New-York tribune., 1909-10-06


Club came back into his own last night when he
Of the prettiest races of his career in the
indoor Amateur Athletic Union championships in
Madison Square Garden. Sheppard took the meas
ure Of Harry Gissing, the crack New York Athletic
Club youngster. in decisive style in the soO-yard
run, winning terrific race by five yards breaking
his last years record by one-ffth of second. His
time was liza 3-5 W. j. Hayes Of the st. Gregory
c c, thTd, half yard behind Gssing, who
seemed 10 have been in difficulties from the start.
The fight between the New York and Irish Ameri-
can Athletic clubs for the point leadership mar
rowed down the events of the second night
were decided ard, although The Mercury Foot ath-
letes made substantial gain. il not enough
10 cut down the advantage that the Irish club OBJ
tanned on Monday night. The IrIsh-American clubs
final score was 50 points while the New York Ath-
letic Club had 81 The Pastime Athletic Club was
third, with 3 points
Far ana away the best contest was the six hun
dred Besides Sheppard, Gssing and Hayes, A r.
Kivlat the schooboy runner. and F. Frlck, OF the
New York Athletic Club, finished well enough in
their heats 10 start In the hnaI.
Frick had the pole. with Sheppard next. Then
came Hayes while Gissing the far outside
With the crack of the gun Frck jumped into the
lead, with Sheppard right at his heels. Gissing
made break to get on the inside, but he was
jostled back and had TO be content with running
in the Tuck and the outside for the first half
Of the lap. Then he worked into little better
position and seemed in fair way 10 get up with
the leaders when Hayes got in his way and he
again had TO lay back.
Frick. sailing along in the van. setting a
terrific pace. but Sheppard clung right on and
never let him get more than stride the better of
him. In the baekstretch Gissing made ineTectual
attempts TO break through, but he wasn't equal
10 the task. and forced TO watch Sheppard tear
along into the lead. The last turn saw Gissing
finally in second place but he had 70 run his best
10 beat out Hayes. Frick was fourth being passed
tn the home by Hayes.
There wasn't much cf crowd in the big am
phitheatre when the heats in the first event. the
15o-yard dash, were begun. and It took long time
before enough people had come in to make even
fair sized showing amid the great blocks Of
empty seats. As money making proposition the
indoor championship apparently did not come up
TO the expectations Of the management. for the
combined crowds OF both nights performances
would hardly have filed the Garden.
After making the pace for practically the entire
distance T. J. Collins. the Irish American Ath-
letic Club. won the fve-mie run This contest
was one Of the most interesting Of the evening
for II was not until the last quarter mile that
Collins showed hls real strength and gave an
exhibition that made the rest of the field look
poor indeed Collinss time. 25:42 20, was not phe-
nomenal' but II is more than likely that he could
have bettered It had he been trying especially for
record. ". Bailey, of the New York Athletic
Club, was second, with Long John" DAILY, of
the Irish American Athletic Club third
Ten men faced the starter, with Collins on the
pole. He Jumped off into good position and was
leading the FIELD at the end of the first lap Ma
lone. of the Mohawk Athletic Club and Bailey
were the real contenders with Collins in the Ars+
mile. They kept shutting between second and
third places and were about five yards ahead of
Crowley, who was running fourth. Collins finished
the first mile in AS. and was carrying the heId
along at a steady, pace.
The positions were practically unchanged at the
end Of the sec ond mile. DAILY and Crowley has
punched I'D with Bailey and Malone and there
was inoesssnt passing and repsssing Collins
was Ploddtng along stride in the lead at the
second mile. and his time was 1902 50 RsiIv led
a. the third mile in l5:lel-5
By this time all the rear opposition except II
Berns. of the Irish-Americsn club. had given it
up and Berna 50 far back as 70 be corn
pletely out of it. This left only Bailey. Collins
DAILY. Malone and Crowley in the race. Malone Quit
early in the fourth mile. when Crowley made =
game effort and passed the bunch The next Ian
DAILY got the lead for the second time and Grow
lev dropped back.
From then on the rscs was between Collins and
Bailey, for both DAILY and Crowley made onIv spss
modic and unsustsined efforts IN head of the psr
fighting It out for the lead Bailey was leading
at the fourth mile. His time was 2o:4o
Crowley made his last try 70 cut down the lead
IN the first quarter Of the last mile but he soon
shot his bolt. and forced 10 fan behind with
DAILY. while Collins and Bailey sprinted further into
the lead
Collins started the last hve hundred yards Of his
tourney as If he were running sprint race. He
shot ahead with remarkable speed snd a long. even
stride. leaving Bailey running easily but out
cassed Collins kept the pace and crossed the line
some sixty yards ahead of Bailey. DAILY nosed
Crowley out in The last lap and finished seventy
yards behind Bailey.
J J. Eer Of the Irish American Athletic CIub
had easy time in winning the l5O-yard dash
lie defeated n. Holland. of the Xavier Athletic
Association, by half q dozen yards in a rather
tame race, but despite this his time 0I5 As was
better than the time he made in the same event
last year. W. b. Bursch, of the New York Athletic
Club third.
". }. Hartranit, captain OF the University of
Pennsylvania track team last spring. made a run
away affair Of Tie 300-yard hurdles. He won his
heat with ridiculous ease. and he took the final
in just about the same style. J. j. EIler put up
the best hght against the college until the last
hurdle. when IIartranft had gained commanding
lead, and Elier slowed down 10 a walk
The summaries follow:
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New York a. 6. third Time OILS -.
Alaa a5S M a. - g f Ry " Mcdonald sd % Ts
4 A. - inses second Marlin sheridan. 'i1is is2
% le M rsIs rInW Seu 0y yoTk Il Collins IssoB5
liiea-A AntIlfan & a - g. third third Tine 25i2 ?
g feet. y. Adams. New York A. g. feet II inches
Pole vault for height-Won b. ". Happenny Montreal
= A. u feet inches II. =. Rabcocf. New q.
u feet second " A. Mcleod. Irish-Amercan A. a., 10
-, Three standing jumps-Won by Ray G. EWry New,
YORK a c. - Feet inch: r. Adams. New York 4 n
- rect inches, second. Robert Mieknas Union Y Nj
G A. ~ feet - inches. third - W.
siAryyard qaa6W@ by 'i n W GIN Maryland a. e.:
= D. DconDeil. New York A. e. second; ". D Feating
NeN YORK 4 q, third. Time, O:OS ..
|D yard hurdles Won by ". i. HartTann New York
= . > ElfT Irish American A.. a. second I I
'flt-ii. ifthh NtitflFau 4. OK
~" taro fun-Non bv Melvin " sheBt,ard Irish
.a"'5iehn a - ~ tssEing. New YORK A. a. second. .
-. iasss' - SrssEry g. g. tilird Time i:i4 80
. ihIee ihile walk Won by Iiehgold. q !,
Nahn sssune = = second A. Voellmake. Pastime A