New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
soston Flyer Close to
record Time at the
pastime Games.
BORROWED SHOES DO
NOT HANDICAP HIM
u..bIe 10 Wear Spikes. and
Sheppard Comes to Rescue
al Last Minute.

- .,,.--c o. fhc annual indoor games
-, p,sfiroe Athletic club. iu the ar
=, the list Regiment last night
- vor The race by five or SIX yards
- gush Hirshon in tho wonderful time
-, -,,ru,e and "A seconds. actually eased
4. and looking back over his shoulders
!. ~. struggling competitors. HIS time
/. ,3.hin ore-ffth OF second O. the
-. indoor record held ny TED Mere
,~, s-s made with spiked shoes
i u,,nir's fest IS tho more remarkable n
.,,, n. -sn m pair Of shoes borrowed
So, Ne Sherpard. who was entered TO
-, ~, failed Tor one reason or another
:, "a. Tho nark Throush some misun-
.,-s,,,dirc. Halpr was lcd 20 believe
i.,,, h. would Doe allowed 90 run with the
.-..s'ss" in his shoes but al the last mo
-, h. learned that the rules ~ ths
.,,r,nt prohibited any but rubbec-soleo
49, Hair.n ,rlel Tor fifteen minutes
!. harrow a pair. but found none 10 At
~ rrtil ~ last Peerless Mel arrived
:. n. scene and announced that he was
re going 10 rin
gspin. Hlrshon and DE Gruchy. who
.,.ssed i'm the order named. Harry OH
"a Me- sheppard and Homer Baker
r,-e nominated 70 face the starter. Baker
Al no; run. for TIE good and sufficient
,.,o, that he started IN the half-miie
vatsrv Athletic League race. which pre-
t,sed the special race Sheppard aid not
,,,ounce his reason fo- not running.
n. men broke % e perfect start. with
g-sbou. Of the Irish-American club.
ss-,siur out .n the lead. burning the
,-,ek as he plunged ahead Right al his
.,evldsr rated the Boston man. head up
and taking his time. with De Gruchy ano
O,man following En- order. on the sec
I'd lar De Gr-chy went out running
h, head OF 6 he strove for the lead.
Hr,bon answered the challenge. and with
q. psir Halpin moved up. At this poin,
Ttnar realized that he was out Of MS
.snsri and dropped further into tho
-Yrk 70 QUIT the race few strides fur
her on.
For twenty Yards the trio ran shoulder
70 shoulder. and then Hs.pin sailed out
front FIRST By a ward. with every
b.pd he increased his lead. until four
ards separated him from the held- Ihen
= slowed down a bit. and ran WITHIN
tnsef for about three-Qu arters OF a lap.
N the last i1rn he returned 70 the pusl-
a.s OF winning and added another YARD
q his ADVANTAGE when he decided 10 let
m.
rGrhing Hirshon al the way, ana
uussed the line with plenty OF running
N IN hin. Later ne expressed a regret
ast he had no; run his best throughout
Homer Baker vas robbed Of possible
victory in the half-mile NJ A. /. run,
Witch preceded the special race. through
rs refusal 10 sprint until the closing
y1ds o. the race Penanzed ten yards
behind the scratch man. Baker ran well
r.hln MS speed until only three-Quarters
IA lap from home. Then he made his
VI and ran through his field like wildfire,
hy was shut OF in the dash for the tape,
lss,en FOR third place ~ less than two
fst
catf 1HlARA.H VI AA4F 49, AstrNf+-
stc family Of Yonkers. won good race
b the 100 yard handicap. Starting from
he iSyard mark. Gordon went right out
clsr those who had longer marks ana
sY furious running gradually worked his
way up 70 the foremost ranks. Then, IN
. sccd position 20 make his finishing
euh he fairly outran his competitors in
'as las, lap and won by a comfortable
margin
o. Lake. OF the New york Athletic
Cub Won another victory in the two
ME bicycle race, his fifth in six starts.
i<s. started from scratch. and won by
s0ns I'VE or six lengths IN a wild finish
rpn Jack Townsend. Of The Bronx
.h~eh House. Lakes losing race IN his
an half dozen races was ridden with a
1ai Tire, and even then he finished in
bird position
4ue medley relay race az one mile and
s'sa-.ghihs won by the New York Ath-
VIC Vlnos team by some ten yards. was
s'O'e''ec b. TIE Long Island Athletic
.'ao The Long Island men declared that
ave Noble. who ran the first relay Of
~ nile completed oniy nine laps in
'.'s0 o. ten. The judges declared that
~ ''n'hs was a. per specifications. but
matter viii have 10 be decided by
e Z sullivan the referee.
nisn-American A. G. team "a
,s With Hannes Kolehmainen. Alvsh
a. 'se', Me- Sheppard and Abel Kiviat,
~'o la back in the ruck.
Rss. ss,a essh Caandlcap)-wop By II.
80, salem Crescent a. c. on feeD
&C., 'enis lrifh-Amerlcan a. e. g feet).
a. = a Noyf New Yo,k A a. ~ f.et).
is. Tine o.Os4-5.
e9sss 's &c run handicap by ".
* No., SS,iachsd l5 ysrcsJ. l. Long
n Hampson y,, -. 80 yards: s.coi 70
rps..,.Fa Time. 2.is4-5.
tft<r -. Walk handicap by Deck
te's ,-i,t ..-htflcan A. c. (scratchJ. A. ].
stst , american G. as ssconds).
Ase. ihfc. Time. 1s,oi
&C., CLOSED 90 Military Athletic
Ia So, py ". Anderson. list Rcgi-
ftfc,l So. = inns. 22d Regiment
kt,,s,.~ 'srdsB. fhird Tirns 20
hsyf o,V-y ard run--Won by Thomas
et.as,er,,., ''eh a. A.. Hugh Hirshon
-. N.s ~ second. o. ". de
sn.ss ss lhanoica s' won i''i bv =
Asrisr A O. rs yardsl. J Crib
* Nss ~. "a 'i2 yafdsi, second. A. r
ets8s a g. On ysrdsl. third
! sd ,0' ,nolicel-won by G. spier IN.
y,1srr.neit New Rochelle n. 5.
II sn,s ''a'ini ozanam A. a. third
fssnsr. ,d rsn taandiosp)-won by r.
Asison' s,e y. N. c. A. ms yards)
i. ssaAA s s,s,,a,hed ls5 Jsrds). second second
H. Int HsS1 Church House scratch
/ ~ Ss, s race 0isneioap. one psle %,
49, Yei nc hslf mile distsnces,-wor
salen,SS, 'e ysrdsD % Noble y
~ ana s1,es M Tau6 Re Rs,S Dls''' -
eosenbauml. SECOND. Ions
k-rs.. nsassii &c. as ~. . Kramer j. "
l<sliel. third. Irish.
Hsrl ~ Vs. Sheppard ana A n