The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
GELS And De GRUCHY
FINISH IN DEAD HEAT
Both Outrun Homer Baker in
Half Mile at Games i'm
the Garden.
COUGH SURPRISES IN 600

only n fair crowd or athletic enthus'-
asts attended the games in Madison
Square Garden last night In which cham
pions tumbled all over each other in their
efforts to compete for the "Save Home
fund. The air in the garden was chilly
/ and not conducive to fast time. So no
! records were looked for. Charity, how
ever. was the main object OF the meet.
and In that 1t WAS fairly successful. about
1900 being realized.
| Dick Rcmer OF the Irish American A.
G. won the two mile walking handicap
with ease from thu five second mart
! from Champion Eddie REM, who was FAR
short OF his proper form. Remer made
! truth OF an old race saying "He could
fall down and win" just before a mile
and half had bcsn covered he was
within fifteen yards of William Plant. the
leader.
Rounding tho Madison avenue turn
Remer stumbled and fell He did not take
| the full count, hut was on his feet In
I couple OF seconds and in hot pursuit OF the
half dozen walkers IN front OF him. In less
than two laps he shuf'ied into the lead. bu.
| had to keep going to the end to make sure
| OF beating the scratch man. In the final
! quarter OF "A mile REM saw pursuit was
hopeless and was content 10 finish in sec
ond place forty yards behind Remer Both
the winner and second man walked with
scrupulous fairness. but there were the
usual GO as you please styles behind them
with little interference from the judges.
! There was n sensational finish i'm the
half mile handicap In which both Matt
Gels OF the Millrose \. ~. and ollie dc
Gruchy OF the New York A. G., out
sprinted Homer Baker, the scratch man.
and finished in a dead heat There was a
bg field. and when Baker started he
cause OF a bad les. Two laps from the
finish Baker began to thread his way
through the bunch Of long start men, and
when the pistol cracked for the last lap
only De Gruchy was in front OF the half
mile champion The race appeared To- hc
between the two. when the veteran Gels
shot out OF the bunch. and repassing Baker
seventy yards from the finish. got up in
time to breast the tape at the same In
slant that De Gruchy crossed the line.
In throwing the o6 round weight Tor
: height, Matt McGTath ,Sta bliShed a novel
record. lie did not win the event. thar
honor falling to his club mate Fat Me-
Donald. but in one Of his attempts Ma,
fairly brough, down tho house Ills
mighty heave sent The miSs;i" h'cp IN
ths air When the tfty-sX pounds came
down II found soft spot in tn hoCg-
ing and disappeared somewhere hetw"o1
the floor level and the Stables IN tn-
basement There was u fishing cNcur-
sion by the heavyweights before tn Iron
vail was -ccovcied ara the composition
continued.
w Cough. the former Knights ~ -.
ANTHONY man. now running unatta rhod.
pro, ii-i All ups-; ia lie, s,,., ia; G@G Yard
scratch race. which had been voted by
general consent 10 Martin Hayes of Prime
ton. The rftncotonian had the ouisid"
position and in a scramble for places 1T
place. where he remained throughout
Cough was away flying and outgensrali,i
Mylc* McHugh ny making his own pace
! and standing Off the bclated sprint % the
rastiine man at ;he finish. Cough beat
| McHugh by two yards and the PaStlm"
runner was the same distance In front n
: y. :. Fraser Of the Irish American y =.
, The summaries:
so Yard Dash; Hardicap--won by 6. A.
shapiro Nnety-second street J. NJ II. \.
4 C., fee, second: g T. nahi Now
York a. G., : fee, third Time, ss-S
70 Yard Low Hurdle. Haniicsp--won bv
perrili : Trenholm. Dartmouth university.
ond; j J. Eler, irish. American A c.
scratch. third. Time go seccnds.
81 iiFu A., ''1 Yards: r "wiik,nS. M,iroSf't
A A.; J" yar Is. second f. u S9nger Va
10 Yard Catholic Athletic T.eagu, Hsnji.
81, Antony. Is yardsl James Bu KEY, Lolgh'
In Lyc-um; NtriF second g Easiman.
Dominican Lyceum. i2 cards. third. Time.
500 Yard Run---won by W Cough, w
attached. Mylo, McBuEh. pastne \ -,
second; i. : Fraser irish American \. &,
'hiI5 Tin TIT" ,d m,ogt' iSS,' se S,,s
Won Hi BY H stuyvcsaSt rn Win 81 Wat, r.
koch w. AliSrG,h, snd p- H. ' Wh,e' Poi!
j minute 4. I ) seconds
$50 Tsrd Rqn H,n&raEpe; Yo- sea Ic
ards, ana NJ; ,;ei,, Mlllrose j. \, =
yaids, i;2mc;T RiGser' MGw York a e.. e..
Zoo Yard Reiay-,..won by New York \
S s%I wan and E. coT Mr,hSn Fons church
House, third. Time. minutes is t., Sec
one Mnc Run, Iiandlcap-won by N. Pc
aGss'l" kpiFhs IF s. A.,Gny' 40 y"rI
yards, third, Time, minutes 30 20 SEE.
Remer, Irish American \. g. seconds:
Zen Ben, Mohawk A. q scratch segcna'
tSird Time, /. minute >: s. soeqnas
Tw@ Nile nieyciee Keec,-W2n ~ la,rold
pire c!ty ", second; \, o. Lake. New York
AC ,hirs TIM: mi,a, n,i, a., y;r."ni.,
Hannes Kolehmainen, Irish American \. G,
scratch; j. Maicr, Bronx church iIous".
80 yards, third, Time, II minutes 80 80
seconds
Running High Jump; Haudicap-Won nv
A. II. RODRIGUEZ Bronx church House.
inches. with feet pa inches, George g..
Trefry New York A, g., inches. second,
d with feet Q inchos; H. ". Cady, unst-
tached. inches. third. with feet
inches.
>. standing Broad Jump, liandicap~,won by
| t. l.. Zines, Bronx church HOUSE, . inches,
! with 10 feet "a inches: Ben Adams New
| York \. g. = inches, second, with 10 feet I
inches. Plat Adams, N"n York \ e,
| scratch. third. with 10 fee' incnps.
] Throwing 80 Pound Weight for Height;
| Handicap--Won by PAT Mcdonald, irish
| American \. g., scratch, Win H. feet
| inches; Matt J. McGrath. Irish American.
| scratch, second. with Is feet inches; !, J.
| rahil Mllrose a, A. inch, third, with
Putting IL Pound Shot; Hand,cap--won
| by Pat Mcdonald Irish American A g,
! scratch, with 80 feet inches. !. J. Cahil,
| Milirosc A. A., . feet. second, with 90 feet
! 10 inches W. =. MaNheld, New York a, G..
| . feet. third. with 50 feet 81. Inches