New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-09
NEW YORK ATHLETIC
CLUB WINS TROPHY
Long Island Squad Runners.
Up in Juniors metropolitan
'CroSS-Country Fixture.
LESLIE FIRST TO FINISH
Springsteen, of Yonkers, Puts
Up Game Fight for the
Individual Honors-
Course Is Heavy.

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Running we'll punched throughout thu
entire Journey, the barriers of the New
York Athletic Club succeeded in winning
the point trophy in the Junior metropol.
tan cross country championship OF tn,
Amateur Athletic Union. held over the
official Van Cortandt Park course Of six
and half miles yesterday.
The Winged Foot members hung UP the
small total of % points, scoring its run
ners I'm second, third. fourth. fifth and
ninth places. George Critchley and Frank
Smith, two other New York runners, who
competed for the individual title, finished
sixth and seventh, but their points were
not counted.
Athletic Club, which had total OF 90
points. The representatives from the
Irlsh-American and Mohawk Athletic
clubs had a stiff fight for third position.
the first named nosing out their rivals BY
one point. with count Of 50 points. The
Glencoe Athletic Club followed, with Liz
points, and proved to be the only other
organization Of the eight that started 70
finish with full teams.
Sidney L. Leslie, the clever Long Island
Athletic Club runner, who has competed
oh mi innGhtn
lance events in the lat year, broke mo
tape as the individual winner. after
hard fight in the last half mile He
sprinted across the line with a teh-yaso
advantage almost in a state or collapse IN
the creditable time of "a minutes 10 sec
onds. Considering the heavy turf and
ground. il was a fine performance.
Russell Springsteen, competing Tor inc
Yonkers Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. weakened in the final stages AFTER a
fight with Leslie from the start, and couh
not respond to the Long Island CLUB run
ner's final sprint.
CASTOR Strobino, who finished third IN
the Olympic Marathon run at stockholm
last year surprised many OF his ioIlo"-
ers when he romped home In third posi-
ton. some $50 yards In the rear OF
Springsteen. Strobino took the posieion
in the last mile and half and was run
ming strongly at the finish NICK Glanak-
opolus. the Greek runner, VINO was wei
liked for the tile. ran well Tor nVe unies
OF the course, but then fell behind ana
finish ID in fourth place
The early morning rain LETT the three
and a quarter mile course IN heavy con
dition and compelled twelve OF the nfv-
nine starters TO drop by the wayside' AS
the runners were sent or heaVy ra'"
began to fall. In spite of the inclemen.
weather there were several thousano
spectators at the finish.
Whom the field reached the one-nuie
poInt. ascending the golf INKS hesno
Springsteen, Gianakopolus and otroOino
were out in front accepting the pace OF
snringsteen. The others were punche"
close behind. AS me pack descended the
hill in the back woods Springsteen was
still In front, with Gianakopoius ana .
10 AZ his heels. but Stfobino had been ieIs
fifty yards behind.
Entering the stretch 6prfnssteen was
still unable TO shake Off his close asoeno-
ants He completed the first circuit Oh
slightly more than three miles ana
quarter In IT minutes second eIiahah-
onolus and Leslie were still oosBhs
c,rtres+een's steps. with Strobino some
,b,r+v wards in the rear and gradually
o,os,rg the gap. Harry Biddle OF the
Nobawks. was fifth; Hughes. OF the Ne"
Works sixth, with Wenz. a cfupmate'
next. The pace had forced Two OK u'e
starters TO drop out.
The three leaders engaged IN many
sprints in the final lap, Leshe passins
Gianakopolus some fifty yards fur'ner
ON only TO be passed by the Greek a'h-
Lotto after a hot sprint. Gianakopoius'
bowever. encountered much, trouble ID
going up the steep golf links null anu
when the leaders had reached 'he 'op
snr,nesteen and Leslie were aoreas"
while Gianakopolus had dropped le''
yards behind.
The two leaders then set out on Ter
r,fo pace to kill Off each other' Ou'
cnr,rpsteen. was the stronger and man
oged 70 gain a Vineyard advantage. Inc
Liter kent close on his heels, and as they
were sighted in the hills both were run
ming together, with Strobino about nun
dred wards in the rear. AS Springsteen ana
Leslie passed the station clerks about
half mile from the finish the latter
sprinted on TO the turf course. taking the
lead from his Yonkers opponent. Spring
steen tried hard to follow the pace, out
Leslie gradually left him behind.
The summaries follow:
- -, ,,,h Time.
POS NAME uIu 80. rs,o,,d ... "a .A6
ar Sprngsteen, Yonkers y NJ L 90 %
sGaston Strobino. unattached. ....'''''9o22 20
en- Gianakopulos, unattached. ..''..'. 100 %,
M Hughes New York. ........''''''' So'Ua
80 Crltchley New York. .....-.'''' so;o3
sF Smith New York. ........'''.''.99 70 70
Nv i Horton New York. ........''''3o
90 Gibbons New York. ..,......'''''' 90 =. 20
oh; doh 1si iIrish American .......36:2l
III Kramer Long Island ...'''''''''' ~ ~ 90 90
S-H J. Fogel Irish American '''''''''ooo.9 ,'
81 O'Connor New York. ......'''''''' 80 ~
To- O'Nell. New York ..''''''.''' 30, -
81 j. Williams. unattached. .....''''''3 90 - -
III Ruggie.o, Bronx Church House. -
Io-H. Jameson. Glencoe .........'..'.''' 80 20 ~
:, - ktnssier Long Island ...,........3T:l
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