The sun., 1916-09-10
TWO AMERICAN
AND FOUR MEET
RECORDS FALL
Simpsons Defeat Of Kelly
in Hurdles Features A. A.
U. Title Meet.
WARD N MUCKS
DOUBLE WINNERS
~ GEORGE .. UNDERWOOD.

uns,.sch.G athletes scored is points.
~ GEORGE .. UNDERWOOD.
Thirty-hvs thousand persons. biacksn.
ing the big bowl In weequahic Park.
where the quarter mile cinder path lies
snussled in tho arms Of the half mile
trotting track, saw two American rec
crds wrecked and four new meet MARKS
established 1t the annual senior national
championships OF the A.. A. Z. yester.
day. Thrill after thrill was sent SILVER
ing through the spectators. tho biggest
Of all coming when Bob Simpson. the
giant young collcgian from Missouri,
led homo three great timber topping
C~alifornians in the final heat Of the iso
yard high hurdles. tearing the tape In
worlds record time and proving himself
~ greatest high hurdler Of all time.
Do close was the competition for point
iaurels that the result was ever In
doubt. but when the smoke. Of battle had
finally rolled OF the field II was found
that III wearers Of the Winged Fist once
more had Won for the Irish American
4. e. OF New York the highest athletic
honors than can b harvested In this
country-the national senior champion.
ship Of the Omitted States.
The Irish American A. c. rolled I'D
. total Of IS points. II points more
than their bitter rival the New York
A. G.. which hnlshed second with q total
OF q. The Mercury Footers only nosed
out the Chicago A. A. by /: points, the
Cherry CirrIA Cish ho,to. s -
%. Then came the Boston A. A. with
Il. the Illinois A. C.. with 10, University
of Wisconsin. 10. and Los Angeles A. c..
y Eleven other clubs figured in the
point scoring.
When Simpson. raced right ZIP to the
worsted by Fred Kelly Of the Los Angeles
A. c. In the 100 yard high hurdles,
breasted the worsted the timers caught
him in ~ Is seconds. That establishes
q new worlds record. Previously this
year Simpson was credited with ~ 3-5
seconds. and both Kelly and Earl Thomp-
con with IL As seconds, but none OF
these marks has been accepted by the
A. A. u. the accepted record being Is
seconds nat. There was no fiaw about
simpsons performance yesterday, and
there Is no doubt but that his record will
be accepted by tho powers that be In
amateur athletics.
DPsndeP Terms Tables - Lincoln.
Winning tho great javelin duel be-
tween himself and Jimmy Lincoln
George Bronder OF the Irish American
\. c. hurled the barbed spear 100 feet
: inches. with one fell sweep wiping on
The books his own former meet record
OF lss feet SD inches and tho American
record OF iS+ feet ga inches made by
n, B. Idversedge at Stanford. Cal, April
II, 1910. Lincoln. finishing second 10
bronder. hurled the Javelin 1S9 feet ~
Inches. also surprising Liversedge's
hgures.
National championship meet marks
vent In both the 220 yard and 40 yard
hurdles. the half milo run and the dis.
Gus throw. Fred Murray Of California
won both heat and final in the c20 yard
low hurdles In 20 seconds. four.ffths Of
q second faster than the former meet
hgures Jointly held by Jack Filler Of the
irish American A. c. n Joe Loomis Of
the Chicago A. A. w. a. Hummel Of the
Multnomah A. C. few the fences ahead
OF Bill Meanix of tho Boston A. A. in
the 40 yard hurdles, winning in "a As
seconds. three full seconds faster than
the meet record established BY Meanix
Two years ago
Arlie Mucks. the young giant from the
university Of Wisconsin. hung up a meet
mark In winning the discus throw. He
scaled the saucer las feet 1-2 inches.
Inc old mark Of 1877 feet 1-2 inch stands
to the credit OF Emil Mueller Of the New
York A. c.. who had to be content with
second laurels yesterday.
Don Scott OF Mississippi Agricultural
College. jumping into the lead at the
break from the barrier. led from dag fall
10 finish in the half mile run. His heart
breaking pace STAYED of the desperate ef-
iorts OF his rivals and enabled him to
breast tho worsted In 80. He shaved
on a NTH of a second from the former
meet mark Of 1864 Us. set b. Peerless
Mel Sheppard In 1911.
OLD Kiags Dethreaea.
Many famous athletes had to taste tho
dregs OF defeat. Ted Meredith. the Olym-
PIC champion. was shown the way to the
tape in the 40 yard championship BY
Tom Halpin. the Boston A. A. grey
!ound, Hannes K~olehmainen. tho Fly
'ns Finn. failed to finish In the ive mile
run and his countryman. ViIlar kyr0nen
~ the Millrose A. c. WA led home by
twenty-five yards by Joie Raw OF Chi
eaeo, Mark Wright. the worlds record
holder. was shut out Of \ position In the
pole vault. 10
Four Of the greatest fence flIers the
world has ever seen qualified for the
hhal heat In the 100 yard high hurdle
race and the deciding Les will go down
IN the annals Of sport a. the most thrill
ing Timber topping tussle that was ever
wsged. The FIRST heat. two to qualify
Tor final. was won Ia Is SIS seconds by
Fred Kelly Of the Los .Aneases A. c., the
u'Vmn'c champion. with Fred Simpson.
the king Of timber toppsrs. content to
sehs on his shoulder.
Earl Thomson Of the Los Angeles A.
g. led Fred Murray. the former Olympic
Club crscks 10 the worstsdr IN the sseoni
neat In the s1ms time. IL as seconds.
Though optdtst@ncIns all the Eastern
cracks none Of the Wsstsrners extund ID
themselves In the trial hssts. They sust
nn to qualify.
When the call To post was sounded for
tNe- final heat nndsKn3l .QlBn2eAtld ~ hon1.