New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
Scores Third Straight Vic
tory Over a Field of
the FIecteSt.
WORLDS RELAY MARK
SET, THEN BROKEN
Kramer Captures Three Mile Run
in Fast Time at Boston
A. A. Indoor Games.

- l'-Niii Ii'tH Ntu c,lt = ub. came back
60 form in surprising fashion here to-
nisht. and won the Hunter Nj. from
one Of tho best aelds which has over
gathered Tor this feature event. 1t was
the third straight victory in the race for
the New YORK runner ana brought him
tho permanent possession Of the trophy
His time was minutes IS seconds
W. j. Kramer won the three,m'le in,i-
tstion run. and in doing 50 made a new
track record Of a minutes g % seconds
Tie Harvard relay team made new
worlds indoor record ia defeauns Penn
syltania in tho l5s0-yard relay race
Three minutes 6 ID seconds was tic
wonderful time hung up by Tower. Bid
die, Cspper and Barron The former
record was minutes Seconds. made
last year by the Boston Athletic Asso-
citation team which was composed or
Burns, Gram. Merrhew and Hallin.
But the glory of the Harvard runners
was shortlived. THIS last nameu team
Of the Boston Athletic Club sat and
watched its mark obliterated and deter
mined TO work its way back into the
pages OF the record book, feat which
was soon accomplished
Later i'm the night Burns. Merrihew,
Gram and the mighty Halpin met the
New York Athletic team made up Of De
Gruchy Bonsib. Dolan and Tom Lennon,
and running "a four men have never run
before broke the worstcd in minutes
9-J seconds. The crowd cheered the vic
tors TO the echo as Halpin strobe across
the tape. but that ovation paled when
compared with the demonstration which
greeted the announcement that q new rec
ord. the second for the same distance
within short while. had been estab-
lshed. and that the pucky quartet had
once more established itself as the fastest
al the distance in the land.
Local followers Of track athletics wcle
bitterly disappointed by the triumphs OF
the men from New York Boston had
candidate who could hope to cope with
Kramer but in the Hunter Mile Oscar T.
Hedlund the Boston Athletic Association
crack. had numerous supporters. He'd
lund has been running in fine form this
season. In view OF the poor performance
which kiviat put mp against hoeh-
mainen. which led 10 the temporary sus-
pension Of both athletes there seemed
TO be good ground for the belief that the
Hunter cup would stay here.
Tonight Kivist showed that he had
fully recovered from Lis illness. and ran
one OF the headiest. if not the fastest
races of his career Hedlund had the
consolation of finishing second, while w
T. Gordon. Of Yonkers, ran nice race
in getting third position.
Kramer had been running so well re-
Gently that his great time occasioned no
surprise among those who had followed
his achievements this year Some OF the
fastest runners in the country have COM
peted on the track for which he set tn'
new mark one OF TWO OF the competitors
we're bothered by the raised corners Dut
the construction OF the track was evident
" 10 the liking OF the Long Islander.
The huge crowd, although it watched It's
favorites 60 down TO defeat, gave both
Kiviat and Kramer a generous gee 1S
when they flashed home ahead OF Ten
competitors.
More than 400 athletes were entered
Every large college in the East except
Princeton was represented, and leadlhs
athletic clubs sent their stars Champions
abounded. the title holders including those
with honors gained in Olympic, national
intercollegiate. sectional and interscho-
lastic competitions
Hannes kclehmainen. ciuOmate OF
Kiylat. vas the most prominent entrant IN
the three-mile rlln. The flying Finn how
EVER. told friends just before the race that
he was overweight and expected trouble
in running Such proved to be the case
and he dropped out in apparent distress
after covering two and one-quarier miles.
4 special match race at $50 yards be
tween Donald F. Lippinoott, Of the I'M
versity OF Pennsylvania, and Thomas j.
Halpin, OF Boston a \, lost interest al
ter Lippincott fell on the first lap. Halpln
won without great effort In % seconds.
The summary follows
Hunter mile-Won b. Abel r Kiviat. irish
American A G.. OF New York. oscar + Hso-
lund Boston s. A. second, w. +. "oTdo"'
Yonkers. y. y. third Time. -
island A c. Hsrry !. smith. Bronx Church
House second: L. Horne. Haverhill. third.
Turning high jump ,handlcsP,-Won by
Harry Barwise. Boston A \. lseratch). req
. inches. H. Morrison. Cornell '2iz inchesl'
) f.et. II, inches second; j. o. tombstone
Harvard (scrstch). feet inch miro.
Relsv race-Columbis Mcdonald Nolmer,
Hsrve,t and Brady defeated Syracuse. Time
RELAY race Harvard freshmen defeated Yale.
Relay race Colby Bates ana me uniyers,yg
Of Msnel-Won by Colby. Maine. seco".'
Bates third Time. 3:l2 -. ,.,s,.
/ 5so-ysrd relay rsce-Harvsrd Tower, Bidal-
Carer and Barron defeated CoTnel LEWIS
irish Caldwell and starr. Time 800 10 =
new worlds indoor record dlsplacins the tlme
81 the Boston A A tssm-BGrns. Gram Mer'l'
hev and HAlpin--mace last year &C.,
special 5N-ysrd match race-lnoin@ = ,i
ain Boston A A. defeated Donald +. LlpPiN
rot, University OF Pennsylvania. Time. v'0'
putting is-pound shot thsndicap)-Non ~ -
, Vhitney Dartmouth g inches Win = lee'
!. inch. J. C. Lzwlor. irish American y. -
Tsos,on &c inches. second. With q feet. W. g.
Maxneld. unattached = feet " lnches'' 'N''u'
with a. feet 81. inches ,.,,.- -
Forward dssh-Won b. \ o. Keller Cor
neil: A r Meyer. Irish American 4. G., Ne"
Work second. Il T. Bower. syracuse OnlNeI-
sity. third Time. o:9 30.
RELAY RACEs-iSso YARDS
You Usmpshire state College detedied
Rhode Island state college. Time. 1913 80
tufts college defeated University OF feE-
mont Time. 5:ie 50. ~, ~.
Worcester Polytechnic institute Reed, War-
rem Russell and Keith, defeated Boston or
iese and Massachusetts, Agricultural 'oi'ese'
Ns.sschusetts Institute O, Technology d.-
festsd Dartmouth Time. sos IS.