New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-04
Long Island A. c. Athlet.
Captures Feature Event
at Celtic Park.
KOLEHMAINEN AND 9
SMITH DROP OUT
Baker Wins 1,000.Yard Race !,
Fast Time, with Leslie Second
and Sheppard Third.

William j. Kramer, the Tonz rs,..
Athletic club runner. won in ra,h.,
easy fashion the three-mile nylta,o, =.
that featured the annual games Of a.
Monument Club. held at Celtic Pa,
Long Island City, Yesterday after,,<.
Mike Flynn. a prospective member o,n. +.
Irish-American Athletic Club end Al. B.
lance champion Of ireland. hnlsnsS a.
ond, but Hannes Kolehmainen. n.
doubtable Finn, and Harry J Smith. IN.
mile national champion. We're unabls =,
finish. The pace was slow from a.
starting gun. with Kramer crossing n.
tape in Is minutes s. 80 seconds, n'nee.
five yards in advance Of Flynl
II was great disappointment % n.
spectators when the two champions r.
tired from the fray Smith STONED
shortly before the two and a quarter Nh.
mark, when his blistered feet, the resgl,
OF Saturdays long race. became too pain
full TO endure longer Kolehmainen tl~
dropped by the wsyside one Zap further
on, when his nose began to bleed pro
fusely.
John Mccormack. the Irish tenor, .r,t
the starting gun. with Smith taking con-
mand. Kolehmainen second. Kramer third
and Flynn fourth. Kolehmainen finally
Jumped Smith. and passed the first nile
stone in the slow time OF minutes
seconds. Smiths feet began to ,rogol,
him on the next lap. and he gradually
dropped yards behind the field as Flynn
assumed the pacing position without arY
show Of fight from Kolehmainen.
Flynn led at the end OF the second nils
with Kolehmalnen taking his pace and
Kramer running third Smith pluckiy
kept on, eight yards behind, but the fell
was slowly moving away from him. and
he soon quit Going on the second zap o,
the third mile. Kolehmainen challenged
Flynn for the lead, and after little ut
moved along alone. when blood began to
flow from his nose. lie went ten yards
further. then quit. and Kramer took the
lead
Homer Baker. the haif-mile champion
OF the New York Athletic Club. showed
great fighting sprint in winning the lv'-
ward invitation run. James Powers, o.
Boston. and James r. C'Ted'D Meredith
of the University OF Pennsylvania, Were
unable TO appear. the first named suner
ing from ptomaine poisoning ana ~
latter from the German measles.
Melvin ". Sheppard showed ms 90
time speed for half mile in setting IN
pace for the field Baker was IN secon
place. and Sidney Leslie. Of the Lon
island Athletic club. third. the runner
making little effort TO pass each o'h'
but waiting for the crucial moment
jump.
Leslie caught Sheppard unawares enter
ing the backstretch. and leapins on
sprinted TO a two-yard lead. Baker CAV
chase. and ten yards further pasSe
Sheppard, with Leslie only I'VE YARDS
front.
Eighty yards from the finish BAKE
finally caught and passed Leslie hyin'
down the stretch 10 win by eight yards l.
the fast time of minutes p 80 seooh'S
Sheppard was seven yards behind LesH'
Louis Merschlbacher, OF the shansha'
Catholic Club. Of Philadelphia won W'
onward novice dash I'm clever iasiio1
in y seconds. George 3. Dukes Of u'
New York Athletic Club, and hehneu'
Caldwell. Of the Irish-American A'nis".
club. gave an exhibition OF pole VaD'''"s
Dukes cleared the bar AT j feet i"'"'"
while Caldwell stopped at Y feet
The summaries follow.
f2O-yard dash ,handicap,-Non
Reiman. Young Mems Hebre" Nsso' a. ..sf,
feeu: T. x. Walter. Ozanam a \. .s,,t
second: C. Hill. Smart \. G.. 10 ya'Ni
Time. ol2e5. 49,, Va, b.
! paIv Bronx church House 90 yeils..,
Canning. West side Young Mems ln, MIS-.
Association go yardsl. second. r. hS..
attached 40 YARDS. third Time. 81 -,
2aO-yard run noyiCe) Won by J. Nie,.tis
bacher Shanahan Catholic club FniIau.'
: Iceberg. knights OF ST. antony u,s,
second. Il. Lewis, Brooklyn EFehihH -
school third Time O.25. 49,. r
55O-ysrd run thandicap) by -, T'o ~ 40
Trice 81. Agnes A. &. t23 yardsl' .
Bronx Church House GN yards iee,n.j, IN
SEMINARS Brooklyn Evening Hlgh s'D''
yardsl third. Time. Jils. H..
lODO-yard run tspeciaD won %, -
Baker. New York A. c.; SD. l~sl.e - M
Island A c.. second Melvin W. SlstY
frish-American A. -. third lime -,,-,--ii.,
Thrce-mile run tspCciaD Won ny 80
J. Kramer. Long Island \. G.. Nike 'F'
unattached. second Time if.35s.