New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
COLUMBIA STARS SHINE
Do Brilliant Work in New York
University Games.
CAPTURE THE RELAY RACE
Blue and White Athletes Compel
New York A. G. Teams to
Bow in Defeat.

Columbia University furnished a surprise
nj the New York University indoor games
in the 22d Regiment Armory last night by
defeating two New York Athletic Club
teams in a one-mile relay racH They won
easily by a margin Of a dozen yards. The
Columbia team was hardly in the running
in the first two relays. but. thanks to the
splendid sprint by R. NJ. Bonsib in the third
relay, the team from Morningside Heights
went into the lead, and had no difficulty
I'm maintaining the advantage to the end.
This was not all of COlumbia's glory,
either for Richards Hale, a Columbia
sophomore, captured the 12-pound shotput'
and what honors there were went to the
college team.
The relay was the last fixture on the
programme, and II was the best. Richmond
of the New York Athletic Club, got or IN
the lead. The field. representing. in add-
tion to Columbia and the Mercury Foot the
Eastern District and the West side Young
Mems Christian Association ard the Ma
tional Athletic Club teams was well
punched behind him through the first relay
He had little trouble in sending Walther,
the second of the New York Athletic Club
men. off to q good lead. Columbia was
trailing. and seemed to be out of IT, Buck
ish the second of the Blue and White run
ners. tried to make up a little ground and
succeeded in gaining half dozen yards on
Walther Bonsb was fully twenty yardS
behind when he started on the third relay
hut he bIded his time and did not make an
effort to cut down the handicap until his
last lap, when ne set off at whirlwind
pace and ran through the field, catching
Eddie Prick, the leader. about twenty yards
from the touch-off.
He gave Patton lead of five yards. and
the latter increased ii with every stride
finally pulling out twenty yards ahead OF
De Grouchy. who was finishing for the
Mercury Foot Patton slowed down in the
last two laps but not sufficiently to en-
able De Grouchy TO gain more than hail
dozen yards.
The Columbia man was strong at the nm
ish and trotted across the line dozen
yards in the lead. The New York Athletic
Club first team was second and the second
team of the same organization was third
Unfortunately for the New York Univer-
sity track associations treasury, the meet
was not a paying one and the programme
was not nearly as attractive as the ad'
vance notices led one TO believe. Less than
one thousand spectators were on hand
John Paul Jones and the other stars of the
athletic world who were scheduled to par
ticipate failed to appear, and their names
weren't even on the programme.
Alvah T. Meyer, of the irish-American
Athletic Club and holder of the indoor
,tv, ct rat eh
sprinting ability and won the seventy-yard
handicap run in easy style. Meyer was on
scratch and had to run through two pre-
liminary heats, but he outclassed his oppo-
nents and won the finals in Z 30 seconds.
In the semi-fnal he was second to F. j.
Reynolds. Of the New York Athletic Club,
on the 5h-yard mark, in the fastest heat
of the evening the time of which was 2-5
seconds.
Thomas Mclaughlin, a schoolboy from ST.
Johns Prep, won the interscholastic half
mile handicap race. after a we'll fought
struggle with c. II. Piebes, Of Commercial
High School, and F. Lagay, jr., of Barrin-
ger High School, of Newark. The three
finished within five yards OF each other,
after having run stride for stride from the
start. Lagay led for the first quarter-mile,
but in the last half of the race Mclaughlin
was in the lead and fought off a spirited
challenge by Lagay and Piebes in the last
fifty yards. Piebes managed to outsprint
Lagay and won the place.
The summaries follow:
seventy-yard run Chandicap)-Won by A. T
Meyer Irish,American A. C. Scratch: f.
F.. j. Reynolds, New York A. c. 90 feeD,
third. Time, O:0T 80.
Hal 2 mile on
by Thomas A. Mclaughlin, ST. Johns Prep
(scratch): G. H. Piebes, Commercial II. S. 80
ysrdsl. second; I. Lagay' jr. Barringer II. s
(15 yards), third. Time, 2:0j.
Military Athletic League relay (24O0 yards
handicap)-Won by list Regiment first team
l4G yardsl. composed Of L. B.; Dorland, Z. J.
Sweeney. NJ. McHush and r Esan; I'D Regi-
ment (52 yardsl second, with j. X. ONeil, j.
Richmond, G. Walthcrs and o. W. De Guchy;
list Regiment second team Cse yards). third,
with J. +. Connolly, g. WILCOX, F. j. Wrigh
and r. Buist Time. 4:56 4-5.
10O0-yard run (handcap)-Won by E.
Moran New YORK A. c. % Yards A. DoldeT,
W West side d. y; M. C. a. coz ., yaIds,' second;
yards). third. Time, 2:2i.
Half-mi run (noyice)-Won by j. A.
University. second: G. G. o'Donahue, Fordham
University, third Time, 2:l2 3-S,
Three mile run (handicap)-Won by II. J.
Smith, Pastime A. G. (35 yards: a. Roth
Mohawk a. c. 90 yards), second: George J.
Critchley New York A. c. go yards). third
8OO-yard run Chandicap)-Won by E. Lohse,
Xsvier A. a. q yardsl; p E. McCaffTey, Loggh-
Mott Haven \. G. 70 yards, third. Time,
o:a3h
One-mile relay thaudicapI-won by columbia
University al YARDS n +. Macdonald, w. G..
Buckish. r. NJ Bonsib and 7. b. Paton); New
York A G. first team CJ yardsI J. w. Richmond,
G. Walther O. W, DE Gulchv and T. FriclO.
second; New York A: C.. second team $50 yards
or. NcNally W. j. McKenna, Y. J, Casey and
W. G Packard. third Time 3:25B
Putting i2-pOund shot (handicap)-WCn By
Richards Hale, Columbia University - fceD.
with put Of A. feet: G. W. Mclaughlin. New
York University % feeO second, with a put Of
Al feet 3h inches; 4. F. Mackay. New York
University a feeO, third. with put Of 40 fest
10i5 inches.
Running high jump (handicap)-Won by War
rcn c. Fielding. New York A. c. @ inchesl'
with a iump OF feet II inches; G. Martens.
Mott Haven A. {. % inches). second. with a
tump of ; feet inches; y. G. Couden, Perth
Amboy IT, S 6 nches), third with jump OF
r feet inches.