New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
Lennon and MaXheld Lead
Assault on Old Marks
at Championships.
HIRSHON CAPTURES
THE 600-YARD TITLE
Breaks Tape Half a Stride in
Front of Hooking, After
Brilliant Race.

The defenders OF the Mercury rolled up
Cd. neat little total OF - points and won
e-s, torors ty points over the Irish
,-,e-irs, Athletic CLUB men. who were
second
Columbia University noscd its way into
.,a honor list with Is points 10 its credit
-bue the other cluos represented were
.t-,rr out along the hieh roads. sweep
.-g I'm three places iu the running high
.,,, aided Che New York Athletic Club
men .n thcir victory in no small measure.
The showing Of columbia came as sur
mise 20 an bat the most loyal partisans
~ the rale Blue and White. Victories IN
,bs high hurdles and the standing broad
urnp made sure the place
Gene Carson. from the Mohawk Athletic
crgb came into his own IN the two-mile
-gn and Won by half yard after a
--reline feht an hte way through the
last quarter mile. From start almost an
fil the finishing strides r. p. Greene. Of
fhe Boston g.. and Frank Masterson
went a. each other tooth and nail setting
O. Hung pace
First one and then the other flashed in
'front.'. until about 500 yards from home
the Mohawk lad crept up into position 10
strike Tie bided his time. and when the
leaders were about plugged from their ef-
forts Carson suurtcd ont 10 win by "a
scsnt margin.
Hugh Hirshon. Of the Irish-Amcricau
Athletic club. satisfied one of the ambi-
tons OF his athletic career I'm winning the
mo-ysrd rum He won only after a bitter
struggle with O foet-footed field and the
tnish Won its place With the best in an
evening Of thrilling sport in which rec
0-Is toppled
10 was not until three-quarters of a lap
from home that the American youth
flashed into the lead and once in front he
STAYED there despite the plucky efforts
Of his rivals He broke the ribbon half
stride in front Of Horace Hooking. who
pressed him throughout the last half lap.
Hooking made the mistake of trying TO
pass inside rather than 80 around on the
outside. That cost him glowing chance
20 snatch the victory at the tape. Billy
GoDgh Of the knights OF ST. Antony, was
third. a few yards back.
Twin Waldron. OF Colby College took the
lead a. the start and. running great guns,
held the advantage Of a Vineyard down
until Hirshon made IFS bid and passed
him Waldron was used up by his Efforts
and finished far back in the ruck.
The assault on the records began with
the games Tommy Lennon, who once
wore the colors Of Curtis High School, but
who now represents the New York Ath-
leuc club. won the s20-yard dash in % %
seconds which clipped one-fifth Of a sec
ond of the former Junior record estab-
Ished by vs.. J. Fisher, Of the Irish
American Athletic Club. ia the games last
year Lennon won his race by about three
yards. passing Hal Holland. Of the Xavier
Athletic club. at the head Of the stretch,
and sailing right along TO win going
away
Wallace O. Maxheld, OF Dartmouth, was
next 10 wipe an old standard of the
books He won the shotput with a heaye
o, 81 feet ~ inches. Charles Edward
Bnckley. Of Harvard also competed in
this event but fell by the wayside and
failed 10 win a place. His best put was
90 feet 81. inches. G.. +. Olmsted. OF Co
lumbIa. won second place. with 30 feet
q. inches while Roos, Of the New York
Athletic Club. was third with 40 feet
inches 10 his credit
The running high jump was captured
tl Alexander W Moffatt. OF the New
York Athletic Club. with a leap Of feet
l9 inches while Randall and Gear, club
mates. were second and third respective
3. with jumps Of feet \ inches and
ieet inches TO their credit. Under the
conditions the performance OF Moffatt
Was more than creditable. The floor was
30 slippery that. despite the resin scat
Tered about the take-off the athletes
tNoded and slipped all over and 1t was
almost as much luck as good form 10 get
or good jump.
a-yard dash mrs, semi-hnai heaO-Won by
u. t,m lennon Now York A. e.. :. A. shapiro
81 street Y ~. H A.. second. Time, V.-t's'
second semi anal heat-Won by Hal Holland
As'ef a. s HarNitt, Columbia JniNef-
"l second Time 0.24
--tfdrl dash final hcatl-Non by Tom Len
AA New York a. c.. Hal Holland AaNer
"A seaona A. Hsr,itt Columbia OhiNeI-
ihird Time 0:251
ee2srd run 1arsi heaD-Won BY Hugh
I-s-yn. Irish American A. c.. Horace a
locking unattached. second: james Burke.
".on A. third Time. ~. Second heat
noon by Twin Wsldron. Colby college, "a.
Anigats Of S. antony third Time. iJs.
,.AN gard dash first hcaO-NOn by X "
5tp,nlla. unattached. Jack Gardner, central
Wen by Charles Hoyt New York A. C.; M.
.pnmof. Boston A. a. second Time. 0.gn
pro heat-W0n hy Jimmie Raveneh ~
istoQher A. e. . 4. HarNett Columbia Uni
tifiii. second. Time o.o6~. Heat for sec
III men-Won by Jack Gardner Central II. s.
~. tonnof. Boston A A.. second. liHle'
99ysrd run ,hnsl hesu-won by Hugh
,Attpn. Irish American a. g.. Horace 4
ro. KING. unattached. second. ". Cough.
Nnishis ~ 81 Antony third. Time ile1..
hlnning high jump-Won by Alex Moratt.
~ YORK a. o., with a jump OF feet 10
nee. r. Randen. New York A. c.. second.
sitn a. jump 81 feet inches. l. Gear. New
inches
Putting the Y pound shot-Won by Wallace
MaAneld. Dartmouth College. With put Of
ft"t "a inches. G. r. Cimstcd Columbia
hiterslii, second with q put Of o. feet ~
pr .fs. William koos New York A c.. third.
Nih put o. ~ feet inches
HlAi3 yard dash-Won rs james Rsyencl,
~ nrisiopher A. G. Y. W Mcdonald. unat-
-,ne4 second Jack Gardner. Central High
',i.'pi, third Time O.O8 IS
poltnling high jump-Won by h L. Butler.
10y 'hafch House. With leap Of feet
~ inches. j. Alexander. Greek American A.
Na.hci Irish American A. c.. third with
1i u feet inches Alexander and Kas
az we're lied. but the former won the jump
sisiy -ysrd hish hurdle rsos-won BY " Nc
,aia Columbia University. ~ Meyer. Long
r9oa.6 O.. second; Derril rrenheim. Dart
"..il College. third Time O:oS 4-s
.t~'v yard run Won by william Anderson.
80 tVs..hed. J. . Neil, New York 4. c.. sec
m. s ass acHugh. rasume A. e.. third.
s,snoins broad jump Won by = ISttaucr
.r.-Hhia University. With lean 81 10 feet 3