New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
G[SSING BY A YARD
WINS IN FAST TIME.
Beats Sheppard in Brilliant
Race. at FOrdhdm Games. :

restibIe way Harry Gissing. OF the New
York Athletic Club. won the T'-yard
specia1 at the Fordhaan University games
i'm the I'D Regiment armory last night.
Gissing's victory was the sweeter IN thac
he again lowered the coIors OF the re-
doubtabIe Melvin Sheppard. the pride OF
the Irish-Am erican Athletic Club
II was late when the big race was put on.
the delay beirg caused by the inability OF
the management TO get permission from
the Military Athletic League for Sheppard
tn run The consent was obtained over
the telephone about II o'clock, and when
this was announced the great crowd howied
in delight There were probably o.0oo per
sons present and they occupied every men
OF available space.
When the special was called Gisslns'
Sheppard, Joseph Eromdlow, another IrlSn-
American man. and r J. Egan. at present
running unattached. responded In order
to complete this distance the men were
rao,,ired to run five laps and twenty yards
There we've some who seemed 70 think
c,issiug was a trife TOO fine. but II he was
he didn't show it in the race AZ the start
BroniIow set the pace. closely followed OF
Gissing, with Egan next and Sheppard
trailing. They maintained this order for
tho first two laps save, that for a time Esan
ran second
The last named challenged Bromiio~ ar
ter half the distance had been run put
BrorniIow kept In front Gissing tnen rnaos
b;s move ON the s8th street side and quickly
passed the two leaders Sheppard at once
set sail for Gissing and in a tH-inkling the
tvo rivals were racing out in front a lap
from home Sheppard tried TO pass Gtssins.
hut the New York man would not oe oe-
nied and always showed a clean PAR OF
heels to the Olympic champion Gissins won
nv yard while BronibOw got thtTd, uNe
Yards behind Sheppard- Egan was beaten
a similar distance by Bromilo" Inc rirns
of ZOE Is was a second behind the record
The only record which went by the board
was credited to that remarkable timber
topper J. j. E1ler. of the Irish club IN
his trial heat EIler covered the sixty yards
I'm 3-5 seconds. and IL was promptly an
nounced that the record had been broken
This statement had scarcely died from the
announcer's lips when Ii was remembered
that the old record for the distance. made
by A. A. Jordan, was over i've hurdles
Only four were up when Ener ran. conse-
o,,entIy the old mark remained safe, but
only for few moments
When the survivors appeared Tor the
final heat the fifth hurdle had been put up.
At the crack OF the gun Ener did not
leave his mark as fast the others. but
tended by J. l. Hantranft, Of the New
York Athletic Club. and l. Lowell. Of the
Irish club. At forty yards Eller led by
ward. but Hantranft, who formerly ran
for the University of Pennsylvania, pressed
the champion closely at the tape, as did
Lowell. Eller won by q scant two feet. so
that all three got well Inside OF Jordans
old mark.
Had Robert Cloughen not protested the
eliminated in his trial heat of the seventy
yard dash The scratch man claimed that
two handicap men szserved across his
lane. thereby throwing him off his stride.
and the Judges allowed the protest
fToughen then ran again in a later heat and
won in 74-5 seconds CIoughen. however
was shut out in the senIi-final, which was
won by H. H. Jacobs, Columbia spr1nter'
with an allowance of eight feet Ths
time, 12-5 seconds, was fast. D. L. Fer
ris. a I.ough1in Lyceum man with an al
lowance of Is feet, wons the final heat IN
Z 1-5 seconds.
What appeared to be the poorest sind
of Judging deprived L. ". HaHock, .
22d Regiment man. from being placed III
the Tp-yard novice In the final neat one OF
the timers and several 0ners VIC sL1on Ion
by at least foot. but the Judges fa1ieo
to see him 81 all They placed H STllser'
of the Cathedral Club. second ana -
Mccartney. of FordhaIn. third Inc 80
Fordham football team taSt Tan
The summaries follow
seventy-yard dash dnandtcap: mai hea,}LNTyu
by D. F. Ferris L0ughlin Lyer4m . 3nI, 10 eareT
F. Reynolds. AcOrE A A Us 1es,I. 80 NJ
Mcswceney. Irish-American A q tl2 fee''' t''uu-
lilns seSs1iylyaTd 1iy. dash tnovice naJ hsaSn By
FL Conger Xavier A a. J. g McCaoe. <ti-3
draI Club second; F. McCaffrey FOREMAN 'niiu
ii559 vari nun Won by J. Mcdowell, COMPANY
F. EoTard L0hTe tbiTa fG13perE Tms 3. ffs fso To-
one-miIe relay race Chaudicsp>--'Won By Fas
time A. {. go yards>: BROOKLYN Central \; "
9. A go yaris) second; cuyier a g 80 's7oS''
tnga i1tvvars s. scS hurdle race Cscra1ch}-von b.
j. J. EsiIer Irish American A =; J, L" ,-ss Hsh
tranft. New York -, A. c. fT5s second; ~ = 10
Al;s5 44e yard run tnovice: nnal heat'-won b. ..
a1S N Asgss Engevvood High School. third
nmfa mil intercollegiate relay holy Cross
vs. Fordhampwon by Fo5dhan al14aIs,s SEilsg; ES,cb
catholic school relay raee-Won ~ ,sI{ eTookeSn Ss
oh GTsmWar FaTaSsm Sn90 t;ranmar schoo third Time.
9as, 2!as. f0F0nA" a-D''''' -, -
New York 4. c. tIS YARDS. second. Matt Gels.
Running high Jump 7nandicapl-Won BY W =.
Fielding. New York A. ,, e ;rcs = sneRes} T,.@ Koecf
lein St George a G . inshes,, bss sec'sl0, p YIN
an actual jump OF feet p lnches- Ian
Abearn Irfsh-American \ 9 60 inches. third
with an actual jump OF feet inches
Ss0-vard run (haudicap; open only 20 . 1athoic
A. I.1-won by j. Hand, Dominican LyceuIn
t9S yards); ]. 3. Holmes, knights or - NJ
tbonv (3o yards). second. z. McGowsn. Knights
of ST Anthony (s6 yards,- third Time 3:o
2o0-vard run (F'ordha-u special: handlcapl--
Won b,- : = Geary q yards. E t Walsh q
yards). second: F. McCshrey Is yards> third
HaifNmile run (high school reIayl-Non by
Eordham Preparatory. Brooklyn Preparatory
second: Xavier High School. third TiHs
3oneysrd run qandicap: final heat-Won Sy
T Coyle Xavier A \. rs yardsl; J. w kicn
fnond New York a g 90 ysrdsl. second: q
y Trerise West Side Y NJ G A III Ea'o~''
third Time. O:331s- w. s-,ss,,r
sOo-yard run (speciall-Won by HaTry IT, 1. sTaer
- yn-E A q NJ w sheppard. Irish-3i1ei
~ - second. j. Bromelow, lrish-<AfneEicA"
a g. third Time. 2:o2is.
~ -r1rsa II,iIs run 1handcapp-Won oy "
n yayiar A A. ESQ yaris); Harry McGinn'
nvS. Tanvy. g uo3 yardsl. second: r p Ssrr.
Pauist a .t01 varisl third Time. IS:OSs.