1929-06-01 Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Championship	T&F
Venue	Terenure
Date	1929-06-01
Host	UCD
Note	The meeting attracted a large number of spectators. The weather in the morning was bad, but conditions improved during the afternoon. Despite the unfavourable conditions underfoot and overhead, the championships were highly successful with four new records and one equal record in the 10 events. The participation in the colours of UCC of Dr Pat O'Callaghan, Gold Medalist in the hammer throw at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, added great aura to these championships. O'Callaghan (Shot Putt and Discus), P.C. Moore (440 yards and half-mile) and J.B. Eustace (100 yards and 220 yards) each took well-served doubles. The championships were attended by Mr James O'Neill, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State (1 February 1928 - 1 November 1932). Mrs. O'Neill presented the prizes. The Inter-'varsity function attracted over 500 attendees to the Metropole Ballroom for an evening of "revelry and dancing". The music was provided by the Rogers-May Band.

Table of Contents:

• Points: Male
• Medal Tables: Male
• Male: 100y 120yH 220y 440y 880y Mile LJ HJ SP DT

Points

Male

Rank	College	1 0 0 y	1 2 0 y H	2 2 0 y	4 4 0 y	8 8 0 y	M i l e	L J	H J	S P	D T	Total
1	UCD		3	1	2	2		3	3	1	1	16
2	TCD	3		2	1	1	3					10
3	UCC									2	2	4
4	QUB

Medal Tables

Male

Rank	College	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	UCD	5	6	3	14
2	TCD	3	4	4	11
3	UCC	2		2	4
4	QUB			1	1

Male

100y

Semi-Final One

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Q	Note
1	Patrick "Joseph" B. Eustace	TCD	10.20	Q
2	J.W. McCarthy	UCC	NT	Q	1.5 yards
	Stanley B. Potter	UCD	NT		AC
	G. Townsley	QUB	NT		AC

Semi-Final Two

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Q	Note	Record
1	Theo.D. Phelan	UCD	10.20	Q		UCD
2	Joseph F. McNeice	TCD	NT	Q	1 yard
	John Joe O'Sullivan	UCC	NT		AC
	C.E.E. Stevens	QUB	NT		AC

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note
1	Patrick "Joseph" B. Eustace	TCD	10.20	2
2	Joseph F. McNeice	TCD	NT	1	inches
3	Theo.D. Phelan	UCD	NT
	J.W. McCarthy	UCC	NT

120y Hurdles

Semi-Final One

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Q	Note
1	Theo.D. Phelan	UCD	17.40	Q
2	Dr Patrick "Pat" J. O'Callaghan	UCC	NT	Q	Won easily
	W.B. Houston	QUB	NT		AC
	John Leslie Martin	TCD	NT		AC

Semi-Final Two

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Q	Note
1	Stanley B. Potter	UCD	19.00	Q
2	Thomas R.F. Cox	TCD	NT	Q	Won easily
	Jack R.S. Russell	UCC	NT		AC
	K.R. Kennedy	QUB	NT		AC

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note	Record
1	Theo.D. Phelan	UCD	16.60	2		IUAA
2	Stanley B. Potter	UCD	NT	1	8 yards
3	Dr Patrick "Pat" J. O'Callaghan (OYD)	UCC	NT
	Thomas R.F. Cox	TCD	DNS

220y

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note	Record
1	Patrick "Joseph" B. Eustace	TCD	22.60	2		IUAA
2	Patrick C. Moore	UCD	NT	1	1 yard
3	Joseph F. McNeice	TCD	NT		Judges' decision
	J.W. McCarthy	UCC	NT		AC
	C.E.E. Stevens	QUB	NT		AC
	Michael A. "Al" Moroney	UCD	NT		AC
	J.A. Boyd	QUB	NT		AC

440y

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note	Record
1	Patrick C. Moore	UCD	51.60	2		IUAA
2	Dermot Christian Cusack	TCD	NT	1	5 yards
3	J.O. Collins	UCD	NT
	John Joe O'Sullivan	UCC	NT		AC
	M.J. Sheehan	UCC	NT		AC
	E.T. Goldblatt	QUB	NT		AC
	G. Townsley	QUB	NT		AC
	Patrick "Joseph" B. Eustace	TCD	DNF		AC

880y

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note	Record
1	Patrick C. Moore	UCD	2:02.20	2		IUAA
2	Dennington A. Wallis	TCD	NT	1	5 yards
3	J.V. Wilson	QUB	NT		2 inches
	N. McCarthy	UCC	NT		AC
	P.J. Tierney	UCC	NT		AC
	J.J. Bowe	QUB	NT		AC
	James C.D. Hewat	TCD	NT		AC
	Matthew "Matt" L. Hyland	UCD	NT		AC

1 Mile

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note	Record
1	Dennington A. Wallis	TCD	4:38.80	2		TCD
2	Norman S. Price	TCD	NT	1	12 yards
3	P.J. McCullagh	UCD	NT
	P.J. Tierney	UCC	NT		AC
	B.A. Abbott	QUB	NT		AC
	J.V. Wilson	QUB	NT		AC
	Matthew "Matt" L. Hyland	UCD	NT		AC

Long Jump

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note	Record
1	Stanley B. Potter	UCD	22′9½″	2		UCD
2	Michael A. "Al" Moroney	UCD	22′2″	1
3	Francis B. Moynihan	TCD	21′8″		Spiked own foot on his 2nd jump
	D.J. Sheehan	UCC	NR		AC
	Dr Patrick "Pat" J. O'Callaghan	UCC	NR		AC
	W.H. Cotter	QUB	NR		AC
	E.T. Goldblatt	QUB	NR		AC

High Jump

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Record
1	Michael A. "Al" Moroney	UCD	6′0″	2	IUAA
2	Eamonn Fitzgerald	UCD	5′11″	1
3	Dr Patrick "Pat" J. O'Callaghan (OYD)	UCC	5′9″		UCC

Shot Putt

Final

O'Callaghan broke the varsity record with his 1st putt of 41'10" and set the new mark with his 2nd putt, beating the record set by Charles Wadsworth (QUB) at the 1st ever Inter-University Championship in Cork in 1873 by 5'9" (1.76 m)

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Record
1	Dr Patrick "Pat" J. O'Callaghan	UCC	44′5″	2	IUAA
2	Eamonn O'Doherty	UCD	36′4″	1
3	Thomas MacD. Stewart	TCD	35′9½″

Discus

Final

Place	Athlete	College	Mark	Points	Note	Record
1	Dr Patrick "Pat" J. O'Callaghan	UCC	116′9½″	2		IUAA
2	Eamonn Fitzgerald	UCD	112′9″	1
3	George W. Livingston	TCD	87′0″
	Jack R.S. Russell	UCC	NR		AC
	R. Johnston	QUB	NR		AC
	T.G. Keegan	QUB	NR		AC
	F.C. Jackson	TCD	NR		AC
	Eamonn O'Doherty	UCD	NR		AC

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