The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
HALPIN NAILS BAKER
AS TAPE Is REACHED
Great Sprint by Boston Gives
Victory TO b. A. A. Relay
Over ". Y. A. G..
rLLER TAKES Low HURDLE
Freshman Teams Of Columbia
and Fordham Win Class
Race Relays.

yorl, A c. last night AT the annual in
door games of Fordham University in the
seyenty-frst Regiment Armory. The
Grace was rcplcte with excitement from
the start but when Halpin. running the
las, quarter for the Boston contingent
caught Homer Baker at the tape and won
iy inches the crowd went wild.
Tho irish American team, which was
entered failed to materlalize. and when
tho start was called only William Meanix
for Boston and O. w. De Gruchy faced
the barrier Meanix had the better of the
rart, but the New York man overhauled
him and led for the quarter In SO l-5
seconds by about four yards.
In tho next relay II. r. Mahoney took
up the cudgels for Boston and Drew Val
en,lne for New York. Valentine was not
quite as speedy as his rival and the
winged Foot crowd had their lead cut
down TO :, yard The time for the second
| quarter was 90 seconds. ON the third
! quarter H. Hooking held the scant lead
for the New Workers by holding J. L.
Burke In check on 52 3-5 seconds
quarter.
Baker went out In good style on the last
section and when one furiong was covered
he had increased his teams ADVANTAGE to
four yards. Then Nalpin cut loose "A
sprint which brought him to within two
Yards Of his opponent In the next seventy
n,e. Coming down the homestretch Baker
was on the pole and looked a sure win
4 ner but Halpin had the final kick which
pulled him through. Halpin did his turn
.n 80 2-5 seconds. IL was tough loss
for Baker, for he ran one OF the prettiest
races Of his career. The mile was turned
in 3:29 l-j.
Harry !. Smith OF the Bronx Church
House won the two milo handicap from
scratch in g:3s 2-5. Althoush he al
lowed handicaps M to 175 yards, he was
half lap ahead at tho finish.
J. J. Eller OF tho Irish American A. C.
added one more to hts long string Of
hurdle race victories by winning the
so yard event from scratch over Ave
{? feet inch Jumps in 3-5 seconds.
Filler was hard pressed by Horace +.
Rood of the st Vincent A. c.. who
finished second. less than yard behind
the winner.
That Eller did not win more easily was
due partly to the fact that Rood had
a start OF eight feet and partly because
the race was run under conditions with
which the winner was unfamiliar The
nrst hurdle was only ten yards out
from the starting line. instead OF the
customary hfteen. and this kept the Irish
American from getting into his stride
g. Lowitz OF the Ninety-second Street
Y 81. H. a won the one mile run for
noyices In hollow style. He took the
lead at the end of the second lap and
Increased 1t every yard. When the tape
was reached he was twenty-five yards
ahead OF Lewis q. Smith OF Columbia
DIVERSITY. who In turn was about half
that distance in front OF u. l.. Trevener
Of the Elizabeth Y. n. c. a.
Leading all the way. the Twenty
second Regiment Engineers relay team
crossed the finish line twelve yards in
front OF the Seventy-frst Infantry. theiI
nearest rivals, In the 2,to0 yard relay
League. II. Hooking who ran last FOL
the Engineers, started with "A lead OF
, nearly twenty-five yards w Cough, the
anchor man tor the Seventy-first. cut
down the lead steadily, but failed T.
catch up. The Second Battalion Nava
Militia quartet ganed third place. barrel,
beating the Thirteenth Regiment runner.
10 the tape.
The meet was slow In starting, but no
nearly tardy as were the spectator
IN coming to the scene of action Shortly
before o'clock there looked TO be NOR
athletes than enthusiasts In the BIZ
drill hall. When they did start TO come
however. they drifted I'm in droves ant
, before the first final was contested tn
crowd began to assume the proportion
that is usual at a Fordham meet
The finish OF the 65 yard dash handica
as far as the first and second places wer
concerned was exactly the same AN tina
in the interscholasuc 100 yard champion
ship recently. Il. =. White of Stuyvesan
High School broke the tape in front Of I
j. White, another Stuyvesant boy. VIII
represents the Salem Crescent A. c. Il
open competition. +. W. Ct-ciing OF th
Irish American 4. c. wpA third Les
fh.t s.-.
the finish.
/ fonkers took the lions share Of prize
IN the 1000 yard handicap, for two Of tn
'ordons. +. and L., finished first an
third. Tho other Gordon. William, VIII
recently won the Baxter mile, starte
from scratch and came home fourth. yer
close to his brother u. J. Meehan OF III
shanahan Catholic Club. Phiiadeiphi;
was second, just one yard behind tn
winner. Ted Meredith did not run an
o. w. Dc Gruchy. the other scratch maj
dropped out in one OF the heats. III
summaries.
80 Yard Hurdle Race. Handicsp-won !
Horace F. Rood. ST Vincent 4. c. s Zee
.ssond' Waiter Burch. unattached, fee
IS Yard Dash, Handicap"Fin.i hest--w'
y NJ WV + White. s'uyyssant Il. s. . foe Toe
;,,c9na; i Y, co1ains, ii.h american A. {
by 'I John Run a,lbS ans'' Sev,tr i'; hs'
rd Enssa Hang 9SRshs ySsu'
yards, third Time IS as seconds
900 Yard Hun, Handicap--Final heat
Won BY F. Gordon. unattached, IS yard
- j. Mcehan, shanahan Catholic Gu
Philadelphia, IS yards second; l.. Gordo
Il5gt'iached. yards. third. Time. minut
one Mile Run. Novice. Final Heat---w
~ q. Ipwitz, Ninsty-second Street Y. NJ.
\, Lewis q. Smith, Columbia Universi
second, F. I. Trevener, Elizabeth Y. NJ.
A. third. Time 4 minutes 81 seconds.
one Mile Fordhani University intsrcls
t'lay tac"-Won by freshmen; juniors. %
ord Time minutes "a seconds.
a., 900 iard Relay, HanaieapIciosed
Military Athletic Ieague-Won by Twent
second Regiment Engineers With L. 4. ~
, ser H. Hooking, W, Ritohie and N. sk,
~ yards, seventy. frst Regiment Infant
VIM NJ ncHugh, W. Anderson. ". Gou
ami u. Bonsib, SO yards, second; ssco
battalion Naval Militia, with II. Gilman
Htnser y. HALEY and W. r.. shaw.
''.dS' third. Time. minutes I'D secon'
,9ur Lap Fordham Interclass Relay Rs
Won by third year high school section
Win carr, Co-tabiie. Rogers and Onrs
second year high school, section Il. w
hsle. Taub, O'Lesry and Lynch. secon
nHrlh year high school, with Yockel. Ivo
~ teuna and stanley, third. Time, l min,
= seconds.
one Nile Relay Race. Scratch. Fordh
lrophy-Won by Ros,on A. A., with TEL
composed Of William Mesnix. H. f. Mahon
" Burke and Thomas J. Halpin;
York A. G. team composed OF o. W.
Val. TIM :