New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
new WORLDS MARK
IN WEIGHT LIFTING
Tsambrias EClipses Dumb
bell Figures in Games of
Greek American A. {.
RAISES 104-POUND
WEIGHT % TIMES
Veterans of Balkan War Guests
Of Honor at Renewal OF
Countrymen's Contests.

George Tsambrias established world :
record i'm weight lifting at the annual
games OF the Greek-Amerlcan Athletic
Club. held i'm the armory of the list Regi-
ment last night. Tsambrias lifted a
dumbbeU weighing 1oi pounds from the
floor up above his head twenty-three
times. and shattered the former record
OF eighteen times for the event which ne
established in 1910 He was completely
exhausted by his effort and on the TWEEN
ty-fourth attempt failed to raise the
weight on the floor
Tsambrias is slightly under the average
height and weighs Il 50 pounds. Al first
glance he would never be taken Tor
weight litter. but the ease with which ne
handled the bell set al rest all doubts
He went about his task deliberately
making certain that he was in position 10
apply his FUN power before lifting AS he
reached the fifteenth trial he showed un-
mistakable signs OF distress. but stuck
gamely 10 the work. Il, was almost by
force Of will that he raised the weight
the last time.
Demitras Botassi. who for forty-sever
years has been consul general to Ne"
York. with Captain Aggelider. captain
Triceeta and Captain Theodoracapouio
Of the Greek army. who recently returned
10 this country from the Balkan war
were the guests Of honor They were es-
corted to the grand stand by the oihcers
Of the list Regiment, while the oand
PLAYED the Greek anthem and the GREEKS
cheered enthusiastically.
The scratch men Jared badly in the
events Only two were able to win. 7. J,
Elliot. Of the New York Athletic Club
who was penalzed ! foot inches oehihu
scratch. won the twelve-pound shot put
with an actual heave OF 80 feet l'2 inches
while A. O. Lake. also Of the New AofS
Athletic Club. won the bicycle race.
The summaries follow
1o4 pound dumbbell weight lifting. contest
Won by George Tsamouas. Greek Amei
lean A. c.. IS times; /. Bugukas, Greek
American 4. c.. Ii times. second Wiillan
Shaefer New York Turn Nerein, 10 times
8oO-vsrd handicap-Won by J. q. Dono-
van. Xavier A. A. 90 ysrdsl' W. 1ous ~
Knights Of St. Antony A. A. % YARDS, sec
ond: II Hooking, unattached % yards)'
third. Time. 0:33 20
Two-mile run novice; closed 10 Greek
I'm ricdn \. { I-- " on uN pN'h "oi''f
Carracusayos. second; NJ Carros' third
Time, :O5 So.
12-pound shotput Chsndcsp by j.
! Elliott New York 4. c. (penahzed ] r.
s i'm actual put - n. ! y in, j. Cough,
Irish-American a. G. % feeil, actual put ~
H. 81 in, second John Morrissey Union
Settlement A. 9. a H. IN, ~ II. IN
third
S5-yard Dash Chandicsp)-Won by lrvinf
Burns. unattached ~ feet: James l.. Kirby,
unattached (S feet. second, NJ. J. fahey
Irish-American a. &. 90 feep, third. lime
0.07 g
one mile run (novice)-Won by Joseph :
Dale IT,. Bronx Church House l.. LEVINE
Bayonne High school second; Francis =!
Kirlighn. Loughlin Lyceum. third. Time, 800
Half mile walk theavy marching costume
closed 10 members Of Company k)-Won hA
Theodore L. Matsukes r. Buist, second. X. n
Iunnis. Third. Time 4:35s.
1OOo-yard run handicap Won by +. ,
Flynn knights Of 81. Antony 5s yardsl
George Kendall Long Island a &. $50 Nsrdsl
second. Ted y O. Erlertsen. Norwegian IurI
Society ,65 YARDS, third Time. 2l5as.
Three-mile run (handicapi-Won by Johr
Exc. Irish American A. &. d75 YARDS; Thomas
Barden 1rish-Americsn a. G. d5o YARDS sec.
ond: r springsteen, Yonkers y. NJ. c. A. d5'
YARDS. third Time. l4.h.
TWo-mile bicycle race thandicapl-Non b'
Alfred o. Lake. New York A. c. Scratch
lack Townsend Bronx Church House (2'
vardsl. second. Nat Cutoff. Atlas Bicycle Clut
lSs YARDS. third Time 4:56ss