The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
WEAKNESS OF GREEK
MATE BEATS SMITH
Gianakopulos Tires and Star
Can't Catch Up All the
Ground lie Loses.
JORDAN AND Exc FIRST
Handicap of 200 Yards Counts
in Ten Mile Team Race
Record for Gordon.
JORDAN AND Exc FIRST

Harry J. smith. the latest long distance
rer. had to put up With defeat last night.
NJ, not until he had PUN one OF tho
,l,..iest races on record for the edlfica.
ior OF the crowd at the games Of the
Rronx church House, OF which club
smith is the shining light. with Nick
Gl,nakopulos as his partner Smith ts-
saved 20 give zoo yards start (, eleven
other teams In ten mile team race and
q was the weakness of the Greek that
I'D 10 the defeat OF the scratch men, after
hey had overcome the handicap before
ssif the distance had been covered.
Eddie Jordan Of the Xavner A. A.
And John Exc. Irish American A. c..
with the former as the star member.
succeeded In leading Smith to the tape
ty twenty five yards In q race that tested
10th speed and stamina. The partners
relieved each other each lap. and n sprint
,ng pace was required to keep anywhere
rear the front The time for the ten miies,
/. minutes 80 80 seconds. Is a sufficient
Indication OF the terrific pace at which
ne men ran. the time for the scratch
men averaging % minutes for five miles.
Though the fnal stages OF the race
q, experts WAS that such contest was
FAR too gfuellins for amateurs to indulge
IT. Half II the competitors were near
to tainting condition before the dis
lance was half completed and stimulanis
we're used freely to keep the tired men IN
the track.
" Gordon. the Yonkers crack, ran n
remarkable race In the 800 meter handi-
cap. which he won from scratch In the
. indoor record time Of minutes 1 3-5
seconds He had twenty yards to make
Up On J. + OConnor Of the New York
4 c In the last lap but won by hve
yards.
Hal Holland set a new indoor record
fo- go yards in his sem-hnal heat of
he handicap. lie ran the distance in
q. 3.j seconds. In the final Holland had
rough journey but hc won by half a
yard II beating the Dominican Lyceum
team lr the special relay the knights of
- Antony quartet set new armory
record ~ minutes 80 seconds. The
summaries
yShiy, New York 4. c. yards; u T.
hares jr unattached, 81 yards second
Il o nkssn. Irish American a. c. ~,
90 Ward Dash. handicap--won by Hal
HslArd, xavier \. A scratch. Al wools
q. Yari Run, Handlcap-won by e W.
,'ae,e ca 20 yards second; Myles
L,AHsa fastine a. c, scratch. third.
1900 Meter Handivap-won by W. Gordon.
sttita, he'd. scratch, J. q Neil New York
4. e.. 80 yards. second, l. Levine. Bayonne
hsh s'hoo! 90 Yards, third Time. 4
$50 Yard Reiay-bronx Church House VI.
r.qgany F. Twenty second RegImsnt--w
A'shh'.2 g. Kelly ana II. sen,y; Company
second. with ! Strube. G purteU r.
sIsa ard " Richie. Time. minute 40 .;
Or Me Run NovIce-won by Joe New.
taai o.,ywood Inn. Earl MAcIay, Yonkers
= 4. second II. Nj. Bradbury, un,
I ~ he'd third. Time, minutes % IL!
I-sDrls
one Nile Relay-Knish,s OF st. Antony W
AG0rs Nlth ". McSsveny. 4 . Rourke J
blsh aut W. Cough, Dominican Lyceum
,len1 Win J cahill, L. schlosser. +. Gil
note and u. Georgi. Time > minutes .;
.uls
TO ME- Bicycle. uandicap-won b,
Ar'..ny A'arIL Italian American q A.
~ 1AlIs a '"KTick, New England wheel
ben. 10 Yards seconu. Jerry Sunziata
l,,g're c',y wheelmsn. 20 yards, third
- M.s Team Race. handicap-won b,
jordan Mailer A. a. and J, Exc irisi
SSa me, -. a. "a 200 yards a J. smith
l'.sS American A g, scratch, second
g'ois- Holden and Russell sprinxsteen
.ess srs G.. A.. zoo yards. third. Time
ieIrate- So 80 seconds
Pp,urg ,. Pound shot, handicap-Won b.
J bpar. Union settlement a. G., fee
iit.t-. Nlih put Of ~ feet IL q inches
/ Jennings Bronx church Houss, fee
In r-s second, Win 80 feet "a inches
t,iI-r IrisE American 4. g. feet
rhf-r SftUiins Jumps. handicap-Won b!
80 Occurring Mohawk A. e, scratch, will
v feet 10 inches, ;. Baur, Bronx ChuTcl
r'gs, 10 inches second, with 8. feet Ill
hes T. l. Zines, Bronx church House,
thes third. with 81 feet inches