New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
Penn. Runner Wins Three. GUAR.
ter-MiIe Race by a Nose at
IriSh-AmeriCan Meet.
KOLEHMAINEN A WINNER
Five Mile Handicap Easy for
FINN. Y. A. G. Takes One.
Mile Relay from Hosts in
Race Won by Inches.

versity OF Pennsylvania, captured hi,
second special race in five days when bs
drove home a winner Of the three.oua,.
ter-miIe run at the annual Memorial Dav
games Of the Irish-American Athletic
club at Celtic Park, Long Island CITY
yesterday afternoon. The Olympic SM.
metre champion gave another exhibition
OF his wonderful finishing powers by com.
ing through in the stretch 10 win by ,vo
feet Abel r. Kiviat, the national one.
mile champion. OF the Irsh-American
Athletic Club. who apparently has no,
quite reached his best form yet. was
nosed out in a driving finish. Homer
Baker, the young New York Athletic Club
runner, who jumped In at the last mo.
ment TO make a fourth starter, was third
over the line. five yards in the wake O,
Kiviat
Joe Driscoll, OF Buffalo. the holder q,
the indoor record for the distance. and
who was expected to give Kiviat a close
race. was outdistanced in the final sprint
and quit at the lO0-yard mark In splts
of the strong wind Meredith was clicked
at the finish in tho creditable time Of 3O3
being one second behind the indoor rec.
ord. but more than fourteen seconds back
Of the record held by the late Tommy
Connect.
Hannes Kolehmainen. the remarkable
Finn. gave an impressive exhibition IN
taking the hve-mile handicap run handy. 1
although he failed 10 better the mark for
the distance. Matt McGrath the ham. 4
mer champion OF the Irsh-American Ath. .
letic Club, threw the missile in spectacu.
lar fashion in taking his favorite event
while the New York Athletic Club relay
team captured the interclub 100 yard
contest from the Irish American quartz,
by inches.
Melvin Sheppard and Dick Egan, OF the
Irish-American Athletic Club and Myles
McHugh. OF the Pastime Athletic Club,
were scheduled 10 compete IN the special
event, but did not start. Kivist enjoyed
the rail position. with Driscoll second.
Meredith third and Baker on the outside
The men jumped into the same positions
at the start. and for two laps there was
no change In the places. with Kiviat set.
ting a brisk pace against the wind The
times for the two quarters were 60 As Sec
onds and 2:O5 2-5 on the backstretch OF
the final lap Kiviat quickened his pace
and slightly drew away by inches. Baker
was the fir I athlete 70 sprint when he
passed Meredith on the first turn, and the
latter challenged the sprint. Meredith
caught and passed Baker rounding into
the stretch and went after the faltering
Kiviat. The latter failed 10 show his des-
perate finish. and thirty yards from the
tape Meredith caught HIM. Kiviat fought
him as best he could. but was forced TO
trail the Penn freshman over the line.
Baker slowed up in the last fifty yards
and finished third.
Some twenty runners opposed koleh-
malnen in the long race and all got the
limit allowance OF 80 yards CASTOR
Strobino of the South Paterson Athletic
Club who took fourth honors in the
Olympic marathon run last year. as
sumed the lead at the start. For two
miles he and bert Rlgby. who was CON-
petlng unattached. had stiff fight for
the lead. Kolehmainen was running
along in splendid form and at the third
mile was only one hundred yards be-
hind Strobino. in third place. The Finn
gradually gained ground on his leading
rival. and at three and three-Quarter
miles Kolehmainen was in second place
only fifty yards behind the South Pater-
son athlete.
Kolehmainen passed Strobino shortly
after four and a half miles and from
there on II was only a romp 20 the nm
ish Strobino finished second. hfty yards
IN his wake. with John Exc. OF the Irish
American Athletic Club, the one-rnils
! Irish champion, who was competing 10
his first race here. IN third place. Kolsh-
mainen travelled the distance in Is min
utes 10 As seconds, but was Far behind
his mark for the trail
One OF the prettiest finishes marked
the victory OF the New York Athletic
Club quartet over the Winged Fist rivals
in the 100 yard relay race. The Salem
Crescent four and the Knights Of Saint
Antony teams fought out the issue IN
the early stages. with the Irish-AmeH'
can and New York team suppantins
| them in the final relay dash. Dick Ed
wards. for the Winged Foot organiza'
! ton, and Alvah Meyer. OF the IRISH
American Athletic Club. opposed each
other
The summaries follow;
1Oo-yard dash (hnal heaO-won ~ 2
Moen. Presentation club ca YARDS, -,
Kirby. Irish-American A. {. (5a yaiIs.
second. H. Cohen. Mohawk A. u "'
yards), third Time. 0IO.
one mile walk (handicap)-.Won ~ . ~
Plant Long Island a. {. IS seeondn,
Berner. Glencoe A. c. (?S seconds. s evvgnui
! =. Maroney. Glencoe A. {. GO secoHN'"
Three-quarter mile run (scrstch Won %
James Z. Meredith. University OF Pehh'y'
yauia, Abel Il. kiyiat. Irish American = - -
second. Homer Baker. New YORK n
one mile run handicap BY. psnaS
DAILY. Fastlme \. e. 90 yards, A. esANO o.
Presentation CLUB 600 yards), second % a.
valid Gibbons. New York a. c. go yaTu'"
sSO-yard run (novice)-won by ch ,ssps'
Blush, knights OF St Anthony, A .eH + T.
son. Norwegian Turn Society, SECOND, a. :
/ Mac Eary. unattached. Lhird. Iime, 4
+lO-yard run (hlndicsp)--No by ~
Balcorn. National A. &. G3 YARDS iirds,
second; s F. Aggen. Glencoe A. c. l"
yardsJ third. Time. O.j1 40. ,,.s,,-
Running hop. step and Jump (handi'sPc
Won oy l.. La Beet, salem Crescent ott.
60 lecD, with 80 feet lOh lnents' nii,h Is
mar National \. c. go inches, Nv" nm.
feet p. inches. second J. Rothsc,l',n.. Ne.
attached Is feeD. with al feet 'H'"'"
thiro 81,
Throwing tho discus Chandlcap)-Nona .,,R
l24 feet: J. ]. Elliott. Irish American A. ,,U.
J. Davidson. Irish-Ams lean A, {. Go Nv
with li6 feet inches. third. -. Ia.
$50 yard run (handicap)-Won ~
Boak. unattached t5O yardsli o. T.
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