The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
OLER AND BAKER AT
TOP OF THEIR FORM
Jump Of 6 Feet ) 1-2 Inches
by Former and Fine Half by
Latter at n. Y. A.. c. Games.
IRISH BEATEN IN RELAY

Nearly 5000 persons turned out yes
terday afternoon 10 witness the annual
spring games OF the New York A. c..
held at Travers Island. Wesley Oler. Jr.,
wearing the Winged Foot %colors. and
Homer Baker. the international champion
half miller. were the heroes OF the day.
Oler made a new Travers Island record
in the running high jump by leaping
9 feet 5h inches. He cleared the bar
on his first attempt.
In the $50 yard run Baker. also Of
the New York A. c.. won by only a
few feet. lie started from scratch and
had to extend himself. X. James of the
Mohawk A. C. was second. In the
stretch Baker came to the front and
passed James near the tape. His time
was ! minute 50 seconds and equa,led
the best time ever made for a half
mile Mt Travers Island.
In the opening event o. the after
noon-the 100 yard dash-F. Thornton
10 l-5 seconds. The 22O yard honors
went 10 Itu i.tNlHwlI OI 1OlN rep.
W. j. Rolker. unattached. won the one
mile walking match after a number
dropped out before the finish. The one
mile relay race, which was the last
event on the programme. went TO the
New York A. c. runner. The Irish
American A. c. team was second. and
third place honors went TO the Bronx
Church House. The summaries:
Putting ls Pound Shot-won by II. G.
Cam: "a feet, New York A. c, actual
3 feet, unattached. second. actual put
Sc feet 81. inches. Jack Goldenhorg, s feet,
y N. II. A, third, actual put 80 feet
8 xxx van,,mwop by F9I ls, 8 RanS.n:
second rf II feet! '"K Kenneth ss s. fcailweiii..
scratch, Irish American a. G., third. II
Running High Inmp,1won by W. n,
~ inches, Van sicien. S inches, Poly
!, inches, New York 4. c., third, fee,
ThT9yins the Ssyelin-won by 4 Ain,
a throw OF 100 feet 6 inches. g.. A. Bron-
f ,srsw . Of FEET Ia P fas, FT' IRach :eson 2 Sy''hh ,n .
, throw Of 100 Zee, 10 inches,
]a%p 81 !, f l"S1Hfs' =. pin meta: 3 J. T'! ahes.'
- inches, fas'lne AC, second, win
Win a jump Of 2s fes, : inches. ~
$50 Yard Run-Won by Homer Raker.
;sGHtch Sew York a. C. u IsmSw;'
AHd"rson, New York a &, IL yards, tnird.
Time. / minute 56 seconds.
100 Yard Run-Won by Y. Thornton,
Irish American a. C., ~ yards Peter j,
second Harry I. BUTLER, Bronx church
House. ~ yards, third. Time, 10 l-5
10 Yard Hurdles-won by Arthur l.
scratch. second ii shcdden. Yale Uni,
vcrsi,y, scratch. third, Time, l6 as sec
one Mile Run-won by g II, Cobb, New
York A. G, C5 yards; oscar J.. Bell, unat-
tached, 1870 yards, second; A. !. Lamberg,
Trinity Club, 10 yards. third. Time, I
minutes 90 seconds.
un onS H.,f W 20 Seconds; n. Y. 4 Hin.sri.
Bronx church House, 30 seconds. second
W MacFndden, unattached. so seconds,
third, Tine ! mlHntes = az seconds
Meyer. IITi,h Ainnerlran 4. c. scratch sec.
ond; J. r. Ryan, knights of 81. Antony,
yards, third, Time ?? - seconds
prsts e nra NCIub. II Yards; Haup',
L. Z. scudder. New York A. c., s yards
third. Time. 81 seconds.
Sew York 4. g, sJ yards; J Costello
bronx church House, no yards. second
+, Masterson. New York a. C.. l2b yards
third. Time, II minutes "a - seconds =,
A. q; irish american A. g, second BronS
church House. third. Time. . minutes
81 i-5 seconds.