New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
BAILEY WINS FINE RACE
COLLINS IN THE RUCK.
Biz Field Starts in Three-UHe Run
at YaUier Games.

Thomas T. Collins OF the Irish Athletic Associa-
.ton the hye-uiIe national champion failed 10 get
a nlace In the three-mie handicap race which
r.s tbs fS.ture contest of the Xavier Athletic As
sociation games. held at the 22d Regiment Armory
last evening The race won BY Win Bailey,
the star distance runner Of the New YORK Athletic
Club who had handicap OF 81 yards, while Cob
In. started from scratch. At the hnish OF thu
race Bailey had lead Of 80 yards on DriscoIl and
vras r,lv 100 yards to the good of Charles MUller
with eo-yard handicap. who finished second
q T. Obsrmeyer, of the National Athletic Club.
was third.
Tbirty-fve men faced the starter in the contest,
and before the race had progressed few laps the
field was SO strung out that the runners formed
complete circle around the track To those who
had not followed the athletes closely II was in
possible tell who was in the lead Bailey
took command In the middle OF the first mile and
held 1T for the remainder OF the contest Obermeysr
followed Bailey for a good part OF the distanees
but in the last mile Muller passed him. That Bailey
had plenty in reserve apparent. for ne ran the
last lap as though 1t a sprint Collins made .
brave effort TO catch up with the leaders. but 10 no
avail
The games among the most successful ever
held in the big armOry drill room While the pro-
granme was not made up Of mOny contests. the
number Of starters in each was so large that
humorous heats had to be run. The three-quartsrs
mile run had be tried in three heats and final.
The field big in the first that IL l. Iruoes
of the New York Athletic Club, the one-n1ie na-
able to qualify. A crowd that hled every part
of the armory was in attendance. and the contests
were of the kind that kept the spectators In tbs
widest pitch Of excitement throughout the evening.
W. Dawbarn, OF Princeton University. won the o.
yard dash novice in fine style
The summaries follow:
seventy-yard novice-won by ". Dawyarm. Princetoas
Philip Levy r. c., second; Leo J. Cahin, Holly A. c.
third Time, O:O1Ss-
Seventy-yard handcap-WOn by J. P Reeve. Acorn
A A (l6 feeO r. Ayers C16 feet) second; c B Clark
Xavier A. e % feet). third. Time. O904 >
Daily. Fordham; Walter Brisisch. columbia second W.
Hallam Acorn A. A. third Time. O-59- -.
One-me relay (handicap; open TO Church Athletic
League InersettIement Athletic League Young Mems
Christian Association and Catholic Athletic Leagu
by A c. first (scratch), composed OF e b
Clark. Nichols. n Heland and Bart Freeman;
y. Us yards. composed OF A Peters W
wetherel. c. Bowers and D. Wickers, second Brooklyn
Murphy. R. j. Solar ". J. Coote and G W Hibbard.
third Time. 3.34t5-
Three-quarter-niIe run (handicap)-won by Joseph
CrtchIey unattached go yards). r j. Egan. Pastims
c. A. (65 yards). third. Time. 3-0G ID
Three -hundre yard (hanticapD-W0n BY Charles
c. Harris unattached (16 yards)= J. P Reeve. Acorn
A A t12 yarls). second; J. B. Hoier Irish American
Three-niIe thandicapl-Won by William Bailey
New York A c (5O yards; Charles Muller, unat-
taehed 80 yards, second; c. J. ObeTneyer National
4. c. (95 yards). third. Time 10 90 30
the 22d Regiment only)--Won by Company A team.
composed Of J. p Sullivan. Dan Frank, J. McEintes
L. Koch: Company B team. composed of Thomas
Clancy 2. Lohse A p Crous and Ed COyle. secords
Mclaughlin. H Gssing and J. o Bren. third Tina.
3:29.