New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
Ko' ,hn1ainen Retains
'Cross-Country Title
Romps In, Furlong Ahead
of Field, in the Senior
Fixture.
RUNNERS FIND THE
COURSE A HARD ONE
Lookout Hill Especially Trying
Cole, Too, Hampers the
ThirtysSeven Starters.

Ranres Kolehmsinen, the flying
Finn. romped home fully On eighth Of
q mile ahead Of =. Bsrden, the second
man, Yesterday in the annual senior
'oross-eountry championship run over
the Prospect Park course IN Brooklyn
Kolehmainsn, who wss defending MS
tiue, completed the distance of about
six miles in S6:4T. a. J. FoSel. another
member Of the lrish-Amerieaus and the
man who won the junior title a weeSS
$50 at Vsn Cortlsrot PARK, wac thifd
over the line.
The thirty-seven runners who com
pe.ed in the senior event we're con
frontad with rigorous conditions all
the way. The freezing temperature
had rendered the course as hard as
flint and a chilling wind swept over
the course. In addition TO this the
athletes had 20 travel over what is
probably the stiffest 'cross-country
course in the country.
Kolehmsinen, representing the first
team Of the Irish-American Athletic
Club, also had the honor Of leading his
mates home 20 team victory. The
charges Of Lawson Robertson finished in
first, second, third, fourth and eighth
places, for total Of is points, followed
bv the New York A. c. hill and dale
men, with 62 points; the Bronx Church
House. with IS points, and the Yon-
kers y N. c. A. team. with 76 points.
The second team Of the Irish American
A. c. did not get in the scoring list.
There were fully three thousand per
sons lined up on either side Of the
starting line on the Prospect Park
parade grounds when John J. Mchugh
started the runners off on their Cruel
ling run. Kolehmainen ct once as
sumed the lead. wearing q heavy gray
sweater over his running shirt. Most
OF the competitors wore heavy gloves
rs a protection against the numbing
cold.
Around the park lake Kolehmsinen
led the field, gradually increasing his
lead and running easily. Up the beet
ing heights Of Lookout Hill, about
o and a quarter miles from the start
point, the wonderful Finn sped on
aced feet, with his rivals striving to
eep up with the stiff pace he was set
ing. This hill proved the undoing OF
many of the runners, among them Nick
Gianakopulos, the giant Greek OF the
Millrose A. c., who was running as an
individual.
Nick had been showing signs Of dis
tress shortly before reaching the hill
but managed TO climb the heights, only
TO give Up as he was descending the
steep grade on the other SIDE. he was
escorted back 70 the clubhouse by
friends. Many Of the runners found
II extremely difficult TO even keep their
feet when making the descent OF the
miniature mountain, and several
slipped and stumbled all the way to
the bottom.
In the first circuit of the course
Kolehmainen had drawn into a lead
of about $50 yards. and this seemed TO
satisfy him, as he ran the second
time around without trying TO lengthen
the gap, frequently looking backward
over his shoulder 10 see how his tel-
low competitors were faring.
Barden was then in second place,
with young Foge. pressing him closely
end P. Flynn a hort distance back.
These men held their positions until
the end. AS Kolehmainen entered the
last stretch OF the parade grounds and
set sail for the tape he let out al
extra burst of speed and finished TO
the compartment OF cheers and the
honk og Of automobile horns. Hannes
hep tight on running until he reacheo
the clubhouse and bounded up the
stairs.
Rarden led Fogel home by about
forty yards, with Flynn and G.. F. Hol
Cen finishing fourth and fifth, about
the same distance apart. Mike Ryan
Olympic Marathon fame, finished in
he ruck in thirty-first position. Thir-
ty-seven runners started and thirty
four crossed the finish line
The first twenty-five men 10 finish
were: