New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT.
SHEPPARD on Warpath for the
Scalp of Abel Kiviat.
READY TO GET REVENGE
MANY Champions Entered for
Big Indoor Meet Of the
Xavier A. A.

7, Abel Kiviat Mel Sheppard and Dick
r-0an face the starter in the six furlong
.aca at the indoor meet OF the Xavier Ath-
,,t,c Association, in the 22d Regiment Ar
,Oory. tonight. a new indoor record. TO say
,otbing OF a bitter struggle. Is promised. n
.,s.k ago Kiviat startled the track ana
ssld followers by defeating Egan and Shep-
..,d over the half mile distance, thus in
aI,ating that this great young miller was a
t.an rival for middle distance honors
sheppard had an excuse TO offer for his
moor showing IN his recent illness and lack
., time 10 get in proper condition for such
. e7uelling race, but he expressed conf
dsnce Yesterday that he would turn the ia
hIos this evening and so get revenge for the
-ather unlocked for defeat. Egan is equally
oorAdent that he can show his rivals the
60, 20 the tape. while K!viat says he does
not fear the test.
THIS race alone should be worth long
journey and the price of admission, but the
,-ogramme has other attractive features,
not the least Of which is the promised meet
ING az three miles between Fred Ballars, OF
the New York Athletic Club, and Billy kra-
yner the national five mile champion. Bel
lars is the national 'cross-country cham
,,oo. and ever since he robbed Kramer OF
that title last fall, the latter has beeh
lean for another meeting. Other good as
,a,ca men are In the race also, includmS
= Holden, the Junior 'cross-country
champion, so that there will be little chance
=, any loafing in the early part Of the
struggle. -,,...
O,vmpic. national. Canadian, metropolitan
-d military champions have entered IN
numbers in the various events Among the
veu known athletes who are almost sure
- take part in addition to those mentioheu
-, c.aorae Bonhag, Joe Bromilow, JACK
ru.r Bob Eller Billy Keating, koy DOT
,,,d Mike Ryan. Dick Buist. Nike huyS-
ar lack Richmond, Dave Noble blhy
e,ods II. Lowell, Frank Masterson' FRANK
,,....,ta-o Frank Brennan, Hal Heiland and
Eddie Sweeney.
hand concert will add TO the fun 70 Sd!
,otr,ng OF dancing after the athletes nave
had their time on the moor.
4, tho annual meeting Of the Nauonal
...s,,oobase and Hunt Association on
1-odrasaay August Belmont was reelected
.os,den+ and ]. Harry Alexandra wee
E,s,t The stewards elected TO serve
i,.,.U ,o,4 were August Belmont A Henry
I-,e,u,,sor and Charles K. Harrison Jr
ovscutivc committee was named az loi-
August Belmont, j. Harry Alexandra
tJou,and. secretary; Harry S. Page ).
= yriaener. ]. II. Morris, Charles X. liar
- and A. Henry Hgginson.
saerI,a mans were made for the com
o.or hut the executive committee
r,sdr.d itself TO do everything IN JUS po"ei
pi'o9 pr,.-.,,rao. the sport Of steeplechasing
- IN enlist the interest OF more o"hers III
this branch OF racing
,... yIgbtbody, the old Chicago mldoie
$1,000 runner. who won the Olyilp'o
-,-.,,,n,onsbtp in st. Louis IN lsVt anu Ia
49,. IN 1905 captured the l'ooo-Hletl
-, IN 112 is In business In Berhh. In
-,,hus,aAtio letter to James r" sum
T,orthody writes that the Germans
.LtnS such strides in track anu "'iU
nat a corporation is plapLiHs
D-.s.,ent stadfum apart from the o1Eliipio
.-.,,,r, which is in process OF coiis'r
cr,neNnid woods. west Oh beIllh'
w smith. representative ior
.na hunts committee OF INC ~"
60, steerhechase and HUNT 1Is,,,
-. ,aaoned and his successor VIII 20 -,
10 a,..rnoon. Virginia has more GUS
haionsdng to the associauoi '''0
ego states.
Til. person who owns the d'anl1,,u 1n,,naa II hv
.,s..ed by Jack Johnson ana c'''iileU
&C., W little, his former nlaiiasei
- which the two men nave p'e" -
r.r,ns tor several months sun 10 "y
,.,v. A jury which heard teS'i'l.o I.Dnsua,,, IN
,r'si u,o,nsI Oh tnv court. in Chicago, reported
- ons 7bursday that it could not agree on
veract ve and was DISCHARGED The case, case mas IA
.e.n'v ven n,aced on the calendar for January L.