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The Peerless One Mel Sheppard Shines At Pittsburg Half Mile
Mel Sheppard, famed Peerless One, delivered one of the greatest half mile finishes at Pittsburg, overcoming heat and fatigue to regain the national title. He recalls his arduous path, his battles with rivals like Gissing, Queal, and Shrubb, and his rise from schoolboy runner to Olympic and world contender.
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Jette Club
Sheppard
Thistle
Pittsburg
Gissing
England
Shepherd's Bush
London
Redmundson
Seattle
Coney Island
Steppard
Queal
Copeland
Tye
St. Yves
Sod
Svanberg
Hans Holmer
Powder Hall
Scotland
Aether Teft Copeland
Emile Lungtt
Tite Han
Issing
New York A. C
Ele
Kerk
Beltee
Madison Square Garden
New York Herald Co
Melvin Sheppard
New York City
America
Union
Britain
Customs Service
New York
Roosevelt
Lon Meyrs
Tme
Brown ‘Prep” School
Philadelphia
A. C
Orkmen
Sheppans
Harry Gissing
Bernie Wefers
Mike” Murphy
University of Pennsylvania
al Copeland
New Yorkthletic Club
Erpie” Hjertberg
Irish-American Athletic Club. Both of the Big New York
Cope
Billy” Queal
Winged Fist Club
Iim
Mel
Alexandria Bay
LE Cola
N. X
Alfred Scrubb
Gustave Ljungstrom
Abel Kiviat
Lectin
Robertson
Bedlund
Boston
Kiviar
Shrubb
Mr. Copeland
Big City
Jill
Sonl
Military Athletic League
O. K
Celtic Park
New Orleans
Harry Greelog
Claes
Svotfland
Germany
Toade
Tresene
Kilpatrick
Prade
Ranionlag
Iwan
Dasa
Rocning
Pivcent