New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-15
No Single Section of Coun'
try Can Claim Suprem-
acy in Athletics.
CAMPBELL'S VICTORY
A STRIKING EFFORT
Retirement of Drew Takes from
Competition Master Among
American Sprinters.

Echoes Of the National A. A. U. track
and field championships, held at San
Francisco a week ago yesterday, that
have come eastward show that the ath-
letes from the East were not as COM
pletely outclassed by "the rest Of the
country" as the returns seemed TO in
dictate at first blush. In point of fact,
the Eastern States scored 73 points
out of total of 1913. The Pacific Coast
and Far West made 81, while the Mid
die West had a total of 60. So, al
though the East does not overbalance
the athletic ability of the other parts
of the country combined, it is still
stronger than any other single section.
Little, aside from the fact that he
had a cold and was outrun by a man
who on that day was the better, can be
said of Norman Taber's defeat in the
one-mile run, but on analysis the vic
tory of Leroy Campbell the University
of Chicago flyer, in the half-mile race
grows in Importance.
Right to the tape the race was
gruelling battle between Campbell,
Dave Caldwell, the 1914 intercollegiate
half-mile champion; Joe Higgins, the
Holy Cross star, and W. Ely, of the
Chicago A. A. The men finished in that
order. but they were only inches apart.
Campbell was just saved from defeat.
One of Caldwell's lunges across the
line carried him to the tape barely
three inches behind the winner. Hig-
gins was almost as close behind Cald-
well, and apparently was the freshest
OF the three at the end.
An interesting feature brought out
by Rays victory in the 1-mile cham
pionship was that he was able TO de-
feat the men who had beaten him in
the two previous championship races.
Norman Taber defeated him in 1918
and Kiviat in 1914. This year he got
revenge on both.
Platt Adams, of the New York A. c.,
came within an ace of being beaten by
Sisson, of the Olympic Club In his
first jump Sisson cleared % feet 8
inches, but after the jump had been
measured the judges declared that he
had fouled at the take-off, and wiped
the mark from their books. That's
why Adams with his last jump was
able TO land in second place.
The three stars who were looked
upon as standing out above most of
the others in the sprints were forced
TO watch the races from the side lines.
George Parker, the Coast champion,
pulled a tendon and could not even get
in the trials; +. Mcbride, the Denver
sckoolboy, who had run some wonder
full trials, strained a tendon in the
junior meet and could not perform,
while Howard Drew did the same in
the championships, and was out Of the
running
The announced intention of Drew to
forego further competition brings 10 an
end the career of one of the most IA
nous sprinters the negro race has pro-
| duced. Drew first sprang into fame in
1911, when he ran for the Springfield
! High School and established all kinds
Of schoolboy records. He was one Of
the first sprinters selected for the 1912
Olympic team, but he was unable TO
compete because of strained tendon.
/ He is the holder Of several indoor rec
ords and equalled Dan Kelley's worlds
record of 3-5 seconds for the 100 yard
dash.
Pat Ryan, one of the Irish-American
A. c. whales" through whose down.
! fall the Celtic Park club was nosed out
of the team championship, protested
the victory of Lee Talbot. who COM
peted for the Kansas City A. c. in the
56-pound weight throw. Ryan con-
tended that Talbot had received one
trial too many, but the officials couldn't
see it that way, and Talbot was cred
tied with the victory.
The competency of officials seems TO
have been open to doubt not only in
the 56-pound weight but also in some
Of the other events as well. This was
borne out by the fasco which probably
cost Ted Meredith a worlds record in
the quarter-mile dash. That Meredith
was near the top Of his form is proved
by the fact that after running 220 yards
| at high speed he went out on the sec
ond start and turned the quarter in
IS 35 seconds.
II Meredith accepts the invitation 10
try for Maxey Longs straightaway rec
ord on the Gutenberg track there is
every chance that he will be able to
cut under the old Columbia mans mark
OF II seconds fat.