The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-15
LOOMS MAKES GOOD
IN NEW YORK DEBUT
Chicago Star Gives Handicaps
and Beating TO Eastern
High Jumpers.
MEREDITH WINS BIG 600


sentative Of the Chicago A. A. competed
in all his specialties but 1t was in the
high Jump that he electrified the crowd
by clearing 8 feet / inch, and conceding
handicaps to most of the crack jumpers
of the East. In winning this event the
Chicago lad took only Ave jumps. and on
each occasion he slipped gracefully over
without dispacing the bar.
Tall and blond, the Western idol Is the
true type of an athlete. and he Was chcered
enthusiastically when he cleared the bar
at a height that was too much for Eu-
gene Jennings. the national indoor cham
pion. who was on the scratch mark with
him.
Ted Meredith scored a clean cut VIC
tory in the 500 yard invitation race
which as a sporting feature was the big
event. The sturdy Quaker had to meet 4
high class field and for once showed
great judgment az well as speed and
landed three yards in front of Tom Hal
pin ct Boston. in l 10 3-5, one-hfth OF
q second slower than the record held by
IIalpn There was a hullabaloO at the
start because Homer Baker New YORK
A. C, and Dave Caldwell, Boston A. A.,
broke. Boos. boots and Misses greeted
Starter McIIugh when ho made move
80 pcnalzc the men, and by consent
Of the others the false starters took
their original mark.
Baker beat the gun after all, but Mere
dith grabbed the lead before ATTY yards
had been covered and never relinquished
it, Halpin was second all the way. but
was threatened ny Baker in the back
stretch OF the last lap. Meredith was
strong when he finished, and llalpin cleV-
crly disposed OF Baker by FIVE yards.
Sid Leslie won the Rodman Wanna
shaker cup outright for the l.. l. 4. &.
by scoring a runaway victory I'm the Two
mile handicap. The Irish American \. c.,
which also had two legs ON the trophy
was represented by the great Koleh-
lnaincu. The Finn had to conccde only
10 yards to Leslie. but the Long Islander
und Mike Devanney carried the scratch
man along SO fast that he quit at the
end OF one mile. Devauney closed on
Leslie IN the early part Of the race. but
in tine last half mile Leslie raced away
and won in "A gallop IN . mirutes 30 3-5
seconds
Loomis made his first appearance in
the 20 yard DASH In which he had Alvah
II, Meyer as a fellow scratchman. They
were drawn in different heats and the
Wcsterner won his trial I'm 20 seconds
so easily that hopes were entertained
that he would get through 10 the final.
In the second round LOOMS was barely
beaten by S. o. shapiro of the Ninety
second Street Y. VI, G. a, who had six
feet handicap and later "on the hna!
The style Of LOOMS did not appear suited
10 the board floor. His action was too
high and the spring Of the boards sent
him bounding In the air, 50 that he
wasted a good deal OF effort
The glory OF LOOMS was dimmed
slightly by his performance In the hur-
die races i'm which ne qualified for the
lint la ip
three. Jack lGler. who was on the scratch
mark with the Chicagodn, led the visitor
all the way. but both were beaten to the
tape 10y Walter Bursch OF the New York
\. C., who won by about his handicap OF
three feet.
In the 1000 yard handicap Jimmy
Power of Boston and Dick Esan of the
Irish American A. &. were the back
markers, Kiviat, The scratch man, not
starting. Both had five yards handicap.
Egan ran Power off his feet, so that he
quit in the last lap and then went in hot
pursuit of c. II. Relmeth Of the l., I.
A. g. The Long Islander saved enough
OF his sixty yard handicap to win by a
yard and half from Egan.
G. De Stefano OF the Ozanam Associa-
ton, a diminutive runner. won the road
race around Central Park which finished
in the Garden, and which by general con
sent had been voted good thing for Nick
Gianakopulos, who with ] minute and 10
seconds start was the honor man in the
absence OF Hannes Koehmainen. Nick
did not even capture the fast time prize
as Arthur Roth of the Mohawks from the
minute mark cut down the long start
men one by one and entered the Garden
in second place only twenty-five yards
behind the winner. Roth's time was So
minutes 3 seconds. fourteen seconds faster
than that of Gianakopulos, who finished
in tenth place. The short start mer
we're going great guns at the finish A
few blocks from the Garden DE Stefano
oyerhauled Baylor the leader, and a
block later Roth shot into second place
DeStefano won by twenty five yards, with
Roth the same distance I'm front of Bay
lor.
The team prize in the road race was
won easily by the Mohawk A. c. Only
four clubs finished full teams and after
the contestants had been eliminated
the Mohawks' winning score had beer
reduced to the small total OF 10. TIL,
members OF the winning team were Roth
Nye, Lux Dwyer and Weiss The lrisl
American A. c. was second with AZ anC
the Union Settlement 4. c. third will
1903. st. Ansclms A. C. brought up tn
rear with 1906.
Tho summaries:
10 Yard Dash, Handicap--won by s, Q
Shapiro, Ninety second street Y, NJ
II A., feet; }, q, Behenksen M, nn
ham, unattached 5 feet, third. Time. =.
900 Yard Run Handicap--won by c
Il Reimath, Long Island A. C.. 60 yards
n. j. Egan, Irish American A. c. yards
,S II91d rimd r'e"f minutes Is Is seconds a'u
Millrose Road Race Handicap, Eigh
Miies-Won by c. DE stefano, Ozdnam As
ISOLATION, . minutes, time SO minutes; 4
Roth Mohawk a. C., minutes, second
time 55:O3: j. q. Baylor. Marquette \. G
Q minutes 10 seconds. third, time 5G:25
a.. r. Kiely. Bronx Church House, min
utes fourth j. w. Soukup, College Poln
Y. NJ. 9. H.. minutes, hfth II. Nye. Mo
hawk A. G.. . minutes, sixth; c. Pores. un
attached, minutes As seconds, seventh;
yuma, Irish American A. G., minutes 2
seconds, ninth; v. Gianakopulos Millros
A A., / minute rs seconds. tenth.
Special one Mile Relay, Scratch, Employee
OF New York and Philadelphia John Wanna
maker Stores-Won by New York stor'
with FREQ WfIkens NJ. T. Gels, Fred Safa
rowicz ana W. Z. Cough; Philadelphia stor
-, ohi with j.. Heaney, T.. Gallagher.
Gallagher and E, Horter. Time. 3 minute
500 Yard Run. Novl,e-won by J. Rysr
second, j. shemeld, Bronx church Hous
third Time. l minute 20 1t seconds,
Running High Jump, Handicap-Won b
J. q Ioomis Chicago A. A, scratch, wit
feet I inch; 4, n. Rodriguez Bron
church House, inches second, with fee
II inches. n. Ludtke, ST. George A. c..
inches third with feet 10 inches
'Ins anu One nalf Nile Run, haudicsp fc
M,Irose A Avon by Ted Ellertsen. (
zoo yards, third. Time. minutes ~ 4