New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
Diamonds Speed in Central
Association Games Sur
prises His Friends
in New York.
By ABEL K. kINIAT.

J. DESMOND, the University OF Cnl-
cago's quarter-miler, won at his favor
tie distance, 44O' yards. at the Central
Association games in Dayton, Ohio, n
a So seconds. Jansen. of the UmVcr-
sity OF Michigan, who finished third 10
Meredith at the intercollegiate cnan-
pionship, again finished third IN the
Dayton race. DESMOND used TO live IN
New York City. and represented the
Loughlin Lyceum. He ran anchor on
the Winged l." relay team, winning
many 4 race for them. He is pro-
tege Of Pete Waters, who was coach
at Loughlin Lyceum. Quite surprise
20 his friends TO hear OF him attending
Chicago University.
At the same meet Joe Ray, repreS en,-
ing the Illinois Athletic Club, won che
mile in ! minutes u seconds, and came
back within a short time, winnin. :le
tWo-mle in 9 minutes 50 10 seconds.
These two races alone stamp Ray as a
near-fUture American distance cham
plon. During the last indoor season
Ray and holehmaincu ran two races at
two miles. each winning one, and bo-h
being well under minutes 80 seconds.
America will not have to worry abOu,
the 1916 Olympic distance events If
Ray keeps on performing as in the last
two years.
James T.. Sullivan, Amateur Athletic
Union commissioner, who was at thc
international Congress, at Lyons,
France, sailed last Thursday on the
Celtic, being the same steamer he
crossed to New York in in 1912, after
the successful visit OF the American
athletes to Sweden. He is expected 10
arrive in New York on Thursday
On July 4, in Philadelphia, Johnny
Gallagher, OF the Meadowbrook Club,
ran Two slaShIng races IN the morning
and afternoon. I'm the morning he won
a scratch mile at the Belmont trac.,
practically without any competition, IN
4 minutes and SO seconds. Not sat.s-
fed with this performance, Johnny was
at Central Park at the irish American
games in the afternoon, and again woi
at mile from 30-yard handicap IN
minutes 10 is seconds. The last race
was run on newly made track, eight
laps to the mile.
Also at the Irish-American Athletic
Association games Jarvis Burdick, ex-
University OF Pennsylvania track cap
tain and eX-intercollegiate champion.
didn't have TO try very hard to live
up to the reputation of Philadelphia as
slow town. He waited for over Two
hours at the old field in the same Dark
for his tavOrite event to take place.
while in the mean time the event had
already been contested in new neld.
When the mistake was found out by
the other athletes it. was, of course.
considered a huge joke. the laugh be-
ing on Burdck, who promptly became
the butt of all jokes for the day.
Homer Baker, the Mercury Footer.
certainly did some "homing" in the
English half-mile championships, fash
ing by the tape in | minute 81 % sec
onds. Before sailing Baker was very
nervous, fearing that on the trip over
he would be seasick. Instead the trip
worked wonders with him. - Harry
smith was not as lucky. and did not
even make a crcdtable showing in the
iour-mllc championship.
In Berlin. Baker will have to contend
with Rau, the German Splinter, IN the
400 metres: also Hans Braun, i'm the
same event and in the 500 metres.
Fraun ran second to Reidpath IN the
i00-metrc Olympic champ ioaShip and
fourth to Meredith in the S00-metre
Olympic championship in Sweden. II
he can put one over on these two,
especially Braun, ere are no more for