New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
Robertson Has
Good Reasons
For Rejoicing
Irish-American Coach Ends His
Career as Trainer with
Big Victory.
BY 4. G. CAVAGNARO.

The establishing of one new Amer
lean record, the eclipsing OF five other
meet marks and the successful effort
of the lrish-American Athletic Club, OF
this city, in regaining the team title
we're the most important features Of
the senior national track and field
championships. held at Weequahic
Park, Newark, yesterday.
In ending his career as coach Of the
Winged Fist team after seven years Of
brilliant success, Lawson Robertson
saw his men win hard-earned victory
with total of 80 points. This was
an encouraging result, when II is CON
sidered that Pat Mcdonald. worlds rec
ord holder with the shot; Alvah I.
Meyer, the Splinter, and Jack Eller, the
hurdler, did not render the aid ex-
pected. McDOnald's absence on strike
DUTY IN Manhattan was responsible for
the Irish losing about ten points. After
winning second place IN the iOo-yard
dash, Meyer had 10 stop suddenly TWEEN
'
ward straightaway run, having pulled
d tendon in his right leg.
The New York Athletic ClpS was IN
the thick OF the fight from the begin
ming, but failed to gather point IN
the three high hurdle races, and nm.
ished in second place. with count OF
y points. 1t was q narrow victory, as
the Chicago Athletic Association trailed
close behind with 25 points. The Bos:.
ton Athletic Association, the last OF
the big -Four" competing, was in
fourth position, with II points. SIX
teen other organizations throughout
the United States and Canada also
scored points.
The rapid stride made by American
athletes in the manipulation of the
iavelin was demonstrated by George ):
Bronder, the Cornell University and
Irish-American Athletic Club youngster,
when he threw the long stick the un-
precedented distance Of 1870 feet b
inches on his first throw.
This added exactly % feet 91s inches
to the senior record, held by himself
while il erased the previous American
mark of 184 feet 9i5 inches, held by
H. B. Liversedge, the Leland Stanford
University student, which was made
in 1914.
The new senior marks came in the
44O-yard high hurdles, when William
s. Hummcl. Of the MultnOmah Athletic
Club. of Portland. Ore, dethroned
William II. MeaniX, the champion and
worlds record holder, at his favorlte
snort. The Western athletes broke the
worsted after wonderful exhibition
in the time of "a 4-5 seconds.
In the 120,yard high hurdles Robert
Simpson, the University OF Missouri
wonder. cleared the obstacles in IA 40
seconds. which was one-ffth Of sec
ond behind the worlds mark, made by
himself two months ago. II also
dropped from the books the best senior
time Of 10 Is seconds, which was hrst
made by Alvin c. Kraenzlein IN 1893
and later equalled by A. B. Shaw. OF
Dartmouth. ten years later, and by For
rest Smithson in 1909.
Arlio Mucks. of the University Of
Wisconsin. raised the discus figures 10
AS feet Az inches, which improved the
old record, held by Emil Muller, of the
New York Athletic Club. who finished
second, by s feet 4 inches. Fred $.
Murray, the former Leland Stanford
University athlete won his heat and the
final Of the 220-yard low hurdle race In
"a seconds. which displaced the former
time of p as, held jointly by Eller and
10 LOOMS.
Don Scott, the Mississippi Agricult-
ural College runner. ended the record
breaking feats when he won the $50
yard run, the final event Of the day. in
1854. which was one-ffth of a second
better than the previous best mark,
made by Melvin W. Sheppard back in
1911.
The individual honors were shared
by Mucks and Andy b. Ward, of the
Chicago Athletic Association, each win
ming two events. Ward took the meas
ure of much older and experienced
rivals In both the 100 and 220 yard
runs. defeating such prominent sprint
ers as 10 LOOMS, the century cham
pion; Roy +. Morse. the 220-yard title
holder; Alvah T. Meyers, an Olympic
competitor, and Henry y. Williams.
A fitting climax was given TO the
meeting when Don Scott. the Missis-
sippi runner, won the Ss0-yard event
in impressive and decisive fashion.
The Southern champion sprinted madly
into the lead at the gunfre and set
such a sizzling pace that many Of his
rivals succumbed going down the back
stretch.
George H. Gouldng, the Canadian
walker, won as he pleased in the L rec
mile event, letting out his reserve
strength in the last 100 yards 70 defeat
Dick Remer, Of the New York Athletic
Club. by seventy-fve yards. Remer
stuck close to the killing pace of the
Canadian for one and half laps.
In the fight for titles among the
Eastern and Western athletes the lat
ter representatives defeated their rivals
by a wide margin. Eleven CHAMPION
ships were carried away by the West
ern men, while the Eastern boys had
20 be content with six. One went to
the South and another 10 Canada.