New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
B0NHAG SUFFERS DEFEAT
Kramer Runs Champion OFF His
Feet in Three-Mile Race.
NEARLY BREAKS A RECORD
Gross Country Runner Crosses
Tape Within a Second OF
Rivals Best Time,

William Kramer. former 'cross-c'nn'rS
champion. ran the redoubtshle GeorE"
Ronhag or his feet in the three-m'lo run
~ the annus, indoor games Of the Navier
Athletic Association in tho 22d Regiment
Armory last night Tho rsce was handi-
can sNsir. with Ronhag an scratch.
- Allowances were given M 80 rs Yards,
which meant that the limit men practically
had = Ian start on the Irish American
record holder Kramer stood on the Ia
ward mark. while Tom Collins had nifty
wards As Kramer had heen running so
well recently the Long Island Athlerc
Club representative was prevailed upon tn
20 after the indoor record of lf:29 held
by Ronhsg This necessitated special
set Of timers stationed thirty-hve wards
beyond the finish line.
~ tho gun RonhaE set his usual f7s'
pace and in less than half mile hc had
drawn up close 10 Kramer. The last named
caught Collins after few laps Al the
half Ronhag's time was 2Nl He caught
Kramer and Collins before the mile and a,
that point Ponhag's time was AS.
The three raced along Al a fast cup
Ronhae passing Mike Ryan al ~" twelfth
Ian The first named took the lead at two
miles the time being A.Sl All this tim"
Kramer had been dogGinG along at hon-
hays heels. and those who claimed that IN"
Irish American runner would not take
kindly 20 being forced saw their statement
justified when. two lans further OIL, BonnaG
suddenly stopped.
from Harry smith a 1&o-yard man, who
GOT second place, some forty yards back
while Collins finished third. half lap be-
hind Kramer. The last named won the
race in 1875. and. continuing on the extra
,birtv-fvc wards. was timed for the full
distance in 14:31. within second oi the
indoor record held by Bonhag.
When seen in his dressing room after tne
race RonhaE said he stopped becaus" "'
began to feel exhausted. He expects To run
AT Buffalo in a couple Of weeks.
4 number Of good sprinters, including
G T. clark. the Navier man, who recently
won the indoor junior title at the distance
started in the 70-yard handicap. Clark
was on scratch. as was ]. J. Archer OF 'u'
Irish club, but neither succeeded in max
ing any hcadway against the long-marhers'
4. Y. Park. p former Pastime runner won
the final heat. aided by an apparently too
liberal allowance Of eight feet
A. I. Richter. the Loughlin Lyceum atf-
lete. won the third heat Of the 'O-Eard
handicap from the 7-foot mark. 1t was
then announced that he had been disqual-
fed for using insoleut language to the
officials
4 large crowd attended. All the galleries
we're filled. as we'll a. the lower seating
spaces. and many women were there. lhe
different organizations had their colors d'S
played prominently. and when the chance
afforded they made things lively with th@ll
roofing.
In the absence Of James p. Sullivan. the
scratch man, Dick EGan, with an I6-Naro
allowance. was the back-marker in the
three-quarter- mile handicap run. An IN
wieIdv field of more than sixty runners
took part For the first three laps George
Schmidt OF the Holy Cross LNceum, one
Of the limit men. made the pace when he
gave way to John Costello.
In the mean time Egan. who had been
picking - his men in good style, moved in
10 sixth place Carl Walther. the New YORK
Athletic Club man, aided by a handicap
Of IS Yards had also worked his way to the
front At the bell the Winged Footcr
rushed to the fore, and although hard
pressed by William Brockwell, managed 10
beat the Long Island man by a yard Egan
got third.
Tho summary follows.
seventy ya-5 dash rnovice. 1ns heat Won
by VarL1tt Columbia University. y. 4. New,
Natirr 4. A.. second. William q. Anderson, jr~
Commercial High School third Time sec
onds ,, r.o-
hv ! Y Park unattached Is feeu: Thomas r.
Healy. Dominican Lyceum s feeu, second; wa
tor = Storey. New York a. g. 90 feep' tn'o.
Zoo -vard run handicap: final heau-Won by
" Propos Morris A 4 d8 yarasl -. Sgn,ovs rso'Ii
ser LOughlin LyceUm - YARDS. second, InuIn,
as HesN Dominican Lyceum C6's YARDS. third'
Time. 38's seconds. -
charles II. Debes. Commercial High School; -
e. Williams Hudson Guild second; John w
Nsln Eymard Lyceum. third. Time, 5''S sec
Three -quarter-mile run chandicap,,wcp1, by
Carl Wslther New York A. C.. '2s YARDS WI
second; r !. Dgan. Irish American 4. &. ls
vsrds1 third Time. 8:II%.
Tnree-qusrter-mile run (noyc"; open 70 Navler
members who had never won prize IN en-
A 4 L. competition)-Won nv '. Bertoi
lanes Nolan. second; J. II Brown, third Time
"nS-mile relay handicap final heaO-won by
West side N. G. 4, 20 Earas, trsINTer. e,
'sam 40 ysrdsi CRichtsr. schloesscr McLough-
Nm and YUleI, second, Wyckof Heights tsI
:, srdsI JwendiinE. G. Court, Gusbach and n.
Iourtl third Time. 3:H~.
Putting twelve-pound shot dandicspl Won ny
o p smith. ST Nicholas 4. 4. l2 feet. with
: pJt of 81 feet 81 inches: Thompson. s.
Nicholss A. z 'G feeu. Win Pg' 9f 80 feet 80.
ones .soond >. Eosa4 ,cs, H. Tayer iasbG. Il ,1I5
Three-rnile run thandcap, Won by William
kramer. Long Island ! = f35 vardsJ. Harry
Tom Collins Irish American =. r 80 yards).
'-vf Time. 142s