The Washington herald., 1914-01-02
Williams Wins
new YEARS RUN
Carroll Institute Lad Sets
Record IN Cross-country
Championship Event.
LOCALS LAND TROPHY
Tenth Street Aggregation Has Low
Score Of Is, Winning
Prize.
LOCALS LAND TROPHY
Special to The Washington Herald.


Baltimore, Nd, Jan. bobby VIII.
Jams, the crack little distance runner os
the Carroll Institute team, Of Wash
iugton, ID. c., by winning the South
Atlantic cross-country championship to-
day, over the associations course al
walbrook, paved the way for his tear,
TO capture the handsome team trophy
offered Williams. in winning the race.
smashed the old figures for the course,
made last year by Johnnie Gallagher,
the Olympic Marathoner. who represent
ed Georgetown University. Gallagher
time was 81 minutes So 80 seconds, while
tcday's winner breezed over the hills and
dales in the exceedingly fine time OF %
minutes 4 seconds.
With the Milton University team out
of the race, owing to the ruling OF the
South Atlantic officials, the run deVei-
oped into l. two-cornered affair between
the Cross Country Club and Carroll In
stitute teams. The Capital City men ran
true to form and annexed the team hon.
ors by scoring 25 points, while the
Winged representatives were only able
to show a low score of 80.
Trophy for CarroIIs-
Robbie Williams. who won first place
honors; Dan II saly, who finished third /;
Richard ]. Lynch, sixth: Patrick J. Cal
lagher seventh. and NJ. Lynagth. elShth'
made 1t possible for the Carroll lnsu-
tute team TO win top honors. This team
has made a clean sweep in all distance
runs during the last six months IN this
section.
Al the crack of the pistol Williams and
F. w. Eckenroth of Fort Myer. Va, who
represented the Baltimore Cross Country
CIub. sprane into the lead, and at the
end of the first two miles the last-named
WAS leading Williams by few yards
After passing over the long hill through
Mai Forts manor the Carroll Institute
lad picked UP Eckenroth. and when the
turn was made into Edmonson avenue
the lads were running asa team. AT
Cooks lane. which was five miles from
the starting point, only a few feet sepa-
rated the two flying leaders, but coming
hack home by back of Franklintown road
Williams let out a notch and gradually
oDe,,ed I'D a lead on his rival. Coming
through Gwynns Falls Park, Eckenroth
showed signs OF coming back and mace
valiant attempt to pick up his lost
ground but the Carroll Institute LAD
showed the best staying powers and
b-eezed across the tape three seconds IN
advance of the Winged c flyer.
Medal Held Up.
II was ANNOUNCED after the race that
Fckanroth's medal had been held up on
account of his having competed for the
Fort Mycr. Va. team in September. IL
was also announced that Warner Curley.
OF the Cross Country Club. who finished
seventh, was dropped from the list for
Ealing to pass one of the checking sta
tions. ]. II. Sullivan. OF Carroll Institute,
finished twenty-first, but he was also
rft,- he IA %
TO compIete the entire course. while
Frank Stock, an unattached athlete OF
this city, was not allowed to start on ac-
count of his being under the age limit of
eighteen years.
The results of the run, the affiliation of
the runners. and the actual running time
follow: