The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-26
GREEK PLUNGES TO
FRONT IN ROAD RACE
Sturdy Shoulders Of Gianako-
pulos Open Path Through
Crowd to Victory.
KYRONEN SECOND HOME

Villar Kyroncn. Ave mile champion OF
America, was beaten Yesterday by Nick
Gianakopulos OF the Greek American A.
c. in the monster road run held under the
auspices OF tho Homo NetUs OF Harlem in
race that proved stirring spectacle
for tho residents OF the erstwhlle goat
section. Many thousands lined the route
and the runners had to battle their way
through such a dense crowd at the finish
that victory went to tho sturdiest rusher
rather than 20 the man gifted with the
most speed. In charging through a COM
pact mass OF humanity rhe ronderous
Greek had all the better OF the dlminutive
Finn and managed 20 shoulder his way
10 the Judges at 125th street and Morn
ings!de avenue two feet in front OF Kyro-
men Pat Flynn OF tho Irish American
A. c. was third. sixty yards behind Kyro-
men. and J. J. Mcnamara OF the same
club fourth.
There were more than 400 starters and
the contest for team prizes was equally as
keen as the individual race. In this two
small clubs. aided by strong running tail
enders, managed 90 lead both the IRISH
American and New York A. G. Bronx
Church House finished the necessary Ave
men inside OF the first seventeen and car
OF SO. ono point better than the Mohawk
A. G. The Irish american was third with
SO and tho New YORK A. C. fourth with
IL.
In addition to the priz.s for the leaders
there were awards for the leading novlces
and also for the first three residents Of
Harlem w. Fogel OF the irish American
a. C. who finished thirty-ffth. was tho
first novice, the other prizes for this divl-
sion being taken by w Johnson. VI. Wolfe,
NJ Es,,ffh a,,A N q.
Namara, Irish American a G. was the
| first Harlemite 90 Cross the finish line. J.
Manning and j. Dolan taking the other
prizes.
After crossing Manhattan street to
| Broadway the runners had n well kept
| route up the broad thOroughfare 20 l55th
| street. Louis Scott cut out the pace, fol-
| lowed by Gianakopulos with Flynn thii3
and Kyroncn fourth. Coming down the
hill at l55th street near the Speedway
Scott stuck 10 the cobblcstones in the
middle of the road while the Greek
showed Judgment In travelling on the
smooth sidewalk At the turn into Sew
enth avenue at 1880 street G!anakopulOs
| took the lead and the other offenders
began TO move up so that the four lead
ers were punched at 149th street.
Along tho Seventh avenue stretch Ky
ronen showed his real speed and opened
up gap so that at l25th street he was
twenty-five yards ahead Of Gianakopulos
Here automobiles and pedestrians eftectu-
ally blocked his progress and poor police
work caused the Finn to lose the race
Before he could squeeze through the
crowd the Greek was alongside and to-
gether they fought for passageway along
l25th street to Third avenue.
The route led down Third avenue 10
ll6th street, where a turn was made
back to Seventh avenue. First one would
lead and then the other, but at the corner
hal
was another blockade. Along he shOrt
finishing stretch the Greeks sturdy shout
dcrs cleared path with comparativ,
ease. while the frni Finn was buffetet
about by the crowds. II was with thu
greatest difficulty that the police KEEP, I
narrow lane near tho Judges and Giana
kopulos managed to hold his advantage
until he had crossed two feet In advance
OF tho crestfalen champion. The ords
OF finish OF the first seventy-hve men: