New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-12
DE GRUCHY BREAKS
TAPE INCHES in
FRONT OF BAKER
Thrilling Finish to l,0OO.Yard
Run at the Naval Militia
Indoor Games.
CLUBMATES MATCH SPRlNTS
Kramer Lowers ArmOry Mark
in Two-Mile Run. Beating
Fast Field.

Ollia DE GrUCnN. inc new Olh .N'''lN''
Club distance runner won the l,rO-yard
handicap run by inches At the annual
games OF the I'd Battalion. Naval MI
litis. I'm its armory at the foot OF 90
street, Brooklyn. last night The victory
was all the more crcditable az De Gruchy
succeeded I'm leading to the wire Homer
Baker. a clubmatc and holder Of the one
half-mile senior national championship
run. The winners time OF 2lt 40 I'M
proved the old armory record. held by
Baker. by three-hfths Of a second.
The fight FOR first place was the bitter
ost seen IN local armory in many
months.
field u thirty-tvo competed with j.
+. Mcmahon. OF the 1.Ong Island Athleuc
CLUB. as limit handicap starter. leadih1
the pack De Gruchy was Leading BAKER
i'm hot pursuit Of the leaders. The Two
scratch runners made fast progress
through the bis pack. De Gruchy NOV
ing into third place, 4 yard in 'front.' Of
Baker. a lap and a half from home, soon
after entering the final lap.
DE Gruchy assumed the lead. but Baker
Immediately jumped him The latter then
spruted along with his clubmate at his
heels. Baker had two-yard lead. half
lap from the finish The strong De
Gr,chy. however. gradually cut down the
small advantage. and By last sprint won
by inches. =. Il. Mount, OF Central CON
sregatonal church, who was third, was
ten Yards behind.
William j. Kramer. the former 'cToss-
country king bettcrcd the armory record
OF 9:22l-5. held by Hanncs kolehmd!nen
IN defeating a large field I'm the two-mile
handicap run. The now figures are s:H 10
Kramer tocd the scratch mark alone
and from the starting pistol he went
after the leaders Two laps from home
no ASSUMED the pacing position and. set
ting gait az he pleased, won easily by
thirty Yards Harry J. Smith. Of the
Bronx Church House, came along strono
I'm the last lap and finished second. Tom
Iougncld a New York runner. was third.
The summaries follow.
Three quarter milo run CLOSED handicap o.,
Won br T..r MgNal'l. Fourth Division -
ards. s. q Wig.cu. second, Division 80
,arI.I. second. II. r. Reynolds f'lith IL
Vision - yardsl. 'hlri. Tim" 30
Two. milo 'ur ,opsu rardicapi-Non by W
D Kramer Long Island s. .. ,scraf'h'. %. j
smith EronN church Eouss 80 ards. sec
onJ. D. i.rgfsld. Soy Norh a. g.. 100 YARDS
fUird Time g.gir tncV armorr record.
Du.. mile ran uoNiD"i-.N Won 1y n. g. ia
rI1g.oa. unattached. W. Di,kman Gnai'scl'd,
second g. " ,Iencn,c. knights % s. IN
tony 'Hiri Time. SOS
So,ard rln loper. handicap Won hy J. ..
Grfits- Hanson Place " T.. 10 ysrds'; IT. ,.
Lennon. Ncv loro \. e.. % >hris' - o"H'
n " sheppard. Irish American :. e.
,.rrsi,u. third Time. o3o-s. 60
Tpo-uuo bicycle rae thar4i,apl won us
J. Townsend bronx church House 20 F"i4Sa,
"a Walincr Empire CIV Wue"im"n -
,ar.lu. second g. 4 Van Isndt. Empire Ivy
Vle.Imen uiO ,ard-i. third. Time. 6.ly's..
-i,f..ssri dasn ,rloscIJ Won D' J.. / Nc .
Saii,. vourth y. i-lou. j. -. Maurer. second
Ilrl sior second. e. -. Dahl. Ir., Fourth III
Vision third. Time. o.eI',
~t.t,.gtrl dash tuGru laHIieApl " on 10y =,
H. Eugies central Congregational 'hur'h -
f.cr. Dan J. Ferris. Irish American y I, -
f,~tl .a,onI. William LandEtaf. - uArthol
orl.v i. e. % fc"u. third Time o:0S't
utu ward run thaHdicspj. Won b' one NC
,,r.. ~, Now York 4 o. lscratcm. lIoWer
Ilstsr N.v Io'N \ &. Dseratch'. second .
a. o. Mount FOURTH Avenue II. T. church go
,arI-, third Time 2.li" new armofN rec
cno ,s-I run ,cIosed. uo,lc-l Won by \.
German Fourth Dl. ision. !. -nchy, Second
Division aeeord 4 Kcany Second DIVISION.
third Time. -