New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
Kiviat Wins Two Races and
Beats Meredith After a
Sizzling Struggle.
DREW A SPRINTING MARVEL
Mcdonald Sets Worlds Figures
with Weight, While Platt
Adams Captures Three
First Places.

OF the sport damned their way in the
b.g amphitheatre ana spared not their
throats in shouting and cheering
From the moment the feet-footed
Howard p Drew. the 10O-yard national
champion, won the opening heat Ill the
7j-yard dash. Father Time was put To
confusion. while by way of variety Pat
rick j. Mcdonald, the massive police
man. added a few more inches TO the
record for putting the 24-pound shot.
With a mighty heave of 80 feet ga
inches the IrishAmerican Athletic CLUB
giant not only broke the American rec
ord held by himself. hut also established a
new worlds mark. lie led W. f. Ross
81 the New York Athletic club, his
closest rival, by a wide margin.
Abel r. Kiviat won the lions share OF
the honors He not only captured the
l0o-yard run in record time. but de-
feated Ted Meredith the Olympic winner
and holder Of the worlds half-mile rec
ord, in the 6OO-yard run after a sizzlinS
struggle that made the on-lookers gasp.
Six men toed the scratch in answer to
the summons. "All out for the 600 \
hush fell over the crowd as Charley Har-
NcN. secretary Oh tue Sldt' -NlhA'tiN NO''
mission. introduced each runner in turn
.. DE Grucey, Of the New York Athletic
club. was on the pole; Danny Shea. OF
the Pastime 4. c.. next. Ray NJ. BonslD
of Columbia University third, and TED
Meredith. Abel Kiviat and Tom Halpin
strung out IN the order named. Ira y.
Davenport. of the Illinois Athletic CUB
did not start. He was called away on
business engagement at the last moment
Like hounds unleashed at the pistol :
crack. the six runners bounded down the
track, running at a furious clip with De
Grucey leading. and Bonsib. Meredith,
shea. Kiviat and Halpin running in the
order named. all we'll punched. Soon
after rounding the first turn Shea moved
10 the front and for two laps the order
was unchanged. When the pack swung
on the third and last circuit, however,
Kiviat. Meredith and Halpin went TO the
whip and fghting brains drove tired. UNI
willing muscles 10 the gruelling task. At
the last turn Kiviat flashed through TO
the lead, and then started one of ,bo
greatest races seen in many long day.
Just yard in the rear Meredith tried 10
force his way through on the inside, but
was josted and then lost valuable ground
in going around the field. IL was only a
yard. but one yard with only forty TO go
was too much TO make up on man like
Kiviat. Meredith. however, Strengthened
out and running on the wings of the
wind. crept up. Slowly he came, oh. so
slowly but surely. Meredith, Meredith
fairly screamed the wild eyed crowd. and
swelling back came the slogan 'Kiviat"
from the supporters Of the Irish American
club lad Another inch, two inches Mere
dith gained, and three yards from the
tape the men flashed on even terms, but
Kiviat, with a last effort. staggered over
the line scant six inches in the lead.
Kiviat also raced to impressive vic
tory in the 1.ooo-yard run. and in doing so
established a new American record. He
ran the distance in minutes 10 4-5 sec
onds smashing his own mark of min
utes l6 is seconds set in 1911.
The starters were Kiviat, 4. 7. Mar
ceau. the Boston A. a. runner who holds
the 1,c0o-yard New England champion
ship; Miles McHugh, Of the Pastime A.
G., and Homer Baker. Of the New York
\. c.
At the bark Of the gun Marceau and
McHugh rushed away fighting for the
lead. After a few yards Marceau gained
the pole, with McHugh second, hfvlat
third and Baker trailing. 1t was fast
pace. and oid-timers knew that another
record was In danger.
When two laps had been travelled
Kiviat increased his stride and passed
McHugh, but made no effort TO dislodse
Marceau. A lap further on Baker sud-
denly cut loose a sprint that in a trice
carried him from the ruck TO point
where he seemed likely TO take the lead.
Kivlat then made his effort and promptly
assumed command.
Baker stuck TO his work gamely ana
took second, with Marceau third, While
the fast firing McHugh fell back badly
beaten Throughout the last lap kiviat
increased his lead and broke the tape
fully twenty yards in front of Baker,
who was ten yards ahead of Marceau.
Drew was particular favorite with the
crowd. which cheered wildly as the
speedy negro won the 75-yard dash. When
those who had survived the trial heats
toed the scratch for the decisive test
they lined up as follows: Alvah Meyer,
Irish-American A. c.; Drew. Charles A.
Rice. of the Powder Point School, OF
Danbury, Mass, and +. =. OHara, OF
the Boston Athletic Association.
The quartet got away to an almost per-
feet start. Drew. il anything, being the
quickest off his mark. He also settled
into his stride at once and by the time
10 Yards had been covered led Rice by
more than a yard. while Meyer was only
q few inches behind the Danbury lad.
At 10 yards Drew led by two yards over
Never and Rice, who were running ike
team. From there to the tape Drew
retained his advantage. and Meyer in the
last few strides fought his way into
second place.
The time, 80 seconds. equalled the
worlds amateur record for the distance
and broke by fifth of second the for
mer indoor mark, held by Robert Clough-
en-.
Rarely has an athlete received such an
ovation as that rendered the negro runner
AZ he smilingly returned TO his dressing
room.
Plat Adams, OF the New York Athletic
Club, was as prominent in the field events
as Kiviat was on the track. He won the
standing high jump. the standing broad
lump and the pole vault for distance.
quite a performance for one evening.
To the disappointment Of the crowd and
his own grief. IIannes Kolehmainen. Of
inO IiS at a.