New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-17
Takes Second FIOnors
from Scratch in i 900
Yard Run.
CANNING WINS BY
ONE-YARD MARGIN
Salem.CreScent Team Captures
Relay HOnOrs at Eccentric
FiremenS Games.

Willie T.. Gordon. "a Yonkcrg rune,
made heroic, but vain. effort 70 break
tho worlds record for 900 Yards a.
the annual track ard field games OF tbs
Eccentric Firemen, held Al Celtic Par.
Long Island City, yesterday. Gordon
finished second from scratch. and In
doing 50 he mad 20 tight his vav
through field OF thirty-fye starters
He was clicked IN 2:l6 Is. which was
3-5 seconds behind the time set bv
Melvin ". Sheppard
The winner vas John J. Canning. r.
Of the West Side Y. ". g. g.. who
with an allowance Of 81 yards. was al.
ways in the fore for the lead. Gordon
passed a dozen Of the starters during
the final ssvcnty-Gvc yards. and almost
cluZht Canning At the tape, finishing
barely a yard behind. James Brunson.
Of the Salcm-C Crescent Club, vas npped
By Gordon two yards from the tape
but finished third.
Abel r. Kiviat, the one-mile cham.
pion, and Melvin ". Sheppard also
were competitors from scratch With
Gordon. but the latter left them behind
from the outset Kivist raced home
ten yards behind Gordon. IN sixth place.
while Sheppard quit seventy-fve yards
from the finish and when in the rear.
Thirteen teams took part in the half.
mile handicap relay race, with Peter H.
McVicker. the anchor man Of the
Knights Of 81. Antony team, bringing
victory 70 his team D. inches in the
last few Yards. Two Salem-Creseen.
teams raced for the lead during the
second and third relay. but NcYeksr
came through in the last fifty yards OF
the tnal relay TO outsprInt Peter II.
White. Of the first Salem-Crcscent
The second team Of the Salem-Crescent
Club was third. The prizes Of the
Salem boys we're withheld. as they are
debtors 10 several organizations for
entry fees. However, they carried home
the point cup. with total OF 10 points.
Leo Goehring. Of the Mohawk 4. e..
had to threaten the record figures for
the standing high jump in winning tina,
event with leap OF feet IA inches.
Edward Eames. Of the Bronx Church
House. VINO actually leapcd feet ?
inches. was unplaced.
The summaries follow;
Three-mIIe bicycle race handicap Won
T. r. KENNEDY. Empire City Wheelnea
scratch: \. Attardi Itauan-Americsh
Gymnasium Association 80 yarisi. secoal.
James Papesca. New England Wheclmen 40
YARDS. third. Tsuc. 500 -
iO0-yard dash nov.cel-Won Or r Vel
wayen, salem. resent 4. O.; "a. bartels,
Bronx Church House. second, s. Goidcn
unattached. tGird Time o:lo -.
Oue-mlie run tnov!ccl-Non uy q. :. nc
DoroIsn. unattached: a. Heenau. g. Nlclo-
las 4. c.. second; Martin Fo. Aa.ler a. s..
third. Time 4:J1 10.
sSJ-yard run CLOSED 70 Catholic Athieu,
League: haudicapl-Won tv g. 4. Nalsia.
Knishts Of -. Antony O.! ARDS. u "
Murphy Ozanam \. a. 80 yarIsl. s'1o1l'
j.. Br04erick. 81 Mays a. a. - .aris,
third. Time. l:JN p.
10CO-ysrI run DAnllcapl Won De- Joha
J. Canning. ir. West Side y. 81 g.. s. %.
yards):. William r. Gordon. unattached
Crescent \. g.. 80 yarisl. third. Time
2:l6. Gordon time. 2:i6 =.
220-y yard run handicap Won o.. t..
Gcorgi Dominican Lyceum lb'2 yarIa'' NN'
cent Brady Loughlin Lyccum ~ ardst
ieCOnd; +. J. Farrell. 81. Vincent DE- PAU
-. yards. third. Time. 0:93 3-i
Ss0-yarl relay race llanlIcapl Won ls
knights @, 81 Antony. with IT, Mc1fee.
. ydrdsl. p \. McNickcr - YARDS. y. p.
Neil - yarGs) and = =. Hcdnerg rs }ardg'
Salcm-Cresceut 4. &. FIRST team, with T. b
White Cgis yardO. A. Peudcltou 8 yardsi.
\. Gorham - YARDS and IT, Foster =
yards). second; salem -Creeccnt =. e.. second
team. with n. T. Reed 10 y4rlsl =. u
Beet 10 yari,i. %. Hawkins 10 }drlsl go
T. Brown - yarlsl. thirI. Time l.5 -,
Standing high jump 'hardic-pl Won y
Leo Goehriug. MOhawE s. a.. l>crltc1l. Wh.
> feet inches. = Kronueau. unattached =
inchesl. with feet : inches, second; c. e.
Haskell. lrish-Amaricau 4. e.. i5 .ncaes.
with - feet inches. third.
Tifty-ydrd dash for girls Won O.. Mar
Donovan. Edna Mcbride, second, Carolias
Roseublum. thru.
Fifty-yard dash Tor boys Won by Ceci
Conway; Arthur Johnson. second, Gcofst
Buchdn. third.
SSO-yard run ,closcd 20 Eccentric Firemen'
Won by Frank Ilussey: Tom King see
ond: john Sullivan third
Scotch reci-Won bv UaLal Petersen Jeln
FRASER. second: Agnes Doruc. third.
sword asnCC-Won by Agnes Uornc' Fet"
Taylor. second Jenni. llill third
sailors horupipc Won by James 20.
John Fraser seco.i. Peter Ta. lor. thrl
Irish jig Won hy Jennie Uil. Has
Petersen. second. Agnes b0ruo. third
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