New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
At HIS BEST
Runs in 0Idtime Style at Games
for the NeWsboys.
,HEILAND SETS A RECORD
Cuts Three fifths of a Second OF
Indoor Mark for the
300-Yard Run.

NJ W. Sheppard. erstwhile Olympic cham
pion and holder OF various middle distance
records. showed oldtme form by winning
the half-mile special at the newsboys'
games in the 22d Regiment Armory last
night The peerless one covered the dis
tance IN :5s is.
Others besides Sheppard in this race were
Dick Egan. IT. Baker. of the New York
Athletic Club, and NJ. J. Mclaughlin, OF
the Loughlin Lyceum. The instant the gun
spoke Sheppard sprang away in front.
closely followed by Egan and Baker.
Mclaughlin moved into second place for
a time, but after the quarter Egan re-
sumed his original position. although hs
never had chance of getting near the ny
ing Sheppard, who won by twenty yards.
Mclaughlin was third.
II remained for Hal Heiland to accom-
plish the one record breaking "stunt" OF
the games This was in the soo-yard race.
which he won easily in 80 % seconds. The
cid record was 80 seconds, made by J. J.
McEntee in the indoor championships at
Madison Square Garden McEntee finished
third last night, being beaten by d. NJ.
valentine Hollands mark is a new indoor
record
II required more than an hour TO run OF
the heats in the 70-yard handicap. Heiland
qualified for the final heat, and then
promptly disqualified himself with three
false starts. w. L. Conway, aided by l.
foot allowance. won In the decisive dash.
The big fellow beat l.. J. Elmer by inches.
So many athletes appeared for the one
mile novice that two heats and hnal were
needed More than one hundred and ffty
athletes started.
With more than three thousand extra
statesmen turned loose, there was nothing
but noise. They yelled at nothing In par
ticular, but at everything in general. Tho
management tried to keep the youngsters
in check but it would be- just as easy to
make a Brooklyn Bridge crowd act calmly
during rush hours. Although many Of tho
boys broke through the lines, the moor
space was kept fairly clear for time.
Some of the irrepressble small boys
climbed up on the iron girders above the
gallery and perched there to the end. All
seemed to enjoy the music, and when the
intermisson between selections became
longer than they thought necessary trey
ould call for more. their favorite method
OF calling for an encore being Hey, per-
fesser, let her co.!
The summaries follow:
seventy-yard dash Giandicap; nnsl heatl-won
by W T. Conway, Irish-American A. c. q feep;
+. J. Elmer, Dominican Lyceum 30 feeu. sec
ond Dan Ferris. Loughln Lyeeum q feet'
third Time 2-5 seconds.
| One-mile team walk-Won by =. Kaiser and
T. Neueniorfer New York A. c.; r. B. Ginord
and p Clifford McCaddin Lyceum. second; A.
Voemeke, Pastirne A. G. and b. Mann, Glencoe
A. G., third. Tine. 5:4s 3-5.
$50 yard special--Won by ". w. Sheppard
| Irish American A. c.; Dick Egan, Irish Amerl-
| can A 9. second; NJ. J, Mclaughlin. Dominican
| Lyceum. third. Time. :5s Is.
side Y. NJ. c. A. blocking. Bergman, Weber
| tGriven Lohse Vreeland and McDonough)
| C50 yards), second: New York a. e. tGorham,
| o'Neil, Packard and Richmond) (2s YARDS.
| third Time, 3:25 +-5.
| Dries. New York \. C; j. Townsend. unat-
| A. c. third Time, 5:0s 3-5
| 300-yard run Cscratch)-Won by Hal Heiland
Xavier a. A.; D. N. Valentine Irish. American
! A. c., second; j. J. McEntee, West Side Y. NJ.
! One-mile run (novcel-Won By NJ. r. Thomp-
SON. Jamaica High school; J. H. Willenkamp'
Columbia University, second; J. z. Bali. ST.
| Agnes A. A, third. Time. 45las.
d Kuhn. list Regiment 90 ysrds); A. Pepis.
| Irish-American \. c. (scratchI. second F.
Planck. Pastime A. c. DO yards), third Time
Putting 12-pound shot (handicapl--won by e.
| e. Cordes, New York A. G. a feeO. with an
| Irish-Americsn A. c. Scratch. second, with
put Of 80 feet 10 inches; T. L. Matsukes. un.
| attached 4ie feeU. third. with an actua! put OF
| As feet ia inches.