New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
Sheppard Falls Second Short
of Breaking a Worlds Rec
ord for 600 Yards
at Indoor Games.

william j. Kramer. who wears the
colors OF the Long Island Athletic club,
capturcd the laurels in the 3."o-metre
run handicap from scratch at the 18th
Regiment Athletic Association games IN
the armory. Brooklyn. last night. lie was
clicked in minutes A 1-5 seconds. Mike
Taub. OF the Glencoe Athletic Club, with
mark Of 10 yards. was second, and NICK
GianakopuIos. unattached. with 100 yards
was close third.
Taub. who had the limit mark, was the
pacemaker from the start and showed the
way ND TO the mile and a quarter post
where Kramer flashed to the front BIZ
kant nm his mechanical stride and opened
10 a safe gap OF about twenty-five yards
and maintained ii TO the fnish. lauo
and the Greek had tussle on the maj
lar, for the second prize. Taub. being the
better sprlnter. beat his opponent by
yard.
The running Of Melvin W. Sheppard or
the Hospital Corps, was the feature OF the
oan,es He started in the 6oo-yard closed
run handicap from scratch mark ana ne"
around the saucer in / minute Il 90 sec
ords. which is the fastest time ever maze
on this track and is just one second De-
hind the worlds record. held by Tom hal
min He was not the winner, but a close
second. one yard behind w Mackin' OF
COMPANY C.. VINO. with - yards handicap
led the entire distance.
Ike J. Lowell. Of Company D. the former
Junior national champion, shaded the
arrorv record for the 220-yard low hur-
dies He bounded over the sticks in y 80
seconds. which is two-ffths OF a second
faster than the old figures.
!. O'Nen. of Company c. was double
winner. triumphins in both the o-yaru
dash handicap and 2co-yard hobble skirt
race.
The summaries follow:
>so.y.rd relay handicap Won by Com
,su,. a. team with j. Williams ~ 'i 80.
- watts and j. Peppsb t56 Nardsl eoIn
- ,.ith L Wardy. j. Tanning, +. Mar
sI.H and r. Johnson tfH yatds!, Secoi 10.
"ompsnv NJ with j. Brady. X. hehIeyi "
Pole aud ". Oldenberg) 10 yaiuS'' '''''
l' Is.pou md shotput handicap, by j.
RAINING. Company J. - iert 80 - leso
inch. y. lombard. Company NJ - lhcn niGl -
ao o., m. inches second; Il. Rgby, hos-
T yI.oI CoIps scratch. 40 feet - inches
MN. ward run Chandicap) by r. Dais-
tev unattached 10 yardsl; Is. - tiaus u.s. T.
unattacbed O. yardsl. second, T.. !. ~
more Dominicuu Lyceum 80 YARDS thFu'
Time O.j2 40. ,. 800. w., "a,
"aG.yard run Oobble skirt race " on by
= y Soil. Company T. r. Ealeigh COM
p.r~ D. second. II Marshall. company L.
tbfrd Time. 0.4i -. ~ -.
40 ward low hurdle ,h1ndicapl won 10y
Lowell Company - tscratch), W
'.iart ,'oupany "a yardst, second;
gavI,ng. Company r. 90 ysrdsl. third. Time
O - 30. - . ..,.. man. nandi-
~, WIN nv e.. Peterson and H. Nilsson
Comuan, - 90 seconds. time. 30 % sec
,uds. 4 Riorkmau and " linaWaIi 'oth
rrrv T. tsr.ltcl1. time. - - seconds feI
nn,J. q P.tnoIir and 4 kessler. company
r. t.cr,f.ni. urlr. 30 10 seconds, lhlIo.
= 00O-rIet,r handicap-Non hy "Hlaiu =, -
Kramer Long island : g. 'scrA''hJ ~
r,tt Gi,u,o. A. e. 40 yardsl second ,
Sick GIanakoroIuf unattached tllo !aIos''
frirl Time s ~ 10
sc,eut,-tari dash oandicap Won ny -
Veil COMPANY T. 6 fceU. /. Howard, 'oit
,,snv B.. N feeiI. second. e. Hawkins. Company
T. II feet. third Time. O:t -. -, ,,..,t,
coo. ward run ,haudicapi-Non BY W MachIn'
courauy - lI5 YARDS. Melvin ". sheppail'
bo.ritat corus scratch second, !. SILVER
comuanv u go yardp. third. Time. l.f %.
fOO-yard rescue racc-Non hy ID. Nimmo anu
r. Peterson Company q; H. Anderson ana -
1l.lp COMPANY g. second; s. EoUig aud w
pouriaes COMPANY T.. third. Time, p'3l 90