The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
LOOMS WINS TWICE
AND IS BEATEN ONCE
AIyah Meyer Prevents Triple
victory by Breaking Tape
Ahead Of Chicagoan.
BOSTON WINS RELAY RACE

,,s LOOMS Of Chicago was prevented
49, .,4 margin Of an inch or so from
.sc,,,rs At the Fordham University
.,,,ss last night just how he won three
-, a, one meeting. as he did in the
..,.,,,l CHAMPIONSHIPS at Baltimore last
- A IL was ne was the hero OF the
r,ee- and carried OF two OF the three pr'ses
4, the scratch events that induced him
% make the trip from the West.
>, vas Alvah Meyer. speed merchant
-, ,r. Irish American 4. c, who ntpped
-. -.trAgoan on the tape in the 100 yard
a.. and prevented the triple win. The
s,sb vas 80 close that many thought
-. ,ys4terner had won and in the hurdle
=. 81, which Jack Eller did not start.
a, s,-sch OF the New York A. c. struck
a.. ,,,s 20 nearly on even terms with
ro,-,,s that the victory OF the champion
xas not assured until the Official verdict
,,d been given. An inch either way IN
.,sss Two events made The difference be-
,,r.sn victory and defeat and in the high
.,.-, rha margin OF victory again was
=, ,-ch Loomis beating Eugene Jennings
hv that notch with leap OF six feet
xsU, England doomed up almost as
,,onlnenuy as the West. the Boston A. A.
,,,-,. with the great Halpin as anchor
.snr,r,nz the Fordham cup In the one
IL rslay for the third time. thus obtain
-, tournament possession OF the trophy.
rba Bo-ton.ans won easily and the race
sad none OF the thrills that marked the
tvo previous years when In one instance
Mel sheppard of the irish and IN the other
tt,,,.r Raker OF the New Iorks carried
~ Boston anchor at top speed to win
no a foot Dave Caldwell turned over a
four ward lead TO Halpin last night ana
:, was 1 hard stern chase for Tommy
I.,non. who ran last for the winged foot
,.an, The vearer Of the unicorn was
taking no chances OF being nipped on the
tape and he sailed along to win oy ten
.rds Vis time for the last quarter was
30 is seconds. lively going for an eight
Jap track ooo -,
Boston scored again in the 1000 yard
handican IN which J. NJ. Burke, the Tor
mer Lehigh runner. wore the b. \ a
oolor. Burke was on the IA yard marx.
with no one behind him and he raced
fhrourh MS Aeld 20 quickly that he took
the lead when there was sul more thau
a Ian 70 60 Myles McHugh was hunt
inr him all through the last lap OUT
El,trka came home in rather easy tlShlOu
with eight Yards TO spare
The spriut between Mayer and LOOMS
VAS one OF the best races ever seen IN
doors There were two other starters
Frank Stephenson Of the TRINITY Cue
and Fred Burns OF the Boston \. \
The latter broke and was penalized a yart
by starter Al - piand- who made good or
n, fist attempt at handling the pisto
in A big meet All leaped away together
when The gun sounded. and Tor such
big man LOOMS was In his stride won
derfully quick At Atty yards he wa
leading Frank Stephenson by yard
with Meyer inches behind and Just begin
nnR 70 get into his running Al u
Yards the Irish American nad ainos
caught the Westeruer. and the pair RAJ
as though locked until by a supren'
EFFORT Meyer breasted the tape an Incl
or 81 in front Of LOOMS. The time wa
10 "a seconds.
In the hurdles LOOMS was again IN
hrst man 10 show In front and he le'
Ru-sch OF the New York A. g. By halt
yard over the third hurdle. J. A. High o
Boston came next and then Trenholm o
Dartmouth the Junior indoor champion
Trenholm came to grief over the tourt
hurdle, but Bursch began 10 pick up o
The champion. and going over the las
hurdle his body was a shade In from
Here the speed Of LOOMS helped him an
N the dash to the tape he squeezed ou
enough to gain the judges verdict after
slight conference. The time was IL a.
seconds and as the event was new on
I've hurdles placed twenty yards apar
this stands as record.
The New York A. G.. sent a I'm
quartet to the pest for the four mil
relay, and as all four were placed o
scratch there was hope for a new marl
The race was by no means the walk
over expected and the long handica
men kept control until half of the las
mile had been covered. W. Anderso
started for the Winged Footers and wa
followed by Louis Gordon. Brothe
Willie ran next, and when Freeiand Oh
tard OF tho Gordons. started he was
second place. He took the lead ava
from Kelly OF the Bronx Church Hous
halt a mile from home and won b
fifteen yards The SUMMARIZED
T.5S DssA1SSTdsa% eo RT:e opy' r q9S
second X McAlesnAn. third. Time.
Is Yard Da,h-Fordham Prep boys .und
10 pounds-won by J. Condor; J. Jams
second. J. Amibls third. Time 10 sc
x!S 100 T Is ss.a.sS-TGa y AI iasm
qsts T% 70 4 6a ;Sss9as
100 Yard Pssh-EoS4han ,II!ss school
L. wSi,. ,Sita. Time. Il seconds. ~
100 Yard Dash. Handicap. open-W
y c. K. Ad4ms Fame A G; yard
n A Richardson, 81. Christopher a.
yards. second oscar Adamson, sale
Crescent A, C.. sh yards third. II"
i,S Yard Hurdle, serateh-won By j.
York A @, second. ]. A. High. Bost
A A, third Time, - as seconds
80 Yard Relay-For Fordham boys und
Is pounds-Won by Team No. !, With
Fischer g Collins, A. Pissara and X.
Assnan. Team No. second, with J @
ran, e Derkin. VI Ptssara and J. Lipse
Team No taird. with Petellc.
sRsinsrs, ]. clair and @. MeGinnin TIN
y is seconds
300 Yard Handicap. open-won by r.
7ro0N Church House, 81 yards secor
= ". Hills, unattached, i0a yards thi
Tine % as seconds.
40 Yard Relay-For Fordham boys o.
Is pounds and under 10 pounds-Won
Team No T. with II. McAleenan. K
A.esaan, J James and Amible, Team
second, with T. O'Bren. j, Conlon.
T''alli and l.. Bailey; Team No. thi
WIN " Curran. r Wright, J Henel 3
C. Quaa, Time, IS as seconds.
so Yard Jesuit High School Relax
Won b Fordham Prep With Claude orr
HennsberEer, II Rogers and l. Whit
: Reilly, b McGrath and A vail;
Peters Prep, third, with +, Muleahy,
sullivan, NJ White and ". Walsh. TiT
minute a. as seconds
so Yard Relay. For Fordham II
ScEo1l-Wan BY second year with o. Rlet
Hsnnsbergsr. A. OLeary and J Ta
fourth year second, with C, orrAy.