The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
son OF OLD WALKER
WINS CROSS COUNTRY
w. Burkhardt Beats Big Field
in Church League
Handicap.
LEM BERG MAKES BEST TIME

When Billy Burkhardt OF the Bronx
Church House scampered across the pa
rade grounds at Van Cortlandt Park
yesterday winner OF the Church Athletic
League cross-country handicap many OF
the old timers present were carried back
twenty-five years In athletic memsries
II was that long ago when W. r. Burk-
hardt. father OF the victorious youngster
IN yesterdays race. won the one mile
walking championship OF America for the
second year In succ, ssion.
Except that young Burkhardt had for
saken the heel and toe gait for the
spcedier method Of progression the
boy was a regular chip of the old block
The new course over which the Church
Lesguers ran was much sitter than that
OF last year and included considerable
rough going over hill and dale Burk-
hardt. with two other men from the limit
mark OF minutes and 30 seconds,
hooked up for u triangular fight after tho
first mile and fought every yard or the
journey. with first one and then another
Of the trio taking the lead. II was In
the last half mile that Burkhardt showed
his class by forging fifteen yards in front
OF T.. W. wiAte Of the Holy Cross Ly-
ceum, a veteran IN the running game.
Across tn, short stretch of level going
or tho parade grcurds White made an
effort TO overtake the leader and Tor q
few moments It looked a. though the
walkers ssh would have to put up with
second place. The family pluck came 10
the rescue however, and Burkhardt
gained enough back In the last 100 yards
to win by tifteen yards When the OIL
clals got together after tho race IT was
shown that Burk arit's victory was more
ner,torious than appeared at first glance
Eddie White, his chief contender, through
a mixing of numbers, had been alowed
10 start from the limit Of . 80 Instead OF
from the one minute mark.
As the winner of the second sea pate-
Rrooklyn Marathon race. White was ny
no means entitled to the limit, nut AZ
though disqualified tho league officials de-
clded that the fault OF starting AZ the
wrong time was not his. and special
prixc will be- given 10 him. In ADDITION
TO capturing the first prise. Burkhdrdt
captured the prize for the hrst novice To
finish H. Mclaughlin Of the knights OF
st Antony was nifty yards behind White,
but took second place on the lattcr's dis
qualification.
In addition to supplying the first man
home. the Bronx Church House carried on
the time prize after a smart struggle with
the Trinity Club team The winners
scored 80 points to ~ for tn" Trinity boys.
The kntgnta OF ~. NHNplls t'hlh Nh' '''''
with II and St George A. g. fourth with
1866.
Before half the distance had been COW
red Il could he seen that the back markers
had no chance to catch the three leaders
who set a hot pace up tn" hill to the end
OF tho golf links under the guidance of
purkhardt The chief interest among the
cracks then wa as to which would captur"
the fast time prize. Il. l.. Byrne of the
Bronx Church House was the first to get
near the leaders. He had thirty seconds
handicap. and though Lemberg. Trinity
Club. and Kiely Bronx Church House. tho
svratch men. gained slowly. they never got
within hailing distance. Going along mo
meadows Iemberg worked away from
Kelly and he finished in thirteenth place.
His time II minutes ~ seconds, was eight
seconds faster than pvrne's, who landed
in hfth place
After the ncld had been sent away the
Columbia cross country team started for a
run over the course In preparation for the
Junior championship next Saturday and
many OF the wearers of the Blue and
White caught w with the laCgards In the
handicap run. The order OF finish: