Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
HOLMER ANNEXES
MARATHON CLASSES
Defeats Field of Prominent
Professional Runners in AM
nual Powder Hall Race.
TRACK AND FIELD NOTES

Hans Holmer today won the an
nual professional Marathon race at
the Powder Hall track, Edinburgh,
Scotland. He led at the finish by
twenty yards, and beat large field
containing many prominent Internal
tional athletes.
This was the second occasion on
which Holmer has carried off the
event, as he was also victor in 1911.
The race was over course of fif-
tene miles. Holmer's time was
hour % minutes IL seconds. This is
~ seconds slower than the time made
by the winner last year.
Second place today went TO George
Dining, of London, last years win
ner. Willie kolehmainen, of Finland
the 1912 winner, was third. The three
men were closely punched from the
ten-mile mark until they entered the
straightaway, where the American
spurted and won a fine race.
Over lao athletes were entered yes
terday in the annual New Years Day
road race of the Hollywood Inn A. A.,
of Yonkers. The field was comprised
mostly of noyices W. M. Smith, of the
Yonkers y. M. G. A., was the first to
complete the 614-mile route. With a
handicap of AZ minutes, the Yonkers
tOIlipltltu Gftt CouTSG III
the actual time of 80 minutes and 80
seconds. Harry Smith, the cross
country king of the Bronx Church
House, captured the time prize from
the scratch mark. Smith finished fif-
teenth, in the time of SO minutes and
10 seconds.
jimmy Gardner, the Central High
School sprinter, was a starter in the
ty-first Regiment New York city.
Gardner failed to place after winning
his heat. Handicaps which were
granted up to sixteen feet proved too
much for the back markers, as all of
the places were captured by limit men.
Arthur Morgen, the chapion of the
New York division of the Century
Road Club Association, was the win
ner yesterday of the annual road race
of the organization, which was de-
cided over a Westminster course. Ed
ward Jensen, of Astoria, l.. J.. cap
tured the first century run of the
year yesterday when he completed 100
miles in hours and % minutes.
Entries for the junior national in
door championships have been finally
classified by Chairman James r. Sui
Ivan, of the A. A. U. championship
committee. and the games scheduled
for tomorrow night at the Thirteenth
Regiment. Brooklyn, promise to be a
most representative meeting. New
ark has two representatives in the
sixty-yard dash, namely, Hal Hol-
land, of the Xavier A. A.. and John
Brooks Gardner, the fiery topped
Splinter of Central High School Both
are likely contenders. Holland has
an indoor mark of 10 seconds fiat for
the 100-yard dash, while Gardner is
probably the best schoolboy sprinter
in the metropolitan district.
Newark Y M. G. A. observed open
house yesterday, as has been the
custom for many years. An athletic
program was part of the afternoons
entertainment. A parallel bar exhi-
bition by Instructor George I<etcham
Arthur Rouff and Harry Ballet, two
members OF the Y. NJ. c. a. gym
nastic team, and side-horse drill by
Associate Director Thomas Pest were
features. Other plumbers were u.
Bruno and w. Barber. in blindmai1's
buff, and a high diving Exhibition
Three games of basketball concluded
the events. The Combinations de-
feated the Association five by score
of "a to 2 in the major game, while
the scores of the preliminaries were:
LaRouc Is, Intermediates 10; yale"
1e, Michigan" 6.