New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
CROWD At NEWARK GAMES.
Keen Competition at Carnival Of
Knights of Columbus.
SHERIDAN AGAIN DEFEATED
Duncan Scores Second Victory
Over Discus Champion-Irish.
Americans Win Relay.

deter several thousand members and
friends OF the Newark Knights o. Colum.
bus from attending the annual track ana
field day games. which were held a,
Olympic Park yesterday. The sand track
was spotted with many water pools but in
spite Of the heavy track exceptionally keen
competition was witnessed throughout.
The competitors included a half dozan
national champions and about a dozen
metropolitan title holders and the meetln.
eliminated with a splendid victory for tho
Irish-American Athletic Club in the one.
mile handicap relay. although big allow.
ance was conceded both to the Xavier and
National Athletic clubs. the only two othef
starters.
The Celtic quartet won BY the close mar.
gin Of five yards only through the whlrl.
wind running of Sheppard and Pepis, vha
each practically gained thirty yards %
their respective relay, and the wonderful
burst of speed displayed by the grey.
hound" Rosenberger in the last one hum
dred yards. Sheppard allowed Rosenberge-
to start the final relay on even terms. and
IT was considered a practice jaunt for hha
for the remaining distance TO the tape
Royenberger had not reckoned with M
diminutive Eddie Finger. OF the National
quartet. Both raced hard. Finger causing
much surprise TO Rosenberger by his great
finish. Until the last one hundred ysrif
was reached Rosenberger and Finger
sprinted along shoulder to shoulder. When
the Irish-American athlete jumped his per.
sstent rival and led him 10 the finish.
The Xavier Athletic Association was
t.d
quartet recorded the time OF 3 minutel
% As seconds. which was exceptionally
creditable. considering the opposing els>
ments
James Duncan. the Junior national dis.
Gus champion, scored his second victory
this season over Martin J. Sheridan, th(
champion, when he outdistanced him IN
their special feature while on scratch with
Sheridan. Duncan fully convinced tbs
doubling critics when he registered a
throw of 139 feet ) inches. his best throw
vet In actual competition, which exceeded
the Olympic champion effort by feet |
inch. Duncan was awarded second prizs
and Sheridan third. as Robert Albers, q
the Anchor Athletic Club, had a 30-foct
handicap His actual distance was lis
feet.
Abel r. Kiviat. the one-mile national
champion competed in his favorite event
against a field Of eighteen starters Tha
game Staten Islander made belated et.
fort in the stretch, which. had he started
sooner. would have carried him through
with flying colors Kiviat, however.
wasted the sprint. finishing third, ten
yards behind John McDermott. a clu6I
mate. who won.
Edward s Fraser. OF the Institute Ath.
letic Club. who had fifty-yard handicap,
literally ran away with first honors in thu
SS0-yard run. rompng over the finish in
canter. He won from a field OF nineteen
starters by twenty yards. Robert Ogg q
the Mohawk Athletic Club, took second
prize by timely sprint down the stretch,
Eddie Frlck. the junior Winged Foot cham-
plon, succeeded I'm moving into third place,
twenty-five yards from the tape, finishing
three yards in the wake of Ogg. The tins
was minute - 2-5 seconds. which plainly
showed that the boys ability was appsr>
entity underestimate Melvin w. ShepI
pard. the Olympic middle distance chamI
pon, trailed on the scratch mark. and ths
adverse conditions proved too serious an
obstacle. His usual speed vas lacking.
although he ran hard throughout. finishing
in the ruck, some sixty yards behind The
victor.
The summaries follow:
-. one-half-mile run Chandicap)-wen By e. $, o.
Fraser. Institute A. g. go Yards; Robert osss
Mohawk a. c. go yards. second. Eddie Fricks
lG 1STd a q ya5ds thi re-; Ie Sgo
ICELAND unattached dig YARDS: F. p. McNalys
New York 4: G. g yardsD second. y J. smith.
I'D HHH -lNHf0
Throwing the discus inandeapD-woa by R.
AAlbers. Anchor 4. c. $50 feet. With III teeY
with l39 feet inches: Martin J. sheridan.
d IrisnIIA ,r a. scratch third with "a
Running high jump lhandcap'--won by T );
Ahearne New York A. C. g inches. with !
feet II inches; II. J. Grumpelt. New York A. 6.
Uler. r.. New York A. G. IL inchl with fees
4iO-yard run Cnovice,-won BY W Motto,
Bronx Church House: H. Koeeher. unattached.
second; J !. Radclih, Little Falls A. C.. tairL
go yard run handicapy-won by !. j. Arche-.
irish American A, c. ia yardsl. E. HolEeg,
o iSas Ne" YORK A. & q" yards third Tine
4io-yard run ohandicsp)-won by James Nc1
Sehaaf. irish American A. {. IS yardsl. seconti
w; F. Kraft, r.. Belleyille c. c. as yard''
one-mile run Chandicsp)-won by John Mo-
Dermott' Irish-American \ G. 0i5 yards; E A.
Hunger. irish-American \. c. o35 YARDS. seq
ond. Abel r. kivtat Irish-AmeriCsn \. -
scratch. third. Time. 4:3ts5.
One-mile relay race (SpecisD--Won BY soui1
Paterson \. 6. tW. Powers. {. English. ". ~lcs
Laughin and J. Powers. Institute A G. n =
Elsie. George Williams. T.. BeTgion and =
Fraser, second; Little Falls \. g. II c. Aa'
rich Lee Williams j. l.. Radcliffe and Z. Il
stanton third. Time. 1888.
Threemile run handcap)-Won BY John ys
DAILY. Irish-American \. {. (25 YARDS; j. Nc
Donnelly, lrlsh-American \. c. 100 YARDS. SO
ond: Thomas Barden. Yonkcrs Y VI G. A. ~
yards). third Time. lj5l
Throwing l6-pound hammer Handicap
by T. sherman West End A A. CSS feeu. WIN
actual throw OF 1874 feet: NJ. !. sheridan hs..
American A. c. go feeO, second. with attuu
throw Of 1877 feet. Pat Ryan. Irish Americs'
\. e. tscratch). third. with 1888 feet -,
One-mile relay handicsp,-Won by lrlsns
American 4. &. scratch t<iyiat. Pepis sneps
pard and Rosenherger). National \. c. is ,Gd1
UIauser HALEY, Gilman and Finger seeon,'
Xavier A. 4. (52 yards a. McDonough. w.
Donough. Vreeland and hinspesD. third. nmS
S.oSa.