The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
GORDON BOYS TWICE IN
VAN AT YONKERS MEET
Louis Captures Half Mile Run
and Fred Takes Mile Event
on Muddy Track.

Fred and Louis Gordon OF Yonkers
carried home two OF the honors at the
benefit track and field games for the
widows OF policemen OF Yonkers. held
yesterday under the direction OF the Mer-
curry Athletic Club at the Empire city
track Yonkers. Louis Gordon won the
half mile run, with a Ave yard advan-
tage from the eight yard handicap mark.
He cut through the field In quick fashion
and. running a strong race, came through
in the Anal ffty yards to move ahead
of Eddie IIaupt of the Bronx Church
House, who had the limit start of forty
yards. Gordons time was minutes
3 Ii seconds.
Fred Gordon sot start Of twenty
Ave yards in the mile run, and, timing
his finishing sprint we'll. reserved enough
energy to win rather tired at the finish by
three yards The runners shoes were
thick with mud as they crossed the
finish and many were exhausted by the
hard Journey. Louis was clicked at the
end in 4 minutes 81 As seconds.
John X o'Neill of the New York
Athletic Club, handicapped at forty
yards, was barely able to maintain sec
ond place from Mike Devanney at the
| finish.
Tom Barden OF the Irish American
| Athletic Club the sole scratch man In
| the thyee mile run. won by using good
Judgment. Champion shotputter Babe
Mcdonald had field day, taking first
places in the sixteen pound shotput ATTY
six pound weight and sixteen pound
hammer throw besides finishing third in
| irving for the first time with the discus
| Frank L. Stephenson of the Trinity Club
| won the century handicap dash. The
summaries:
leo Yard Dash Handicap Won by l..
| Stephenson Trinity Club I yard: +. Hollo.
| ~ New York A {. va yarNs second.
Bohan. Navier 4. A, yards. third. Time,
- Yard Run. Hand,cap-won by F. F.
Holloway. New York A. C., yards; + l.,
Stephenson Trinity Club, yards. second; Tom
| Lennon New York A C, scratch, third Time.
| . seconds.
40 Yard Run Handtoap-won by Dan A,
R RSinn New 2o 1Ts G. y ya s psm TIE
i Gilmore, Dominican Lyccum. yards third
81 Yard RUN. Handicap Won by Louis
| Gordon unattached. yards; Eddie H.upt,
| Bronx Church, ~ yards second: A J. Lem
berg. Trinity Club q yards, third. Time
one Mile Run. Manacsp-wqnn S SI Ersd Cor,
York A C. 40 yards second; Mike A DE
vanney, unattached. % yards, third. Time,
Three Mile Run Handlcap-won by Ton,
Bardcn. Irish American A. c, scratch Nick
Gisnakopul9s. unattached. IS yards second
Running Hsh jump Handtcap-won by q
Jump Of feet ii inches; Harry Grumpei,
New York A c., scratch, with actual iumr
of feet 10 inches second No third.
Putting IA Pound Shot. Handicap-won by
Pat Mcdonald Irish American A, c. scratch
with actual put OF Il feet inches: r. L.
Keefe Hollywood Inn A A. 70 feet with
actual put OF 80 feet inches second: T l.
Masukes Greek American A. c, feet, with
actual put of 81 feet inches third
Throwing % Pound Weight, Handicap-wor
by Pat Mcdonald. Irish American A. C.
scratch. with 10 feet ~ inches: J. r. Dolan
feat Tat oh
second; Matt McGrath. Irsh American A c.
, scratch. with rs feet inches third.
Throwing the Discus. Handicap-won h,
Matt McGrath. Irish American A. C.. scratch
with H. feet inches; J. Y. DOlan. Milros,
A. A, scratch, with ~ feet inches second
Pat Mcdonald. Irish American A. C. scratch
with ll9 feet inches, third
Throwing IS Pound Hammer Handicap
by Pat Mcdonald. Irish American A. C.. =
feet, with 100 feet inches Matt McGra;h
Irish American A. G. scratch with Is fee
team A. C. 20 feet, with 1875 feet inches, third