Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
DARCY SEEMS REAL
CLASS IN QUARTER
Dangerous Opponent for Cham
piOn Kelly at Diocesan Union
Games Saturday.
HUDSON A DARK HORSE

With an array of the best sprinters !.
and runners in the metropolitan dis
trict entered in the Diocesan Union
track and field games at Hillside
Park next Saturday, lovers of ath-
letics are in for a rare treat.
In every event a champion of some
sort will start, and some of them
have gained international reputa-
lions by their wonderful perform
ances on the cinder path. Besides
the world-wide-kn stars who are
to appear, there are many athletes
among the entrants who have made
excellent records for themselves in
the city and State.
William Kraft, of the Bellevue
c. c., who will start in 100 and 22U-
yard dashes, is one of the best
sprinters in this county Kraft was
coming very fast last year, and, ac-
cording to rumor in Belleville, was
the cause of Percy Flanagan's pet,
Kennedy, retiring from the track.
Percy knew that Kraft could beat
Kennedy, because Kraft had the
stronger heart. Kraft is capable Of
doing 10 3-5 for the 100 and "a Sec
onds for the 220 yards. He is also
one of the best relay men that Belize
WIG ever ndu.
Pierre Hagan, the parochial high
school champion for 100 yards and
220 yards. is an excellent Splinter for
his age, but is in very fast company
in these games. If the Handicapped
should given Hagan about 615 yards
in the 100 yards he is likely to score
five points for the T. A. B. S. Hagan
has the making of an excellent
Splinter.
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idol of the Institute track team since
1911, when he won the relay race for
his club at the K. of C. games. and
thus captured the Harrigan cup. He
was specially prepared for that race
by Tommy Knowles, Just to beat
Belleville." McDonough beat the !
Belleville pet, Paul Kennedy. and
took the cup. McDonough is really
too light for good quarter-miler,
but he is a capable Splinter at 100
and 220 yards and can do 10 3-5 from
100 and "a fiat from 300 yards. The
Institute expects Willie to score at
least six points for their club Satur-
day.
Joseph Barber, of the T. A B. S., is
the best man competing, locally: that
Is, he knows every angle of the game,
and Is quick to take any advantages
of competitor when his rivals make
a mistake. 1t was Barber who won
the one-mile relay for the T. A. 3. S..
last year, when Joe Bauderman ex-
perienced his usual fainting SPELL
Barber is in great shape, as he is
anxious to beat William Kelley, who
Is the quarter and half-mile
State champion of New Jersey.
Kelly, who represents the BeIlevillel
G. c.. is very anxious to lead Barber
home. Kelly Is capable of doing 81
seconds for the quarter and min
| utes seconds for the half-mile
Frank Darcy, who represents the
st. Rose of Lima Young Men, Is
| really the class in the quarter-mile
as he has been running anchor man
| on the Xavier A. c., of New York, all
| last winter. The Xavier team is one
OF the best relay teams OF New York
Darcy is very much pleased that he
Is going to get a crack at Bellevi1le's
pride. Kelly, in the quarter. Darcy
could not meet Kelly at the New Jer-.
sey championships this year, as he
then represented a New York club.
Eddie Carr, who trains all the Xavier
boys, has prepared Darcy for this
race. If what the st. Rose boys say
Is true Darcy was timed at SLAB
seconds for the quarter last week.
| This should be a great race and
there is greatest rivalry in this event,
nearly as much so as in the half
mile invitation in which Sheppard
and De Gruchy meet.
Richard Hudson. of the T.. A. B. s.,
whom Father Quirk picks to win the
220-yard race for his club, seems TO
be dark horse, as his only creditable
performance Is that he finished sec
ond at the Prudential games. Play
ground Commissioners Bernie Owens
says he timed Hudson as doing %
seconds for the 220 yards. If this
time is right he certainly should win,
and there Is no reason to discredit
1t, as Bernie is a capable timer.
Tom Peterson, of the Boston A. A,
Is coming to compete in the half
F. O'Hara today from Boston and
asked If he would be allowed to COM
pete against Sheppard and De Gruchy.
Jimmy claims that he received the
worst of jockeying at Chicago on
July 4. Owens accepted his entry, so
he told O'Hara. Peterson is one of
the best half milers in New England
and has done / minute 81 AS seconds
for this distance. He said he was in.
the best condition of his life ani
that he could beat Sheppard in the
half mile, where there is small field.
Funny how every athlete is anxious
to beat Sheppard when they think he
Is going back; but wise old Sheppard
is far from being a has-been, judg-
ing from his race in the quarter-mile
against Halpin last week and the
quarter-mile is not Sheppard's best
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