New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
KRAMER SHOWS WAY
DEFEATS GOOD FIELD.
.5corn Runner Hins Senior
Honors-Bonhdg Ont of Form

Park As Kramer won the junior cham
pionship there a week ago he now wears
the double crown. ana in the opinion OF
experts who saw him perform II is an
honor 20 which he is unouestionably en-
titled. In addition 20 the 'cross-country
event = special six-nlile race was run of
for the purpose of giving George Bcnhag
= chance 20 % some more record smash
ire. but II ala not prove 20 be Bonhsg's
dav
When the men we're Gales - the.-cratch
for the cross country championship eieh-
teen likely looking athletes responded,
n bile three clubs-the Irish-Amerfcsn
Athletic Club. the Mohawk Athletic Club
and the Acorn Athletic Associaticn-pre-
senreo fve-nen teams 20 compete for the
point trophy. The course especially pre-
pared and measured for the occasion, COW
ered distance OF six miles. The field
started az the track. and then followed
course which led up the hill. along the
summit and down again 20 the Enclosure,
Masking q mile in all. so that six laps were
necessary 70 complete the fun distance.
A. the crack OF the gun the men got
sVpv smsrtiy. and ~ was almost like
sprint 20 see who would be the first out
of the gate Only inches separated Krs-
rner and :. Hsniey. one of the Irish run
ners. es these Two leaders passed out.
while right az their heels were Harvey
Cohn. Of the Irish Club: II Kramer. of
we Acorn Club. and Y. q Frank, another
irish entranf
soon after the psck struck the hill the
line became strung out. and II was then
besn that 7. +. Crowley. the Irish runner,
who finished second 90 Kramer in the
sunior week ago. vas likely 20 prove
dangerous Crowleys clubmate, ]. J.
DAILY. was also running strongly. and
when the leaders completed the first mile
rhe order was Kramer. DAILY, Cohn. Crow
ley and Frank soyce. Of the Mohawk
tribe At that time Krsmer's advantage
over Dalv was slight, the leaders time
being 6;IOl-S.
Entering on the second mile. the sturdy
Crowley improved his position 10 such an
extent going up the hin that for q brief
instant he led tho Geld. but Kramer let
cut link and easily drew away again on
the V-sy down the hin.
In the mean time 4. r. Kivist. the
Irish American athlete - whom 50 much
was expected, Eot going In rare style and
entered the gate IN second place. some
twenty wards behind Kramer. whose time
for the Two miles wes 1919. The wise
ones were betting on Kiviat because of
reported private trial q few days ago.
when he was credited with beating Kra-
uler Crowley. DAILY and Jovce followed
"a the order nained at TWO miles. About
that time Cohn quit
From there 10 the finish II always looked
like Kramer's race. Crowley succeeded I'm
moving intO second place again before
three miles had been completed DAILY
followed. few yards ahead Of Kiviat,
who showed signs Of distress and dropped
out after finishing three miles. Kra-
msrs time for that distance wss 1889
and he led Crowley by about Fifty yards
Following his faVorite tactics ~ putting
nn speed down hill, Kramer made his great
81 gain throughout the next lsp. so that
when ne sped past the Judges again TIE
watches recorded - minutes sS seconds.
The Acorn lad then led Crowley 10y one
hundred yards. while DAILY came laboring
along sixty yards further back. Joyce,
Powers and J. Gilbert a Mohawk runner,
followed as named.
Kramer completed tho flVe miles il . 81
leading Crowley ny full 80 yards DAILY
and Joyce came next. Throughout the last
mile Crowley made game effort 10 over
haul the leader but the task was too great
end the Acorn representative won as he
pleased. his time being 81 IL l-5. Crowley,
who got the place was timed in $l:sa %.
NfdlNr joyce. Powers anu tuLDtfl uIlsNru
next. as named IN the point competition
she Irish team won. with a totsl OF q.
The Mohawks had Ss and the Acorns IS
points All save two Of The original eigh-
teen starters finished.
Prior 70 the 'crCss-countrY championship
uss the siK-uile special, IN which IL was
announced that Bonhag was going after
records from three and one-auarter miles
~. The other starters we're -. Obermeyor.
~ The National Athletic club: the ever
present Z p carr. James clark, OF Mara
rhon fame. and s. kennard, all OF the
Xavier Athletic Association when the
men were sent away Bonhag at once took
command and soon opened up quite a gap
On the others At Two miles clark was
second ana Obermeyer third. When Bon
hsg finished the third mile his time was
ls.s s-s, and ne led obermeyer 5y about
City yards. Carr gave Up after completing
hts third mile.
As the books failed 20 show any record
for three and q quarter miles Bonhag's
time OF le.ss s-5 for that distance therefore
became q record. II was noticed. however,
that this remarkable runner was not going
smoothly. and Lawson Robertson. his
trainer. shouted 70 him that he would
have 20 move faster. The holder Of a score
of records tried 20 respond. but II was OF
no evsil, and his time OF 30 S-5 for three
and e half miles fell some ten seconds
.hort % Tommy Commits mark, made I'm
1898. Bonhsg reached three and three
quarter miles IN 1912 s-5. more than eleven
seconds slower than Willie Days record,
established twenty years ago. u was AZ
this point that Bonhag. realizing the hope
iessness of his task. stopped running.
With BOnhsg or the track Obermeyer
had things pretty much all his own way
for the remainder Of the josrney. and he
completed the six miles IN 22:2i. leading
Clark by three-quarters OF a lap. While
every one present conceded that Bonhsg
was practically in class by himself these
nsys, it was also evident that the close
followers OF the game held IN cons iderable
respect the records hung up so long ago by
Day. conniI ana +. c. Carter. The con-
citions were ideal for an attack on Father
Time. 90 II was clearly I'D 20 Bonhag. who
possibly Is IN need OF little rest.
The summary Of the 'cross-coUntry cham
pionship race follows:
Name club. Tfn.
~. = Kramer. a corn q -ITA
=. y. Crowley. .IriEs-a aTnericsn 81 a4Ss
= j. LaiF.. Irish American. - @ -
y. q. Jos ....... ~ Ions VIZ ...--..--- ~ 2Ob
" J. Powers Irish American - % y