New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-12
puns Irish-American Star
off His Feet in Last
Lap of the Race.
AMERICAN RELAY MEN
WIN BY SIXTY YARDS
p;oCrowd Cheers Driving Finishes
and Keen Contests at New
York 4. {. Games.

..issfrcrf ~ tho crowd Of some I'VE
'.,l socctstors who packed the build
Do actually ran Abel kiviat. Of Che
,.. American g. g.. holder of the world g
..,-s st one mile. of his feet in the last
md crossed the line perhaps yard
n Che lead
,abe pu,anucy ar tho ir'Sh-Ame''can
staggered over tho tape in third
..., while Jacb TAFT or Canada. was
,.~t u p. Greene Of Boston who ram
o,,,r Uediunds place. came in last.
... tir,c vss slow $3.50 f-'.
~t, Baxter mile Was only ono OF many
.r.-r races which went 60 make un
.-s, az rs.c sport Tor the athletic on
s.s To tie mauv the most inn
...oi contest ~ thc uicht was tho in-
....,torel rGat in which tho quartet
..rt..- tho !-rlted states OF America
..f.,olihc Canadian runners by 2 round
cards mt Che applause which rent
.., until The raftcfs OF the old Gar
,.. rocked as Gorlou snrang over the
... inst ahead Of nis plugging rival SET
a,5 el doubt as FOB vhich race found most
t,o- With th, crowd
r., f,c runners boz tne Baxter mile
.,,d slorc Tor more than half tho way.
49,, Greene. of BOSTON setting tho pace
..3 Ki,ist running i'm last place. Gordon
-'.. 81, third place. ouf none OF the crowd
lid much attention 20 him.
,ner leaving the half-mile mark behind
t- Kviat took mp the task Of setting
,s. care and for a little more than one
Il, 10 h.t up tlc speed. Fresh as when
b., e,u fire started him. Gordon bounded
..,,~ right ~ Dis shoulder Again Kiviat
,ooo,d back. and for tie moment Du-
,,,,o, blazed the trail Coming down to
H.. ,,n Ian both Kieiat and Gordon went
Una race for the lead Gordon how
...- found his feet first. and went OF
..,b abou, two yards 10 tho good.
s.,,.nir- every nerve and muscle in
..'- bod,e,. the TWO raced for the wire.
p..5. hack and faces distorted they
e,,r, the ncht of their careers. The
had seen Kiviat win iu hundred
,..s finishes. But the crowd reckoneo
,.,,o,t the host. Gordon. with VictoIH
.,-,.lv I'm his grasp. was not the man To
81. nj, without a desperate struggle.
u.r. stride in front Of Eiviat he raced.
IA there ne stayed until tho worsted was
,r,oosd Then ne walked back TO the
g,, made sure of his victory, and. anna
\. numbered cheers Of the crowd. ran TO
1 is dressing room.
Tho International relay race, at one
mile was something I'm the nature o.
manner From the moment that Ted
Meredith i'm his dark blue shirt. with the
s,rs ara Stripes cmblazoncd across the
btsp started for the Yankee team the
RESULT was never in doubt. Whatever
lance the boys from across the border
rht have had Of winning i'm a driving
sash was forfeited when Jack TAFT losl
i, footing and fell TO his knees, losing
| one eight or nine yards.
Tom Halpin broke the worsted. running
| within himself about sixty yards IN the
.sd The time OF the race was 3.26 80 for
| The American team. while the Canadians
| eee clocked in 1884.
| Harry Smith was beaten in the three
nile run. but he was far from disgraceo'
and Kolehmainen, in winning. know that
4 is vas in a race all the way
Throughout the entire last mile the men
started spurt after squirt. while the crowd
Hooi on their chairs cheering wildly.
When Il came 10 the final reckoning, how
ever, Kolehmainen had the greater re-
serve, and dashed ahead 10 win by about
twenty yards. The time was Il minutes
| z IS seconds Smith covered the first
II 81 -. a l. 81 10
md in . minutes IS S-5 seconds.
6. II. Goulding. OF Canada, the worlds
'hsmplon pedestrian. found the handicaps
100 much for him in the one mile
yak and finished third. Dick clifford
son. but was disqualified. He carried on
ia high rate. shouting his protests 10
TENDS in the gallery, but 10 no effect
IN The minds OF many his disqualification
vas well merlted.
The summary follows
Ward run--won by =. Lsgsy. Dartmouth
Nsse Is Yards. J.. r. LOngneid. New OK
e. e. YARDS, second. n. y. Mahoncy. Dos
"l A. 4 40 yardsl. third. Time. l:5s 80
~'eniy-ysrd dash-Won by j.. i. ElleT, Irish
1Slsfcan A. G.. g fecD; AlNsh T. Meyer
e.saAmsfican A. q. (scratchl. second; G. u
- - New York A. C.. % feeO, third. Time
Match relay race zone mile: knights Of s.
.aioay Ns. Xavier A. A.)-Won by Navier
- lDono, an. Dorsey. kennard and lel-
~, Knights % ST Antony (Byrne. Nc
Vystn' Blush ana Cough. second. Time, S'sf
Sensational relay race lone inile)-Non by
..lei States o. America Meredith, Baker
-.s9aid and Halpin: Canada Crressider
~. Brock and Phillips. second. Time
-. Time o. second team. 1884.
rs.tnty-yard hurdle rsce-Won BY Frank j.
r-!' Columbia University 90 feeO; !. j.
NJ lrlsn-American 4. q. fscratch). second
r r Potter. New York A. G. (scratch). mira.
eh,-nale run-won by Nick Grahakopulos.
'.scled rs YARDS. oscar Hedlund. Boston
N0fatchl. second. j. r. O'Connor. New
ss - g. a. YARDS. third. Time - -;
hrls'd nun lnovice)-Won by J.. smith
rh church House. p. J. Appleby. Columbia
.i.s ~ Sy secono. Y. +. Finch HUDSON Sul'o'
Poi, ,svh-Won by X. r. Curtis. New York
-. 'ssrstchl. actual height ~ feet Q. r.
,N' View York A. {. % inchcsl. second
49,. helsht n feet 9 inches; J. Seweh. un-
t., '' y Inches. third. actual height II
g.sF standing iumps-won by l. Rudnics:
-, '"e A. G. as inches). actual distance ~
.,s,,i..l hea iiatt Adams. New York A.. '.
ssst..l second actual distance - fcet; l.
49, Mohawk A. G. g inches. thlIo'
is,,. mile wsls-won by j. Morrison. Long
Ar.,i.N' = % seconds. 4 J. Davis. lrisn
~ - a e. 80 seconds. second; 9. 1oulu-
rth~a~ tscrstchi. third. Time. z .0i 80.
~ t.si'e run-Won by Hannes koiehmai
a,o,. - American A g.: Harry J. Sudth'
fo-ts, .efch House. second G.. " Holden
hIss "a =. a. 90 YARDS, thiro. ii'''
gorso, e run Baxter frophy)-won by W. r.
"a Unattached. 4. r. kiyiat. irish Amer
Ansr.e.. second: NJ. A. Duysnney, irish
Dee, - G.. third Time. 4.32 a.
A ,alie match relay race-won by Boston
\ x.,s's, With J NJ Burke =. Burns. r
A q lev and William Mesnix: New YORK
ss.sr ON With Drew Valentine. Homer
- rfss II