Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-05

, of twelve starters were run off until
| the semi-finals and finals were
reached. Twelve were off when
Starter John F. O'Hara fred the gun
for the final. and Harry Conn, of st.
Antoninus's Church, took first prize.
He had his troubles In so doing, how
ever, for little Johnny Welsh, St.
Nicholas youngster, of Passaic,
pressed him closely to the very end.
A spill marred the race, but none of
! the youngsters was injured badly. In
fact, every heat saw one or more
contestants go down, owing to the
poor condition of the track Leslie
Fries, of st. Michaei's, of this city,
scored the only two points made by
his school during the entire after
noon. He was third in the sixty
yard event.
One of the most interesting races
of the day was the seventy five-yard
dash for the Junior lads. Floria
Petro, of st. Patrick's, Elizabeth, was
looked upon as the winner, although
Elmer Shelter, a, blonde-haired youth
of st. Columba's. was also favored
Eight contestants started, and on
the crack of the pistol Petro was off
In the lead. He set terrific pace
for a youngster, but was unable to
shake Off his rival, Shelter. AS they
neared the tape Shelter came up on
even terms with his opponent, and as
they crossed the finish line the local
lad was recorded the winner by only
inches. The event was so close, in
fact, that 1t took some time before
the judges were able to decide the
winner. Both put up a sterling race,
however, and Floria, although nosed
out of victory, congratulated his OPP
ponent. Hugh O'Donnell, another st.
COLUMBIA performer, was third, just
two feet in the rear of Petro, while
Joe Noonan, of st. Peters, Belleville,
the fourth man, was almost on even
terms with O'Donnell.
Johnny Ryan, of st. Mary's, Bay
onne, was a favorite in the 100-yard
dash for seniors. but an injury re-
ceived as a result of fall in one of
the trial heats of this event spoiled
his chances of finishing better than
fourth. Ryan won the semi-f1nal
in grand style, but quit in the final
after he had run fifty yards. AS
there were only four starters in the
final of this race, he was awarded
fourth prize. Leo Costello, of st.
Georges, Paterson, captured the
event without any particular trouble.
Michael Galuppa, of st. Patrick's,
Elizabeth, was second, two yards be-
hind, while Benny Brown, who also
hailed from Elizabeth, was third.
The field events were run off during
the progress of the track contests,
and as the conclusion of the 100-yard
dash was reached the running broad
Jump, midget, the first field event,
saw Richard Kuhnan, of Sacred
Heart School, Vailsburg, the winner,
with a leap of fourteen feet. Francis
Kennedy, of st. Mary's, Bayonne,
captured second prize with a jump
of 10 feet z inches.
The toss of coin decided the win
ner of the high jump. Michael Lyon,
of st. Nicholas's School, Passaic, and
Daniel Mahoney, of st. Mary's. Bay
onne, each jumped 4 feet inches.
The former, on the flip of a penny.
won the event, while Mahoney was
awarded second place.
Peter Mack, of st. Patrick's, Eliza
beth, who is big enough to be a
white hope, tossed the little eight
pound shot forty feet, thus capturing
that event, apparently with little
effort.
The relay races furnished the usual
excitement, several surprises result
ing.
The summaries:
e0-Yard Dash (midgets)-Won by Harry
Conn, ST. Antoninus's; j. Welsh. st.
Nicbolas's, Pasaic, second; Leslie Fries,
St Michael's, third; William Brindley
fourth Wme, 7 Abs.
75-Yard Dash 0uniorl-Won by e. Shelf
ter, st. Columbus s; T. Petro, st. Patrick s.
Elizabeth, second; FL. O'Donnell, st, Co
Iumbas, third; j. Noonan, st. Peters,
1OO-Yard Dash (senior)-Won by Leo
Costello, st. Georges, Paterson; M.
Gaiuppa, st. Patrick's, Elizabeth, Sec
beth, third; ]. Ryan. st. Mary's,
Bayonne, fourth. Time, lis.
220-Yard Dash (speciaD-Won by Pierre
Hagen, st. Joseph's; C. Reilly, st. Jo-
seph's, second: Joe Farrell, St. Joseph s.
third; J. Dougherty, St. Joseph's, fourth
sSO-Yard Run tspeciaD-won by Joe
orsini, st. Mary's, Elizabeth: A. Desh
St. Patrick's, Newark, second Charles
Reilly, St. Joseph's, third; II. Dougherty,
St Josephs, fourth. Time, I'm " 4-5s
Kuhnan, Sacred Heart, vailsburg; Fran
ond; John Smith, Sacred Heart, Walls