The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
METROPOLITAN
SENIOR TITLE
WON BY IRISH
Team Scores - Points to SO
by New York A. G.. Whose
Stars Fall Down.
HOMER BAKER IN TRIM:
CAPTURES HALF EASILY

track and field CHAMPIONSHIPS Of the
Metropolitan Association Of tht A. \ U.
yesterday afternoon at Celtic Park, scor-
/ Ing ~ points as against GS for their
closest rivals. the New York Athletic Clmb
team. All Of the other organizations
finished far behind the leaders. the Smart
Set y G, a negro club. gaining 10 points,
the next best number. Free lances cut
into tho points for total OF iG. Since
1904 the Winged Fist cohorts have had
practically monopoly on this meet. FOR
they lost 1t only once since thon and
then by only a narrow margin. in 1910.
The competition for the most part was
about as good as any over seen In a
metropolitan meet Considering the slow
track. the times made iu mos; Of the
events were more than ordinarily good.
! tn" Held events wcrc mainly rospon sible
for the victory of the Irish American men,
/ for In these the Gets made forty-clght ot
| their TALES. Then, too. the New York A.
/ G. was weakened by the absence Of some II
! us good mon and = couple that wore there
! fell down in the pinch piatt Adams for
! instance, who should have been a sure
| point winner IN IN" broad jump, fouled
| three times and did not oven qualify,
! while IN The pole vault k r. curtis
could not get over 1lis feet and was
,i '"' w N 'II'"''i OF tho Irlsn
! American club, VINO topped the crossb1r
at J . feet
Onr Of tn. features If the day was the
,,,r,',' ,s VI ~, ~ MLitlh' negro
Inn. u toward 'h'E.rslty' rvpresent-
- .,S Wv ,, n','ni' icy ~. =. IN ne hurdle
I Americans 10 the tnpc In the 100 yard high
/ hurdles by about four feet in &c seconds
and WAS beaten by less than that distance
/ - 49, s. ~ '''t" ''S w W r. lot'er
! % 80 -, w" ~ '' 'o'''' ""e was
| 80 p" S''","S'
49,, ~ i''s'' was w rare FORM ana
/ a., ,.' ''i' N.'e elS"y III 90 80.
a ,an' ,h a''',u n'9"E I'r ABOUT ooo Yards
| 80 ~" p'Ntu ms Wy through inc
| | "' go. - 'ne front once IN
80, -, "' ~ Urn y =, ooy 'hSeh
up h'i.e' put KEEP gong in't enough
~ Prv.e"' any OF 'hr others from catch-
ns INN ne crossed tne nnl'h I'm" zen
$"'us w 'front.' OF u. ; Fraser OF the
lIlsh NIntficahs' win w. PAVE Of tho
H"ihrt ~, a. T. thlrI' nve yards hack.
nahet 'line WIS Id seconds slower
man the american record, made by &. III.
hIPhtf!ck IN 1879.
Baker maze a strong bid for the quar-
Yer mile event TOO but 1t came after tho
hait on the programme, and although re
moved along fine for about $50 yards
he did not have the final squirt left.
Nallium VI. Wilkte, ciubmate, broke
the tape four yards in front of him in
80 20 seconds -. A. Kuhn. another
of Bernie Weferss brigade, was third.
| three yards back 81 Baker while Mel
Sheppard slipped into fourth place
The final Of the furlong furnished tho
closest finish of the DAY Alvah Never.
Tom Lennon and F. J.. McNally came IN
the stretch neck and neck Nearly every
one around the finish line though, that
Lennon reached home first but the Judges
saw Il otherwise and gave tho roce 10
Never, with Lennon second and NcNsllv
third. The. winners lime was 23 l-5 Sec
onds
Abel r. Kivlat of the Irish American
\. g. retained his title for tho mile by
winning the event easily in minutes
20 As seconds Kiyiat let Freeland Coz,
aon snow hhn ths way until within 200
won by twelve yards. NJ. Dcvanney' a
far,pnr for seems rioca on5 t mo-, Hna,as
only in the last, few strides
the 9M yS rn b al, 9d mo, not start IN
running ot an ' EVEN S po ~" fro sta ~
nnish' marched on with the '' nwont ta in 90
minutes MIN, 80 2,5 seconds Fat Flynn Of the
back Ds,! Of the Finn and I5O Yards in front OF
mt'N nlahak9puIoS ,r OF inc M,lrnse a. A..
Celt crossed the line more than 200 yards
behind the Greek.
: Martin sheridan, the erstwhile invinci-
discus and finished in in fourth place. The
Bradhurst Field club, holder Of the Am .%o
lean record Duncan hurled the missile
1a2 foo, A inches moro tbnr ,u,o foot Lee
~, H. 5 ,,I 49, W. t.ea !eHS
IMAM ms record marx nut almost seven
feet bitter than the second man, T.. Muller
of the Irish American A. C. J. J. CahlI.
unattached was third with a throw OF 100
feet inches Just one inch better than
the throw made by sheridan
The summaries,
TRACK EVENTS
100 Yard Dash Final hrnt-won hv A.
vah r. Never irish AmcTirnn &, n "a
Jones smart set @ second = Eouf
man Irish American A g. third. 4 raw.
nell 81 Christopher Cluh fouTth TIm..
10 . sec3nds ,,,.
MI ~ N, tirtn 49, my ,.'"Dn.n
Enrr iri4h Nmeriitm a G scconi. ~ $
Trrnboiin M Vork q, ibirI b pritrh
ard IrI4h AmerIcnn & 'f,uttb Tims
It s,',nIs " ~ 800 80 ''''''
20 yard Dash Final hcer-won b, Az