Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-04
new INDOOR RECORDS MADE
Five Established at Big Meet in
Madison Square Garden.
Two MORE OF THEM EoUALED
HaIpin and Meyers set Champion
ship Marks by winning SIX
and Three-IIundred.
Yard Runs.

NEW YORK, March S.-Five newcham-
pionship records. two Of which established
new worlds indoor marks. were made at
the indoor national championships of the
Amateur Athletic union held at Madison
Square garden tonight. Two other cham
pionship records we're equaned.
Thomas ]. Halpin OF the Boston Ath-
letic association and Aivah T. Meyers of
the Irish-American Athletic club SET the
two now worlds records. Halpin won the
eOO-yard run in i:lS7b. Meyers, in the 800
yard run, established a record of 0:32h
other Records.
The other events in which new cham
pionship figures were hung up were the
two-mile walk, won by Richard F..
Remer. Irish-American Athletic club, IN
I4:21k; the 1,0o0-yard run. won by Abel
II. kiviat. Irlsh-American Athletic club.
In 2;l5ss. and the two-mile run. won by
Harry ]. Smith. Bronx Church house.
New York, in 9;1S.
Platt Adams of New York was a'triplo
winner. winning the standing high jump,
standing broad jump and pole vault for
distance. Meyers and Patrick j. Nc
Donald. both Of the Irish-American Ath-
letic club. were double winners. In addi-
tlon to making his record In the Soo-yard
run. Meyers captured the seventy-five-
yard dash. Mcdonald captured the "a
pound shot put and was first In throwing
the 56-pound weight for height.
The championship point banner was won
by the Irish-American Athletic club, with
the New York Athletic club second and
the Boston Athletic association third.
The summaries:
i.OOo-yard run: Abel r. Eliviat, Irish
American Athletic club. New York, first;
Homer Baker, New York Athletic club.
second: II. r. Mahony. Boston Athletic
association. third; William Anderson.
New York Athletic club, fourth. Time.
2:l5sS; a new senior championship record;
old record, 2.lbts. held by A. r. Kiviat.
American o.Sa Athl,tie "e Club hyt; first; F. ?.
o'Hara, Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology. second; Fred Stephenson, Trinity
club, Brooklyn. N. Y, third; John ]. Ell
Ter. Irish-American Athletic club. fourth.
Time. 0:0I%: equals championship record.
2f-p0und shot put; Patrick ]. McDon-
aid Irish-AmericRn Athletic club, first,
distance, 81 feet Z inchcs J. p. Lawler,
lrish-Amerlcan Athletic association. Boa
ton. second, distance, S feet 9h inches;
John J. Elliott. New York Athletic club.
third. distance, 80 feet, inches
Two-mile walk: Richard +. Remer,
irish American Athletic club first; ed
= NOW
York, second; Richard n. Clifford, Me
Caddin Lyceum. Brooklyn, third; Fred
Kaiser, New York Athletic club, fourth.
Time, li,Zits; new championship record
Old record. d;S29s. made by n. b. Clifford
McCaddin Lyceum. brooklyn, 1913
Seventy yards high hrrdle John J.
Eiler, lrish-American Athletic club, first,
y l.. Brady, Columbia University Ath-
ietic association, second; w. r. Pei
Potter, New York Athletic club. thinl
+. Mcdonald. Columbia University Ath.
letic association. fourth. Time, 0.sSs
Equals championship record.
ThoWing fifty-siN-pound weight for
height; Patrick j. Mcdonald, Irish.
American Athletic club with rs feet "a.
inches, first; Patrick Ryan. Irish Ameri.
can Athletic club with Is feet 81 inches
second; John p, Lawler. lrish-Americar
Athletic association, Boston. with Is feet
standing high jump. Platt Adams. New
York Athletic club. s feet I inch, first,
Ben w. Adams, New York Athletic club
feet IL inches, second; Edward u. Emes
Bronx Church House. New York, feei
u inches. third; Harry l. Buhler. Bronx
church House. New York. feet II inches
eOo-yard run; Thomas j. Halpin. Boston
Athletic association, first; Abel n. Kiviat
Irish American Athletic club. second
Melvin w. sheppard. Irlsh-American
Athletic club. third o. DcGrouchy, New
| York Athletic club. fourth. Time, lisa
A new worlds indoor record and also a
new ehamp.onship record, old champion
ship record liza held Jointly BY Harry
4o-yard run; Alvah =. Meyers, Irish.
American Athletic club. first: Hal
Heiland. Xavier Athletic association. sec