New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
MUCH ADVERTISED
RACE IS A FlzZLE
Crowd Jeers Kolehmainen
and Kiviat in Two
Mile struggle"
PAIR ROMP ACROSS
LINE IN DEAD HEAT
Both Sprint, but They Finish
Little the Worse for
the Effort.

Hannes Kolehmsinen. the world famous
Flying FINN" hero I'm the OLYMPIC
games at Stockholm. and Abel x. AlNiaI
Of the Irish-American Athletic Oluo'
holder or the worlds indoor one-miie rec
ord and the senior 'crcss-counuN ci am
pion. ran a dead heat IN that widely htr-
aided two-mile run which WAS the feature
Of the annual games Of the Attn COMPANY,
18th Regiment. last night. The men mn
ished heads i'm the air and the fricuonless
rhythm OF their stride undisturoed itad
IL borne a few more OF the outward signs
OF actual competition the crowd might
have gone on its way rejoicing.
But the crowd did not so on its way
rejoicing. Not until it had eased itself OF
fcw caustic remarks at the runners
managers Of the meeting and the whole
amateur athletic world at large. When
the pair hoped over the line together
shoulder 10 shoulder and arm TO arm, a
mighty catcau rent the midnight Loud
shouts OF Fake" and Put up Joo.
went up. and the runners were Iounay
Missed as they strobe loftily of the floor.
This is the second lime that hiNial ana
tho Finn have run dead heats. SNORT.
after the American athletes returned from
stockholm they met in q special race at
celtic Park. and after a pretty race o'ohe
the tape together.
The men went out in wild assault
Oh all worlds records for two miles
The indoor record is 9.l4 10, established
hv George Bonhag four years ago, while
the record outdoors is 9:09 So, held by
Alfred Shrubb. There is this consola-
ton for the crowd-the announcer told
them what the old marks were. The race
was run i'm 10 minutes and 10 seconds.
Kiviat. attred in the maroon uniform
OF the 18th Regiment. logged koleh-
mainen. who wore the white and green
Of the Irish-American Athletic Ciuo'
until one mile had been covered. bound
ing along easily on the leaders shout
der. and to all appearances fresh ana
strong. Just as they passed the one
mile mark Kiviat drew a cheer from the
audience by moving up and taking the
lead For one lap he blazed the tran.
Kolehmainer then Hoped up and around
him. taking the lead again without as
much as ar answering squirt from the
'cross-courtry champion.
From that point on the mighty strug-
gle was about as exciting as a pinochle
carnival The Finn held the lead, Kiviat
trailod him. In the last lap kiviat
moved up to even terms and stayed there
until the end. There was no straining
sprint. no burning of tissues. as the men
bounded over the line. and those who
have seen Kivist tear his heartstrings
i'm many Grilling race and who saw
the Finn smash record after record could
not help but wonder.
Eddie Feuersten. OF Manual Training
High School competing unattached. won
the 75-vard dash for novices in 2-5 sec
ords He was easily the best man in the
class and won going away by some three
or four Yards.
The hree-quarter-mile run was captured
10y j. r. O'COnnor, Of the New York Ath-
letic club. starting from the S5-yard mark,
in 8 minutes and 20 seconds. after a
pretty race George f.. Brown. the inter-
collegiate champion at half a mile. started
from scratch. but suffering from an in
jured knee was unpaced. Bill Gordon.
Of Yonkers. the other scratch man, was
barely nosed out by Ted Eilerstern. of the
NorW egian Turn Society. for third honors
one Of the most popular victories of the
night was won by Hal Holland, of the
Xavier Athletic Club. in the SOO-yard run
Starting from scratch he had to concede
liberal handicsps TO a flying field. but
came through with flying colors after a
gr.lling race.
4. O. Lake. Of the New York Athletic
club. established two new track records
in the first heat of the bicycle race. He
rode the two miles in 4.44 3-5. breaking the
old mark of $50 1-5. and was clicked al
the one-mie mark in 2:lS is. taking 81
seconds OF the former mark.
The summaries follow:
3Oo-vs-d run (closed)--Won by Z. j.
Kelley scratch; r. A. Henderson q yards >
second. h. W. GRADER % yards)i third. Time
Seventy-yard dash (novce)--Won by Eddie
Feuerstein. unattached; william Z. Moriarty
knights OF 81. Antony, second y. T. harvey
b.. unattached. third. Time. O:Os 20.
Three -quarter-mile run--Won by J. r
o-Connor' New York A. G. (35 yards) Albert
Schnaais. Brooklyn Evening High School ga
YARDS, second. T G. Elerstein. Nor"eslar
Turn Society so yards third. Time
ss0-yard run Cheavy marching ORDER
Won by Dave Noble. I'd Naval Battalian
Dennis DAILY. fist Regiment, second; Myle'
McHugh. 7lst Regiment. third Time :; 40 80
20O-yard run-Won by Hal Holland
Xavier a G. (scratch); Chris G. Dahl. New
work A. C. (Siz yards). second: =. y. Hauser
unattached (6is yards). third. Time. O;33 D
Two-miie invitation race-Dead heat be
tween A. r. Kivist and Hsnnes Kohlemainen
both OF the Irish-American A. {. Time
10 90 4-5.