New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Jim Rosenberger Victor in Gen.
tury and 220-yard Dash.
INDOOR RECORD EQUALLED
AL Kiviat Lowers Armory Mark
in $50 at 18th Regi-
ment Games.

J. NJ. Roscnboreer. the national ioo-yard
amateur champion. defeated Gwynn Henry
! OF Texas. at the distance in the games of
! the 18th Artillery District. In the armory'
: Sumne: avonae, Brooklyn. last nish''
When the rair toed the scratch the build
Ing was packed with one Of the largest
crowds seen at a set OF armory games this
/ season A. the crack OF the gun Rosen-
berger got into his stride first, and In
twinking had the 230-yard champion yard
| TO the bad. As they raced down their re-
spective lanes the difference In size OF the
rivals was noticed by all The tall Rosen-
berger had a much longer stride than MS
stoxky opponent. whose style was not ad-
n,i-ed by the critics.
! At seyenty-hve yards ROsenberger had
increased his advantage TO two yards. ana
he broke the tape that much In 'front.' oi
| the Texan. All three watches agreed on
Is seconds, which equalle1 the afmoTy
record held by RosenberSer.
An ormo-y record went by tie boards
when A. r. Kiviat covered ths halt-mle
from scratch in l:57 10 The old marx was
! l:592-5. held by +. Reilly. In last niSht
race Kivlat failed to win by yard, +. La
Gardner. from the 3)-yard ma-k, crossing
the line first. a yard before the !rish-Amerl-
can runner. who was timed separately.
The meeting between Rosenberger ana
Henry in the 22) special was practican!
q repetition OF their previous race Ro'
s,nbcrCer assumed tie lead quickly ana
thereafter always had command cf the SIT
,atjon Rounding the Sumner avenue turn
tho Irish-American star led by two yards.
When they Strengthened out for the finish
Henry struggled with might and main TO
cvcr,aka the tall Brcoklynite, and fer ar
instant the Southerner did appear TO gam
a. trine, but Eosenberger promptly let OUT
a link and widened the gap to hVe yards
a; the end. The winners time OF = 10
seconds squallod the worlds INDOOR rec
crd made by Lawson Robertson IN i%''
when the last named was an amateur.
More armory records were shattered when
G. 4. Mohrmann. Of the second company
yedalIed 10 victory from scratch in the
two-nile bicycle race. Norman covered
the distance in i:jl Is. which was %
seconds inside the previous figures.
4. !. Higgins of the sixth company. won
tho egO-yard novice in l2l 20 This also
lowered the armory mark by seconds.
The five-mle invitation bicycle race
brought about the defeat OF ". Nanden-
dries. the New York Athletic club star.
He finished half a wheels length back OF
L Goodwin. cf the Irish club
The summary follows
! ioo-yard novice FINAL heap-Won ~ n.
Fabie. 9Th Company: l. Pickard band' s.cohH'
! - ~.
Ss0-yard run (handicapl Won ny "a
Gardner. 9TH Company 80 yards a. r.
wizard. Sd company ':> yardsl third' Ilme'
81 33.
Bohan. 7th Company IS Yards; McSanN,
18th Company - YARDS. second: J. Bausch otn
company ,6i, yards,, third: Tim ";l";
berger VS.. Gwynn Henry. Won b. Rosenberger
by two Yards. Time. o:l0 -.
Two.mile bicycle race lhandcspl-Won by
.. A. Mohrmanp. I'd Company Oscratch,: {.
Hauser I'd Company 'i20 yards). second; G.
schney,r 9th Company 90 yards,. third
22o-yarI obstacle race scratch, Won BY w.
B Holmes. 2d company: Z. Munford. Sd Com
rany second. =, \. Goldman. 10Th company
IlO-yard three legged race ,hanfcapl-Won by
\ House. 4;h ccmpany and F. MeNsny' n,sny snh 3,n
". Nelson 18th COMPANY scratch. second; ,;
yards,. thiri. Time OIL. %.
zoo ward run 1noyicc)- Won 10y \. J. il!Gg n.
9Th Company: e. Trefiinbug. 81 Company. sec
ond; Phil? Fuss 18th Company third. Time.
I:2l l-:.
220-yard match race. j. ~ Rosenberger vs..
! Gwynn Henry-won Jy RosenbeIger by fve
ysrds Time. D:22 -. 80
f16 ward sack race--Won by &. Mills, 9Th
Company: F. Turner. io.h company: second
r. Edgcrton. 18th Company. third. Time OF
40 yard run thandicapl-Won by j. Hard
meyer 80 ,ards,. l2th Company; W. FISCHER
| I5 yardsl. 3d Company. second; r. McNally g
yards, 9TH Company. third. Time. O:5I's
Five-mie invitation bicycle race Won oy E'
Goodwin. Irish American y. g: W Nandendries'
New. York A. c. second {. Mohrmann. Irish
American N g.. third Time. 1.:.a's.
800 ward hurdle race 'handican: anal hcao-
Won by J. Ross scratch. lst company; 6. {.
Ruggles C3 yardsl. 18th Company second: X
Mumford - Yards. 81 Compan.. third Time
O:2I2s
Iivan ,scratcm I'd COMPANY: /. ~ Rile'
! scratch 9Th Company. see nd. Frank Martin
uij yardsl. lst Company. thld. Time. f:2c-5.