The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-13
GISSINC DEFEATS LUNCHI
BEFORE A MIGHTY CROWD
American Sneaks Away from Famous italian in 0OO-Yard Race.
Games Were Successful in Every Respect and Good Sport
Was Furnished Knights of Columbus.

Entee. Eller, Bob Edgren. Joe Bromi-
low, Harry H~aywood-in fact every
a with a national reputation was
there.
Beside the appearance of the cham
pions in the regular races, two spe-
Gals featured the meet. The first, the
6oo-yard special championship, brought
together a field seldom seen at one set
of games and the race itself was well
worth the journey of several miles to
see. Emilio Lunghi, the star Italian
runner, conceded by many of the eN-
rerts to be one of the best, If not the
best. middle-distancer in the world,
lined up with Mel" Sheppard, the
worlds champion; Harry Haywood,
Harry Glssing, j. j. McEntee. Abel
kiViat and Joe Bromilow. Lunghi,
who has been moving with wonderful
speed of late, was the logical favorite.
though it was known that Sheppard
was out for the Italians scalp. The
others, though classy runners, were
only given an outside chance. The re-
suit was a surprise. Lunghi, who
started off In the lead and had no
trouble keeping just in front of Shep-
pard until the head of the stretch was
ItdGileus Ddlu tIliItlf lpo llluNi dlttii
ton to Mel and was headed to the tape
by Harry Gissing, who just finished
out a Misunderstanding sprint, started
twenty yards from the finish. Gissing
was all in at the tape. while Luaghi
was as fresh as the ~proverblal daisy.
Bronilow beat Sheppard out for show
money. The time, LIP 30. was mar
yelous, considering the soft track.
The other head-liner was Il special
match race, at one mile, between James
+. 4:23) Sullivan and Harold Wilson,
the diminutive champion of England
The time in this event-4:57 2-5-was a
big disappointment, though the race it
self was a pretty II Moving lik''
clockworIk, Sullivan and Wilson ran
but a scant yard apart the entire dis
lance. In the last twenty yards both
started the sprint and the Briton just
beat his lgnky opponent by a short
foot.
Dope" was also upset in the weight
events. though it must be said hat the
hand.caps given out by Tom O'Brioti
were most generous. Both Sheridan
and Flanagan had to be satisfied with
second. In the discus, Marvellous Mar
tin hurled the saucer 1873 feet 6 inches,
bur this was not far enough to over
come the 10-foot handicap of Bob
Edgren, who actually threw it 125 feet.
MeDonough, Of St. c%olumba's, was a
good thild.
Flanagan far outclassed his rivals in
the 16-pound hammer, but handicaps
again proved too generous and Genial
John, with a mighty heave of III feet q
inches, was second to B +. Sherman,
E25 feet, with a hurl of 1873 feet 6 inches.
Bob Edgren breezed in third, with 49,
feet and an allowance of %.
The finishes in the handicap sprlnts
were most exciting, only inches separat-
lng the first three in the 100-yard and
S00-yard dashes. John J. Eller, thu
champion hurdler, was also n victim o
the handicppper. Though he won his
heat II the 22o hurdle with ease. IN
was unable to make up his allowance
in the final, which went to Leroy Dor
land. OF the Pastimes. Eller was see
ond.
1t was a pretty due between the New
York A. c. and the Irish-American A
C.. for the handsome point trophy, givei
by Sheriff Harrigan, and the Mereur,
Footers won out with % points.