New-York tribune., 1913-07-28
HALES SHOWS HEELS
IN TNO-MILE RUN
GrueIIing SprintS Cut Down Big
HandiCapS in Race at
Engineers Games.

The fourteenth annual athletic games
held under the direction OF the Interna-
tional Union Of Steam and Operating
Engineers, at Celtic Park yesterday
drew a large number Of entrants from
the smaller clubs of the metropolitan dls-
trict. The few men who wore the coiOrS
OF the two major ORGANIZATIONS, the lIish-
American Athletic club and the New
York Athletic Club, showed 10 good ad-
vantage by winning the century ana the
l.0.0-yard runs.
The two-mile run, feature on the af-
tcrnoon's card, after thrilling race,
was won by Rob Hales, distance run
uer Of the Bronx Church House. The
Bronx lad started from scratch Win
Sam Cobb, the Amherst College distance
man. and Tom Barden' ot the lrisn-
American Athletic CLUB.
The handicaps We're generous and the
scratch men started out At fast pace 20
cut down the big lead. The three oach
men ran neck and neck Tor the hrst TWO
laps, Sam Cobb setting a snappy clip.
After the mile post had been passed
Cobb slowed down, putting the pace up
TO Hales, who took up the burden ana
began 10 forge to the front In the last
lap he uncOrked q sprint which brought
him across the line ahead Of King, OF the
St Agnes Athletic club, by over nFe
Yards The other scratch men. Barden
and Cobb. finished nth and sixth, re-
spectvely.
one of the most spectacular races Of
the afternoon was In the io-yard Qash
closed 10 boys under twelve years
James Sullivan, a young protege OF the
secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union
showed his small heels 10 numerous as
pirauts for the winners medal The IT.
tie lad Is only seven years OF age.
The summaries follow:
OPEN EVENTS.
lOO-yarI dash lnoyice)-Won by W. j.
Fahey Grish-American A. c., ". ID G!al'
Bronx Church House, second, a. Mossko Tot"
lOoO-yard run Chandlcap) by j.; ..
peeso New York A. q. % yards, r. J. ga
yey. B,ueyille a. g. 40 yardsl, seconat a
Meysrheim. Glencoe A. G.. e5 YARDS, tai'a'
Fi,e-miie bicycle race ,handlcaPD. . First tria!
city Wheelmen 80 yards. +. fisher, Irish
American A. Z. ,scratchl, second; j. Crowley
Acmo Wheemen l5 yar4sl. thrd' VA, GuloI'
An arican Bicycle club t25 yards, toGItn, 4
j. durphy. Empire city Wheelmen go yaraS'
second heat-won by T. A. Kennedy
Empire City wheelmen 40 yerds1; sde x
second. lanes Prett. Empire City Wheemen
$50 YARDS. third; j. Van ZandL Empire Slty
Wheemen Qi5 YARDS, fourth A. khodes' EAl-
plre City Wheelmen 90 yaTas'' h''n' 1'D'0'
Final heat Of i've miles-wOn BY. T. Ken
nedy rs yards: T. Bello $50 Yards; stn seeaha'
I Pretty UlO yards), third. Time, l4ig4n.
900 ys-a dash thandicap)-Won BY r. ".
Mcdonald, unattached % yards'; J. J. Nc
Mahon Glencoe A. c., second o,. y. Lamont
TWo-mile run (handicap)-Won by r, Hales'
Bronx Church House ,scratch); A. C. hing
81 Agnes's A G. 600 YARDS. second; A. 10
sander. Morningside a. c. Q25 yardsh th''o'
Time. 9:3SA. w.,
Go0-yard run (handicap)-Won by J. o. wa
dron. Knights ot 81 Antony o5 yardsli j..
Rank, Holy cross Lyceum 20 yaFasl, hecoit.,
y Gulmore. Dominican Lyceum (scratch''
third Time. l:l45.
CLOSED EVENTS
seyenty-Ave-yard dash girls under twelve
yolrsl-Won by Estele A. Adler, Aryula
Green. second; Helen McGowan' third. ll"''
Scyenty-hve-yard dash Cboys under twelve
vearo Won by James sullivan, Fred WeneiS'
second. Herbert Adler, third. Time. oIln'