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Show IRISH ATBLETE IIS II MI Breaks the Hep-Throving Hep-Throving Secoii Dennis Horgan of Cork Lowers Low-ers Ralph Rose's Shot-,, putting IVlark. ; Hurls the Sixteen-Pound Shot Almost Forty-Nine Feet in a eot on the "Ould Sod." The latest sporting exchanges from the old world contain the account of a new world's record for putting the 16-pound 16-pound shot. The distance achieved was IS feet 10 Inches, and by Denis Horgan of Banteer, County Cork, Ireland, at the Mallow sports, a little more than a week ago. The performance occurred in a regular competition and within the stipulated number of six trials, and every ev-ery precaution was taken to Insure the validity of the record. After the contest con-test was over the shot, which was the regulation Iron sphere, wastaken away and weighed by D. Power of Bally-walter, Bally-walter, formerly official handlcapper of the Gaelic A. A., and who came to America with the Gaelic Invasion team or iat3. it was iouiiu iu weign luny iu pounds. Horgan has had a remarkable career as a shot putter. He began to propel the weight about twenty years ago. but did not figure in the front of putters until 1890. Since then then he has captured cap-tured English and Irish championships galore, and came to America In 1900, when he won the American title with a put of -1C feet lis Inches. During his stay here his best effort was 47 feet 7 inches, but this was never accepted as the record, for it was short of 16 pounds. In 1S90 Horgan moved the world's record up to 4S feet 2 Inches, where It stood until shattered by Ralph Rose several times this season. Rose's best effort was 1S feet 7,. Inches, at the Olympic games, St. Louis, about a month ago. When Horgan heard 6f Rose's great feat and that he was deprived of the record, the giant Corkonlan was chagrined cha-grined and vowed he would never stop until he owned the world's best figures again. Even he Is not satisfied with the record where It Is at present, and has said that he will move the mark up to 50 feet before many moons. |