New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
DREW HARD TO DEFEAT
Negro Again Leads AIvah Meyer
in Spirited Race.
KEPHART IN FINE FORM
Erasmus Hall Runner Wins
Sensational Victory in
300-Yard Sprint.

OUU- ara OpFluL.
Howard p. Drew, the negro Splinter Of
Springfield. Mass. won another splendid
victory I'm taking the 60-yard handicap
open sprint race at the annual indoor
games Of the Stuyvesant High School
Athletic Associa ton, held In the list
Regiment Armory last night The ma
tional champion again led to the tape
Alvah T. Meyer, of the Irish-American
Athletic Club a victor In the Olympic
games. who had 2-foot handicap.
Thomas G.. Behnken. an unattached run
ner. with a handicap OF II feet. was third
two feet in the wake OF Meyer
Although he was handicapped by a
slight injury to his left leg. Drew showed
lightning speed. but limped at the end.
The negro started with the crack OF
the gun, and at thirty yards came
abreast of Meyer They tore along to-
gether as team until ten Yards from
the tape, when Drew jumped his opponent
and led him to the finish by one foot
Drew covered the distance in six and
;wo-ffths seconds, second behind the
worlds record.
Harold Kephart. the fast Splinter of the
Erasmus Hall High School. won a SEN
sational victory in the 3O0-yard sprint
The Buff and Blue athlete carried the
field along at a heart breaking pace. and
won by yard in a stubborn finish.
Thomas Greenbaum. representing the
Townsend Harris Hall High School. who
also ran a sterling race, was second
while inches in his wake came Derrill
Trenholm, the hurdle champion OF the
De Witt Clinton High School
From the crack of the gun not three
yards separated the three runners. who
sprinted over the boards at lightning
speed. Kephart maintained his position
to the finish. although Trenholm made a
bclatcd effort near the tape. which
proved futile.
Lawrence Won Mechow the half-mile
champion Of the Public Schools Athletic
League. found the allowances allotted in
the l.00-yard handicap run too much 10
overcome and was unplaced. Charles
Pebis Of the Commercial High School,
with a handicap Of IS yards. was the win.
ner by q margin OF five yards; Mike
Thompson, Of Poly Prep, who formerly
represented Jamaica High School, I'm
ished strongly in second place.
Howard Ritter. student OF the East
Side school. was double victor in the
closed events TO Stuyvesant students. lie
won the l2-pound shot put and the rum
ming high jump. the latter, however,
after d jump-oft OF a tie.
The mile relay race open TO high schools
was a spirited contest and resulted In a
victory for Manual Training, Of Brooklyn.
by three yards.
The summaries follow.
0o-yard dash Junior, handcapl-Wo
by g. Ehrhardt e. feet; w. Farrell
tnird limcS0O' 20
Go-yard dash Senior. hand!cap)-Won
by NJ white (scratch. Y. White q FOOT,
second: X. Moore q feeu, third. Time
One-mue -un (handicap)-Won by q.
Starkic GO yardsJ r. Rutledge go yardsl.
Time. o.2s l-5
iiO-yard run (handlcap)-Won by L.
Abbey 80 YARDS; l.. TAYLOR tsecondl; q.
Barnes go yards, third. Time. 0.5j rs
One-lap dash midget. handicap)-Won
by r. Walsh az YARDS. r. Casmer 10
YARDS. second; ii. Cohen 70 yardsj' third.
Time. or Is.
Running high jump 1hsndicapl-Tie be
tween H. Timm q inches and ii. Ritter
70 inches). with feet inches. W.
Fischer tscratcn), . feet 6 inches. third
Ritter won the Jump-on.
30O-yard dash tscratch. open)-Won by
Harold Kephart, Erasmus Hall; T.
Greenbaum, Townsend Harris, second .
d. Trenholm, De witt Clinton. third.
Time, O.SJ 10.
S-Pound shot put Junior handicap
Won by 4. Hammerschlag Oscratch) 10
feet inches; +. Maurcr 80 inchesl, ~
feet lVls inches. second: O.. lombard t25
inches. u feet 10 inches. third.
2-o-yard dash (handlcap)-Won by J.
ond \. Hammerschlag a yard, third.
Time. 0.35.
Acropanc contest-Eadclff, first, over
ton. second: Steuben. third.
l2-pound shot put-Won by VI. Ritter
go inches. 81 feet 6ls inches, schwartz 80
inches. - feet . inches. second y. Far
Der scratch. 81 feet 10 inches. third
l.0D-yard run handicap. open TO high
schoolsl-Won by {. .Pevis, Commercial
II. S. 90 yards. VI Thompson, Poly Prep.
(35 yards). second; r. Richard, Yonkcrs
t55 yards). third. Time. 2:22 l-5.
325- yard dash tclosed to ex-members)-
Won by Hutchinson (35 yards), W. koene-
man (S5 YARDS: second A. Schaefer 80
schools)-Won by Manual Training. with
Feversten. Burns. Shannon and Luce: .
Commerce. second, with White, Carson,
Norton and Schultz; Townsend Harris
Hall. third. with r. Greenbaum. q. Green
baum. Friedman and Hemple. Time. 2.23.
6o-yard dash lopen)-Won by III. j.
Drew, Springfield II. $. (scratcm; 4. Z.
Meyer, Irish-American a. c. G. feet, sec
ond j. q. Behnken, unattached I'll feeU.
third Time. OF 20.