New-York tribune., 1914-11-01
Renz Behind the Record.

lTISl-AulerlCdn n - anu " No2 bNSsN4'
by Reper by half q lap.
REM Behind the Record
Rsnz's time was 54;13 SIS, which was
6 seconds behind the American record
of b4:O7. made by T. Z. Merrill, at Bos-
.on in 1880 REM tried hard IN the
last mile 20 get within the record time,
hut found the task too much Tor MN.
II was estimated that close 10 eight
thousand persons crowded around the
Columbia field for the contests. lnas-
much as Columbia has no grandstands
Of anv kind on South Field there were
no privileged personsges, and all had
10 stand save a few daring individuals,
who, with the connlvance OF the uni
Versity authorities, obtained a pass key
10 the dome OF the library. Fercneo
swav up there, like Londoners on the
IooE ont for Zeppelins, they watched
the races from their aerial vantage
points. -,
Kolehuainen set out on his last lap.
Then the whole mass Of humanity,
which had stood patiently FOR TWO
houYs around the rim OF the track,
bust all bounds and charged across the
field 70 the finish line. There the ON
cials and police fought hard 70 keep
them from crushing on 10 the track,
but il was a wellnigh Impossible task
and after Kolehmsinen had broken the
tape il was only by fighting their way
through the crowds that the other run
ners were able 70 complete the race
Kvronen and Gianakopulos found their
way beset more than the otners' ahG
both lost time IN negotiating the nhal
quarter mile. ,...
The track was in splendid condition
xrhen sparrow" Robertson sent the
Geld Of twelve off on the long grind:
Kolehmainen was on the outside, and
for the space OF time that was re-
ouired for him 70 work his way In TO
the pole he was not leading. AFTER
the first seventy yards, however, ne
was showing the way, and he continued
20 do so with ever increasing speed
Gianakopulos, the big Greek, dogged
his steps through the lrst quarter
while Kyronen was content 20 drop
back and lead the second division.
Finn Sets Easy Pace.
Kolebmainen padded along with a
smooth stride through the first half
mile in 2:2O3-5, and with the Greek
sin only couple Of yards behind he
finished the first mile IN 4:4S 20:
Kyronen was some thirty yards behind
Cianakopulos. and he was in turn about
the same distance in front OF JACOB
Waier. Of the Bronx Church House.
Then came I'm order Charles de Stefano,
al the Ozanam Association; James w
Plant Of the LonG Island A. G.; John
!. Costello. of the Bronx Church House;
Harry j Iohman. unattached; Aaron
Worr;s Of the Smart Set A. c.; Gotch
Becker. Of the Ozauam Association
and Frank Mccullough, Of the hohaws
A.C. -.
In the eighth lap Kolehmainen began
20 test out Gianakopulos, and when
+bev passed the mark had pulled out
10 a lead of ten yards. Thereafter the
race was over. so far as kOlehmalnen
v,as concerned At two and hall
,niles he was leading Gianakopulos by
100 yards The Greek, wearing himself
rapidIv in q vain effort to mold the
feet Finn, began TO drop further back
and in the twelfth lap kyronen came
through and passed him, the two racing
by the timers only yard apart.
Kolehmainen continued on ms mao
mace. and every lap found him further
in the van. At four miles he had q
lead Of 200 yards over kyronen, who
was still holding Gianakopulos, and al
five miles he was nearly three-quarter:
Of a lap in front
From there on 20 the seven and three
ouarter-mile mark he kept increasing
his lead. he Tapped Gianakopulos, who
had begun 20 fail quickly, at seven anc
half miles, and quarter OF mhC
further on he came abreast Of kyTonen
Then for two miles he ran even with
kvronen, sprintlug out only m the lasl
lap.
The real tussle was between Kyroner
and Gianakopulos. The two struggled
along stride for stride for four miles
with the lead switching back and forth
Then. lust after passing the siN-mll(
post. Kyr0uen jumped the Greek, anc
I'm ii fur0ug obtained d lead OF thirty
wards. Al seven miles he was leading
Gianakopulos by fifty yards, and he IN
creased il right TO the end.
James Plant. Of the Long Island A
G.. made d game fight but could not
cut down the distance between himself
and The Greek in the last quarter mile
and had TO be content with fourth
place. while De Stefsno was forty
yards behind him. Mailer was another
thirty yards back.
Kolehmanen's time by half miles
was. Half-m.le. 1907 3-5; mile
4:4q2-5; 1ia miles, 1923 2-5; miles
q:568-5: pig miles, 1888 30; 3 miles
15:121-5; 3iz mile 1890; 4 miles
2O:8O3-5: AZ miles. 23:09 20; D miles,
25:4s: 5i4 miles, 2S:26 %; 6 miles,
3I.071-5; 6iz miles. 33:l8 2-5; Z miles,
36:28: az miles 5000 20; 8 miles,