New-York tribune., 1909-12-16
KEEN RACE INDOORS
CROWLEY IN DEFEAT.
Critchley Wins FiUe-MHe Run
in Jersey City.

Forty-one athletes swarmed round the
track in the fve-mile handicap run az the
indoor games OF the New Jersey Athletic
Club in the 4th Regiment ArmOry. Jersey
City. last night and while the race was
won handfly by G. Critchley. an Acorn
Athletic Association man, with an allow
ance OF 175 yards chief interest centred in
the struggle between the two scratch men.
George Obermeyer, of the National Ath-
letic Club. and the sturdy James Crowley.
OF the Irish-American team.
From the crack OF the gun Obermeyer
and Crowley jumped away at a lively pace.
and IL was plain that the former was de-
termined TO atone for the defeat he re-
ceived at the hands OF the Irtshman
at the 6sth Regiment games last
Saturday night. First one and then the
other would set the pace, though Ober-
meyer. always running easily. generally
showed a trifie in front.
Two laps from home the National athlete
got the jump on his rival. and ere the
burly Cet knew what had happened ne
was ten yards to the bad. Both men fairly
burned up the track as they tore round
the last circuit. but Obermeyer beat his
man by a good five yards. Obermeyer got
fourth and Crowley fifth place. The win
ner's time was 25:51 So
The three-quarter mile handicap devei-
oped into a fine race After the first half
mile William Powers. an Irish-American
runner. took command and held the lead
10 the tape, although hard pressed by n
Caring of the National Athletic Club. and
M 7. Gels. an unattached athlete. who.
with only sixteen yards. was virtually the
scratch man.
Only two teams responded for the mill
tary relay race. Thev were the list and
the 18th and from the first relay when
Goggin gained a five-yard advantage over
Dewar the list team always looked like a
winner. Morrissey and Egan more than
held their opponents in the 18th team SO
that when II got down TO the last relay 1t
was easy for DorIand TO win by seven
yards The time of S;57 was slow.
The summary follows:
Fitty-yard dash novice: hnal heatl---woa by
J. Bleecker, Jersey city Heights n McM
JERSEY Jersey A g. third. Time, o'Os 2-5,
Fiity-yard dash Chandicap. maj heat)-Won D Py
A. Frey Irsh-American A C. q feeO. second
B. Dewar. Irish-American A. c. % feet). third
TGree-quarter-mne run (handicapt-wOn by
William Powers Irish American A g 80 yaidSI
n Caring National A. c (S5 yardsl- seconl; NJ
r Gels. unattached Cs yards>. third Time.
s:II rs
Won BY G. Miller, Company G: j. McGuinness.
Company D. second: William George company
G., third Time. O.5I %
One-mfe novice topen only 20 residents OF
New JerseyD-WOn by ". Weber, Elizabeth; o
Michaelis Newark second. J. McNulty. Jersey
City third. Time. 4.54s-
One-mile military relay scratch race-Non o5
list Regiment (GogEin MOrrissey, Egan ana
Dorland): 18th Regiment tDewar. Frey. Brand
bandit and McNally) second Time S:5I-
3OO-yard run (handicapl-WOn by @. J.
schnabel. West Side Y. NJ. g A. G4 YARDS; w
Powers South Paterson A G. Q3 yards. see
ond; II. Heiland Xavier A. =. q YARDS. third
Time O:34is
Putting IL pound shot Chandicapl-won by
T TONES. Acorn A. c IS reetl. with an actual
put Of 45 n. -. In; II. Klages senator A C.
13 inchesl. with actual put OF A. II In !;
actual put OF ~ T. a.. In. third
Running high Juno (handicap)-Won BY F. j.
Mulligan. Grace A c Is inches. with an
New York A. c q inches. second with an
actual jump OF feet IL inches: H ]. Grumpeit.
New York A {. g inches. third. with an actual
jump OF 5 feet 10 inches.
44O-yard run (clcsed to members OF the New
Jersey A. C.l-Won by Ben Schnalunberg; Alex
Cock. second; William Kutschinski third Time.
100.
Five-niIe run Onandicap)--wO9 by G. Critch-
lev Acorn A. c. 0T5 yardsl; F. Smith. New
Jersey A c. (25O Yards. second NJ RYAN.
Irish-American A. c. C25O yards, third Time,
255i9s.