New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
LEE WINS LONG RACE
TAXES TEN NILE CUP.
Schoolboy Has N,7rrow Escape
when VauLting Pole Breaks.

Youth and enthusiasm reignsd supreme at the
fourth annual indoor games of the High School OF
Commerce in the list Regiment rnory last night.
Aside the ten-mtle open scratch run CALAMITY
won by James ]. Lee. in the fast time OF hfty-fvs
minutes and forty-one seconds, all the events wsrs
closed
In the pole vault Henry Lear narrowly escaped
serious injury. After winning the event from
scratch, with vault of feet inches Lear at
tempted to break the school record. but the pole
broke Just as he in the act Of clearing the
bar He escaped with nothing wors'e than cut
hand
A large crowd attended. and boys orchestrs
furnished lively music. James E Sullivan presi-
dent of the Amateur Athletic Union. W as referee
To start the ten-mle run Obermeyer and Michael
Ryan aIternated in the lead. closely attended by
Lee J. Guerin of the Trinity Club also kept well
To the fore The time for the first mile was i've
minutes and five seconds Morrissey moved into
the lead shortly after going into the seems mla.
and for the next two miles the former Marathon
runner doomed up prominently. while Ryan began
to lose ground.
Passing the third mile the leaders we've Ober-
meyer Guerin. Lee, G. Smith, Gilbert and Hogan,
with Morrissey some thirty yards back. Obermey-
er's time for four miles 21:55 but mile further
on Lee showed In front. the time being 72s s-a
Fzy this tine Ryan had been Tapped and a little
later he dropped out Others to quit were Philip
LORI of the Mohawk A c., and Guerin and Norris
sew had fallen away about three-quarters OF a lap
men were running in the following order: Ober--
meyer, Lee, Gilbert. Hogan and Smith
Lee led at the seventh and eighth miles, and
then Gilbert started long squirt that strung
the men out all round the track and resulted in
smith beiug Iapped Lee allowed Gilbert TO get q
lead of twenty yards. while Obermeyer failed to
hold Lee At nine and one-half miles the latter
overhauIed Gilbert, and two laps further Lee cut
loose with a spurt that would lot be denied and
won by a good twenty yaDds. Glibsrt's time
54:47 +5. ObeTmeyer got third.
The summary follows:
seventy-yard high hurdles handicap-wOn By 2 a
so9 5i2 :sI5 feeS- third Time. o:6et5
by G. Purcell q yardsl n ANsSa g SaFds9. ssoona
b t MgI gigS ylQ inp 1handicap(Won By FsrEusca
q nchssI with actual Jump 2f =. 49,. n; \ tS s9sa
ysir5'se3 Efth actual i'5Uir jump Of 5 f. in
by B Ende tsorateh! NJ Conway sssra' second;
eEssnstoas. q iet 19e' ses, ssEd Ia' 4 s Gf s.a By
NJ PuFcei 40 f:es y Asya d f0oo. '-'ona: n
seventy-yard seioE handicap Gansl iseatSS7Wca 0 z
Gale @ fsetli i e RS. shaP6S 6aS. % 'es"' l.
''fstf, ne sghty-ya-d esdsp: saaI
gsrds1. ssoona G Fs-rRgon 5 SaTds third Tine
e ss gssso % e 6ss@ss ass9s IA 2ss
second Roy 2o+la5a esoTzs @ ss5s rs eos.a go q
71st Regiment; haai he7s'TWoa 49, y crscsa7 e
yards, second: p Buist. Company g Sa-as- tH-s1
Time O:537s- -. ,,.- L,-s,.,-.
nnsI reat1-Won BY c Hunt 90 ya-dsl; @ 4e-aLge-ls
1o ards second: z Lipnan q yards) tsird Ii-e'i
0nsunf1e run Caandicap)-won by seoHse %
YARDS, Board (65 y2-cs)s secono' L 4sI7-'- -
yaFs. 5hrr run aadeap: naI h.a'
Won BY N shsvel Cscratohl; waters ecssescos
ss-o75 + C75arowfski YARDS. third Tine O-StS
znt+n[ fyEeIve-pound shot (hardicapl-WoE By =
cohen IS Seet) with an actual ot 50 II - n
TSsbs- IL ten second actual put q 81 =
in: G york az feeC third with an actual PM o. -
pole vault ChandicsPlwon BY Henry Lea- (seEatSa;;
= - ToO~l
.n1+ ~ - in Edward schohsd e feet. third VITA
an actual vault Of II - -. -
Trsr-rnIs open scratch race-Vol by James j. -
s.tarheT. J. Gilbert Mohawk A 9, second GeoFse d
Cberrneyer. National A G. third Time. S0-4l-