New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
SHEPPARD ON HIS NETTLE.
Beats Kiviat by Inches in q
Stirring HaIf-MiIe Pun.
M'GRATH BREAKS a RECORD
Lack of Steel Tape Robs Police
man of Honor in Nam
mer Throw.

Melvin w. Sheppard the Ions distance
champion Of the Ir-eA-Amcr!can Athlete
Club. captured the Olympic half-mile spe-
cisl run at the games Of the Iong ISL
gnd CHAPTER knights OF Columbus, held
a. washington PARK, BROOKLYN. yester-
Gay. The finish prob. bly, was one of the
most sensational seen in months, Shep-
yard breasting the tape inches in ad-
vance % Atel t. Kiviat, q clubmate, who
finished second in the 1,JDO-mctre run at
Stockholm James u. Meredith. the re-
markable runner OF Mercersburg Acad-
c,ny. who scored brilliant victory in
the SO}-mctge ron in Sweden, proved
totally out or condition. and finished five
Yards ~ tho wake Of l>iviat The run-
ucrs cound il impossible to show their
best speed over the uneven turf track,
The winners time being Q minutes 10 Is
seconds.
Following their parade in the morning
many of tho Olympic athletes competed
al WASHINGTON Park, and as they were
iudiyidusHy iutryGgccd they received
rio:cu3 welcome f.on the five thousand
pc ,-tu's.
Sheppard. Meredith and Eiviat toed the
scratch mark. with the first named on
~" inside. Right from the start Shep-
uard assumed the lead at a slow pace.
with Meredith second and kiviat third
barely three yards apart. Coming up the
hrs. stretch Kiviat sprinted past the
scaool5oy ald husged his eliminates
heels. Sheppard continued to set the
pace. and Meredith was still bringing up
the rear. five yards behind Sheppard.
whom they entered the last lap.
The Mercersburg Academy student
closed up at the crack of the pistol an
nouncing the last lap, with Sheppard in
The van and Kiviat dangerously close be-
hind. At the head of the homestretch
Sheppard suddenly sprinted, and Kiviat
followed suit Meredith, however, aD-
peared to lack a sprint. Sheppard raced
down the track, with the midget Kiviat
gradually closing up the short gap be-
tween them Sheppard succeeded in just
nosing him out in a finish that appeared
I like a dead heat
Matt J. McGrath the Olympic and
world hammer throwing champion. of the
fort with the thirty-hve pound weight
hurled the ball to a new worlds mark,
but the neglect of the management in
failing to have steel tape on the grounds
robbed him of his duly earned achieve
ment. The burly policeman made the re-
markable throw of " feet 9l2 inches
which exceeded his previous best distance
by 1912 inches. John j. Cahill, another
Irish American Club member. won second
place with a handicap of IL feet and an
actual throw of SO feet 8 inches. Simon
p. Gillis, who was a point winner at
Stockholm, and who later sustained
fractured ankle by being struck by
hammer, entered the first competition
since his injury. During the competition
a squad Of spectators who persisted in
hugging the throwing circle received sew
eral scares. One OF the contestants
hurled the ball In the midst Of the on
lockers and it was only by miracle
that there was no serious accident.
At the termination of the games 1t was
announced that three clubs-the New
York, the Irish-American and the Ma
tional Athletic clubs-had tied for the
point trophy with points each. The
. dtnleteb OI tne DOHlllllCdu LSCcuil NOii
the point cup closed to the Catholic Ath-
letic League, with II points.
The summaries follow:
100-yard dash (handicap)-Won by Will
lam Lamont, National A. c. az yards) A.
Washington, Mohawk A G. (54 yardsl, SEQ
ond; H. Gilman. National A c. 60 yards).
io0-yard dash (cIosed to Catholic Athletic
League)--Won by Dan McVicker, Knights OF
50. Anthony Oe15 yards; George schmitt'
EIrfs ffrca Y Y.
70-ysrd dash (closed TO parochial schools,
counsel John cosdy. Cathedral School. Sec
9nd; J; A. .McCabe st. Patrick's' third.
ss0.yard run tnovice)-won by Edward
4 Post. Madison Square A. c.; J. 2. Red
mond, Pastirue A. C., second; Martin Koist,
Euleya A. C.. third. Time. 214.
sheppard. Irish American A. C.; Abel r.
Kiviat. Irish American A. C., second; James
e Meredith. Mercersburs Academy. third.
240-yard relay race (closed to parochial
schoosl-Won by Our Lady Of Good cOun-
sharpell and Harold Lock; Saints Peter and
Paul with J. Z; Hedsberg, J.; II. Carlson, J.
nI . end LA 4 wsesT 'ero3a nari st. yipg;.pt
sey and II. ]. Mckay, third. Time, cS3
One mile relay race CLOSED 70 Catholic
tn's s.am Isfd. hsasSe%0n with b. RS.Sa1 sssos " Y
| Ioughlin Lyceum (27 yards). with ]. Yule,
! J. Buckley, ]. Harris and P. z. McCaffrey
| second; st AIMS A. c. (49 yards), with A.
/ Kelly T McGrath J. Lynch and Z. Wooley
third. Time. 1892 3-o.
| s0o.yard run (handicap)-won by John
/ Feency, Glencoe A. G. (13 yards); Harry
I Ottman, National A. c. (6h yards), second;
I \. Pepes, Irish American A. c. (2is yards),
/ third Time, 0:82 As.
G00-yard run (cosed 70 Catholic Athletic
League)-Won by z. Gilmore. Dominican
Lyceum (scratch): John Yuld, Loughlin Ly-
ceum ga yards), second; w. F. Wallace.
knights Of 81. Anthony Gs yerds, third.
Time. 1875.
TwO-mie run Chandicap)-Won by David
V. Noble, New York 4. C. go yards); r. c.
Bellars. New York A. G. (scratchD second:
q. u Critchey. New York A. g (65 yards),
third Time. 9:44 2-5
Throwing the 35-pound weight (handicap)
Won by Matt j. McGrath. Irish American
a. &. tscratch), with a throw Of 80 IT, 9il
in: j. J. Cahil Irish American A. c. 12
fecD. with an actual throw of 30 n o in
second; T. L. Matsukes Greek 4 American
4. {. 15 feetl. wtn an actual throw of 80
II. II in. third
Point score (oper competition National
a. c.. Irish-American A. c. and New York
\. o. .. Glencoe A. g., 2
Point score {closed TO Catholic Athletic
lc1Eue)-DoH:inican Lyceurn, II: Loughlin
l.yceum and Knights Of st. Anthony, 9;
Holy Cross Lyceum. 8.