New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-30
Maurer, of n. Y. A. C., Sets
a New Mark for 900
Yard Dash.
TAYLOR, OF ILLINOIS,
JUMPS TO FAME
Trenholm, of the Dartmouth
Team, Leads Field and Equals
Record in High Hurdles.

Records were broken and equalled
last night at the junior indoor cham
rionship track and field events held at
the 18Th Regiment Armory, m Brook
Ism. before crowd Of about 1900 per-
sons who had bravod The sleet OF Brook
Ism streets 20 see the champions per-
form
The record smashing began with the
220-yard dash, the first event on the
programme. in which +. d. Maurer, Of
the New York Athletic Club, set up the
lew figures of % 10 seconds. displac-
ing the old mark Of % 2-5, made last
year
I'm the standing broad jump ". II.
Taylor. the star from the Illinois A. G..
took a big slice Off the best previous
figures when he leaped the distance Of
10 feet and inches. breaking the old
record by g clean 1--WE inches.
The 60-yard high hurdle event saw
y. $. Trenholm, the Dartmouth student.
I'm fine fettle. Trenholm led home n
classy field over the jumps i'm the rec
ord equalling time Of : 3-5 seconds.
All the other features on the pro-
gramme produced sterling competition,
particularly the 800 and 1000 yard
runs. the twO-milc run, the running
high jump and the l2-pound shot-put
Maurcr. in winning the 220-yard
dash. had "A battle royal with r. f..
Daislcy. of the New York Athletic Club.
only breasting the tape a scant six
inches in front Of his rival. The men
were separated by about two feet as
they rounded the turn into the home
stretch, and Daisley began 20 move up
IN dangerous fashion, Maurer had lust
enough sprint lett to get home in the
lead.
William Cough. who has been run
ming In great form recently, added an
other victory 10 his credit in the 500
yard run, beating out Eddie Prick and
Horace Hooking. of the New York Ath-
letic Club, i'm a thrilling dash TO the
tape. The race was run in two heats
and q final, with six men facing John
j. NcHugh, the starter, for the final
hOnOr5.
Rangy Myles McHugh. of the Pastime
4. c.. spraug into the lead in the first
lap. and set dizzy pace for one circuit
Of the track: then Cough moved out
ahead, covering the ground with long.
easy strides McHugh attempted to
hold the leader, but dropped back as
the last turn was made. and then quit
the race at the beginning of the home
stretch.
Frick. who had been running in third
place. some ten yards back. then made
his bid and closed rapidly on Cough,
hut was not quite able 20 make up the
distance, taking second place by foot.
Hooking followed Frick across the line
by inches. with Gilman. the third y. Y.
4. &. man. getting fourth place The
time was 1916 20 fast under the con-
Gitjons.
". j. Hayes. the Princeton University
star. who started in this race. was left
IN the ruck m the last fifty yards. evil
IDENTIFY conserving his energy for the
1000 yard run.
II. +. Mahoney. Matt Gels, Hayes.
Mark Thompson. Of Colby. Dave Noble
and H. s. Fraser were among the cracks
who tocd the mark ia this event, which
was won in a single heat Hayes took
the lead az the start and was never
headed. making his own running all
til way As they began the last lap
Fraser shot out from the bunch and
challenged Hayes for the lead.
Stride for stride the two men raced
around the final turn and into the
hofa estretch. with neither willing 20
give an inch. Gels. too. moved up with
the leaders and contested every foot OF
the last fifty yards. The Princeton
student. however. had the speed and
broke the tape about six inches in
front of Fraser. with Gels third and
William +. Kelley. an unattached ath-
/ iete. finishing a good fourth.
The two-mile run brought out ffteen
OF the speediest juniors in the metro
| politan district. but William Horton,
! the New York =. c. runner. who we
| not figured in the money by the ex-