New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
SHEPPARD IN OLD FORM
Wins Half at Military Athletic
League Championships.
EQUALS HIS OWN RECORD
G. B. Clark, of Twenty-second,
Captures 70-Yard Dash in
Fast Time.

the 18th Regiment, won the half-mle chan-
pionship run at the sixteenth annual chafn-
pionship meet OF the Military Athleuc
League in the Ped Regiment Armory last
night A. r. Kiviat the national mile utle
holder, was entered hut he declined the
issue.
Seven men toed the scratch, and wheh
the gun spoke o. W. De Gruchy. OF the ZSo
Infantry. raced away In front. Shepparo
followed closely, with Dick Egan at MS
heels Miles McHugh made an EFFORT 10
get up. but he soon dropped to the rear
while Egan took the place from Shepparo.
This order remained unchanged Tor oO
yards, when Sheppard, who had been going
we'll within himself, cut loose an irresisuoie
sprint that carried him past Egan ana pe
Cruchy as II they were anchored Halt a
hp from home the Olympic hero had the
race at his mercy. Round the last turn
ne led De Gruchy by twenty yards. when
"Shep' slowed to almost walk, so that
he actually beat De Gruchy TO the tape oy
soant FIVE yards. Egan finished weakly
barely beating ]. Buckley 20 the tape.
Sheppards time was I IS As which equaHeo
the military record made by himseh IN
1907 Had he been pushed Sheppard coulo
probably have gone in 1:o6
The first evidence Of speed came In the
opening heat Of the 70-yard championship
when c. 3. Clark. the 22d Regiment sprint
er won as he pleased in 80 SECONDS Iie
could easily have gone a fifth or secono
faster In the next heat c. Hoyt' OF inc
list Regiment, covered the distance III
1916 seconds, thereby equallnS the Oh
military record made by Lawson Robertson
in 1908. J. J. Archer qualified by hnlshihs
second In the heat which Hoyt won.
In IN. hnal heat Clark had to run him.
self out 10 beat Hoyt by inches at the tape
while Archer got third. Oddly enough, the
time of this decisive dash, S-5 seconds
was slower than the mark credited TO Hoy
and only equal to Clark's effort when the
last named slowed up at the tape.
A good crowd turned out. the total reach
ing about 1000. The 22d Regiment Band
furnished inspiring music during the even
Ing It looked for time, however, as II the
bandsmen would be put to rout when
number Of volunteer musicians brought
along by the 18th Regiment rooters got
busy. The regulars won out after a noisy
struggle.
Father Time" suffered a shock from the
meeting Of those bitter rivals Edwin Good
win and Walter Van den Dries, In the one
mile bicycle race Both won their trial
heats without an effort.
The decisive heat had no sooner been set
in motion than 1t became apparent TO all
that history would be made. Goodwin got
his wheel going quicker and took the lead,
with Van den Dries second. ]. Townsend
was in third place.
So fast did Goodwin and Van den Dries
. pedal that the others found II impossible 10
j keep up with the flying champions Van
den Dries showed conclusively that he was
as fast as ever, and the list representative
made Goodwin ride as he never rode be-
fore At half the distance Townsend had
fallen back twenty yards, while the others
were beaten off.
Several times Van den Dries leaned fur
ther over his wheel and tried his best 10
go past on the outside Goodwin had
world Of speed, however, and always Kept
his wheel in front. At the gun Van den
Dries dug out in a desperate effort ana
rounding the last turn practically drew
level, but Goodwin's road to the tape was
the shorter and he won by half a wheei
length in the exceptional time of 2:4 This
broke the previous record of 229 1-5 made
by o. ]. Devine in 1907 by 1-15 seconds.
Sheppard came out again for the 40
yard championship. which was run in one
heat. He drew the pole and at the gun
Jumped away in the lead d. Kuhn of the
list Regiment. chung TO the champions
heels for half the distance, but when
Sheppard made his effort 1t was all over
He beat Kuhn by about six yards. eased
up. The time Of 80 2-5 seconds was only
two-hfths of a second slower than the mill
tary record
H. c. de Loiselle who has made spe-
cialty of the obstacle game for a gcod
many years, won again and In so doing
succeeded in clipping two-ffths OF sec
ond from the old record. The athlete from
the sd Regiment covered the 22O yards in
55 s-5 seconds. c. ]. Bacon made the old
record in 1909.
The 18th Regiment. of Brooklyn, despite
a hard journey, again succeeded in winning
the team championship, with total OF 81
points. The list was second with 81 points,
and the I'd Regiment third. with 10. The
18th Regiment. Of Brooklyn. which had ex-
pected to be a close contender for the title,
was fourth, with l6 points.
The summary follows:
seventy-yard dash (novice)-Final heat won BY
T. Gogel, 18th c. A. c.; Hugh Mueller. 2d Bat
TALON \. NJ, second; A veth. 18th c A. c.
seventy"yarS dash tchampionshp)-Final heat
won by {. B. CLARK 22d Engineers; e: Hoyt. list
tRhah''S tRira, Tne' ss'VSS o'ol IS. 81 ~
ssO-yard run (champlonship)--Wo by NJ. w:
Sheppard. 14th Infantry; o. w De Gtuchy. go
third. Time, i:5s As
one-mile bicycle championship Cinal heat,-
Won by Edwin Goodwin. 18th c. A. G.; w.
Vsnden Dries list Infantry. second: J. Town
send. list Infantry. third. Time; 2Z4 W. -.
220-yard obstacle race (hnal heaOrWon by
n G De I,oiselle 23d Infantry; B. Edgerton,
ien issn :. s NJ n thirde e'@rH Tine o:S5& '''
6oo-yard run novice; hnal heaoMWon oaS IN by M
second: II. Elsey I'D Engineers. third. Time
55oeyard run championship; final heap-won
by G. B. clark. 22d Engineers; r. Goggin, list
Infantry, second; w. J. Keating' 9th c A. C''
44o-yard run 5chsmpon,hip2mMSon S 7fs, by Ynfan m
Try. second; Edward Coyle I'D Engineers 'hifu'
li1ne; nn.;-miie mile walk (cham pionship)--won by
BENJAMIN Mann. I'D Engineers; Miles p,sL, Nc
Hugh. list Infantry. second; f. H. flah''
iaih G a G; a third ;cbnsimS;,ons6ip nimf; final hea)
Won by r. Goggin. list infantry; J: NJ; ROSS
18th C. X G. second: l. J. Lowell l4th Infan-
"y y7s.vard sack race (cham plonship; hnal
heat)-won by c, r. slattery. 2?d EnginesTs' TssT,
J. Pcksrd 18Th he C. a; r;ms G secS9d os7 j. Mccahi''
One-mIIe run (champonship)-Won by j. P.
sullivan. 18th c. A. C.; F. Wright. list lnfan-
try, second: II. Caring, list Infantry third
IVA WsIl scaling contest championship Won
by 18th Infantry: 18th c. A.. C., second; -3d
swan