New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
TTVIAT WINNER
OF XAVIER HALF
Flashes Through Field in
Final Furlong in a
Thrilling Finish.
RAKER is SECOND
FOUR YARDS BEHIND
shsnnard Makes Poor Showing
Finishing Last in Big Run
at Indoor Games.

49,, E.y,st o. the I~sh-American
.howe8 his heels 20 fast field IN
..-isf Xavier haf-mile run al the
W cs-,es ~ the Xavier Athletic Asso-
- - n tho new go Reeiment ArmorS
wa.bi,rtor Eachts last night in one
-, thrilling races that has ever
-, IN AL indoor track hiVia'
- ~e~niac $50 She last furions anu
~. ,A-,rrs the stretch with suen
1900 s0eed that he finished IN
- sss-s seconds This. in view Oh
..c, tbst tho floor ~ the new armorE
polished surface. was a reh@r Ole
ss-formsnce 1900
~ sssp7s-d. tho hero OF a hundred
vse 2 had last and failed utterly
s,oV the sped which brought nm
and fame in three olympic games
- Bake o. the New York Athletic
-, was second 10 kiviat ana MADE a
=, seht but De was unable 10 eaten
=. ,.sf Irish American runner and was
- hv a margin Of four yards. ONE
c..,,tv Of the New York Athletic
". vas third. and William Anderson
icarth.
v,,ist was four positions from the pole
-, ne start. with Baker on the extreme
eide sheppard jumped into the leao
- ~. crack Of the gun. and staid IN
-. for three-fourths o. the frst lap,
-. us Cruchy went ahead and began
=. -, ~, terrific pace. SHEPPARD was
Of
- Anderson third. Baker was fourth
"a Kivist last De Gruchy carried the
40 through IRE second lap at high speed
- shs,nar6 began 10 fall back rapidly.
q, va IN tho ruck when the fourth lap
,.sz, and seemed 20 be in poor condi-
ton
r,r,s. and Raker let De Gruchy 90 the
aiming through the next 70 last LAP anu
,-es trailed anderson. who was following
10 c-ych,'s lead in fine style. Rounding
~. tu-- N ire beginning Of the last lap
v.,is, Let loos, with his reserve. ana
,,rhlns Baker unawares. tore Up TO even
,,--s viii ne Gruchy. and then passed
"a taking the lead 10o yards from home
II. G-pcrv fought on Eameiy, but MS
s,.r efforts mad been TOO much, and NJ
vu forced T. drop behind Baker who
ear, with Z rush IN the last atty YARDS
I seemed ~ Il he Lad a chance 10 eaten
Klrs,. but tne distance remaining was
70 sbo-t. and Kiviat beat him 10 the tape
,g four yards with De GTuchy the same
distance behind Baker. Anderson was
fourth and Sheppard last. fifteen Naros
bach ard completely run out.
e. n Ev.rs. az the Form Ave 'ue
Methods, Episcopal Church. showed his
heels 10 a flying deld Of novices in the
ssrenv-fve-yard dash. Going of 10
tying star, he took the lead after run
tirF about twenty Yards and managed 10
ESve o. a strons 1nish by J. l. Jan
ser o. the Hansen ace Methodist Epis-
| eopal Church and Abe Weinstein. Of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association. VINO
tnshed second and third, respectively.
Two thousand spectators. and perhaps
many more were on hand 10 witness
~ games and found much 20 cheer over.
re Xavier Half" OF course. attracted
re most interest. and there was much
p.culstion as 20 who the winner would
,. The crowd. as usual. rooted for
Sheppard
\. 2. safa-ov!c. a speedy youth from
"a. Millrose Athletic club. raced 70
vel Won victory IN the 44o-ysrd run,
breaking the tape about I'VE yards in sd-
unce Of Louis Green Of the Irish-A1ner-
'sn Athletic Club. The race was for
rg1ces
Ssfarovic rsn vel judged race
throughout and. reserying his sprint until
sons tfty yards from home, when he
rsas his bic and Won going away.
A Rosslander. running unattached. aid
q by handicap OF - wards. won the
arse-nile run. with n. = Nelson. an
gheT long-mark nan. close on his heels
ara r springstein third. Harry J. Smith,
ne only back marker 20 finish. was Tar
he ruck. The handicapping was Id
ssl to the point OF proAigacy. and Smith
hsrer had much chance 20 Work his way
through the crowd 10 the front.
The race lost much Of us interest when
Ssly kramer. Of the Long Island Ath-
's't Club. quit cold after going lees than
'as mile and quarter Kramer was
Nnning easily and apparently within
h'n'ef. he was gaining on the field at
"sry stride when he threw up both
'Aads and quit lie volunteered no res-
'on Tor his action. nor would any Of his
oao members
,'syaIo dash (novicel -Won by G.. u.
~. Fourth Avenue ~ + church j. J..
hansos Place NJ r Church. second
tns"'. stein 81 p. A. third. Time
ee.yaro dash lhanoicapl Won by a.
p.stoh. Loughhn iyceUn 90 feeD, J.
-.IN,a lfist-American 4. g. % feetl. sec
| 49, hsl Holland. Xavier A. g. 90. fo,t.
~ Tine. O.lOe-5
lac run in0flce Won by =. Safaro-
l~lufose a. A., LOUIS Green Irsh
80 c.en a G.. second O. Caertner Hud-
T.is third. Time O.55 IS
t-quafier mile run-Won by = Cor
Ktr vS,ieched i55 yardsl T.. Longheld
sof - e. 20 yards second W Cor
sg 4. '~oh'o 90 yards1. third. Time
- ',Id ron--won by W Cough. Knights
isfk shony Is YARDS. 81 casey. New
sss,,se, "a YARDS second H. Ottm8n.
n,., = iarosl third Time. O.33 So
sh... f. '''e run fhsndicaf Won by Al Rose
a - YARDS. 7 = Neiso- UNATTACHED
-. st,ond. X sprlugstein Yonkcrs Y.
lo9el, third Time 1879 -.
oIlM0RE'S STAND FIRM