New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-15
Huge Crowd Sees Penn
Star Miss 600 Record by
Fraction of Second.
LESLIE IS VICTOR
IN TWO-MILE EVENT
Loomis, of Chicago, Proves His
Worth by Capturing First
Place in High Jump.

ran last night III Ahe NVlNi'
Meadowbroos Club, OF Phlladelphle.,
won the 600-yard special lnVlta'o'
race At the games Of the MllIrose ~
A. in Madison Square GarHeh '"''
night ,;-.ho5
vcarer Of the Red and Blue, broke
the tame I'm ] minute l3 3-5 SECONDS
only onc-sfth Of second behind inc
indoor worlds record for the distance
held bv Thomas J. Halpin, Of the Bos-
ton Athletic Association.
This same Thomas !. Halpln, whose
wonderful running has thrIiIed Ne"
York athletic enthusiasts on many o'-
casions. crossed the line about thIee
,ords bchind Meredith, while homer
Rstcr running a most remarkable race
.at;ro into consideration that ms leg
- st,il sore. weak and bound up, was
,b,rd Hirshon. OF the Irish Anne lean
A.bic,ic club. and Dave Caldwell, or
the Boston Athletic ASSOCIATION me
Intercollegiate half-mlle champloh
fought il out FOR minor honors, ana the
latter was fourth. -. -
II was a thrilling race from s'aI' 70
finish. A race that played on the leel,
ings Of the mighty crowd Wnleh pacheu
the Garden from the arena moor 10 'ne
roof girders. and had them stahulns
on chairs bowling their lungs ou'
Each circuit of the TRACK was mac .
a,,;i q pandcmonium OF cheers as inc
'.Lrsias.s svgaving 10 and fro, arms
',..,.;,,. and faces set in the fierce eH-
element OF the race, urged the run
Victory and a worlds record was the
do,,L1c aim Of Meredith, and bravery
did he strive for the honor. Inc lot
80 no ACCOMPLISHED after q driving
,.co nm from the front, for all nut one
t.1f +be circuit Of the first lap, Wheh
potor Who was of 20 a flying start
bIo~ed the trail The latter was de-
,iod tirn bv two tiny marks on me plt-
a.. watch dial. Surely had the per
foctIv adjusted timeDiece felt the VIII
~ he crowd IL might hsve Leaned a
$50 md crowned the hero or me
r,io,b, as his host Of admirers, VINO
Lojlod him as cOnuuerors should oe
L.Io1 would have had him crowned
Cor,oi, II is that no victor IN any race
80 ever more riCtously hailed thah
,,as "To6" as he drove down the
stretcb 10 win the coveted Posen no
ply.
Only One Missing.
Tho lull that always precedes a feat
- 80 m similar meetings fell over
.ho Garden rs Charley Harvey called
tbc runners to their marks IN tones
- could be heard on the Jerse!
L~roe II seemed. One by one tneE
orcod down 10 the mark set AT tne
- ord Of the old Palace OF sport ln
s.,L;cL claronious in all lines OF athletC
cndeavor have proven their worth. Al
rcsponded 20 the rollcaH Dul jill
TSncbinr and joking among them
selves. they paced up and are" lheiI
nositions out Of a hat, ana maze ie"u!
for the race. 90, ii 1oh,nv
McHugh. and the i've men cI0uCI.tO
IIke tigers AT bay. "Get set! Brea'h %
L. tbc crowd awaited the gunhre, but
ero the trigger clicked two crouchlns
forms sprare out of the pail OF smoN
which hung heavy over the arena. hey
,rcrs Homer Baker and Dave CaldWeli'
a croan arose from the spectators.
| wa. NOT exactly q Croan OF IN appoint
J ment. but rather cry OF relle1'
Rob Kennedy. clerk OF the course se'
,bo runner, back the prescribed as
tsncc Then rose cry Of protest from
the crowd First the action was hlsaeu'
then il was booed, until nnally the rum ,
bic Of discomfort surged ana IeecrOeu
through the entire crowd. AL were
willing 10 forgive, all but the oihclaIS'
But Ted Meredith was OF me mo
ment. He az once asked rom haIpIh J..
bc were willing 20 have the men put
hect Al once the lanky Bostonlan as
scnted So did Hirshon and the ON
c;als could only bow 10 the Viii OF tne
cortendinr athletes. So on line again
enc Raker and the erring Caldwell
This time they were sent on, WIN
poler ont in front. running IKE
scared rabbit. Well he might, lot on
30 bools raced the pack. fighting Tor
a., 1ced as IL the fate OF the nation
depeDded on the event. Full hait n
Ian. and 90 the crowd II seemed halt a
century. the slender New YORK A: -
led blazed the trail. but ere the hrst
an, was made the dark haired Mere.
ditb made his run, going OUTSIDE OF
potcr with Tom Halpin running al ms
chandler Caldwell and Hirshon learned
,bst a stern chase is generally long
chase. for they fell in BEHIND and
stayed there
An that remained was the running OF
the full distance, for the or1er Was
never changed. With the grit OF
Sa~tar Uaipin tried 10 pass Meredith
Lrs,b aud with 10 a superior Durst OF
sneed Stride for stride TO the eHG
80 raced. and amid the shouts ano
cLeers of rocking. pitching multitude
,hat kcnt IN full cry until all was over
s,d what "A crowd that was. Inc
,f;i1~ose Athletic Association IS MADE
an ~ the employees of the John Nana'
- store in this city. Practically
man o,,Diove is a member Of the as
socistion. Not a seat was 20 be had al
80, o~ice after $3.50 o'clock and no race
- ~ too little significance TO ara"
for,b an echoing volley Of cheers.
Crowd Cheers Road Race.
us,rcs Kohlemaincn and V. Kyro
non aid not start in the road race o.
sho,,t rire miles which began and end
"a In the Garden, while Nick Gisnnak'
,nnlos the popular Greek, was un,
niaced. but the struggle was iuiI o.
Charles dc Stefano. Of the Ozanam
A won after a hard sprint with a
Roth Of the Mohawk A. C.. and Jane
q Raylor In the final dash OF three
,s,ts 81 a lap around the track.
THE crowd cheercd as the three men
,,rned into the Garden from the
s,rco,e close ~ each others heels. All
,byee finished strongly. but the winner
beid his advantage 20 the tape and nm
Shed In the GOOD time Of 81 minutes
lie had a handicap Of three minutes.
Roth. who finished second. won the
lost time prize in 30 minutes 8 sec
ords. with a handicap OF minutes
,ybile he Mohawk A. c. carried OF the
The race was run up Madison av. TO
kotb 81. then up Fifth av. TO ll0th ST,
down Central Park West to 0sth ST.