Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-10
MANY NEW RECORDS.
Athletes Guido Themselves in
A. A. U. Championships.
FRED MURRAY A STAR
Lowers 40 Yard Low Hurdles Fig.
ures Held by Eller and
LOOMS.

NEWARK, N. J.. September s.-One
Of the most successful track and field
athletic meets ever held in eastern ter
ritors was witnessed today at Wee
fquahic Park here by an estimated as
semblage of 10000 persons. The junior
meet yesterday and today's series OF
athletic exhibitions. which decided the
Amateur Athletic Union senior national
championship. were added attractions to
this city's celebration of its 250th an
niversary.
Many Of the athletes who took part
in the Junior contests yesterday were
entered in today's games. Two Of the
junior prize winners distinguished
themselves. One OF them. A. NJ. Ward,
Chicago Athletic Association. won
dashes. The other, w. A Hummel,
Multnomah Athletic Club Of Portland.
Ore, won the senior championship over
the 44o-yard hurdles and established a
new senior record OF 81 AS seconds for
that event.
Hummel won the Junior event yester-
day, but few thought when he finished
in IS as seconds that he had so much
energy left in reserve for tcdays strug-
gle. He led W. H. Meanix of the Boston
A. A. last years title winner, by a good
margin at the finish.
In three other track events and two
field contests senior records also were
established. one of them. the javelin
throw. being a new American record
as well.
Fred Murray. the San Francisco
hurdler. who ran unattached. topped
the 220-yard low hurdles twice In
twenty-four seconds. making a new
la y. - T.
again in the final the Pacific coast tim
Der topper lowered the mark by four
fifths of a second, the former record
having been held Jointly by ]. ]. Eller
of New York and Joseph Loomis of
Another track record was made in
the half-mile run won by Don NJ. Scott
of the Mississippi Agricultural College,
who covered the distance in 1854. clip
ping one-fifth of a second off the mark
held by Melvin w. Sheppard since 1911
The 440yard run resulted in a duel
between Tom Halpin of Boston and
Ted Meredith, Philadelphia. Meredith
looked a winner until within fifty
yards of the tape, where Halpin passed
him, and, after spirited finish, un-
crowned the former champion. The
Boston man won by about two feet
The fourth track record to 20 was
that for the 12O-yard hurdle, for
which Bob Simpson of the University
of Missouri dethroned last years
champion, Fred Murray of San Fran
cisco. who finished in fourth place
Simpson won in the new senior record
time of II As seconds.
In the field events A. W. Mucks of
the University of Wisconsin was
double winner. He retained his cham
pionship title in the shot-put and dis
Gus throw, making a new record in the
latter by throwing the saucer las feet
AZ inches.
G. A. Bronder jr.. of the Irish Aneri-
can Athletic Club. New York by SEN
satonal throw of 1901 feet in the
5avelin contest established new
American as well as a senior mark.
In the running high jump Wesley
Oler, tr.. New York Athletic Club. and
Harry Barwise, Boston Athletic Asso-
spectively. after deciding lie, each
having cleared 6 feet inches in com.
petition.
In the fve-n1le run Hannes KoIeh-
mainen dropped out after going d lit
tie over half the distance. Jofe Ray OF
Chicago led the field throughout the
remainder of the race, and won by
about forty yards from w Kyronen, a
Finnish runner, who wore the colors OF
the Millrose A. c.
The Irish-American A. c. Of New
York won the point honors, with a total
OF 49, Chicago A. A. was second with
rs. and the New York A. c. third with
scores as follows: Boston A A., II: II
linois A. c., Chicago, IS; University of
Wisconsin, 10; Los Angeles A c.. 6:
University of Missouri Mississippi
Agricultural College, Walkers Club
Toronto. and Multnomah A. C., Port
land, Ore, each.