New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
K0LEHMA|NEN SMASHES
A SHEAF OF RECORDS
Wonderful Finn Lowers All
American Marks from
3la to 10 Miles.
LEAVES FIELD FAR BEHIND
Comes Within Half Minute IT
Worlds Record in Race for
National A. A. U. Title
at Columbia.

at Columbia.
TIannes Kolehmainen. the sturdy little
Finn who surprised the athletic world
by his phenomenal achievements on the
cindpr path in the Olympic games at
Stockholm a year ago, stamped himself
as one OF the greatest runners of all time
Yesterday when he ran circles around a
field Of twelve In the ten-mie Amateur
Athletic Union national championship
run at South Field. Columbia University.
and broke all American records from
three and half miles to ten miles, APP
preaching within half a minute OF the
worlds record for ten miles. Kolehmainen,
save for two hundred yards at the start,
lea the entire distance and finished in the
remarkable time OF u minutes 3-5 sec
onds. despite the fact that the crowds
surged all over the track and he had to
dodge through terrific jam all through
the last quarter OF mile.
Harry Smith. OF the Bronx Church
House. who won the ten-mile title a year
ago. ard 10 whom the enthusiasts looked
for mighty battle with the little Finn,
was completely outrun and beaten by
something more than two laps, or a little
more than half a mile Smiths time was
1888. Willie Kyronen. countryman of
the winner. was third. after a gruelling
struggle with CASTOR Strobino, the gritty
Italan-American from South Paterson.
Until the last quarter-mile Strobino ard
the Finn raced on even terms, but in the
final dash for the tape the Finn cut
loose with 4 wonderful burst of speed
and defeated Strobino by sixty yards or
more His sprint was so wonderful that
it almost carried him up to Smith. Stro-
bino was fourth, Nick Gianakopulos tifth.
Harry Biddle, of the Mohawks. sixth, and
Frank Zuna, of the Irish-American Ath-
letic Club. seventh.
Most remarkable of all the glory Of
Kolehmainen's splendid race was the
fact that he carried down the American
records for every distance from three and
half miles to ten miles The first mark
to fall by the boards was Tommy Con-
neff'S long standing record OF l7:42. which
the oldtime champion made at Bergen
Point, n. j.. in September 1892. Koleh-
mainen's mark yesterday Of 1925 eclipsed
Connects record by sixteen seconds. Next
to suffer was Louis scotts four-mile rec
ord of zoos Is. which the South Paterson
boy made at Celtic Park in October A
year ago Kolehmainen's time was 20:02.
George V. Bonhags 900 1-5. made at
Travers Island on September 10, 1910, fell
before Kolehmainen's 2j:0S.
Next came w. ]. Kramer's six-mile
mark OF 40:43 2-j made in the Olympic
try-outs in the Harvard Stadium in June.
1912. Kolehmainen did 1920 2-5 and went
after Bonhags seven, eight and nine mile
records which he made in the ten-mile
run four years ago. The new marks
which Kolehmainen set up were: Seven
miles. 80: IS As; eight miles. 4o:i8 i-5; nine
miles, 1900 and ten miles, 5l:03 3-5. In
cidentaly all the intervening half-mile
marks from four and one-half TO nine
and one-half miles fell before the indom-
liable Firms charge He failed, how
ever, to approach Alfred Shrubb's ten
mile amateur record of 5O:D and Jean
Boun's recently made O:i6.
Another new champion was crowned in
the seven-mile walk, which Fred Kaiser
OF the New York Athletic Club, won In
the good time Of 500 As. Kaiser's time
did not come near the American record OF
| 5i:o7. made by r. r. Merrill. Of Boston. in
| october. 1850, but il was indeed laudable
Al Voelmeke. the dethroned champion
| was disqualified before he had walked
| half a mile, and the race then simmered
down into a struggle between Kaiser and
| r. +. Remer. OF the Trish-American Ath-
letic Club. with Eddie REM. OF the Mo-
hawk Athletic club, threatening to be-
come a dangerous contender at almost
every stage Of the contest.
Remer had plenty OF reserve for the
! final plod TO the tape. and beat REM for
| the place by something like twenty-five
yards Although there was a field OF nine
at the start. Kaiser REM and Remer had
things practically all to themselves after
Voellmeke was taken off the track.
More than five thousand persons packed
themselves around the Columbia track
for the sport. Conditions were ideal for
keen competition. The track was tribe
soft, but Just about in the right condi-
ton for long distance grinds, for had II
been any harder the athletes would prob
ably have found 1t difficult TO make the
! time they did. OF wind there was prac-
ticalIy none. and what there was blew
htfully down the nomestretch on the
backs of the walkers and runners. The
walk was the first contest on the card
but II hardly held the attention OF the
crowd. Which was waiting for the Ten
mile run to begin.
The summaries follow:
Seven-mile walk-Won by Fred Kaiser
New York A. c.; Richard f. Remer,
Irish American \. c.. second; Toward
Kenz. Mohawk a. c., third. Time
So :09 As. 49,,
Ten-mile run-Won by Hannes koleh'
malnen. Irish-American A. c., 5lo3 go
Harry Smith, Bronx Church House
$3.50. second w. Kyronen, unattached
"a OS 2-5, third: c. Strobino, unattached
"a :26 2-j, fourth y. Gianakopulos, oo:2e
NTH; H. S Biddle. Mohawk A. G.,
56:l2 S-5, sixth: F. Zuna, lrish-American A
c., 57:0l, seventh.
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