New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-19
KRAMER AGAIN VICTOR
Easily Captures individual
Cross-Country Championship.
IRISH AMERICAN TEAM WINS
Scores 81 Points, Against New
York A. C.'s 36-Yonkers Y
M. G. A. Other Contestant.

William T. Kramer won for the sscor.
time the senior 'cross-country individual
championship at Celtic Park yesterday AZ.
tornoon. Kramer repeated his victory n,
1909. and won his race In much the sam.
way At no time did he attempt 10 50,
killing pace. but by steady ploddns no
maintained an even stride from start 4,
finish. and in the last two miles gradually
drew away from the field.
lie won easily, defeating n. IT, Hellavsu
OF the New York Athletic Club. who fin
ished second, by some sixty Yards.
margin OF only two points sepsrated,th.
first two teams In the team championship
The Irish-American Athletic Club iu.,
nosed out the New York ATHLETIC Club
scoring 81 points TO the Mercury Foot
Clubs 30. The Yonkers Young Mems
Christian Association. which created such
a favorable impression d year ago 10y Win
ming the junior championship. was the Only
other team in the contest and scored
points.
There have been better days for outdoor
sports. especially running than yesterday,
for Celtic Park was a quagmire and the
hillsides over which the run was held were
wet and slippery from the all-nght rain
To make matters worse for the runners
a stiff wind from the northwest yhistlel
across the course and chilled them 70 the
bone. Very few had the good sense 20
wear sweaters. and most Of them ran APP
parelled as they would have been under
an August sun. what with the ooze and
water underfoot and the biting wind the
SPECTATORS who were hardy enough 10
make the trip to the park had anything
but pleasant time of IT,
one Of the smallest fields that has ever
entered an Amateur Athletic Union cross
country championship run faced the start
er There were only thirty men on the lins
when the gun was fred For the first few
moments the pack was punched. but be.
fore the men had trotted from the track
and down 10 the road they we're string
out for nearly a hundred yards, and tns
distance between the leaders and trsilers
increased with every succeeding stride.
Kramer. f. G. Bellars, Of the New York
Athletic Club. who won the title last year;
F w Johansen, of the irish American
Athletic Club, who captured the junior title
a week ago. and Fl. II. Heawell were the
leaders going out the gate, and the race
was among the four practically all the
way. although Johansen was forced to
drop out after he had completed four miles.
so that the fight to the finish was LETT Tor
the other three Gayle a. Dull the old
Michigan two-mer and now captain OF
the Pittsburgh Athletic Association,
d dropped out. too. after he had run I'VE
# sixths of tho distance OF the thirty 10
d start only nineteen finished. ......
e Rellars was the first TO get of as the gun
! Id he
: around for the first mile. His lead. how
:. ever, was never more than a couple Oh lee.
t for Kramer. Johansen and Hellaweu crowd
y ed along at his heels and maze MN set uu'
mace Bellars increased his lead bit as ne
e came into the field for the first mile and
v LODI Kramer. who was running second oy
d ten yards Heawell was third ana JONAH
n sen fourth. Bellars's time was oH lot 'ns
Y mile.
9 lust before the leaders disappeared Gown
j | the hill I'm front OF the clubhouse, Jonansea
I began to work himself out OF the rucK, ana
i by the time they had mounted the NIL on
the backstretch he was slightly IN the ieao'
q The pace began TO tell OH Belars ana ne
4 fell behind Kramer, and then when uey
l. reached the park again, he was following
a Behaved in fourth place. r. Springsteen'
of the Yonkers Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, came up fast, and was less than
forty yards behind Bellars at the begin
n ming of the third mile. Johansens time was
!. 12:22 George Critchey, OF the Ne" lork
n Athletic Club, was was running wei up
n lost lot of ground by having 10 change
x his shoes, and when he got under way
N again he was so far out OF II that he
y dropped out entirely after running the next
1t mile. .-.-
" There was little change al the end ~ tns
!: third lap. the only difference in the posi-
n tons being the coming up Of j. j. McNam-
- ara, of the Irlsh-American Athletic Clup'
= who sped past both Sprngsteen and bei'
r. lars and finished the mile in fourth place
.Iohansen was still leading, and his tnne
: was 1884. Bellars was showing unmistaA-
able signs of tring and was getting fu''
Their and further behind. Kramer nsu
closed up on Johansen and was runnlus
stride for stride with the junior champ'o"'
The field by this time was spread OUT I"
such an extent that II covered more ina"
O half a mile of the course and took MOI"
than three minutes TO pass the judges
The end Of the fourth mile ssw 'he de-
ciding sprint of the contest. As 'he men
pressed down the hill and across the rosd
. into the field Kramer, by fine burst OF
- speed took the lead from Johansen ana
: virtually killed of the IrshAmerlcsn n
G. runner, who had gone along too fast IN
. the early stages and lacked the necessar!
: endurance 10 carry him through at tne
: same speed 10 the end, Johansen droppep
out Of the race when he saw that he was
no match for Kramer and that his strengtn
> was failing and Hellawell moved forvaW
Into the gap. Kramer's time was 9i:D TOT
q the four miles.
|, From that point on the race was I'll
/, Kramer's for although Hellaweil- trle'
4 desperately. he was unable TO gaia oH'tn'
. Long Island man. The positions we're UT
!, changed through the NTH mile, ard Nh.
d, mer came 10 the finish a good sixty sa'u,
in the lead Hellawell was a full hund'e'
d. yards IN front OF Mcnamara, while bellSH
u and Springsteen. running close toe,'ne'
~ were fifty yards or more back.
: The summaries follow
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5-R. Springsteeu. Yonkers Y NJ. c. A.S%S
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:, s-H. J. Smith. Pastime \. q. ......s &c "A
q ID V Noble. New York 4. c.. p. - ~.
r lo-M ID. Haysmsn. Irish American :, 20 oos
! III. u. Donnelly: Irish American a. s.stes
l2-T. L. Nelson, Irish American Nan ~ ~ .ie,.
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Isl T.. Reynolds. Irish-Amerlcan n & an
8 io-I McCrudden, Yonkers v NJ. &. A'-''i'
IS TEAM SCORE.