New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
STR0B|NO WINS BY LAP
Takes an Early Lead and Holds
1t in Ten-MiIe Run.
FIGHT FOR SECOND PLACE
Jordan Noses Out Smith After
Gruelling Sprint in
Indoor Games.

CASTOR Strobino OF tho South Paterson
Athletic Club. who finished third in the
Marathon run in the olympic games AT
Stockholm last July. won the tcn-mila
scratch run. which was the feature of the
indoor games held Jointly by the Bronx
Church House and Battery \. I'm the lat
ters armory in The Bronx last night.
Strobino broke the tare almost a full Lap
ahead Of the field in the good time of 50
minutes % seconds
Edward Jordan. OF the Navier Athletic
Association. captured the second prize.
but by the slight margin of few yards.
from Harry ]. Smith. the ten-mile ma
tional champion. who was cutsprinted in
the finish Fourth place went 10 Hugh
Horahan. an unattached runner, who roll
lowed GO yards behind Smith Harry Jer-
sen. the former Pastime runner. was
fifth.
For the first three and a half miles oil
the long race Smith led the pack Of
twenty-eicht runners with Strobno scr
ond. Jordan third and Thurc Johannsen.
of the lrish-American Athletic CLUB.
fourth The lead alteruated several times
up to the sixth milo. where Strohino
sprinted away from his opponents. with
Smith trailing him ard Jordan third.
Thereafter the outcome was never IN
doubt. as little by little Strooino gained
on the field and finished as he pleased.
Jordan and Smith gave the spectators a
thrill in their desperate duel for second
place, Jordan passing Smith 100 yards
from the finish.
The mounted relay OF -four men was
exciting from start 10 finish The en-
trants took any number of headers. be-
sides losing their mounts. The race was
won by the Fifth Company team, which
was MADE up Of Corporal King. Corporal
Curran. Private Hoffman and Mechanic
McMullen. The men covered twelve laps.
The New York Athletic club won the
club when Packard. the winged foot an
Choir runner, flashed past Fitzpatrick. the
Pastime sprinter. in the last ten yards.
Eddie Zines, of the Bronx Churcn
House the indoor junior high jump cham
pion captured the three standing jump
competition from scratch win an effort
of 30 feet - inches.
Egon Erickson. The Mott liaven Atm
letic CLUB national his9 jump champion.
easily won his favoIte event from
scratch by leapIng feet incr.
The summaries follow:
75-yard dash ohandicap)-Won by r.
Sweeney, Battery \ do teeb; III. SeHey'
Bronx Church House az feet. second IL.
Faher, American y. &. - feco.
third. Time, c:s 10.
jo1-yard run movice)-NOn by j. Shelf
fold, Mott Haven \. c.; W. kornerman'
Bronx Church House. second; T.. keer.
unattached. third. Time III.
Three -mile-run thandicapj-Won
by ]. Hampson. Nonkers y. NJ 4. y 80
YARDS: j. Roscnbaum. unattached $50
YARDS, second: q. j. Fisher. National \.
{. 90 YARDS. third. Time 90.
Sco-yard dash ,handicap,--Won by ".
Gilman. National A. e. q yards: G.
Bausch Eastern District !. NJ g. \. -
YARDS. third. Time. o:56 40
Medley relay race zone mile and l,e6o
yardsl3Won by New York \. {. Pack
a. C. DALEY. McHugh Shay. Fitzpatrick.
second. Time. Sic.
One-mile walk-Won by s. Schwartz.
Irish-American a. G. 90 secOndD; W.
Berner. unattached 80 seconde), second
w. Plant, Long Island A. {. GO seconds.
third. Time. ,:l5 90
Ten-mile run (scratchJ-Won by CASTOR
Strobino South Paterson \. C.:eiarry
Smith. unattached. second: Eddie Jordan
Xavier 4. $, third Time. :02 80.
Twelve-pound shot put handicapl-Won
by c. Vitacek. Bronx Church House IS
feet 5 inchesl. % feet lll2 inches: \. !.
Reich, Irish-American A. c. % feeD. -
feet inches. second; T. b. TONES, unat-
tached 60 feet). e. feet 5I2 inches. third.
Running high jump handicap)-Won bN
L. Erickson. Mott Haven A. {. scratch,
feet ! inch: J. Brecson. Pastime A. {. %
inches). feet inches, second. +. 4.
Hollbrook. Smart Set A. e. g inches), .
feet 5 inches, third.
Three standing jumps CLOSED 70 Church
Athletic LeagueD-Won by T.. Emes,
Bronx Church House (scratch, - feet p2
ir ches: S. Bauer. Bronx Church House
(S6 inches). 32 feet > inches. second: F. l..
Stevenson. Trinity Club ~ inches). q
feet 2ia inches. third.