The sun., 1910-02-06
BOBBY KERR BEATEN IN DASH
OLYMPIC FURLONG CHAMPION
LOSES GARDEN RACE.
Archer Ahead In 20 Yard Special In the
Irish A. A. q. Games-BlIly Frank
First In NILE stceplcehAse -Dlssine
DisApD0lnts IN $50 Yard Feature.

First In Mhe 4tooploehase--0aeskmB
DisAppoInts IN $50 Yard Feature.
A programme OF sixteen events made up
the annual indoor meet of the Irish A, A. G.
at Madison Square Garden last night. In
every item there was q good entry list OF
topsawyers and the big crowd present
could hardly have been more enthusiastic.
There were some special contests which
Interested every soul under the roof Of the
building. preemlnent being the special half.
when the crowd pile INTO the Garden and
the keen ones began to look up tho entries
there was considerable disappointment
when IL became known that Harry 0isslns
Of the New York A. G. would not appear
for the star half mile. The Mercury. Foot
man was on the programme for the ZOO
yarl team relay. Most Of those who came
to see q real slsshing race between M. w.
sheppard and Glsslng had TO be content
with the tussle between Sheppard and n. j.
Egan. the coming man FOR the distance.
Gissing did not start in the relay si0her
and the New York A. G. put q weak team
In against the Irish A. A. G. IL was an OK
citing race all the way. the issue hanging
on the homestretcb. when Kivist beat
Walter by about FIVE feet. The time. 8
minutes 0 LIS seconds. beats tho old rec
ord by thrce-dfths OF Q eecond. t was
made by the Twenty-third Regiment team
two years ago.
The trial heats OF the 70 yard handicap
caught the eyes Of those who arrived early.
especially "a r. Kerr Of the Tiger A. G. OF
Canada. the go yard Olympic champion.
was q starter In one Of the heats. He was
on scratch with Robert Cloughen % the
lrish A. A. G.
Kerr got OF well. but he could not quite
get up to Frank Stephenson OF the Trinity
Se .sSoS wsS had coe. stes 81 .e .. nd kss Ss
20 ss worlds s Sscord T the The SisssSS: distance
and r1d, Tor Kerr err to come so close ON was a
In the semi finals Stephenson and Kerr
were nrst and second respectively in one
OF the heats and the time was gain lis
seconds. A the second men in tho semi
hnals bad to run an extra heat TO qualify
himself for tie % 70 yard s speciSI & sstep6enscH
could get no better than third in the Anal,
the winner being u: p. Drew. who had
feet J: W. Reed OF the Xavier A. A.. with
W. q. FRANK. the veteran distance man
Of the Irish American A; g., showed = taste
chase. He won all the way from the rs yard
mark. In second place came gallant old
50 ysrSis. Every vi .ime the runner: M spiSsSeS % he'd
Into the water jump IL made lots Of fun for
In the 10 yard special Kerr started in
the hrst heat. He was away the bcst OF
the lot. and led for ABOUT sixty yards. when
as s.: Dsssed % y k..a aeS, sr S. Ssyss e sss h
They finished in the order named In rs
seconds Archer got a great reception from
won the second heat and earned Lis .lioe:
Of sIoTS Sy dSSs Gnya Which S
There, was some comment over Kerrs
heat and no less than half a dozen old timers
wso sSod 1TSs1d csa, The nIsh - said 4 he wa:
and Heed third. The decision came IN
% won. The time was - ! i-s % seconds, so and and
in. the first heat o. the 20 yard hurdle
sSsTs se. new american sst rssors
.soonSs ait6 d a second faster tIsS
of the New York a. c, :, With Z feet. diS IS
heal from Eiisr IN is seconds. ' "
The starters in the half mile special were
Sheppard. Riley and BrOmilow o. the irish
New York A. C.: A, +. Beck. formerly OF
sis tSs Essn SaS me poIs ona
Gels went into the lead at the frst turn,
only to be replaced by Egan, who made the
about half lap from home. when sheppard
came with rush and won by six yards from
Egan. The time was minute ~ IS seconds.
Georgs Y: oO BSnhsg broke s an indoor rec
IS IS seconds. held by himself made last
a G. was second. 70 Yards behind They
fought hard for the last three laps. l..
Scott Of the South Paterson A. C.. was third
sess hsn ,s Rssa ss Xavier L pew
feet, second; Frank L. Stephenson, Trinity Cub
iss, ss,ins ,S!rs & ppns % w.sS sc'Sf Win
by N: sheridan Irish. American a, g.. with
<. g.. second. with pu, Of 81 feet Inches wlI-
lam Rouse, New YORK 4. c., third. with q put OF
100 Yard Relay. Hsndicsp--won by Irish
American a. 9; nIst team. scratch, with W. G.
S Nivist: New YORK 4 G second. " with Il. hayWord
y. Y. Noble. p FrIck and g. WAlther: Pasyine
a. as g. and psSy Time Time a e. .seoss. wss
A new indoor record.
Oy ''S PrSs SaEa sssss ssssESs SS s. .
sSneiSsS S6c so sors L. .D sser w,S fSd Sssysss
J. p Hndsrson. % 5. MsisSsIi % and "A = Ksss: Pubic
]. Tsyy. + johnson and A. Wslpsa. Tine. Il
One NIe, stsepIsehsse; HanSIc.g-wea by v.
Carr c. Xsvisr 4. A.. 20 Yards. s:coad: N. Ryan,
Irish American A. .'Ss yards. third. Time.
40 Yard RUN. Handicap Won by II. A, Hook.
ISs NJ G. a sb h1nss s3s AcSrT A.
y.sds. % ihirS p'"T Time. 5: sssonas -" 'o'"'u''' "
70 Yard Run SpscislawOn by J. J. Archer
Irl3n Americ4n n. C.s ROBERT ClOuHDen. lrtNn
Amcrican A. C., second; J. W. Reed. Xavier A. A..
third Time, Is seconds.
Running High Jump: handicap-Won by n. J.
0rumpet New York a. G.. slnches. with an actual
jump OF feet II inches H. r. Porter. Irish Ameri-
can A. C.. scratch, second with jump of feet;
W. Thomassou. New York A. C., inches third.
with an actual lump OF feet 10 inches.
I 90 Yard Run. Handicap-Won by H B. Hay
wood. New York A. G.. 10 yards; r: J. Wright,
hawk A. G.; 20 yards, third. Time, minutes
One Mile fnterschoIaslc Relay Race-wou BY
with c.. Duny. D. Scsnlon. q. Scanneil and 8.
Smith; High School OF Commerce. third with s.
simpson, J. Rosenbaum. W. Hasse and J. Wal
ters. Time, , minutes 20 seconds.
seIlc, New York A. C.; W. Nichols. Xavier A, A.
second: H.. r. Cioughen. New York A. C., third.
Time, l minute - Is seconds.
$50 Yard Run: Novice by ]. Doan, Coil eRe
of the City Of New York: h. Mcmahon, unnttaehod
second: A. Muller, Jersey City High school third
Time. minutes 10 is seconds.
70 Yard Hundies; HAndlcap--won by walter
Bursch, New York A. c.. feet: J. J. Eller Irish
American A. c.. scratch, second: I. Lowell, Irsh
American A. c.. feet baird. Time. 3 seoonda
/, s0s Yard Relay Race; Handicap Catholic
A. L-Won by Dominican Lyceum, scratch with
T. Healy. L. Cahlll. f. Gilmore and T. Hand:
LOughlln Lyceum. 20 yards. second: knights OF
81. ANTHONY. Is yards. third, Time. minutes
so Yard Run. specIal-won by N. W. Shep-
mar A A @.