Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-11
LOCAL ATHLETES
CAPTURE HONORS
William Kelly and George Mess
Ter Among Winners in Eliza
beth Games.
MEREDITH TAKES SPECIAL

lMEKEUIlH II lAhES SPEGiAL
William Kelly, of the Prudential
Athletic Association, and George
Messler. two Newark boys, figured
among the winners in the athletic
carnival held in the Second Regiment
Armory. in Elizabeth, last night
Kelly romped away with the honors
in the half-mile, while Messler
brought the colors of the Long Island
Athletic Club to the fore in the two
mile event. Both races We're handi-
cap affairs, Kelly being allotted 20
yards and Messler 90 yards. The
half-mile was a gruelling race and 1t
required two heats to narrow the
large field to ten in the final. Hal
Heiland, another local boy, and erst-
while Xavier sprinter was a starter
in the 300-yard handicap. but fall
on the turn entering the homestreteh
on the last lap lost for him all chance
for a place in, the final heat. Heiland,
who was the scratch man in this race,
wis just about to pass the third man
from the leader when he slipped on
the turn.
Graham Victor of Poor Start.
Several Newarkers participated IN
the various events but few managed
to get away with places IN their
heats. Jack Graham, the Prudential
sprinter. managed TO reach the final
in the GO-yard dash handicap. but
owing to 4 poor start he was not
placed There were thirteen events
and practically every one proved
close at the finish.
The feature race of the night was
the 600 special, in which James e.
T,ai4 fts Rf
Pennsylvania, carried off the big
share of the honors and the medley
event in which such stars at Abel
Kiviat, Nick Gianakolopus. Hugh
Hirschon, Myies McHugh. Willie An
derson and others were starters
Meredith had an easy time in the
600-yard special. He went to the front
at the start and brought Egan
around until the last lap. Willie An
derson the Roselle boy, was start
err in this race, as was Mvles Nc
Hugh and Matt Gels. Anderson and
Gels dropped ont after going almost
two laps, and Egan, despite the fact
that he lost a shoe. managed to beat
out McHugh at the finish. Meredith
let out a sprint in the last fifty yards
which brought him a winner by a
good margin.
In the half-mile race. which was
won by Willie Kelly. of this city,
William Weber. formerly a star run
ner of Pingry School, OF Elizabeth.
started from the scratch mark.
Weber managed to get In the
first heat, taking fifth place by
some heady running. Tt was appar-
ert. however, in the final that the
F,lizaheth bov. who is well known to
Newark schoolbovs. would have lit
tle chance, as Kelly, once he got in
front. set hard pace for the last
few laps
BattiD Gets Revenge.
Considerable interest was mani
tested on the outcome of the relay
race between the Battin and Pingry
High School teams. In football this
season Pingry surprised Battin by
scoring a victory The Battip con-
tingent was out for revenge and got
IT. winning the relay event by almost
half a lap. Pingry lost whatever
chance it had of winning when Muir
ray Todd fell and lost almost fifteen
yards In the stretch. The summaries:
6o-Yard Dash (handicap)-Won by
| E. d. Maurer. New York A. c.. feet;
second. II. Heusser, Knights Of st.
Anthony, 13 feet; third, c, X. Evans,
Fourth Avenue NJ. z. Church, New
$50 Yard Run (handicap)-Won by
William B. Kelly, Prudential A. A..
20 yards; second. ]. Canning. West
Side Y. NJ. c. A.. 2s yards; third. R.
Gels. unattached so yards. Time,
Pm. 2s.
One-mile Run (novice)-won by II.
A. Mclaughlin. Knights of st, An
thony: second, L. c. Wallock. Eliza
beth Y. NJ. C. A.; third, H. A. Carlton,
unattached. Time. 5m. 8 Abs.
300-Yard Dash (handicap)-Won by
w. r. Weise, Bronx Church House. 2
yards; second, c. K. Evans. Fourth
Avenue NJ. e. Church. s yards; third,
w. r. Bursch, unattached 3h yards,
Time, 80 2-5s.
Boys Scout Race Zone lap)-Won by
NJ. Galuppo; second, Edward Loeser;
third, 7. KEEPER. Time, 1875.
Special Match Relay (Battin and
Pingry High School teams. one-half
mile)-Won by Battin High School,
George Starkey, Fred Woodruff, Joe
Tosh and Ellison Binns. Time. Pm. S1s.
Midget Race Zone lap)-Won by E
Meltzer; second, w. Allen; third, c.
Hicks. Time, 20 3-5s.
600-Yard (speciaD-Won by James
E. Meredith, Meadowbrook Club; Sec
ond, r. J. Egan, Irish-American Ath-
time Athletic Club. Time, I'm. 1Ss.
Two-lap Handicap boys depart
ment, Elizabeth Y. NJ. C. A.)-Won by
A. Bird, scratch; second, Edward Loe-
ser, yards; third William Sheeran,
yards. Time, 3S 4-5s
One-mile Walk (handicap)--Won by
w. Plant, Long Island A. c.. IS sec
onds; second. G. Morton, Trinity Club,
81 seconds; third, j. L. Aronson, Pas
time A. c. Time, I'm. IS 2-5s.
44O-Yard Run (Closed to Sunday
schools of Union county)-Won by j..
Hazler, Hope Memorial; second, Ste
ven Ford, st. Johns; third, f. Kempe,
Third Presbyterian. Time, I'm. 4-6s.
Two mile Bicycle Race-Won by W.
Van den Bries, New York A. c.; sec
ond, Alfred o. Lake, New York A. c
third, w. Waeldner. Seventy-first
Regiment A. A. Time, ON. 34s.
1000 ard Run CLOSED TO members
of Elizabeth Y. NJ. c. A)-Won by
F. L. Trevnen, 20 yards; second. Her
bert Dougherty, SO yards; third, Ar
thur Benjamin. 70 yards. Time, Pm.
Al 2-5s.
Two-mile (handicap) = Won by
George Messler, Long Island A. c., 30
yards; second, A. l. Lemberg, Trinity
Club, 10 yards; third, James Plant,
9m. ASS.
Medley Relay Race Giandicap)-
Won by Millrose Athletic Club. Matt
Gels, $50 yards, handicap yards; Nick
Gianakoiopus, one mile, handicap 55
yards; f. Safarowic, 440 yards, han
dicap Z yards; f. wilkins, 220 yards,
handicap yards; Second Central
Congregational Sunday school; third,
Irish American Athletic Club. Time,
I'm. A 2-5s.