The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
GREEK WEARS DOWN
FIELD IN LONG RACE
Gianakopulos Gains HOnOrs in
National Junior Run After
Yale Man Loses Way.
SKATERS COURSE RECORD

Nick tiiarakopulos of the Milrosc A.
4. wore down sturdy field OF competi-
tors in the Junior cross-country cham
pionship OF tho Amateur Athletic Union
yesterday at Van Cortlandt Park and
won the individual title by twenty-five
yards from \. !. Fogel of the Irish Ameri-
can 4. G.. tho victor in the Junior Metro
politan race three weeks ago. There was
n close contest for team honors and II
was refreshing to see the battle waged
between two OF the smaller clubs, both
strong supporters Of cross-country run
ming In tho final tally Bronx Church
House came out on top, with 80 points
10 4S for the Mohawk \. c.. previous
winners Of this race. The Mercury A. &.
Of Philadelphia sent over the best aggr"-
CATION Of distance runners that ever has
rcpr, nted the quaker city. and finished
third. with 81 points beating the irish
American \ G.. III" only other team
contestant. by points.
Juiu ". ovrrtpn. captain Of the Vale
cross country team. the only representa-
tiv" OF TIA" colleges. ran pucky race
and finished third. about thirtr-hve yards
behind FoRe. That the Blue Of Yale
might Rave been carried to absolute VIC
tory but for pverton going astraN on inc
strange course was m" opinion OF many
81 the competitors and spectators. The
Yale man jumped into the lead soon
after the start and IN working m tho
Mill across from the golf links he opened
a zap Of nifty yards on Springstecn or
the Yonkers Y. NJ. e. n. his nearest op-
porsnt. Aft'r mounting the steps NJ the
far rrd OF the golf links pverton found
no guiding signs and made a wrong turn
,hn TO, a., Yards of his
way and when he got back to the right
path Springsteen had passed him and
Fogel was right at his heels.
Atmospheric conditions were IN favor
OF tho Creek. VINO hal strength enough TO
battle against tho biting wind which
swe,r with powerful force against the
runners as ;h"y traversed the uphill
grades Tn. urse. though practically
the same as that for the Junior mctropoli-
tan race in whi'- Fogel defeated Giana-
kopulp- was more complete as cross
country test. There was no premium on
acr0bltics IN crossing the wu'er jump ou
log \ slight divergence made IL neces-
sary Z = every man 90 jump and the con-
sequence was that none escaped without
more or less OF ducking. This formlda-
bile obstacle attracted a crowd Of about
3nO persons who cheered and laughed a.
corning 10 the merits Of the attempts
made to clear the water. Under these
[ fliflStAllttS the ltfl Nlld' lUf 'rfetk
Wa able TO clip twenty-cirht seconds
from the record made by Fogtl IN the
first run over the course shows that he
mas mad. great Improvement and after
finishing ms arduous task Glanaknpu,u-
was as fresh any one OF the other
competitors. His time was ~ MINUTES -
seconds. as compared with - minutes II
seconds made by Fugel when the e.,
Lions were more favorable TO fast
running.
Russcl Springsteeu Of the yonkers Y VI.
G. A. a consistent performer AT this sport.
was the pacemak"r after Overton reln-
pushed the lead through running off tho
course Coming to the water jump 'or the
first time the Workers man had Il lead ~
'wo yards on OVerton. with Fogel ten
yards back and a similar distance in front
OF Gianakopulos. Going up the hill after
the jump the strength Of the Greek en-
abled him TO get o.. even terms with Fogrl
ard when they completed the iirs, circuit
OF the course SpriugStrru was leading
Oytrtou los nv. yards, IN" Greek bong ten
yards back and a stride n front Of FUccl
Sp-nFstecn held his lead until APP
preaching the railroad tracks for ;he
second :imr. whcI Mex forged to the
front ard dashed iV for his second bath
i've yards IN front Of the Workers man.
Fog'l took the dip couple ~ seconds
af'e" Spriugstecu and WAS then tweuty-
tiv" wards IN from, Of oVerton. The Nal-
runner lost som" distance by wadiug
through much more water tina" was NEG
cssary but when one. or dry Land he he
gan t. make M ground rapidly Tn"
weakest member Of tn" fighting quartet
was Sp'ing-t"eu. Woo had cut his kr"" N
a fan earlier iu IN" race" IN 'he run over
tn. hills and along the nrishirg stretch
on the parade grounds IN" crock more
than hciI his own and he finished full o.
We i,vcrtou passed Sprtncstrrn m a