The evening world., 1914-03-03
VIE indoor track and field season
wound up in the biggest kind

THE indoor track and field season
wound up In the biggest kind
Of o blaze OF glory last night
at Madison Square Garden when the
Amateur Athletic Union held ~
championship meeting. Il was easily
the BEST Of the season and the great
est In the history q ~ ''0inea Pure"
organization. Records galore were
broken and many equalled. OF course
there will be other minor indoor meets
before tho outdoor season starts. but
last nights events were virtually tho
grand nnale for the athletes.
Despite the fact that the travelling
was worse than II has ever bssu
bSfors. the great amphitheatrs hardly
afforded vacant inch OF space. Many
OF the spectators were equipped with
rattles. horns and other noise making
devices and they had plenty OF chance
to give vent to their feelings.
Twsnty-six Of the athletes that
wore the colors of Uncle Sam In the
regent Olympic meeting 1t Stockholm
took part In the games. d. r. LAP
plncOtt ana. Ted Meredith were the
only Olympic sSasu that didn't appear.
the crippled railroad service being
responsible for their absence.
Plat Adams of the New York A. c.
was the star 0f the meeting carrying
Oh nrst honors In three events. He
won the pole vault. with q distance
Jump, with 10 feet II inches and the
standing high jump. with = mark Of
feet II inches.
Next to Adams the competitor whu
probably deserved the most credit u
Tom Haipin. tho wonderful performer
Of the Boston Athletic Association. II
will bs rsmsmbersd that Saturday
morning he was tho anchor man on
his club team which broke the worlds
mile relay record In . race against
Harvard. In . minutes : seconds. while
In this city he helped his team 10 de-
feat the New York 4. c. relay team
at the Fordham meet.
Some feat wasn't II, TO compete n
cities two hundred miles apart or
the Same day and help win champion
. ship events. And to think Of Il thai
last night at the A. A. y. games HI
. broke tho indoor record for the 800
. yard run. covering the distance
against the choicest kind q helt
. In I minute - Us seconds! Amonl
; those whom he made acknowledge hi
superior running ability were Abel 6
Kiviat. former title holder at %
/. yards; Homer Baker the haif-mil
. champion Of America. and Mel shep
: pard, hero Of ths London olympics.
: iRieh.A. 4. e. REpREeENrAIlvl
OMAoHGe 3oo.vARo RECORD.
!. In the 7S.yard dash Aivah r. Msys
K Of the IRISH American club eQualle
4 the championship record with Q mar
Of I IS seconds. He also broke tn
10 record In the ooo.yard dash, GOVERN
n the distance In % Is seconds.
3. Pat Mcdonald. the worlds cham
8. p!on shot putter ana member OF tn
q LA A. c.. won two eventA. the ~
& pound shotput. With 81 fest inohe
"a and the Se.pound weight for heigh
!. With IS feet ~ inches.
There was lots Of axcitomoat N,
at nished BY tho two mile run. which n
4. suited In . hn!sh between the hrt
4. two men - CLOSE ~ V usually ses
,. In q dash. Harry Smith Of tho Bron
10 Church House sprung . surprise /
n defeating. among othera. VILLA
10 Kramer. hitherto recognised 40 II
10 best distance man In Amerios
Il Hannas K",s''uainen. champion
!. tAx 49,: ,hiA4 Q.ke Dsvsnnsy. Il
. isIo :~Ai16apAs ANlder Of AmeriC
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