New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
KRAMER SUPREME IN
'CROSS-COUNTRY RUN
Wins Title for Third Successive
Year in Senior Champion
ship Contest.
TEAM HONORS FOR |. A. A. c.
Harry Smith and George Holden
Have Pretty Struggle for
Second Place, Former
Winning at End.


Athletic history was made in the senior
national 'cross-country championship run
Yesterday, when William j. Kramer, OF
the Long Island Athletic Club, the irwin
chile distance runner, captured the title
Tor the third time in four years. The run
was held over the new Van Cortlandt
Park course. and was ATTENDED by several
thousand persons Kramer gave a won
derful exhibition of speed and stamina.
lie assumed the lead practically at the
start. and never for single stride after
the hrst mile did he relinquish the posi-
lion. lie crossed the finish line amid
cheers, showing not the semblance OF
fatigue. with an inet-yard lead owe
Harry Smith His time of "a minutes 81
seconds for the two circuits of three miles
WAS the best that has been accomplished
vet over the new trail.
Harry Smith, holder OF the fte-mie
metropolitan and ten-mile national titles
had 10 take Kramers dust all the way
However, he had to call upon his grit ana
speed at the last moment to capture sec
Snd place, by The margin of five YARDS
.ieorge f. Holden, of the Ionkers YOUNG
MEMS Christian Association, the Junior
national champion of 1910. gave Smith
utter fight for the place in the last sew
.nty yards, but failed to overtake hlih'
Abel r. Kiyiat, the Irish-American cham-
pion. who has not taken to the hills Tor
yer a year. surprised the athletic critics
~ romping home in fourth position, thir-
ME
ven. a clubmate, some fifteen yards De-
Nnd.
Surprise was manifested when IL became
.tnown that. Hannes Kolehmainen' inc
Finn. who won the international cross
country race at the Olympic games a'
stockholm. who was an entrant, talied 10
iirish. Numerous wagers were mace OH
he foreigners chances against hrdihei'
The Finn ran we'll up during the Hrst
mile. but on beginning the second he was
seize, with d stitch in the side. Inc PAIN
was so severe that Kolehmainen rapidly
fell reArward, to drop out fifty yaros from
the end OF the first lap, unnoticed by the
large crowd. William Kolehmalneh' the
,,,of, ssional. who acted as trainer Tor MS
brother. said that Hannes was alinost
doubled up by the stitch, and attempted
Co complete the full distance, but was uh-
able.
The lrish-American Athletic Club. when
decisively captured the team honors last
vaar encountered little trouble again IN
rcue,tiny the victory. The Winged Fist
WIS represented By the strongest squad OF
thc four clubs entered, and carried .the
al nf Is.
collie runners finished in second, third,
fourth. fifth and seventh positions, iourlh
and seventh places being earned by NC
Namara and Collins, who few days ago
had their suspension lifted. The New
York Athletic Club, which is fighting de-
,erminedIv to retrieve much of its lost
athletic prestige, was second, with taiiy
of sc points The Mohawk Athletic Cluo'
of The Bronx was third. with ~ points
while the Yonkers Young Mems Christian
Association, although having full team
entered, only finished three members.
Nine scratches at the start dwindled
,he field down to twenty-seven competi-
tors. A merry scramble took place for the
pacing honors. Kramer, Tom Dwyer, or
the Mohawk Athletic Club. and Smith con-
tending. Going up the steep gol1 INKS
hill the contestants ran In single ME- win
Kramer. Kolehmainen, Smith and Holden
ascending in order. Reaching the one
nile point Kramer still retained his posi-
ion while five yards back came Smith.
Who was pressed by Holden, Kolehmainen
end Johannsen. Spirited sprinting eniiv-
ened the next half mile, but Kramer held
his place. Smith had dropped back to
fourth place, being passed by Holden ana
Johannsen. Coming into view at the end
Of the lap, Kramer had jumped away TO
a twenty-yard lead, with Smith back In
second place and Holden and Johannsen
trailing a few yards back.
Lengthening his stride coming across the
polo field. Kramer opened up space or
ffty wards. but while taking the turn for
the second lap he lost several yards by
running into a mounted policeman. lie
was timed for the first lap OF three miles
in 1s minutes 81 % seconds. Johannsen
followed Kramer, with Holden at his side
and Smith. Mcnamara and Kiviat well
behind him.
Holden closed up the gap in the dash
for the hill on the last circuit, but Kram-
or took the hill with fifty-yard lead over
he Yonkers runner Holden and Smith
were having a pretty battle for second
place, while Kramer was going along with
,jctory in sight. At the fourth mile
Kramer was followed by Holden who was
leading Smith by ten yards. While Kram-
er was leisurely increasing his lead Smith
md Holden were continuing their tussle
'or second honors. They were almost
abreast on top Of the hill, and were fight
ing each other tooth and nail as they en-
tered the final stretch across the fiat
ground. Seventy yards from the tape
smith jumped his rival and succeeded In
aosing him out by few yards.
Members Of the Irish-American Athletic
club predominated in the first group home,
and their victory was decisive. OF the
twenty-seven contestants only seven failed
20 finish
The summary follows.
Pos Runner and club Time.
.W / Kramer, Long Island A c.. .. "a :32
sH j. Smith. unattached. ..:........ 34:48
C r Holden. Yonkers Y. NJ. c. A. 34:4S
"A Kiyiat, Irish-American a. Co.. 1901
az " Johannsen. Irish-Amer. A. c.. 5:0s
t-J J. Mcnamara. lrish-Amer. a. c.. 1928
BIT Rarden, Irish-American A. Co.. 35:3s
&c J. Critchley New York A. c.. 35:43
TT j. Collins. irish-American A. c.. 1858
s-M d. Huysman. Irish Amer. A. c.. 35:4