New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-09
Baseball 4 Running BouIng athletics y
Comment and Gossip
on Sports OF the Day

his best interests, and this is no reflection
on his loyalty. Everybody who knows
Matty knows that he plays the game
fairly on and off the field.
Almost week has passed since the
national indoor championship games IN
Madison Square Garden. but this is the
first opportunity that has come TO me for
comment. and surely IL is not TOO late to
say few words concerning the setting
of five new records. The most impress
sivc Of course, was the mark Of 2:lS %,
established by Tom Halpin. of Boston. In
the 6o0-yard run. II is not too much to
say that at this time the speed marvel
from the city of culture stands al the
very top among the mddle-distancc run
ners. He made such stars as Kiviat, Mel
Sheppard and others look almost slow In
comparison. He set his own pace and
carried his opponents along so fast that
they could not get within real striking
distance Of him in the last lap. He ran
this race. too. on top of two sruellng
struggles the previous Saturday. with
only one day intervening for recupera-
ton. which makes the performance all
the more remarkable Halpin raced IN
Boston on Saturday afternoon. February
IS. made a quick jump TO this city and
ran here in the evening, winning a relay
race for his team by a hands breadth.
after duel with Homer Baker when
those who saw il Will not soon forget
On Sunday he rested and then. as
made of iron. captured the %D-yard IN
door championship on Monday evening III
worlds indoor record time. II was the
pace that kills, and ii Is hoped that Hal
pin will carry out his determination 10
go out OF training for two or three
months at least. 1t is wise man VINO
knows when to stop, and II would be a
pity TO see such a great runner carry
the test to the breaking point.
Next 10 Halpins performance the thlng
which impressed me most at the best set
~ indoor games that il has ever been my
nlsasure 10 see was the amazing success
which crowned the efforts Of Lawson
Robertson in bringing the athletes or the
Irish-American Athletic club up TO the
championships in condition 10 win seven
of the thirteen events. 1t is true that MS
rooterial was of the best. but the fact
remains that it requires the skill ana as
elimination of a really great trainer 'o
develop a string of athletes or varying
teroneranent to their top form on any
ma rticular date. 1t looks 10 me as II
Robertson was the natural successor to
the late Mike Murphy.
Robertson made only one mistake, II
mistake IT could be called, in starting
Hannes Kolehmainen. the wonderfui flih'
in the two-mile run, less tnan lorl!
eight hours after he mad established
new one-hour record by running eleNeh
miles in Buffalo 1t was Ike training
Thoroughbred for a siX-furlonG sprint
with four-mile galop at top speeu.
bolehmainen did not run with MS usua'
freedom in following the sizzling pace set
b,. Pillv Kramer. and was plainly In dls-
trees az the end OF a mile and half. IL
rras a CRYING shame then, for some OF
those in the crowd 70 hiss when aI'ei
,,i,trg NJ bis hest he stopped running less
+bon half a mile from the finish. IL was
a rpDrOach, however, 10 lhoeo "HN '0
this unsportsmanship for Kolehmaineh 10
return TO the track and jog his way 10 'ho
finish when Lawson Robertson waved MN
on for the sake of earning the two points
that went TO third place. It's the game
man who keeps on in the face OF sure oe-
feat and unjust criticism.
On. more word must be said FOR marry
7 Smith. who ran the greatest race OF MS
life in winning this two-mile run III inc
record time Of s1S. Four laps from the
finish his head was back, and to all ap-
pearances it was only question OF no"
far off Kramer cared to win. lie huhs
on like a bulldog, however and by sheer
grit and courage responded to kramer
last sprint and went him one better SO
that he drew out at the end TO WIN oy
comfortable margin. II Smith can retain
his present form he must be reckoheo
with hereafter in any race over distance
Of ground.