New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
TITLE GOES TO BELLARS
Senior 'CrosS-Country Hon0rS
Well Earned by N. Y. A. c. Man.
KRAMER FINISHES SECOND
Winners Team Leads Irish
Americans for Point Trophy
in Celtic Park Run.

--onshirs that were held al Celtic Park yes
tsryiay afternoon For more than five miles
.sellars and Willie Kramer, the former
acorn Athletic Association runner. who was
entered as a free agent had a brilliant
duel but IN the last mile Bellars opened
ur with q wonderful burst Of speed and
heat Kramer 10 the tape by furlons.
kramer Rad = bad fall just he was
snout 10 enter The park grounds end lost
s.,nsidera bly,. bUc as he was about one hun
5-ed YARDS behind when the accident hap
7.ered he could not possibly have over
taken the flying Mercury Foot man who
finished well within powers.
Incidental to ReIlars's victory. the New
York Athletic Club carried of team hon
r-s. scoring the small total OF s. points 10
-hs Irish American Clubs 81. the next best
,ar7petisor The pIucky little schooiboy
team Of the Eonkers Young Mems Chris
--zn Association which won surprisingly
easy victory in the Junior championships
week ago ran very well, and finished third
- -he Irish American team. with s. points
IT,. Mohawk Athletic Club was fourth with
g. points. while the PittsburF Athletic As
s-c!ation finished with only three men.
a-s therefore. dropped out Of the contest
fc- team honors-
biting no-,zveste- swep: across -he roll
miners and spectators alike, despite a
hight sun that blazed down from cloud
-asr SKI The race was half an hour late
t- bef7z started but even at that there was
mia = handful Of spectators within the park,
and most Of them were huddled together
- a corner OF the fnclosed clubhouse VeTan-
5a from where they could get good view
- the proceedings Outside there were
szr m hand 70 see the contest a hundred
~ mora sved- int fle-Vrool enthusiasts brav-
s-r the icy blasts on the hillside on The far
si5e of Ehe course.
from The crack Of TIE gun EellaTS ana
Kramer were n ne van. running down
-.-s- The clubhouse 70 the road like q team
+5clden. TIE YoRkers lad who upset al
.o--- -aco-ds by capturing the junior title.
-sEf7r AZ tre heels Of the leaders while
w BAILEY ard Melvin Sheppard. VINO was
----.-s his frsc -cross-counJry rlIn. were
r,oza II From ne road and up over
--a r-.rr PAlla-s held kramer very well but
,r-. --a-s~--e Acorn man shot ahead when
ha struck 2 slight df0 and gained twenty
.rz-5z On FeIIa-s- Holden had managed 70
.ror5 Is third. hut Bailey soon dropped
HACK and Z NcGann, Holdens stiFest
---a---0- IN t-= r1ir OF last week, pulled
r--- ahead IF -he Ie1e-heninE string Of the
rain batch and was IN fourth place. fifty
ards behind me Y0ukeTs boy. a. the half
ME marx
.orrlrE Gown -he hack hill in the teeth
1s III u1ad ReIlars pulled up on Kramer.
and --e -a5- raced through the park shoul-
5z~ n shoulder turning OFF the first mile
81 5E Holden vas only half hundred
-7-ds IN -rz -aar. fghtfng of McGinn. who
lad 1.eSe5 g. additional twenty-five yards.
59s.fe Dull e he PittsIa1rg Athletic As
10 FryEF F-r'c 1Ct- oil
lowed f- n Z. Huysman. Of the Irish
american Athletic Club, and ? Smith, Of
-fa New York Athletic Club. Holden
seemed n ~ running very easily, hut
eroHed ra disposition 10 make Up the
ground thar separated him from the lead
s-s
Eraue- began 10 draw away on Bellars
nr fire -ri-l lar getting along with his
cay stride ana PASSING the timers in ls-20,
v.-a q lead ~ twenty Yards CT the Mercury
F'1c- man. FeIIa-s. however, was apparent
.- t6~E his tire. and he seemed 10 be
inning easier than when ne started Hoi-
5-r vas dropping back. but wouldn't lei
1-cE III PASS him 50 that their order was
-uEEzEEe5. SpirEsreen passed DUH COM
SO 5--o -he grounds. with Joyce. Of the
Iorawks Just a. their heels
She4as-5 had found the far hills little
ore rzss him ne loped along IN and gave
~ -0-oss-countrv running and king bust
1ess - said we're in about the same class
and r was never again for him, Bailey.
h0We-e-. began u come along stronger.
ar -z-oed into tenth place on q great
ST. Eas- The clubhouse. Duel was just
hci6IrE his own behind Spinssteen. and
reere5 &C ne running il distress Later i
YES learned that he had struck heavily on
a Srore and Eprsined MS ankle. That did
nor Eare- him hovgerer ard he kept game
4 g r Until tEe f1rth nile. when he could
nce E-er uu the unequal struggle any
iCnEe-
z; vas IN the afth sliie that B-llars made
MS running. Gradually overh8uiIng hra-
-e- -he New York Athletic cub man
h---shed through the crowd on the track
mere me tine for the i've miles vas
tsser a. "a He had a lead o. twenty
fFe rz-ds on Kramer. who was fghting
des1e-ateIv 10 make up the lost ground
y zzs n vain. however. for BeIlars went
faster and climbing the htll from the road
lts.5- the grounds ne was fSJy yards In
--e an
Thar nil seemed 70 take the life out %
kramer for on the more even going al
- TOD and across the dip, where he had
Ea.-eG earlier IL the race. ne was unable
L catch the feet Bellars. and slowly
6-opued behind A. the foot OF the Hill
Ne stumbled and Eel. but Bellars by that
tine had rushed down the field and across
roe line Kramer pulled himself up and
finished 1wo hundred and fifty yards be
hind the winner.
Meanwhile q mighty fight was going on
fe- n I'd place between Holden and Nc
G.1r The Yonkers youth had come away
tss- r. The last half-nle and overlook
afcC--- who in turn hsd passed Sping-
s,ser q the entrance Up the slight rise
~ ne running track The pair raced, with
re 5unior champion gradually pulling
a-esd Then with one final effort he flung
r-rseff forward and beat The Mercury FOOT
man ov z couple Of yards. Spingsteen was
a. easy fifth and the others trailed IN
.o- man was in Rad condition al me
fr.sn and most of them had had the sooo
sense 10 cover their arms and legs, adding
-1.c. 70 tne spectators comfort anc peace
or --lnl. ( not 10 their own
Tre summaries follow:
IN Runner and club s5t; Inc;
IF g. Besgs. &eE York A c--------- % 49, 20
w. kramer. -.Eaffd, he'd - -
&C Holden. Yonlers I N g A. 90" -
@G Erlsiuu New York >. . 80 .o@
s-ls ~urlrEsreeu YoukeTs Z N g A. - ".
---------.- --e-[.a-7 . - 81
~ ~rIr. Kew York A E--------. - - %, %
ct D. Collins irish American a Co. 90 o.