New Britain herald., 1929-07-06
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D0HERTY IS BEST
 A. A. ]. ATHLETE
Detroit Athlete Takes First
 HOn0rS in DeCathlOn Events

Denver, Colo, July 6 P-The greatest all around athlete in the United States by Amateur Athletic Union measurements, is Kenneth Doherty of the Cadillac Athletic club, Detroit.
 Doherty, a tall, studious looking fellow, whose slender physique bellies the strength and endurance that is his, yesterday scored 7,7S46S points in the decathlon of the annual A. A |. track and field ampionships. It was the highest score ever made in the United States for the gruelling competition, lasting almost a full day. The highest number of points previously scored was 7,77442 by Fait Elkins of the University of Ne braska in 1927. Doherty's showing closely approached the worlds rec ord of S,053,@90 made in 1928 by Paavo Yrjola of Finland.
 Doherty, who won the A. A. L. decathlon title last year with r. G0052 points, beat out a fine field of competitors in the 10 events the 100 meters run. broad jump, 16 pound shotput, 400 meters run, 110 meters hurdles. discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, 1,500 meters run and high jump.
 V. Kennedy of Warrensburg. Mo, Teachers college. was second with 7,362.0o3 points and Wilson Charles, an Oneida Indian of Haskell Insti- tute. Lawrence, Kas.. third with 7.24o.053. Charles, until the last events of the decathlon approached, appeared to be headed for a world 5 record. but he failed to stand the pace. due to an ankle injury.
 The three-day stand of the Amer ican Olympics' came to close with three relay records being smashed. Two new marks went to the Los An geles Athletic club, which took the relays championship with IS points, and one to the New York A. C.
 Milt Maurer, Charley Paddock, Maurice Guyer and Frank Wykoff carried the l.. A. A. c, colors to a worlds record in the 440 yard event for a track with two turns, covering the quarter mile in 41.9 seconds, a half second faster than the old mark.
 This same quartet clipped one full second from the A. A. |. record in the half mile by making the distance in one minute 26.4 seconds. Jackson Scholz. Johnny Kerr. Howard Jones and Frank Cuhel, running for the New York A. C.. set the new A. A. |. record for the mile at three min utes. r seconds, or six tenths second faster than the old mark made in 1926 by an Illinois A. C. team com posed of Stevenson, Taylor, Oes- treich and Kennedy.
 Herman Erik, University of Wash ington product, threw the eight pound shot 67 feet 1 inches-a new worlds record, Ralph Rose has held the record at 67 feet [ inches, since 1907.
 Claude Bracey, the Texas Tor nado." who finished second to Eddie Tolan of Michigan in the senior 100 yard dash, won a special so yard dash yesterday against picked field. but he failed to lower the worlds record of seconds by one tenth second.
 Immediately after the finish of the last event yesterday, the Denver university stadium was hit by drenchng rain. An unusually strong wind prevailed during the three days of the meet.
 In addition to the worlds records, II A. A. L. marks fell during the championships. Five records were beaten in the junior division-220 yard dash, pole vault, 120 yard high hurdles, the high jump and the javelin throw. and four in the senior cham pionship-400 yard run, discus throw, javelin and pole vault