New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
ThrOng Of 10000 Enjoys
Close Finishes at N. Y.
A. c. Spring Games.
FLEET-FOOTED MEYER
ONE OF THE STARS
Lemberg FOOLS the Oidtimers in
the Smile Run-Negro Boy
Wins the Half-Mile.

creaklnS performances they more than
made up for in keen racing and exciting
finishes. Never has the red-tiled clubhouse
on Travers Island, the summer retreat or
the Mercury Foot. looked down on a more
attractive scene or larger crowd. Close
10 1900 persons crowded around the
oval tanning the grandstands and over
flowing the terraces and lawns.
Alvah T. Meyer, the Irish American
club Splinter. was credited with n couple
OF the best performances OF the day.
Meyer ran a blinking hundred. his time
being 10 seconds fat and he ran an
equally good furlonS around the turn in
one Of the heats for - 3-5 seconds. He
topped of his fast time In the century by
winning with ease. but he was unplaced
in the final heat of the furlong. finishing
fourth about eight yards behind the win
ner, Roger DALEY. OF the New York A. g,
who had eight yards on the old cham
pon
The lineup for the final heat OF the
hundred presented the unusual situation OF
three white men matched against the same
number OF negro athletes. Meyer, Sumer-
Harry Butler. OF the Bronx Church House,
were the white hopes" against whom ran
Peter White and Herman Foster Of the
Salem Crescent \. c.. and Edwin Jones.
Of the Smart Set 4. c., the Jack Johnsons
OF the cinder path. Meyer gave the field
from four TO seven yards. and he caught
and passed the leading man before he had
run fifty yards. Then Meyer breezed to
the tape.
Albert T. Lembers. OF the Trinity Club,
sprang an unpleasant surprise on the old
timers in the three-mile run. Lembcrg
started from the 175-yard mark, and such
men as Sidney Leslie, on scratch: CASTOR
Strobno, on the 120-yard line; George
Critchley. on the 165-yard line Thomas
Barden. OF the Irish-American A. c.. on
the lOO-yard line, and Harry IIonahan. OF
the New York A. c., on the 13j-yard line,
were ptted against him.
At the start Lemberg was not conceded
even as outside chance, and at the mile
and a half mark. when he was leading
by forty yards. everybody still thought
he would drop out long before the finish.
Leslie was cutting down the stragglers
fast. and Barden. Critchley and Strobino
were running easily.
Lemberg, however. instead OF letting M
in the pace, made it hotter. and Leslie
gave up the fight in the ninth lap. Bar
den followed in the tenth. and Lemberg
went further ahead. Critchley tried TO
speed. but could not gain a yard. while
Strobino and Honahan struggled along a
! e. TxaN
With an advantage Of sixty-fve yards at
the beginning Of the lap, Lemberg had
no difficulty in finishing strong. some
twenty-five yards IN front OF Critchley.
Lemberg's time was 1906 3-5, and h
ran i'm beautiful form throughout.
So far as the first places were concerned
il was a field day for the little clubs.
J. Brunson. a negro boy OF the Salem
Crescent Athletic Club. won the half-mile
run after a hard struggle with the other
limit and near limit men.
George Brown. of Yale and Mel Shop
pard. of the Irish American club, failed
10 appear. and Homer Baker, OF the New
York Athletic Club, was alone on scratch.
Baker overestimated his speed and TIM
his sprint lust moment too late. Despite
thrilling race through the stretch. n
which he passed man after man, ne had
TO be satisfied with fourth place.
William Gordon, unattached, the Hon-
kers bow who won the Baxter mile at the
winter games OF the New York Athlete
Club. was on in the mile and iaIleo o.
victory by less than dozen yards ne
made steady progress through the Nc"
until the last lap, when j. ONeiIl' OF 'ne
New York Athletic Club. refused 10 let
his challenge go unnoticed ana set san
AZ such a pace that Gordon couldn L qu'e
pass him. 49,
G Jackson. OF the Irish-American AIN
letic Club. was in the lead and seemei
N have the race IN his hands OMEN
was fred with great speed however ana
shot 10 the front just at the tape. "or-
don was close up, but not close ehous"
IN shut Jackson out OF second place p"'-
don,s time for the mile was a iracuoh
under 4:23.
Harry Gr,nnpelt. OF the home club, ana
Eugene Jennings uncorked high JUMP
If 6 feet inches. Grumpelt winning on
HE handicap. Platt Adams. the war
horse Of Mercury Foot track teams won
the broad jump, with a leap OF z feet ~
inches.
The summaries follow:
1oo.vard nigh hurdles dandicap)-,"3.rn
IA, u + spence. Poly Prep g yards); ). y
Po.s Tew York Athletic club - ysros,'
s,co1d: William Walsh. knights OF -. An
TOM IS yards. third Time OIL. 80
PruHson salem crescent 4. c. % yards,;
* g. Weber. Elizabeth y " .; -
,srdej. socond: J. y. Peeso. y. Y. A c. 10
yarGs5. third. Time. 80 3-3, 49,.
'aii06-yard dash (bandicap Won by AVIAN
T Me"or. Irish-American A. c. (seratcn,'
Harry L. Buhler Bronx church House toll
4" 4I0.ysrd run Chandicap)--Won by r.
schulze. Ozanam Association go ysrdsl
George p. Kingston. Mott Haven ~ A. i55oo
yarGg), third Time. 0:49 40.
OncIrnie rur Chandicap )-Won by j..
O'Nciu. y. Y. 4. G. go yasTrddsl. : JACK s
ord: William Gordon, unattached tscratch'
TGree-miIc bicycle pursuit race-won by
Wheelmcn. second. Time 7:39$-5.
One-mile walk thandicop)-Wonb y NJ. X
schwartz Irish American \. 9. %. sec
onds): J. F.. Godstein. unattached 80 sec
ouGs) second: J. L. Birch, Pastme - .
go seconds third. Time. 100 4-5.
r. paley. y. Y. \. g. % yards); Arthur T.
Sch.fIisr Clark House y. 2. I'll Nardsl'
second J. 6. Behnkken' or, ozanS% n, Associa-
Three milo run Chandlcap,-won ~ \. J.
I,emborg. Trinity cub d15 YARDS; O. J.
/ Critchley. y. Y. a. G ds5 ya'dsl, seco1a
Jacob Maicr.- unattached d7' yara''' third
Put Putting lS- pound sho, handlcap)-won by
I c. T. Oimstead. y. Y. \. c. (5is feet. WIN B
/ put OF y q; 1914 IN; w, ~ hoos, y, :; Z,