The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-04
FINN YANQUISHED IN
THREE MILE SPECIAL
Kolehmainen, Tired After Sat.
urday's Marathon, Ess,
Prey for Kramer.
MADE TO QUIT NEAR FINISH
Harry Smith Also Drops on, in
Feature Event Of Monu.
ment Games.
MADE TO QUIT NEAR FINISH

Willie Kramer Of the Long Island A r
taught Hannes Kolehmainen and his "A.
visers a lesson yesterday that he shou,s
not soon forget by beating the winner n,
the modified Marathon In the special thru.
mile race of the Monument A. c a, C.,,lo
Park. There was crowd Of 5000 t.,.
sons 10 see this event. a special 900 ward
run. In which Homer Baker OF tn. Now
YORK a. c. took the measure Of sidney
Leslie and Melvin Sheppard and a sol o,
handicap competitions that attracted
many Of the local cracks.
Other noted persons were in the c-ouh
besides athletes who have made fine.
mark and the runners in the big even,
were started on their Journey by thu irish
tenor John Mccormack. while Jim Cofr.y
white hope. set n real fray in motion
when he threw in tho ball for the football
match between Kerry and an al! Ireland
team which wound UP the lively proceed.
ings.
The three mile race was a shining on.
ample OF tho truth OF several adaees.
among them one that YOU can send A
pitcher TO tho well too often and another
that 1t does not pay to work wiling
horse to death. Koehmainen and Harry
smith both had run In the mod ned Mara.
thon over course through the city street.
on Saturday. while the other two starters
Willie Kramer and Pat Flynn. an unat.
tached Celt. saved their efforts fo- the
race yesterday. The result was that both
kolehmainen and Smith left the cotnpara-
lively fresh men the only fnshcrs
The track was loose and dusty ard
kramer's time OF II :5j 49,. though good
under the circumstances. was not nearly
fast enough 10 have worried the Finn ?
he had been in anything Ike his proper
condition. AS il was he hung ON pluckry
until half a mile from the finish. when
Kramer began moving at a faster gait
and forced him to quit. All took turns ~
the pacemaking in the first mile. which
was run in 81. and for the second r,'le
Flynn acted as paccmaker. Then Kra-
rer went TO the front. and this caused
Smith. who already had hung out signals
OF distress. to give up the struggl"
kolehnainen was troubled with sore
feet from pounding the hard pay, n.1ts
in the Marathon. and after the Finn had
given up his friends said that he was SUI
fering from a slight hemorrhagc. TIT.
will be his last race In this country Tor
some time. rs he expects TO sail for
Europe on the Olympic next saturday.
Kramer beat Flynn by 100 yards.
Alvah Meyer started from scratci n
tne lEV yard handicap. but after taking
second In his heat was well beaten in the
ANAL first place going To VI. J. Reinar
OF the Young Mems Hebrew Association.
who had a start Of eight and "A half yards
The winner OF the Ego yard novice IA.
was l.. Merschbacher Of the Shanahan
c. c. OF Philadelphia, while the 500 ward
handicap WAS taken by George G. T.
of the St Agnes A c., who had twenty
three yards start. The summaries
l?o Ward Dash HandIcap-Won by
Reiman, Young Mems Hebrew Associitio7
sts Yards. J.. X. Walter, OZanam club. ~.
yards, second. u. BUTLER Bronx thu-. h
House. Yards. third Time. !. O. 81. ri.
2aO Yard Run. Novice-Won by l. Nsrs.t
hacher, shanahan .. e: s. Hedberg Kr'g-'s
Evening High School. third Time. ter
900 Yard Run. special-won ~ Ho--
Baker. New York x. C., 8 ie-'e rors
Island a. C.. second: Melvin W sarpya-I
unattached. third Time, minutes :
seconds
800 Yard Run, Handicap-won by G@o-r.
g. Trice ST. Agnes a. c, 20 yHrt~ "
We.se Bronx Church House. u yarf-
ond. A. SEMINARS. Brooklyn Evening Hsh
school 10 yards. third. Time. ! 'niri'
- seconds.
Three Mile Run. Scratch, specia' No
Flynn. unattached. second Time. - putin.
Pole Nauit-Won BY q II Duke. Nsr
York A c. with I2 feet Inches X riii.
we'll Irish American \. c.. seeout, vl'h -
feet.