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Show MEL YIN SIIEPPARD WINS HIS GREATEST CONTEST NEWARK. X. .J.. Aug. 21. MclvJn Shcppard, the Irish-American A. C. runner, run-ner, put up the greatest race of his career ca-reer hero Saturday In tho special two-thirds two-thirds mile Invitation race held In connection con-nection with the Knights of Columbus track and field games at Olympic park. He broke the world's record for the distance- by I 1-5 seconds. He made I ho distance in 2:44 2-5. The new recoid will be accepted by the A. A. U., as the track is corrocl to the inch and A. A. U. dockers held the timepiece. The race, which was an invitation affair, af-fair, bad four starters, Shcppard. Ki-vlat. Ki-vlat. Paul and Noble. What mnks bis .feat all ibe more notable is the fact ."jja-t Shoppard worked all day and til 1 noi reach the grounds until after i o'clock. Getting into his racing- togs, he wcju. out on tho track and. without even warming up, started in the mco. |