New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
'Kipiat Beats Meredith
by Only Half a Stride

along behind Kiva with Power in
third place, Meredith fourth and Power
trailing.
Thus the men raced, stride for stride,
until, two laps from home. Meredith
moved up with n great burst of speed
and passed Baker, who had pushed his
way into second position coming down
the straight Kiviat was running beau
tifully, however, and refused to allow
Meredith TO take the lead from him,
lengthening his own stride and staying
out in front.
Meredith dropped back after this ef-
fort. and many thought the Philadel-
phia man was "all in," but such was
not the case. Next Baker essayed to
take the lead from Kiviat, the men rae
ing neck and neck as they rounded the
Madison ay. turn. Kiviat still had lots
of speed left, and again stood of the
challenge.
Il was apparent that Baker had run
himself out, and as the men began, the
bell sounded for .he last lap. The
clang of the gong seemed to stir
Meredith into a new lease of life, how
ever, and the Olympic star, fully ten
yards in the rear of the flying kiviat
as the last turn was made, closed with
such a rush that he would have breast
ed the tape in the lead in half dozen
more strides, but Kiviat had just
enough in reserve to win, although he
was staggering as he crossed the line.
Kolehmainen ran his usual well
planned race in the three-mile run.
He made no attempt TO catch the big
field ahead of him until after the
first mile had been covered; then the
length of his stride began TO tell, and
one by one the limit men began to
"come back" to the peerless Finn.
After travelling a little more than
two miles Kolehmainen closed with
Gianakopulos and Flynn, who had been
alterpating in the lead for ten laps.
Still the little man from the Northland
was content to stay behind. logging
the steps of the two ahead of him until
three laps from the finish, when he
moved forward without apparent effort,
first passing Nick and then putting
Flynn behind him.
With the ringing of the bell, Hannes
let out an extra kink and raced around
the board track in unbeatable form,
opening up a lead of forty yards on
the Greek, who uncorked a sprint him
self and left Flynn in third place.
Kolehmainen pranced daintily off the
track at the finish of the race, allowed
his handler to drape an overcoat over
over him, and then pranced away to
his dressing room.
The summaries follow:
sitty-yard dash (novicel-won By William Me-
Namara Ozanam A. C. Alfred Wather, PrDlen-
tial A C. second: Charles Green. National Turn
yeren. third Time. 0,0I.
siIty-ysrd dash thandcapl-wcn b. p.,id
IA A. C. Il foot). second; Andrew B: Kelly,
How Cruss College q feetD third. Time. 0:oe 3.5.
Three-quArter mile run thandicapl-Won by
DAVID Goldman BEonrdals A. c. $50 ysrds): VIII
lam Anderson, y. Y. A. c. us yarisl, second;
Louis Gordon unattached tscrstchl. third. Time.
Pole vault fhsndicspl--won b. Ralph Rgnyon:
Pssfime A. C. l2 inchesl. height. 10 feet $
inches; r. r Du Tremblay LA. A. G 10
inches second height. feet inches. n. ,.
Caldwell. la. A C. (scratch). third. height.
one.raile walk (hsndicapl--won by John 7. Nor
Whalen. Irish American A. g. go secondsl, sec
oud; sam Schwartz. Irish American A. Z. Is Sec
ondsl. third. Time. = 2-5.
1000 yard run tinviisucn)-Non y Aoel X
kirat Irish American A. c.: James z. Meredith.
Meade. Brook Club. second. Homer Baker New
York A. C. third Time. 2l5 is.
Three-mlie run $50 yards nut handicapl-Non
by Hsnnes kOehmsinen. Irish American A. G..
Scratch: Nick Glanskopulos. Aillroso A. {. tl25
yards. second: y. Flynn, Irish American A. c.
llss ysrdsl. third. Tine. lts6.