New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-05
nd Champions Dethroned
&C Records Pass at Big
Indoor Meet.
TAYLOR SPRINGS A
SURPRISE ON ADAMS
race Of Coin Gives McOrath
Victory Over Pat Nc
Donald In Weights.

t.,s Ir.oA. ln MADISON square N"I u'",
~ rew records we're set In several
81 while good sized crowd paid
@e..st;rted praise 10 the passing and the
-...,,oc kings Of track and heid.
VVits pevaney fell in the hrst mile Of
~: tro.nl..e run, but quickly scram-
- 20 his feet and won sensational
.,,e sfter a stirring struggle with Sid
Leslie ~ u,;.i. .,,.,-
~ vas the chief sufferer when the
,;1-er fell. In trying to avoid the
s,Nsr man he pulled of a shoe and
10. precious ground IN stopping to ad-
!~s, Il 4 runner less game would
isy. retired. but Ray went after his
S.H and, making up some of the dis
,t,te. finished q strong running third.
Leslie made most Of the pace, but
nsysrey c.urg 70 him perslstently as
they drew ont from the field, and took
soTmsrd TWO laps from home. The
;,rmer made his jump and again took
bs lead as the bel. rang. bat Devaney
moved the stronger IN the final sprint.
nd drawing out on the last turn, won
n brilliant style by SIX or seven yards.
The only three athletes TO retain
he'll titles were Tom Halpin, in the
s0).yard run; P,att Adams. in the pole
ysu,t for distance and Pat Mcdonald.
IN the o4-p0uni shot
The Ir.sh-American Athletic Club
carried or the point trophy with a
total o. S. points The Boston Athletic
Association men, who made a great
showing. were second with % points,
he New Yors Athletic Club third with
4. and the Illinois Athletic Club fourth
VII p Yale finished fifth by gather
iar points.
Two Events for Taylor.
From an athletic point Of view the
performance Of W. Il. Taylor, Of the
illinois A C.. iH coming East and beat
irg Plat Adams in two events and
setting new championship records in
each was distinct feature.
Platt Adams. the Olympic champion
and reco.. holder, has long enjoyed
MONOPOLY of the standing high jump
and STANDING broad jump, but Taylor
TOOK bis measure in each.
IN the standing high the Chicago
nan literally dives over the bar. which
s f.Ovnel ON by many, but which Is
Quite legal lie cleared 5 feet 4 inches,
which was two inches better than the
old marx foI the games and within one
eighth o. an inch OF the world record,
led 5y P.4.t Adams.
In the standing broad jump Taylor
cleared u feet - inches, thus better
ing the former marh Tor the games by
bali an inca.
Pat. Adams finally won an event
when be captured the pole vault for
distance o-, Taylor I'D not aspire TO
IBIS tl,.e.
The work Of Ray Carroll. the Indiana
State Norma, school boy, who came
East % Justify bis record Tor the sixty
yard dash Of Sis seconds, was d'sap-
fo!r-n. The mark was not accepted
ly the A. &. T. Carroll was unplaced
10 his trial heat from a poor start
md he was timed separately for the
distance 10 as seconds.
Caldwell Beats Kiviat.
Abel T.. Kiviat. The national one-mile
ard l0)J-y-ri champion, lost his title
20 the running Of the latter race, beng
beaten with ease by Dave Caldwell, the
intercollegiate champion, who repre-
sen,ed the Boston A. A. Caldwell ran
well judged race, waiting, as usual for
his wonderful sprint Kiviat. who vas
suffering from q heavy cold, hung on
game.y, but was beaten six yards IN
2lS As, three and tvo-hfths seconds
behind the record, made m 1914
!, was a notable field that faced the
starter Do this race. Louis Gordon,
Of the New York Athletic Club, held
the pole, v.,h kvlat in the adjoining
lane, Caldwell ta.rd, william Anderson,
smother New YORK. Athletic Club man,
Text, and Dick Egan and L. s. Fraser,
q the lr.sh-Americans and II. / Ma
Il al .
ton, Occupying the other positions.
Fraser .eafed into the lead at the
Iari, and held that position for the
Inst lap and q half. Caldwell was run
ING fourth, with KivIat right at his
Shoulder
A, the beginning Of the last lap An
esrson startled the spectators by slid
ing througr the Geld with a sudden
cash Of speed and going into lead o.
I've yards S-u Caldwell and XIV.
leld back. each on the alert fo' n
eIher's next move.
Rounding the Fourth Avenue turn,
caldwell made his bid and closed on
Anderson with d wonderful burt OF
speed. Yard oy ward he cut down the
AsW York mans lead, finally racing
shoulder % shoulder with him. In the
.as! fifty yards the Boston man LETT
Anderson &. though he we're standing
su,l, and finished hall dozen yards
ID the lead hlylat, who had been
lAten uraWaree BY the suddenness OF
-Id"el,s jump, came along w.-h
tp.endld sprint IT, the straight, Just
l0shg out Anderson al the tape. Ma
tohey finished fourth, several yards
back Of A11er on.
REM Wins the Walk.
EDDIE REM, Of the Mohawk A. C.,
established new record for the
games b. wIur ny The two. mile walk
10 The 'as' tine OF 1905 50. THIS
Sss behind fle indoor record held by
Go.dng tut surpassed the former
fnampionshD record Of l4;32 80 held
~ r F. Clifford
fo9i men faced the starter, but the
.ece quickly settled into a duel be
IDSeen those rivals. Rentz and Dick
Hemef The latter, the gray-haired
marvel Of the athletic world, stuck TO
Us younrei opponent IKE a leach ana
ouitd h.n BIT into setting fast
=. II vas a ease Of stride for stride to
we last two laos, when REM cut loose
sprint which Remer could not fcl-
Wv and drew out TO win by fifteen
!sfos. Both men walked fairly and
gan the crowd bowed a lively inter-
~ IN an event which two or three
S y. ago appeared to be loslng
Wesley NJ Oler. jr., Of Yale, won the
,s.aalng high Jump with leap Of 9
Wy Ia inches. after he and Egon
,aLlskson unattached. had tied for frat
saee with the bar an inch higher. O'er
~ on the JUmp-of, however, Erickson
ing unable 70 clear the bar ~ the
'Ser height
Two Runners Disqualified.
( me aSOo-yard championship, won by