
1900 Yard Relay Race. Hsndicap-rean
OF four men. each running 900 yards-W'
by Irish American A. c. q. II. Onken,
sumersIade. e; coyis, Alvah 7. MeysrI.
yards; Smart Set A. c. tE. Jones. G. Thorn
Z son: "; Murray. @: Raiston). 81 yards, Sc
La Beet, o. Hawkins, A. Gorham). SO yard
third Time. 2 minutes 1-5 seconds.
5 D f Poiitasr. Sns.tsched. "a inches 6.
Teevan. !. A. A, c.. 10 inches, second;
Mundt. st. Bartholomew A. c.. IL inchs
a third. Distance, 22 feet 8 inches
n Throwing l6 Pound Hammer. Handicap
q Won by Patrick Ryan. J.. A. A. C. scratc
r f. @% Wash. i. A. <. G. 50 feet. third, 81
8 lance, III feet 2 inches
n Throwing Sc Pound Weight, Handicap
, Won by Matt McGrath. l. A. A. c., scratc
Pat Ryan. l. A. A. C.. scratch. third. hi
fee & inches