New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08
SCOTT WINS BY SPRINT
Noses Out Smith in Last Lap
of Three-MiIe Run.
VICTORY FOR MEYER. TOO
Keen Competition Between High
School Athletes in Gin
ton Games.

High school students of a variety OF
sizes held the centre Of the stage the
greater part OF the evening at the If
teenth annual indoor meet of the DE Witt
Clinton High School. last night. in the
list Regiment Armory In fact. every
competition was for high school lads. with
the exception Of a three-mlle invitation
race for Amateur Athletic Union mem
bers. which was won IN a brilliant finish
by Louis Scott, OF the South Paterson
Athletic Club. and a member of the
American Olympic team.
Scott and Harry Smith were placed at
scratch. Edward Jordan, of the Xavier
Athletic Association, being 9O-yard man,
and the remainder OF the competitors
being at the lC0-yard mark Jordan quick
~ took the lead and held his advantage
othe twenty-siXth lap. Smith and Scott
were then close behind, the former going
20 the front and Scott following closely
Gradually Smith forged further ahead
and it began 10 look, as the race went on,
as il even Jordan might overhaul the
brilliant South Paterson runner. On the
twenty-eighth lap howevr, two from the
finish, the oldtime Scott began TO show
himself, and from there TO the finish
mark he slowly but surely Overcame the
twenty yards between himself and Smith
and crossed the line a yard TO the good.
The time was Il minutes and g 3-5 sec
onds.
The first Of the competitions open 10 all
high school athletes was the 220-yard race,
in which william Moore, Of De Witt
Clinton, had little difficulty in finishing
in front Of J. Gardner. OF Central. and
~ Van Leggsen. Of Pingny.
AIvah T Meyer, the l0O-yard metropoli-
tan champion, had no trouble in captur-
ing the 22O-yard dash closed TO ex-mem-
bers OF the school association. He was
the sc ratch man.
A belated sprint for the tape at the
close Of the mile open run ilicost Joseph
Never. Of Central the interschoiastic
record holder for one mile, the race Tor
he was unable TO overcome the lead OF
Edward Wenz, Of Rozelle. who held his
advantage of scarcely two feet Charles
Piebes. Of Commercial, the Public School
Athletic League, champion haif-miler.
was a good third.
The summary follows:
One-rnle run Chandicap. closedl-Won by MAJ Ma
Veg (scratchJ, NJ. Rosen o. ydios), trcO'u' -
Gilmore G10 YARDS. third. lime. 80 NJ -,
One-lap midget handicap closed won ~
u Cohen IS vardsl. ii. Peltz % yardD second,
W Rose (scratch), third. Time, 0:2s&.
60-yard freshmen handicap lciosed)--N won pN
H. Tanncnbaufu 4 YARDS. G. Brown 90 yarIs'
second; H. Rood scratch, third. Tine V.V'',
so-yard senior handicap (closed)-Won by J.
Hegarty q YARDS: II Sanders 90 yaro@' o.6 ~
60-yerd hurdle handicap tcIOseut-"oh Dy "a.
Rood &c yardsj H. Monroe % yaTus(, seCo"N'
G. Halasz (soratchy, third Time o;0S.
l46l ,ard dash (nandlcap cOsed)-WOn by j..
Creen q yardsl: W Fitzpatrick az YARDS, sec
ond: A. T4chinsky dS YARDS. third. Tine. o'ss,
= Church 90 YARDS. 0. Safer go yardsl; rec
ono: J.. Kear (scratclD. third Time e., 4'A1 o., 7,
ssO-yard run handicap; closedl-Won by ~
Wilson 40 YARDS: NJ. Ripin $50 YARDS; sec
ond; c. Halasz (scratch), third. Time Z'Vs7s.
sCO-yard dash n1andicap; closed 20 New no dn
Ss ts 30 yards third. Time, o:a9 @
900 yard dash (unior: closedj-Won by :.
Knapp 05 YARDS; J. Poldop 90 yards9' 5 s.'onu'
u Schneider q YARDS. third. Time. 0-3 =.
Tsnp 10 vards1 s Eliot scratch. second Il.
F1nserg yard' ih,1d linz bv " Morse. De
witt clinton High school. J. Gardner Genta'
IIigh School, second a. Won IAggsen, Pingny'
third Time 0:4 %.
bers1-Won by Albert Meyer scratch. -,
trenholm Is YARDS, second: a. Anderson u@
yards, third. Time O:24 80 ,,, 20
Sss-yard run (closed) Won by e. wilson GOV
,,ards,. NJ Ripin go yaIds) second; q. Haiasy
Ssrratch,. third. Time. 2:os 30 -
"G,c-,niio nun (opcn)-Won by T.. Nenz,
poscie High school; Joseph Meyer Centrai
Hin school second; Charles Plebes, CONNER
ciai High school, third Time, 4;4l.
sr,ree' mile special "a A. 4. championship
Won by Louis Scott. South Paterson a. -
scratch Harry Smith. unattached 'So,a'c 10
second; Edward Jordan Xavier A. a. u"
vsrd., third. Time 14:s8 30.