New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
KRAMER RETAINS SPEED
Wins Senior 'Cross.COuntry
Title for Third Time.
NO INDICATION OF INJURY
Johannsen and Bellars Follow
Him Home in Six Mile Run
at Van Cortlandt Park.

William ]. Kramer. the wonderful dis
tanoe runner of the Long Island Athletic
Club. established a precedent yesterday
when he captured for the third Successive
year the senior metropolitan 'cross-coun-
try championship, at six miles, held over
the new Van Cortlandt Park course
Kramer won in a most impressive man.
ner. There were some spectators who pre-
dicted that he would be unable to don
another running shoe. as he sustained an
injury to his left foot on board the Fin
land, en- route to the Stockholm games.
Kramer crossed the line in splendid con-
dition with an 0-yard advantage. not dis
playing any sign OF having been in a hard
race. He practically set the pace through
out, assuming command in the first mile
His time was "a minutes 81 2-5 seconds
Frans Johannsen. of the 1rish-American
Athletic Club, who vanquished the field
In tho junior national event last year,
was the second athlete home, after run
ming prominently from the start Fred
erick @. Bellars, the best or the New
York Athletic Club distance squad,
showed fine speed. finishing third, thirty
yards In the wake OF the Swede. Sidney
Leslie. Of the Long Island Athletic Club.
showed Improvement, trailing home
fourth. Harry ]. Smith. the former Pas
time Athletic Club member. was unable
to finish better than fifth, although re-
garded by many as the probable winner
Smith ran we'll on the frst lap OF the
course, but weakened in the last two
miles. finishing more than $50 yards be-
hind Kramer.
The Irish-American Athletic Club re-
versed the result OF last year, when II
triumphed over the New York Athletic
Club In the team competition. The Celtic
Park representatives finished in second,
fifth, sixth, ninth and twentieth positions,
for a total OF - points. The Winged Foot
organization pressed them with 81 points.
The Long Island Athletic Club. with
team Of inexperienced youngsters, except
for Kramer. finished good third, with %
points.
Fear was expressed. however that the
Irish American club may lose the banner,
owing 10 tho alleged ineligibility OF Jo-
| hansen. The Swede went home In July
| 10 compete for his country In the Olympic
contests. and Il was asserted by men,
bers OF the registration committee that
ne would have TO be IN this country four
months before he was clear 10 represent
the Irish club again. The committee will
endeavor TO untangle the protest but
should its decision be rendered against
the Celtic Park team the case Will be
IL. oil
board
Teams from six clubs and five individual
starters faced James u. Sullivan, the
referee. at the outset, totalling ffty-four
runners The finish. at 252d street ana
Broadway. drew several thousand enthu-
siasts. Lines were stretched twenty
yards apart to prevent interference
While tho field was travelling over the
| trail the spectators could see them for
almost two OF the three miles. slight
change had been made in the course.
compelling the runners TO 90 around the
| golf course.
4 mad scramble ensued at the outset
for the lead. and at the half-mile point
Smith had attained # with margin OF
three yards over Kramer. who was sec
ond. and Johannsen. who was at his SIDE.
The remainder Of the field was we'll
punched and running strongly. Taxing
| 10 the first hill, Kramer showed his STAN
ina by Jumping into the lead, being nve
yards in advance Of John ]. Mcnamara,
with Johanssen third. Fred Bellars'
| George Holden, OF the Yonkers Y. NJ. I.
A., and Leslie followed in order.
When the leaders hove in sight on the
hill. Kramer stu retained his position
with Mcnamara following few yards
behind and Johanssen third. The leaders
showed the way down the winding course
| to the golf house, and in the course
across the polo rield they had to travel
through lanes Of spectators. Kramer,
MCNAMARA and Johanssen were within
| three yards of each other as the first
named completed the first lap in Is min
| utes 80 seconds. Bellars and Leslie fol-
! lowed closely.
When Kramer reached the steep golf
hill on the last lap Of the course. ne was
! seen to draw away. gaining at least ten
yards on Mcnamara and Johanssen, the
nearest competitors. Emerging from the
hills, Kramer had increased his advantage
to over fifty yards and was going along
easily. At four and half miles Johans-
sen succeeded in moving into second
place, but Mcnamara had fallen back.
third position being held by the rugged
Bellars. Mcnamara was fighting des-
perately TO hold fourth place. hard
pressed by Leslie and Smith. Kramer
however, was not menaced at any time.
The summary follows: