New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
SHEPPARD IN DEFEAT
HIS HANDICAP TOO MUCH.
Cheers Dr0lcn Ont the Band at St.
Philips Games.

Nothing sensational marked the annual games Of
st. Philips Athletic Association at the 22d Regi-
ment Arnory last night Most OF the events were
closed. and as & rule only fair time resulted.
The nearest approach 10 class was IN The 600
yard handicap run, open TO members Of the 22d
Regiment, which brought together such well
Known middle distance runners as Melvin Sheppard
and J. J McEntee. Sheppard started from scratch,
while AIcEntee had allowance Of 10 yards.
From the crack OF the gun the fastest kind Of
pace was maintained. Il is doubtful If Sheppard
ever ran better 6Ovard race in his lie. but even
at that the Lrtsh-Anlerican crack failed 20 get
better than third. r. H LumInis, OF Company II,
thanks 10 q 52-yard handicap, won the race in
the fast time os Ia. McEntee just beat Sheppard
for The place. 4 blanket could have covered the
leading trio they flashed across the finish.
Frank Reilly, OF the Irish-Americar Athletic
Club, won the oue-rnile open handicap from The
50-yard mark in 4;29 Two laps from home
James Clarke. { XAVIER Athletic Association run
ue-. had 1o-yard lead. but he faced away in
the last one hundred yards Fred Rogers, OF the
New York Athletic Club who ran from the 15-yard
mark, was virtually the scratch man. Rogers
stopped at the Lhree-quarJcrs-
= good sized crowd attended. and the roorers
made such z racket that one could scarcely hear
The music. Possibly that was why the band quit
and left the ermory before The games were finished
The summaries follow:
stzt-ya-a dash Chandcap: open members Of Cath
ellc Ahie2 league ma heallTy19n 5y I j t.-o7ey
q tee9. second: William Clark. 81 AIMS 40 feet.
sse8y459 @ a aesH o 2v open 4 al E:- ssa-2P BY
Association. second, ? CcrrEu. Co-urba third
Tine U:0S7s
Sixry-yard dash Caandcap: closed 70 ST Philips ALh-
letc Clubt-Wor William Marion a fee-i. George
Brady Is tee9 second; John c. Leary q feets third
Three-6undred-ya-d handicap CLOSED TO St Philips
Clubl-Wor by rs yards: Charles Nabarge-
q yard second Charles Du1y Csc-atch). third Tine
sz-hun6-ed-yz-d run lland.oap; to- ot ths
225 Reg,me--)Won P Lurnrnls, Company = 90
Yards; =. : NcEnres Conparv 40 YARDS. second
Melvin z. Sheppard tscraJch), third Tine, IL
dash (hanccap, 10Y mem
be-s OF Phillips Club. huaI hear)-Won ~ James
LArress Is Yards: John z Nicholson 40 Yards seconoi
EaIt-rs run tnandicap open members q the Cath
Athletic Leegue5-yTo1 by John Bell 81 Lgnacids
BOYS YARDS; Thomas Hogan Holy Cross Ly-
cT YARDS. second John 2 McC1e- Holy cross
1S yards third Time. 2-o24s
observation-disclosures handicap open 70 members ~
Catholic Athletic Lssguef-Won by z \ Gegan, =
Courha's is va-dsl. John Carey. Ascension Club Cb
ya~ds. second Z Lohse 81 COLUMBIA az yards third
Time, 0-32-=-
Midget relay torer members o1 Catholic League
Won team. Cathedral School. seconc- St
Gab-eLs School. third. Distance. three laps Time
1895
sx-hun5re6-yard handicap loPs-)-Uon BY v Nichols.
Xavier .rh-e-lc association 80 ya-Ls)i = kennedy
Athletic Club f2= YARDS seconc. John
NcNsnara Gordon Athletic Association go yards third
Tine. 1-l525.
I-is1-Are-ica- athletic Club 90 YARDS, f. a 5oey.
Gordon House Athletic Club IS Yards second. James
CLARK Xavier Athletic Association 80 Yards. -----
TIE 49,