New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-04
Scores 70 Points to 6S for
NY. A. C.-Others Are
OutcIaSSed.
HOMER BAKER STAR
& IN 660-YARD RUN
Senior Titular Events al Celtic
Park Draw Unusually Small
Crowd of Enthusiasts.

The Irish-American Athletic Club
maintained a tradition Of long years
landing Yesterday, when It swept
hrougn 20 victory in the senior metro
oolitqn track and field Championship
games. which were held az Celtic PARK.
Long Island City, yesterday afternoon.
Tho Cells amassed q total point score
Of - points, and were not particularly
hard pressed at any stage by the New
York Athletic Club. which scored 6s
points. The other clubs IN the point
score were so far behind that their
totals were almost negligible.
Homer Baker, the Mercury Foot star.
who set up new American record IN
a 660-yard match race with Ted Mere
9TH. the Olympic champion. at Travers
Island last Saturday, unreeled another
sterling performance in the title games
when he romped home in the half-mile
run i'm the good time OF :57 3-5.
Baker essayed the quartermle run.
too. and finished n close second TO Nai
Wilkie, who repeated his victory of a
year ago. Mel Sheppard, the once IN
beatable middle distance star. found
The pace too hot in the quarter, and
finished fourth Dave Kuhn OF the New
York A. c.. nOsiug into the tape behind
Wilkie and Baker Wilkes time was
40 A. seconds.
Although death robbed the cham
9ionships of the presence of James +.
Sullivan, who had heen selected 10 act
as referee, the officials and athletes
were ruled by the spirit Of their late
chief His name, incloSed in q band
of mourning. headed the list Of Of.
fciais, his title being referee, and
- aE ha No
York A. c.. who was in charge on the
field. was officially styled acting
referee.
Few sets Of games o. the importance
of the senior championships have been
held at Celtic Park In recent years
with such a limited number OF spec
,atorS in the stands as yesterday. Not
enough enthusiasts to FIJI the small
grandstand were on hand. and there
was little enthusiasm and practically
70 excitement until Alvah Meyer and
! Tom Lennon raced to the tape in the
4 furlong dash as though yoked together.
That was the only stirring finish Of
he day. ard to many IL seemed as y
Lennon had iumped into the lead IN
The last stride. The Judges, however.
decided that Ieyer broke the tape Just
on inch in the van. much to the disap-
Dointment Of the New York A. {. fol
overs. who were convinced that Len
ron was the victor. By winning the
furong Meyer became double winner.
for he Rad previously romped home in
. the 10O-yard dash in easv fashion.
Bakers victory IN the half mile was
Characteristic. He did not begin 90
make his run until halfway through
/ the back stretch. Then he let loose.
, . q, EafI nth n
world Of speed. Coming into the
stretch ne was five yards ahead of Z. ;.
Fraser. of the Irish-Amcrican Club, ana
in the last eighty yards be opened Up
the gap 20 nearly fifteen yards. Not
once did he seem 20 be pushed. and hc
finished we'll within himself, a. was
shown By the fact that within hall
an hour he rar close 70 % seconds 30
the quarter.
n. VI. Martin. the coiored hurdier
from Howard University. who ran iol
the Smart Sot Athletic Club, turned %
capital performance ln winning th'
high hurdles in Is seconds fiat. lie had
10 race I'M the teeth of breeze hat
blew down the stretch. but he cleared
his barrier with cousummate ease AMI
outran Bob Eller Of the Irish Club, boz
the sprint 10 the tape
Martin could have BROUGHT his time
well within even figure had Il not been
for the wind. In the low hurdles he
did rot fare 20 well. and was beaten hy
". +. Potter. the Yale hurdlcr M rath-
er slow time.
Abel Kivjat retained his chamnipn
shin in the oue-mile run, and he didn
have 10 go over fast TO 90 n. either.
Freeland Gordon, the Ionkers lad, who
ran som, first class races for the New
York Athletic Club during the summer.
disapnointed even himself by his rath D.
er Indifferent showing. lie raced alorE
in front In the first three-quarters' oui
in the last lap he seemed TO 90 "logey
ard cCaidn't work w his sprint. 80 that
when K.viat decided 90 90 through he
found little or no opposition from Cor
don. who, b. the time the -tr|tch VS.
reached. was pretty well used up. XIV
iat's time was i:2i, and he beat Cor
don be- some thirty yards.
Niliar Kyronen. compatuot OF
flames Kolehmainen, the great Fin
uIsh runner. walked away with ne
five title IN the absence OF his bet
ter known countryman. u had been
advertised that Kolehmalncn would
surely start. but when the field went
20 the post he was not among those
rrcsert. Other absentces were Ni'lie
Horton. of the New York \. C.. who
won the fvc-mi.e handicap M his home
clubs meet a. Travcrs Island last
woe. and George Cutchicy, also OF