The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-06
FRASER And RYAN IN
NEW RECORD FEATS
Former Breaks 500 Yard Run
Mark. Pat Hurls b Pound
Weight 90 Feet.
SHEA TAKES ~PENTATHLON

Two worlds records. both in events
seldom run were beaten at Celtic Park
yesterday In the athletic meet held by
the Irish American A. G. and the AZ
hliated Building Trades. The first rec
ord to go was that In the 500 meter
run. T. s.. Fraser OF the Irish Ameri-
can A. G., running from scratch, caught
the leaders at the halfway mark and
won by about two yards In ] minute
q 4-5 seconds. The old record was I
minute : as seconds and was made by
a Hungarian runner. r. Hajz. IN 1913.
rat Ryan was the other record
breaker. lie set a series OF new mark
for throwing the 35 pound weight.
With each throw he would add "A foot
or two to the old record held by him
a throw of 62 feet I inches. His only
opponent In the event. II White. OF the
New York Athletic Club and syracuse
University. was nearly ten feet behind.
A great many of the athletes who
had entered did not think II necessary
to put in an appearance and the fields
were small In all the events. Only
three took part in the pentathlon. al
though the programme contained he
names of thirteen entrants. including
tina Of Howard Berry, the Pennsyl-
yania student who won the pentathlon
at the Penn relay games. Daniel J.
shea of the Pastime A. &. was the win
ner OF the Ave event competition with
3 points.
A Fourth OF July atmosphere was
created by an exhibition of bridge
building by troopers from the Twenty
second Regiment. After the bridge had
been constructed a sham battle engaged
the attention of the guardsmen, the
struggle ending with the blowing up OF
the bridge with the new explosive.
tetrol gelatin. invented by Capt. H. &.
Woodward. who was In charge OF the
affair. The summaries:
PENTATiiLoN
Won by Daniel J shea. pas'ime A G
points,. second l.. j. Harper. Irish Areri-
can \ G. I'll points,, third
Broad Jump-won by shea. Harper.
second: Fritts, third. Distance ~ feet
Throwing the JaveiIn-won by Harper.
Fruits second shea. ihiri. Distance i72
Throwing the DIscus-won by Shea
Fritts, second Harper. third. Distance
goo Meter Run-Won BY Harper; shea.
second Fritts. third. Time. 20 seconds.
1900 Meter Run-Won by Shea. Frit's.
second Harper, third. Time. , minutes
Il 9; seconds.
OTHER EVENTS
ZOE Yard ash-NoNice-w Won BY II :
Thorne. unattached. Is Lirner, unat-
tached. second. John J. Bren. unattached.
fhfrI Time / I seconds
1000 Yard Run tHandicapl-Won BY
Oscar j Bel, unattached t2 YARDS \.
H.. KiNiat. Irish American A. G t-cratchi.
second Joseph Bromilow, Jr., Irish Ameri-
can a. 4 Is yardsI, third. Time, : min
utes iG rs seconds.
Hat Nile walk lisndiCapD-Won by
W. ! Rolker. Irish American A { 40
yards j. r. Goldst-in. pastime \. e
as yarIsi. second J. 4 Birch. rdsiim.
A e go yards. third. Time. ; minutes
% b; seconds
go YARD Dash Handlcap-won by
IL. /. Buhler, Bronx church House 90
yarisI. r. " Georgi, unattached %
can \. g. - yardsl. thiri. Time, 20 -
seconds
500 Meter Run DHaudicapl-Wor by T.
: Fraser. irish American \. &. t>crai,hI.
". J. Kelly. unattached az YARDS. see
oud. II Schaat. Irish American \ = t0
yards, ;hiri. Time, / inmate So see
Throwing a5 Pound weight Won l.,
Patrick Ryan, Irish American A G. II,
white. y. Y A. e. second Distance. -
fee , inches.