New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
captureS Ten-Mi|e Road Run
and Prize for Fastest Time
for Course.
RIG CROWD CHEERS FINN ON!
Drew Beaten by Cahill in TO
Yard Dash at the Melrose
Athletic Associa-
ton Games.


,s-ockhom. Won tho ten-mile road run
which was the feature of the annual track
and field games Of the Millrose A. A. al
,ts armory Of the list Regiment last
,gh,. Kolchmainen breasted the tape
vinner py some 10 or 80 yards in the re-
nsrkable time Of 81 .25.
Eddie Jordan the old warhorse" OF
the Xavier club, VINO had a handicap of
,Vo minutes on the Finnish runner, was
second. iu Il minutes 81 seconds, and r.
NJ Heller, OF the Knights of ST. Anthony.
was third Heller ran remarkable race
and completed the course in 81 minutes
A seconds The rest of the field came
along. strung out like the tail OF a kite.
Harry j. Smith. who started from scratch.
was badly beaten. and struggled home in
eighteenth place. completely run out.
II was a surging mob OF all nations,
rlnety-eicht men in all. that gathered in
one corner Of the armory awaiting the
crack Of the gun. The men were started
in p'atoons. II seemed. The limit handi-
CAP was minutes. and, be II said,
Tie greater number OF the contestants
enjoyed the limit. of they went in
mad scramble. while the great crowd OF
spectators rose and beloved applause.
When the first batch departed there were
only A few starters left, and, one after
another. according to handicap, the hand
nj dwindled until only Harry Smith and
the smiling Finlander remained. When
they got the word. Smith set the pace.
and he led Kolehmainen out into the
night.
While the scratch men were waiting
for the starting signal merry battle was
being fought by those who had started
with the first bark Of the gun. Rating
along, out on the slippery. sloppy pave
ment. the limit men struggled for place.
u was not long before the speed and
stamina Of Heller brought him into the
lead. He was closely trailed by Honohan.
an unattached runner. These two boys
went down the line. splssins their way
through the puddles and throwing up the
mud until before long they looked as
much like Indians as white men.
Slowly but surely Heller drew away
from Honohan and all alone he led the
field from about 72d street and Ftrth
avenue up TO 10Th street, across 10
Central Park West and goth street.
There he faltered and slowed up. EDDIE
Jordan the Xavier veteran, then came
through the field and AT Central PARK
West and SD street the Cherry y
dashed in the van. ..-r
Came then Hannes Kolehmainen run
nlng on the wings Of the wind StrlqNAs
along in ms own matches style, the
champion of all the world came through
the field. and at Fifth avenue and A-o
street went out into the leac. Nsh'
then and there the race was over 10 All
rrsctical purposes. Then the RIM
Ienetbeped his stride and opened up
long lead. but slowed down little wheh
near the finish, and Jordan came up Oh
him. but was never able TO get WITHIN
striking distance.
When the victor entered the afmory
and completed the last lap on the moor
the building fairly rocked uhoeL I'd
cheers of the crowd, Whlch
perhaps five thousand. ,ho r.ce.
Kolehmainen not only won the rae,
but he also captured the prize IoI az AZ
faetest time over the course, WINE hS 90,
Jordan won the second pre- , I1s t ~ their
credit. the runners OF the Morninsslae
Athlete Club won the team prize ana
the Mohawk runners were secoi.u ~
81 points. The Trinity Athleuc oau ~, az
br6Oklyn, was second with IS points 10 us
~ p Drew, the negro Splinter Oh
Springfield High School, found the ha aaan
cap too liberal for him In the V-yar9 cast ,sh
and was forced to remain contented VIII
second honors. Drew was beaten IN me-
heat in 7 3-5 seconds, but won his semi,
fnai in 74-B seconos. He allowed eighteen
he
fee to Larry Cahii. % d me hs D1'i IN IL
seconds. Drew ran q wonderful race. ana
was closing up the gap that sepalA.sa
him from the lead, but just falled oS
few feet. W.. o.a
Branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION captured first honors In the one
nile omen relay race by some eignt OF
nine Yards from the team OF the lrish-
American Athletic Club. In this race Mel
Sheppard ran the anchor Tor the 1at.eI
team. and he showed IN no uhS SiIs =,
manner that the man who beats MN ~
the Suburban Quarter will be Meet, lnoeed
Sheppard took up the running IN hfth
place but for the night, at any RATE ne
vas the old Mel Striding In the same oao
way that won him worids nonoIs u" ~
olympic games at London, he ran rIhes
around his field. He was not quite nee.
enough 10 catch Hal Hooking, the west
Side runner. but he ran his quarter mic
In 81 seconds fiat. into
Billy Kramer ran his compeutois nv,
the ground in the two-mile run and beat
Louis Scott by some Atty yards. sid Les"
lie was third.
The summaries follow.
7O-yard handicap CLOSED --Won BY 7. WI
f'ns . tes2; r Ut, n s, ;STd time COS Is
Ie-ysrd dash open hsndicsp)-Won by !.
Soee pomin,esn h!ssSm e. scso dse '.eraichp.
University us
i.s sSn' tAi "a h Tims. O:d7 So. ~. ~
Ten mile road race (handicapI-Won oy
Hannes Kol.hmainsn. Finland: Edoie Jorosn
knights OF ST. Antony CSh MINI, third; IL H.
Honahsn. unattsched (3H MIN. fourth W
Calvin. Irisn-American A. C. q %min')' nf'n
soo, yard run Cnovice)--won by d. DALEY
Pss,ims A c. W ). Murphy. unattached
second. q Lipsehitz Sheridan A. c. third'
.sJn-ysrd handicap Cclosed,--,Won by G.
Maus.r G5 yards. r. Wilkins 90 yaId,ss; sec
ono. J Hnl scratch. third Time. = -
A., Hait-me relay .sce I noyiss- Webster and
otonnor,. A / Mann Son 0honpson.
Jackson. Ralscon and Bailey, second: JonS
Nsnsmaksr baldwin. Johnson "likihs ana
Two mile reIav race closed to the Military
Athletic Lessue-Won by list Resuntnt me-
team Sweeney. Wilcox Baker. and meHusn1;
De GrouchyJ. second; 18Th Regiment (Metks'
Riley. Hirrhon and Kiviau. third. lime, ,. Sr:
One-nile relay race CLOSED 20 the members
q the Catholic Athletic Leaguel.Won pg
Nnights Of ~ Anthony tMcAuley, McSsveney,
McNicker and Flynn: Dominican Lyceum
,,Schleich. Goggins. Hand and Gordon. second;
hymsrd I.yceun Cough. Byrne, FITZPATRICK
ana Burkei. third Time, S.86 ID.
600 ward run (handicap) -won by J. Gaff-
h.y. irish American Athletic Club ~ YARDS
>. r. HcCabe Dominican Lyceum t3o yaIdsl'
,s.eend D. " Beckworth. BelleyiIle. Athletic
Tub Cs5 YARDS third Time. 2:ia S-5
Two-mile rpn (handicspl-Won by w. kra-
ner, Long Island Athletic Club tscratchl;