New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-12
TED MEREDITH WINS
THE LOUCHL|N DERBY
Races to Victory by Yards,
Clipping Seconds from
the Old Record.
BAKER SPRINTS IN SECOND
Dolan Brothers Capture the
Family Relay from Flying
Field at Indoor
Games.

Ted Meredith. Of the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA. victor in the SO-metre race
in the Olympic games and holder of the
worlds record at half mile, won a
thrilling victory I'm the Loughlin Derby. at
COO yards. at the indoor games of the
Loughlin Lyceum in the armory of the
18th Regiment last night. Meredith ran
his field into the ground, and won over
Homer Baker OF the New York Athletic
Club. by some eight or ten yards i'm the
remarkable time of / minute Is 40 sec
onds. setting a new indoor record for the
distance
Eight men were nominated to start. but
Meredith. Baker. Caldwell and Hayes.
who finished in the order named faced
the starters gun. Hayes was placed on
the pole. With Baker second, Caldwell
next and Meredith on the outside. The
men were introduced by Billy Rosbach
and each was cordially received.
Hayes sprang out into the lead and was
first 10 reach the turn of the track. with
Meredith bounding along close on his
trail Baker was third and Caldwell well
up but last. At the back of the stretch
Baker moved up and took his place ut
Meredith's shoulder. and the crowd
cheered him for fast gritty running. AL
ready Hayes was tagging under the furi-
Gus pace. and he slowly, but none the less
surely. dropped back 10 the rear. He re-
sponded with sprint when Caldwell
tried to pass him. and held his own VITA
the flying Boston man. At the head Of
the last lap Meredith flashed into the
hut he "a
field jumped out and for moment he
lost the lead.
He was right back, however and. run
ming as few men have run over the boards
before him. he romped away. Baker
moved up at this point. running with a
long, free stride lie moved past Cald-
well and set sail for the dying Meredith
He picked up little. but Ted went rlSht
ahead and won ny some eight yards
1t remained for the DOlan brothers
Jim Tom and Joe-to win the family re-
lay race from a flying field. Jim Dolan
ran first for his team and held ms own
well His brother Tom ran away from
the field and handed Joe DOlan. who won
his letter at Dartmouth, lead OF about
five yards, which the latter steadily IN
creased
The relay team of Loughlin Lyceum
won the one-mile race, closed to the Cath
ole Athletic League IN fast time after d
hard struggle. Harold Drew. the negro
disqualified for breaking three times IN
the ninety-yard dash
The summaries follow:
6OO-yard run closed TO An Company on
by Tom Kelly scratch; +. y. Thomas W
YARDS, second: \. II. Goodman uS !aros''
third. Time. l:lsN.
/ eOO-yard run ,handicap)-Won by J. Rosen-
baum. unattached go yards; W. Anderson,
unattached 40 yarCsI. second; J. Brook IWen-
ty-third street Y. Nj. G. A. 62 YARDS, third
Time. 2l6+5
gO-yard dash-Won by l.. j. Cabin Dominican
Lyceum "A feeD; c.. q. Dahl, j. unattached
q feeu. second; - DeNar. jr. irish American
a c. t6iz feeD. third. Time. V;W.
700 yard run tnOvicei-WOn by Frank
Whelan. Columbia Init ersitt; F. wilkins.
Melrose A. ~. second: r. Rosc0bin. Bronx
Church House. third Time. 1856.
Loughlin Derby 80 yardsl-Won by Ted
York A. C.. second u G. Caldwell. Boston
A. A. third Time, 1885,
275-yard run-Non bv ). Mcclure, Presenta-
tion Club % yards): ". Shaw. unattached -
vardg second. r kaufman unattached
scratch. third. Time. OBI
e20-yard dash-WOn by r. Iloulahan. Paulist
4 g. 90 yards) r. MOen, Presentation club
30 YARDS, second; II. George. Dominican LJ-
Ceum e. YARDS. third Time. o:234s.
Family medley race-Won by the DOian
brothers Dim. Tom and joe; iiIlman broth
ers HAL Ralph and Leo. second: Daisley
brothers Herbert. Ray and Roger, third.
Time. 1893.
One-mile relay race lclosed to Catholic Ath-
Istic> League)-Won by LOughlin Lyceum 'Mc-
knights OF 81. Antony (Shea, Waldron, Miller
ana Mclaughlin. second: Eymard Lyceum
CONNOLLY. Corley Burns and Cough. third.
Time 1925