The Washington times., 1913-02-23
MEL SHEPPARD AND
KV|AT FEATURED
Interest at G. WIS Indoor Meet
centers in |. A. A. A. En-
trants in Olympic Games.
BOTH STARS WIN EVENTS
c. U. Takes Relay From Hatch
etites-Johns Hopkins Wins
Greatest Number of Points.
How Teams Scored.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

Washingtonians, who saw the per-
formances of Abel Kiviat and Melvin
Sheppard, the two Irish-Anierican dis
tance athletes. in the sixth annual in
door games of George Washington Uni
versity's track team, are today con-
vinced that these stars are not only
shining lights-but veritable danger sig
mails in the constellation of track ath-
letics.
These runners, who represented Amer
ica in the Olympics at Stockholm, Swe-
den. last summer. were easily the fea-
lures OF the long schedule of indoor
events at Convention Hall-Kiviat hav-
ing won the handicap mile after start
ing under a big handicap. while Shep-
pard won the half-mile open event by
sursing to fore Of field Of dozen
athletes. in the last lap and a half
In the event which Kiviat captured
30 easily in 4:36 3-5. CAN'T, of the Uni
versity Of Virginia. who started with an
advantage OF but seventy-five yards
over Kiyiat, came in second It was
only In the last half lap that his lead
was overcome. Reeside of Johns Hop
kins University, was the third to cross
the tape. His handicap was eighty five
yards.
lakes 1t Easy.
Sheppard, starting from scratch took
the first lap easily. He had Just been
around once when one man fell behind.
Al the finish of the second lap, little
ground had been gained by the /. A.
A. A. entrant-but when he was fin
ishing his third round, four members
OF the large field against him were
taking his dust. 1t was in the fourth
circuit that Sheppard forged into the
center OF the field. One by one he
left his competitors behind him. until
N the last half of the final lap. he
showed an almost phenomenal burst of
speed which carried him across the line
mad been made. Sheppard disposed of
tne Two men leading him. They were z.
Seiier, Of the Baltimore Cross Country
Siup, who started with twelve Yards
nsndicap, and Harris, of the University
OF virginia, running with an advantage
OF twenty-five yards. They finished
second and third, respectively. Shep-
pero time was minutes seconds.
In the event which was expected to
os the feature race OF the program,
team fell before Catholic University's
-FOUR. From the beginning OF the race.
there seemed little doubt as to the win,
ner, the Brooklanders' first runner get
tlhg away TO good lead which was
maintained by all three OF his success
sors. Another hard relay race was
cropped by G. VS. second team, to
maryland Agricultural College. The
Hatchetites kept the lead until two Of
Its men had done their laps. The third
In the second was overtaken bv. Mo
Lean, OF NJ. A. c. Mclean wound up
MS duty with lead of ten Yards which
was kept by Brown throughout the re-
mainder Of the run.
Stands Little Show.
swarthmore stood little show in its
one-mile relay against the speed mer-
chants Of Iehigh. The latter's four.
composed Of Burke, Buckley, Carson,
and Wiley, who ran in that order. fin
ished with a comfortable margin be-
tween them and Swarthmore's runners.
nounced
Throughout the evenings card an in
athletes o. Johns Hopkins and the Uni-
Nersity OF Virginia, for supremacy in
open events. Johns Hopkins won
largely because of its huge entry, TAX
ing the silver cup Offered for the larg-
est number OF points, by an advantage
Of FIVE points over virginia, Points
counted as follows: Five for first place,
third place.
Events In which athletes Of local in
terest distinguished themselves are:
!5o-ysrd club relay. won by fremont A.
=. Grace. Swing. Rose. Robinson; So
Garo open handicap dash. won by Jones,
w. II. s.; R0-pound midget relay, won
by Yankee Athletic Club. Slater, Fish
er: Dawson, Millard: 4i0-yard inter
fchoiastic handicap, won by William.
y: II. s.: second, Cornig. E. II. s.:
third, GOODWIN. E. II. s.: one-nile club
relay. won by w. a. A. Stecker, Stenz,
Bowen. Groome: one-mile college relay.
Won by NJ. A. C., LOOMS. Morris, Run,