New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
GRANGER TAKES MEL
SHEPPARD'S MEASURE
Newark Boy Distances Fleet
Field in the Special Half
Mile Race.
HANDICAP AIDS WITHERS
Beats Strobino and Scott in
Two Mile Run at the
Diocesan Unions An
nual Games.


Randolph Granger. the negro runner
from Dartmouth College. gave Mel Shep-
pard. the Olympic star and middle dis
lance runner. a beating yesterday after
noon IN special half mile invitation
race az the annual games OF the Diocesan
Union. 40 Hillside Park. Belleville'
y. J. Besides Sheppard. Oilie De Gruchy
OF the New York Athletic Club; Myles
McHugh. Junior metropolitan champion
for the half mile. and Thomas Peterson.
n Boston athlete were entered. As
Granger is a Newark boy and a product
Of the Barringer High School. his victory
was popularity received
II seemed 20 many that Sheppard had
not timed his sprint soon enough. for he
came into the last turn az terrific CLIP.
For the greater part of the race he re-
rnained in the ruck. while De Gruchy and
Granger alternatcd In tho lead. Shep-
pard relied on his final squirt 10 carry the
field. and while he passed De Gruchy
near the finish line. Granger was too far
ahead. The winners time was 2.0l Is.
which. considering the poor condition Of
the track. was fast.
More Olympic talent was entered In tho
two-mlle open handicap, with Louis Scott
on scratch and CASTOR Strobno. tho
Marathon runner. on the i0-yard line.
Scott and Strobino went right after the
boys with the liberal allowances. and
overlook n good part OF the Held when
half n mile still remained 10 be run. w.
/. Withers. OF the south Paterson Ath-
letlc club. refused TO be passed. In the
last quarter Strobino made game chase
for his fellow townsman when Scott had
practically quit the pursuit being satis'
fed with third place. Withers won oy
about five yards.
The Withers family figured prominent
" I'm the meet, for little later h. Win
ers. a brother OF the boy who nosed out
Strobno. was returned a winner In the
two-mile novice.
T. Dorsey OF St Rose OF Lima OF New
ark showed up splendidly In both the
quarter and the half-mile runs. He won
the quarter-mile with handicap Of five
Yards. heating out w. f. Kraft. jr.. Of
the Belleyille c. c.. the scratch man. ana
in the half-mne he finished second
Ed Garvey of the Belleville {. G., VINO
was the lone scratch man in the one-nie
handicap, made up about ninety yards
on his last lap. but w. German OF the
Newark Institute with 75-yard handi-
cap had too much of lead to overcome
SO that Garvey had to be satisfied with
second place.
After winning the three-mile race Fred
Heller OF the knights OF St Anthony
who entered as -. Waters OF the New
ark Institute" was disqualified by the
referee when his identity was estab-
lished.
sso-yard handicap-won by II NJ McLn-
tyre institute. Newark (2s yardsl; second;
f. Dorsey ST. Rose OF Lima, Newark q
YARDS. third. w. Kehoe, 7; a. Is. 5. New
ark go yardsl; time. 2;Oo 80. H.
boy Elizabeth Lyceum scratch; second
w Laughlin, Institute. Newark t3h yardsl
third. W McDonough. Institute. Newark
Haif-miie invitation (scratch) Won by
Randolph Granger. Dartmouth College sec
ond. Mel shepard. Irish American 4. G.;
third. ollie De Gruchy New YORK a. e.
time. 2:0l 10
Two-mie open handicap-won by w. L.
second. c. Strobino. unattached go YARDS
third, Louis Scott. unattached tscratch);
time, 1925 80.
per. Institute, Newark % yards; second. /.
j. Holmes. Belleville c. G. scratch. third.
F. ". Herman. Bloomfield Lyeeum. Time
O.24 IS.
GOO-yard novice-Won by Thomas Smith, In
stitute Newark; second. W. j. Goggins.
Bloomfield Lyceum; third. j. Dunn. Bellevile
c. 9. Time. "a 10
44O-yard run !handicap)-won- by F. Dor
sey, 81. Rose OF Lima, Newark % YARDS; sec
ond W. +. Kraft. jr.. Belleyllle q. G. IS
YARDS; third G. T.. Mccarthy. West New York
Us yards Time. 05i 20.
one mile Chandlcapl-won by W. German,
Institute Newark 90 yards) second. E. j.
Garvey, Belleville c. c. scratch. third, A.
Doyle. Institute Newark 200 YARDS. Time
80 3-5.
Two-rnilo run novice; open)-won by II.
Withers. South Paterson A. c.. G. Claffrey. ST
Augustine. Union I'M. second, II. olinski, IN
attached. thrt. Time. 1851 IS.
Three-mlle run (handicap)-Won by n.
Kingerine r. A. g. s.. Newark GOO yards)
J. Reynolds. ST. Augustine c. c., Union Hill
200 YARDS. second; NJ. A. Devanney
(fcratchl tnird Time. 153s4-5.
One-mie reay-W0n ~ Newark Institutes
team CP. Ca\l. W. MeDonough. l. Harper.
II McIntyre): Belleville C. G. III. Dodd W
Kraft. l.. Holmes F. w. Kelly). second; T.
a. p. e. Newark wv. Kehoe. J. Banderman,
=. Brady. w. Murray. third. Time. 3:i2 1-5.