Article: "Irish Sports Conclude Today."

Source: "Irish Sports in the Stadium." Buffalo Evening News, August 31, 1901.
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THE IRISH SPORTS CONCLUDE TODAY.
Yesterday's Performances Were
Free From Violence-Gunn Won a Prize.

The Irish sports at the Stadium yesterday took on a more civilized aspect. The O'Connell football team did not appear, having left in a huff for their happy homes in New York. The Kickhams, who kicked everything else also the day before, played a mild and proper game with the All Irelands and won by the score of 6 to 5.

Adam B. Gunn put in an appearance in the shot-putting contest and won from scratch without trouble.

In the hurling match, the Kickhams beat All Ireland, 5 to.1.

Today the so-called Irish sports come to an end. The events are a running long jump, throwing 16-pound hammer, medley foot race, throwing the 56-pound weight for height and another Gaelic football match. Yesterday's summary:

One mile run- Fred Cooksley, Rochester A. C. won: G. H. McCormick, Buffalo Central
Y. M. C. A., second; Walter I. Allen, Buffalo Central Y. M. C. A., third. Time, 4:54 3-5.

Putting 16-pound shot-Won by Adam Gunn, Buffalo Central Y. M. C. A., 41 feet 1/4 inch; John R. Dewitt, Princeton University, second, 39 feet 3 inches; Timothy O'Rourke, Toronto L. & A. C., third, 37 feet 5 inches.

Running high jump-Won by T. J. Mahoney, Knickerbocker A. C., New York, 5 feet 7 inches: William Fletcher, Kickam Football Club, New York second, 5 feet 6 inches; J. J. Blackburn, New York, third, 5 feet 4 inches.

Throwing 56-pound weight-Won by Thomas K. Barrett, St. Leo's Gym., Baltimoer, 26 feet 1 inch.; D. O'Connell, West Side A. C., New York, second, 25 feet 2 inches; John R. Dewitt, Princeton University, third, 23 feet 5 inches.

Raising striking hurling ball-Won by P. Fitzgerald, Kickham Football Club, New York, 162 feet 8 inches: M. Kissoy, Kickham Football Club, second, 154 feet 4 inches; William Breen, Kickham Football Club, third, 146 feet 7 inches.

Gaelic football match between All-Irelands and Kickhams of New York. The line-up of the teams:

ALL-IRELANDS . . . . . . . .KICKHAMS.
J. Rogers, Capt. . . . . . . . . . Capt., W. Fleming
J. O'Brian, f. b. . . . . . . . . . . f. b., A. Ryan
H. O'Brian, c. f. . . . . . . . . . c. f., J. Burnbury
M. Ward, r. . . . . . . . . . . . . .r., W. Lawlor
M. Reilly, r. w. . . . . . . . . . .r. w., T. Ryan
M. Williams, l. w. . . . . . . . l. w., J. McDonald
J. Lynch, r. w. . . . . . . . . . . . r. w., J. Keeley
P. Murray, l. h. b. . . . . . . . .l. h. b., P. Fitzgerald
J. Casey, c. h. . . . . . . . . . . . .c. h., J. Maher
J. A. Dwyer, g. . . . . . . . . . . g., T. Ryan
J. Hannivan, r. . . . . . . . . . . .r., S. Phillips
J. Smith, r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r. J. SullIvan
M. Sweeney, f. b. . . . . . . . . f. b., J. Blockburn
J, Larkin, g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . g., W. Fletcher

Referee James S. Mitchell; time of game, one 20-minute half; Kickhams won the match; final score, Kickhams 1 goal, 3 points, total 6 point; All-Ireland, 5 points.
Hurling match by same teams that competed in football match. Won by Kickhams, Score, Kickhams All-Ireland 1. Two 15-minute halves. Referee, James S. Mitchell.

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