The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Leaving his mark thirty seconds ahead
of the scratch man and overtaking six
teen runners before completing the course,
Joe Geiger. carrying the coiors Of the
Cross Country Club of Baltimore, yes
terday captured first position in the Car
Toll Institute ive-mile eross-country run.
Dan HeaIy, the veteran captain Of the
Yellow and White, was given liberal
handicap OF two minutes, and showed his
class in this short-distanced hike by pull
ing upin second position twenty-five sec
onds behind the winner.
Bob Williams, premier Of all distance
hikers in this vicinity, demonstrated his
ability by covering the course in the fast
est time Of the day. Williams started
from scratch and gave handicaps as high
as two minutes and twenty-five seconds.
but the diminutive champion was equal
to the occasion and crossed the finishing
line In third position, doing the distance
in twenty-nine minutes and twelve sec
onds Unsold, of the Baltimore Cross
Country Club, and Kelly, Of Baltimore,
running unattached, finished fourth and
fifth respectively.
Carroll Team Scores.
Then came a procession Of Carroll run
ners, five of them crossing the board
within the next minute. which easily
paved the way for the yellow and White
to land the handsome team trophy. Shan
ley, Blummer, Dougherty, Schmidt and
Covert finished in the order named, and
showed the real team work Of the Tenth
street club men.
Geiger is a new man at the distant
game and deserves considerable credit
for his brilliant showing. This Is the
second start in the long hike for the
Oriole runner. In his first performance
last March in the five-mile race in the
Monumental City he showed the real
class by winning from field Of experts.
and his performance yesterday marks
him as one Of the best at the game in
this vicinity.
This was HeaIy's first start in nine
months and HandicappeE England was
little liberal. with the time gwen the
Carroll captain. He showed excellent
form and with a little more sprinting
ability at the finish Scould haze easily
topped cut Geiger.
Williams shows Form.
Bob williams, although beaten, ran
one of the best races of his career. and
only the hapdicap that was giveE the
runners that finished first and second
kept the little hiker from capturing first
honors. He finished the course in three
seconds better than Geiger.
AT tne nrst mile Dan 6ealy was
leading the field with Geiger N fourth
position and Williams running ninth.
At the turn back to the institute Healy
was still out in front and both Gelger
and Williams had bettered their posi-
tions the Baltimore runner being in
second place and the local hoy IN sixth
position. After crossing Connecticut ave-
enue bridge Williams closed in on Kelly,
who was running fourth. while GeIger
took the lead just before reaching Dn-
pont Circle.
Although Healy and Gelger were
SOME 500 yards out in FROM. Williams
opened up a sprint apd bis wonderful
ability IN finishing placed him twenty
seven seconds behind the winner.
William Schmidt who ran IN ninth
position and carried the coI5rs OF the
local club. is a mere lad Of fourteen.
and he showed remarkable form by
pulling ur IN this place as his handicap
was but a minute and half and such