New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-16
POWERS WINS MAYO MILE.
Beats Fleet Field in Final Sprint
to the Tape.
KIVIAT A POOR SECOND
Baker Carries Off Honors in
600-Yard Run in Games
at Celtic Park.

James T. Powers. of the Boston Ath-
letic Association. the New England AS
ISOLATION one-mile champion. by won
derful finishing sprint won the cele-
brated Mayo Mile" at the annual games
of the Mayo Mems Benevolent and Pro-
tective Association, held at Celtic Park
Long Island City. yesterday afternoon.
His time was 4 minutes 81 80 seconds,
2-5 seconds better than the time he
made in winning the New England title.
Abel II. Kiviat the one-mile nation1l
champion Of the Irish-American Athletic
Club. finished second, thirty yards he
hind Jack Monument. the former Celtic
Park Club runner. had a stiff tussle in
beating out John J. Gallagher, Of George
town University. by three yards, the two
being almost thirty yards in the wake OIL
Kiviai at the tape.
A field OF thirteen runners was schcd-
uled To toe the mark, but besides the
four mentioned above only Matt Ge's.
the military champion at the distance,
was on hand to compete. The dbsentees
included Ted Meredith. of the University
of Pennsylvania oscar Hedlund, of the
f1OSAOll AlIltNlN hNSONitiNibAis 'N''N
Joyce, who won the contest last yea.
and Edward ]. Garvey. of the Bellevi'le
Catholic Club.
Gels leaped out at the start. with Gal
lagher, Kiviat. Monument and Powers
taking the trail closely punched. The
pace was a stiff one. and for two laps and
a quarter there was no change in the
respective positions Of the runners. Co
ing up the backstretch Powers and Xiv
lat leaped out In front Powers Jumped
Kiviat on the first turn going along at
a sprinters speed. with Kiviat trying mis-
utmost to hang on lie gradually lost
ground. and after Powers had gained zen
yards on him at the head Of the stretch
the Irish-American runner slackened his
efforts 10 chase the leader.
Homer Baker, the SS0-yard metropol-
tan outdoor champion Of the New York
Athletic Club. won a thrilling victory
from scratch in the 6O0-yard run in one
Of the prettiest finishes OF the after
noon. The Winged Foot runner trailcd
the field at the head Of the stretch. out
snatched victory away from Sylvester J.
Riley, Of the irish-American Athleii;
CLUB. Riley was incheS hehlnd, with y.
j. Dougherty at his shoulder
The summaries follow
G0O-yard run thandicapl-Won by Homer
Baker New York Athletic club tscratcht.
:. J. Riley. Irish-American Athletic club 90
yaTds). second. \. J. Dougherty unattached
1s yardsj. third. Mylos McHugh. Pastime
Athletic club IS YARDS, fourth. Time.
ia -.
Two-mlle walk thandicap)--W by sam
ucl Schwartz. lrish-Amcrican Athletic club
co secOndsJ. !. X. Plant. Long Island Ath-
letic Club 90 seconds. second Edward
REM. Mohawk Athletic club Gj seconds).
third: J. McSorley. Glencoe Athlete club
600 secondsb. fourth. Time. 1919 IS.
The MAYO Mile (scratch; spcciaD-Won
by James r. Powers. Boston Athletic Asso-
citation: Abel r. Kiviat. lrish-Amcrican Ath-
lctic club. second. Jack Monument. uuat-
tached third. John J. Gallagher. George
town University. fourth. Time. p IS.
Thrce-nile run Chandicap Won by Rob
ert W RiEhy. unattached l2j yardsJ. Nicl
Gianacopolus. Mercury Athletic club 600
yardsJ. second. John Exc Irish American
Athletic Club 90 yards). third Time II ~.