The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
TABER'S CONQUEROR
WINS MILE SPECIAL
J0ie Ray. Illinois 4. e. star.
Takes New York 4. E. Fpa-
ture in 4:19 3-5.
ELLER EQUALS RECORD

showed how he did It yesterday In win
ming the special invitation mile at the
New York Athletic Gu fall games at
Travcr Island. Ray. wearing the colors
of the Illinois Athletic club. stepped the
distance in 4 minutes 10 as seconds.
beating Willie Gordon OF the New York
A. c.. across the finish line by i've yards.
while /. Meyers. another DE Pauw and
Illinois A. G. man, was third. ten yards
back OF Willie Gordon. Louis Gordon,
the fourth starter. did not finish.
The mile race was the feature of the
meet, which was Witnessed by the usual
large crowd that turns out to see the
annual fall fixture, but many Of the
other events sparkled. Not least of these
was the special 100 yard low hurdle
race In which John J. Filler Of the Irish
American A. c. equalled the worlds
record Of. II 2-5 seconds. Then there
was n SOD yard handicap, which had to
be split into two races because Tom
Halptn OF the Boston A. A.. trying fur
a worlds record, refused to run in more
than one heat. He won IL. but did not
come close to the record. The three
mile run. in which Win Bailey and Harry
Smith. two former star distance men,
tried TO come back, had n surprising
result In the defeat of Willie Kyronen.
the favorite.
Taken all in all the meet was one of
the most successful ever held at the
picturesque Travers Island grounds, and
lovers of athletic sports made the most
of the ideal weather and the unusual
attractions. OF course every one there
was anxious for a look at the man who
had finished five yards ahead OF the
great Taber for the national title. The
De Paw boy had competed here be-
fore. but had not shown much. for he
was running in an indoor race at Madi-
son Square Garden AID had been
knocked down early in the race. His
form when he took the starting line
yesterday. however. proclaimed that he
was going to show some real running,
and he did.
The quartet In the race got off TO n
poor start through mis1re of the
starters gun. Ray Immediately took
the pole away from Louis Gordon and
set up a terrific pace, which those
around the track felt could not last
very long. Louis Gordon kept right
with him.. while the other Gordon and
Meyers held. back. louis Gordon had "A
lead of a couple of yards at the end of
ut first lap. but Ray shot ahead At the
quarter. which va. turned In So 1-5
seconds.
The pace slackencd then and Willie
Gordon took up the fight with Ray and
noeed his way TO the front at the half
mile mark. The first half of the race
was run in . 10 80. which gives 4 sair
sample of the running OF Ray TO make
q f:ls go after such a comparatively
poor first half. With "A half lap to GO
RAY started his squirt for homa tnI
Willie Gordon held with him until within
= hundred yards of the goal. when he
caved in. While Willie Gordon vas
lighting to stay with Ray. Meyers kept
coming up steadily and soon drew away
from Louis Gordon. who dropped out in
the last half lap. Meyers finished as
strong as Ray and might well nave won
had he used better judgment. for in the
last hundred yards he was travelling
faster than any of the others, but he
had held back too long.
Jack Filler managed to equal the
worlds record in the hurdle because he
was pushed from the start by Walter
Bursch OF the New York A. G, and at
that when the tape was broken the
Winged Foot runne was little more
than "A foot behind, Arthur Engels, a
free lance, was third, a yard back OF
Bursch.
The 500 yard handicap. which was
scheduled as one race to be run In two
prelimlnaries and a final heat, furnished
two good finishes. Halpin ran from
scratch In the first heat. which went for
. race by "A decision OF the committee,
and just barely beat William ]. Murphy.
Jr, unattached, TO the tape in / :l3 40.
The record he went after was / 10 4-5
held by Mel Sheppard. Murphy started
on the 80 yard mark and beat Fred
Safarowic OF the Millrose A. A. home by
five yards. The second 900 was won by
d.. A Kuhn of the New York A.. c, from
the 30 yard mark in l :l2 1-5.
Charles Pores of the Millrose A. A.
ran the race of his life in winning the
three mile run, going owe the course In
10 100 90 from the 81 yard mark.
Kyronen, another Miilrose boy, gem
orally picked TO win the event, started
from scratch and caught the field in the
last mile. Pores trailed him all the
way and when Kyronen started a squirt
in the last lap Pores not only took up
the gauntlet but went his team mate
one better and by putting on more speed
extended him so much that kyronen was
weak in the last quarter and was passed
by Hugh Honohan of the New York
A. C., who crossed the line ten yards
back OF Pores and fifteen in front OF
Kyronen. Neither Bailey nor smith fin
ished. The summaries:
Track Events.
100 Yards Dash ~Handicap-Ffnal heat
Won by a. De Witt, unattached, IL yards;
Charles Mundt, unattached, 4 yards, sec
ond: L, b; Sanger. New YORK A. C, 7
100 Yards Low NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tation-won by John ]. Eller. Irish Amer
lean A. g; Walter Bursch, New York A.
c., second Arthur l.. Engels. unattached,
third. Time. II 2-5 seconds
900 Yards Run. Handicap-Final heat
Won by Frank Holloway, New York A.
G.. II yards; Ellsworth Totten. Jr.. Bronx
Church House, 10 yards. second, r. Hnl-
man. Irish American A. C., sh yards.
third. Time. 80 l-5 seconds.
500 Yards MISREPRESENTATION
heat-Won by Thomas ]. Halpin. Boston
A. A., scratch; William J. Murphy. Jr.,
unattached, 80 yards, second: Fred Safa-
roW1e, Millrose A. A., is yards. third.
Time. ! minute 10 i5 seconds.
900 Yards Handicap-FNnal heat-won |
by ID A. Kuhn, New York A. c., II yards:
Wilson Adams, Montclair A. c. Is yards
seconds.
100 Yards Run, Handicap-won by J.
j. Mitchell, New York a, c, so yards:
second; william Anderson. New York A. c. |
20 yards, third. Time. 2 minutes so rs
seconds,
One Mile Run, scratch. I~nntauon-
Non by Joie w, Ray. Illinois A. c.;
william Gordon, New York A. C., sec.
ond / Myers, Illinois A. C., third. Time,
4 minutes 10 as seconds,
one Mile Walk Handlcap-won by James
J Farrell, Bronx Church House, so see
onds; h. F, Hearns. Pastlme 4. c.. IS
seconds second Thomas A. Maroney,
Bronx Church House. Is seconds, third
Time, 7 minutes 80 as seconds,
Three Mile Run, Handicap-Won by
Hugh Honohan. New York A q, SIS yards.
second. willie Kyronen, Mnlrose, A
scratch, third. Time, 10 minutes 2I5 sec.
ond.
Field Events.
Jack Goldenberg. Ninety scond street Y. |
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