The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-11
LOOMS BREAKS
TAPE; KEEPS ON
THROUGH DOOR
Wins Sprin; Gets Train
Victor in High Jump Too
Meredith Takes 500.
GOULDING TRIUMPHS,
LIKEWISE DEVANNEY

from Madison Square Garden last night
after winning the two events IN which
he competed at the games Of the New
York A. c. To accommodate the chi
cago flier woo was anxious TO begin his
return trim to Chicago on tho train leav-
ing tho Grand Contra. Station at 5 "a
the running high jump was started 1T
1880 p. NJ, and two minutes after
LOOMS had won the event by clearing
feet I inch for the second time, break.
ing a tie with Harry Barwise OF the
Boston A. A. he was on his mark for
the seventy yard special scratch race.
Starter Robertson's pistol rang out
AT S:I5 TO the second and the Chicago
GREYHOUND leaped into his stride, 30 that
IN less than thirty yards his slim body
showed clearly in front of AlvHh Il
Meyer, his most dangerous opponent.
The Chicagoan gathered speed as ne
fed between the chalked lines and when
he reached the Judges was yard in
front of the Irish American runner.
Meyer was a foot ahead OF Frank
Stephenson of the Trinity Club, with
Patterson and Lockwood, the Pennsyl-
yania cracks. about yard back.
Loomis's long stride continued until
he reached the lobby at the Madison
avenue end OF the Garden. Then for a
moment he hesitated. turned his head
as IL to acknowledge the cheers which
greeted his dual victory, and slipped
through the crowd at the entrance into
waiting taxi There according to
schedule he donned his street clothes
and was we'll on his way to his home
city long before the other athletes had
finished their nights engagement.
This was the first time in three trips
TO this city that Loomis made a clean
sweep On his first trial here he won
one Of three events, two or three was
his reward at the Fordham games ami
last night he fulfilled his ambition by
taking both events.
LOOMS had his hardest work in the
running high jump. for though Wesley
NJ Oler, Jr the Yale man who won
the English championship last year,
went out at feet. Barwise. the New
England champion. got safely over 8
feet inch on his second attempt.
Loomis also knocked the bar down once
at feet but cleared Il on his second
attempt When the bar was raised TO
& feet . inches both failed and after
three tries, on one OF which LOOMS
just tilted the crossplece off with MS
arm, the length was yet again at feet
!. fatwise n.5soi twice and Lcc1:!S
went clearly over on his second trial
for his first victory.
Ted Meredith OF the University OF
Pennsylvania had To run his best TO
gain the first leg on the Buerneyer
cup, which was Instituted in honor of
the only living founder Of tho New York
\. g., who was present to see the
spirited race at 500 yards. There was
much regret at the non-appearance OF
Tom Halpu Of ths Boston \. A., but
George Brown, the Boston trainer,
brought word that Halpin had a new
position which prevented his leaving.
Val Wilke of Yale was therefore the
contender with the Pennsylvania man,
and he forced Meredith all the way.
Ted got the jump at the start and
scurried around the first corner with a
lead Of yard and a half He held
that advantage throughout and before
the end Of the first lap Win Cough, the
only other starter. WAS eliminated by
falling over the curb. Going around
the last turn Wilkie made a desperate
effort to get on even terms with Mere
dith, but the Quaker held his own and
in the short stretch dug In for all ne
was worth to win by two yards in the
fast time of 60 3-5 seconds.
Mike Devauney repeated his Hunter
Mile success at Boston last Saturday
by winning the Baxter Mile. a scratch
race for "A cup presented by the veteran
polo vaulter. Sid Leslie OF the Ions
Island \. c. trailed Deyanney for the
first half mile, when Willie Gordon
holder OF the cup. moved into second
place. Gordon hung on gamely until
the bell lap and tried vainly to respond
TO Devanney's squirt Leslie was a back
number by this time and before hall
the last lap had been covered Gordon
was Keeling and hopelessly beaten. De.
vanney reached the tape twelve yards
In front OF Gordon in 4 minutes 25 81
seconds, and Leslie was fifteen yards
further behind
George Gouldlng, the worlds champion
walker, who halls from Toronto stirred
the crowd to real enthusiasm by de
feating Eddie REM and Dick Remer the
best two walkers in the United States
in a relay event in which the New York
ers each walked a mile and a half, Will,
the Canadian trudGed through the Who'll,
three miles Applause greeted Gouldinl
on every lap as, walking with scrupulou,
fairness, he drew away from Remer tn,
FIRST OF the partners 10 tackle The Wis
itor.
Remer held his own for the first two
laps, but Goulding went away rapidly
after that and han an advantage OF hal
lap when REM took up tho job o.
tackling the champion The Mohawl
lad started in great style aud cut doWr
Goudings lead by twenty Yards IN hi!
first lap. For half a mile REM con
tInued Ia gain until he was only forty
yards behind For half mile Ren;
continued to gain until he was only forty
yards behind. REM cut loose another
sprint in the last half mile and pickle,
up another ten yards. Gouldiug reserved
his effort for the last lap and he wen
around az great pace, winning b!
forty yards IN 20 minutes SO 40 sec