New-York tribune., 1910-04-08
FUN FOR THE NEWSBOYS
Papers Forgotten as They Root
for Athletic Stars.
klvlkT BEATS SHEPPARD
GissiRg Fails TO Qualify in Han
dicap-Back Mark Men
Fare Badly.

Newsbovs Forgot al about their papers
and turned oct in numbers for the games
al the 22d Regiment Arrnory last night
They were treated 10 some good perform
snces too. for many Of the best athletes
in the metropolitan district took part.
With the exception. however. OF Joseph
Malone. who won the three-rnile run from
scratch. the back-mark men failed 20 show
prominently.
Considerable interest centred IN the com
petition for the point trophy. When the
last event. the three mile run. was called
the Pastime Athletic Club was leading
with u points. the Acorn Athletic Club
second with s. while the Mohawk. Mott
Haven, New York. Irish and Dominican
Lyceum were tied. with points each. The
Mohawk men then finished one. two three
IN the run. and captured the trophy. with
total OF u points.
Malone went through his field rapidly
and took the lead az two miles. One OF
the starters IN this race. 9. Nelson. jr-'
wore Eayly striped running trunks adorned
with little bells which tinkled merrily as
he raced round the track II wasn't long
before the tinkline subsided for Nelson
had enough after going Jess than a mile.
The "rooters" I'm the galleries had q joy
Gus time They yelled and rooted for
everything. and for once the hand had 10
take back seat Probably five thousand
boys were damned into the srmory, and
they owned rhe place Women were as
scarce as white crows.
Robert Cloughen. the Irish-Americsn
Athletic club scratch man. qualified for the
final heat Of the 7o-ysrd handicap, but the
best ne could do in the decisive dash was
20 win third prize W T. Conway, an un-
attached runner. with a l4-foot allowance
won in % seconds.
When Sheppard and Kiviat appeared on
scratch for che hslf-mile handicap, every
one prepared 20 see some race" A great
felG started. close to sixty runners, with
the limit men out on the 5o-yard mark
At the gun kiviat moved away quickly.
anu at the end OF the first lap had gained
ten wards on his rival
From there TO the quarter Sheppard drew
g triae closer tC Kiviat. who had been
moving down the field IN fine style. J.
HAND. q Dominican Lyoeum runner. with
the limit took the lead al The start and
kept Il 10 he END. beating +. G. MCGOWAN
bv q narrow margin. At the bell Sheppard.
seeing he had no chance 10 win, slowed
down Kiviat ran 81 out and finished fifth.
The tine. .56 4-5 was too fast for scratch
men.
There were 50 many entries in the one
mile run that this event had 10 BE decided
in three trial heats and final. The one
mile walk was another heat affair Some
what more than eight hundred athletes en-
tered the games.
Harry Gissing started from scratch in
the first heat Of the Seo-yard handicap. but
finished fifth. not good enough 20 qualify.
The summary follows
ssventy-yard dash Chandcap: final heat
Won by n. ?. conway. unattached us feeil'
O. McCadden. Etna A c. ~ feeo, second
Robert Cloughen. Irish-Americsn A c. (scrstch),
sso-ysrd run lhandcapD by J. Hand.
4i1Rl 1Fhs n & an5hoRy S s2 Tsfa5i second e A
Keliy Y. n. &. A. t44 ysrdsl. third. Time,
Putting I2-round sho, ohandicap)-won by E
EfthinliOs Pastme 4. q. tb feet, with an actual
7ut ~ 4s feet + inch J. J. Eller. Irish-Amerlcsn
riches. second. J. J. Elliott. Irish-American a. c
tscratchl. with an actual put o. q feet pa
Tuo-lap elementary schools relay race 600
2oqne class 60 ,S,1, or fS ,1,e n = o'ss ~
300 ward run Candicap. final heat-won by
8. A. werneken. Acorn c. GS yards); r. '.
parke Pastime a T.. 90 ysrdsl. second A.
McDonough, Xavier A. A. u3 feeu. third. Time.
one -nliie walk uandicsp)-won by E. Renz.
Mohawk A. q. $50 YARDS; A. NOellineke, Pas
-ime A ~. I5o wards. second, 7. Neundorf
Mott Haven A. c. ti5o ysrdE). third. Time.
B.50<s
". Van den Drios Dr.. Sew York A. C.: w.
RahleiEh. Acorn A. O.. second II. Brown. 23d
Regiment. third. Time. 5:l62-5.
One-fnile run (handicap. final hest)-Won
hy e. A. BrldenhHch MoheEan A C. 100
yards); r ,. Deylin. Mott Haven A. &. ts5
yardsl- second; r Foran, Mott Haven A c
$50 yards third Time, ( 2s Is
lhree-lnile run thandicap)-won by J. c.
Malone. Mohawk A. O. oscratch): n. Biddle
Mohawk a a.. go yards). second. F. Smith.
Mohawk A. g. 600 yardsD, third. Time.
u % 4-5