New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
o,d Brown Man Races to
within As of Second
of Jones's Mark.
VaNY ATHLETES
IN TRY-OUT MEET
I'D Meredith Shows His Heels
10 Halpiu in Quarter
Mile Dash.
!, Telegraph TO n, Tneunol

- his return q" WV N'''"'' pow ~
10, the second fastest mile race
--sde in America al the Eastern
- ~ the Amateur Athletic Union
I. tse Psrama-Pacihc games in the
4 s.-rsr6 Stadium, al Cambridge, to-
4 i,bough conditions we're not of the
.. Tabcr. who has not run in compe-
j - since he raced with the Oxford
~.;rs-s;ty relay team at Philadelphia
-,s, $40. won the one-mile race in
Il 3SJS within four-ffths of a second
S,ks record made by John Paul Jones
T,bsr ran his race from the gun. He
- the lead st the start, setting a
.,,;se pace FOR every yard of the way.
Il ,,tsr had told his friends that he
,vsr felt in better condition, and that
uss going after the record. A light
N that fell during the night made
!, .;rder path trife heavy, but that
,;,srently made no difference 20 Taoer,
3, was bent on beating Jones's mark.
For the first quarter mile Mahoney
49, MeGrath, Of the Boston A. A.,
rB,k closer 70 Taber, but at the half
80 mark he was leading by a dozen
{wjs his time being 2:07 is. Nc
1sz.h and Mahoney were second and
nd; Abel Kiviat, of the Irish -Ameri-
L. A. c.. Of New York, was fourth;
iiP. Greene. Of the Boston A. A., fifth,
H. Nike Devanney, OF the Millrose
A., o. New York. sixth.
Nshoney made q strong bid for the
ad in the third quarter, and was
!l,rs1st Of Taber as they Strengthened
,Tsy for the final 44O yards. Kiviat
ru in third place. But at the begin
,rg Of the backstretch Kiviat made his
4 "A and went past Mahoney.
He started after Teber in the back
rrsteh and closed up some of the gap,
=. rounding the last turn Taber
r'Inted fendishly. easily drawing
3ITIy from the field. Kivist had no
-sbls beating Mahoney. McGrsth and
.rtnney cult.
/ Ted Meredith ran away in the 44o-
ard race, which was decided in one
eat Tom Halpin, of the B. A. A, who
4 sok the lead at the start, was passed
4 3 the Pennsylvania man at about one
4 gndred yards, and the race was prae-
ally over then. Meredith's lead at
Ire finish was about six yards, and
:ilpin had three yards on A. NJ. Bow
w. The time was 49 3-5 seconds.
4 Team honors were won by the Boston
Z A., which scored total of as points
1 ln lrish-American A. c. of New York
( li 80, and the lrish-American A. A.
4 Z Boston, IS. The New York Athletic
: lib scored only ~ points, while the
/ -srt Set A. c. and the Millrose A. c.,
3 s,h Of New York, each made 9. Colby
a tlsge scored s, and the Meadow
iDok A. A., Of Philadelphia, 8.
4 he fve-mile run was a romp for
4 slanes Kolehmainen, OF the Irish
4 -srcan Athletic Club, of New York,
10 covered the distance in 25:l3 2-5.
4 Il led his fellow Finn, Villar Kyronen,
: { the Millrose Athletic Association, at
81 finish by seventy yards.
4 For the first mile Rathgeb. q Boston
/ amer, held the lead, but from that
snt until the third mile was com
s,sd Kolehmainen and Kyronen alter
g,td in the lead, with Weeks hanging
q desperately, but steadily losing
round At the beginning of the last
] sls Kolehmainen began to run in
anest, and in each succeeding lap
slled away from little Kyronen. The
siier led Weeks by about $50 yards.
The final heat Of the 220-yard dash
'ought together c. W. LOOMS, Massa-
susetts Institute of Technology; II.
'9siock. Pittsburgh; Irving 7. Howe,
n al Colby College colored Splinter; II.
4 Treadway. Boston Athletic Associs-
1 Ton; Brooke Brewer, Of Washington,
nd Roy F. Morse, Of the Salem
itseelts, Of New York. Howe lost no
ne in getting under way and showed
front in the first fifty yards. Bos-
TX was in second place until within
~ yards Of the finish, when Morse
are with a rush and beat him for the
4 iIe.
The starters in the sso-ysrd run
tsre Dave Caldwell, RYAN and Demp-
W. Of the Boston Athletic Associa-
sn; Joe Higgins, Of Holy Cross; the
i A'y England intercollegiate champion,
4 I'd Edward Frazer. of the Irish Amer
an Athletic Association. At the gun
lempsey went out in front, setting the
zee for Higgins, Ryan, Frazer and
Aldvell, in that order. The positions
4 ,naihed unchanged for the first half
4 The race, which was run in loo Is.
i Beginning the last lap, Higgins
a9td into the lead, and Caldwell. who
8 n gradually come up from the rear,
.illsnged him in the backstretch.
'Hier followed Caldwell, and as they
81 passed Higgins on the upper turn
ia1er made his lump. Turning into
= stretch Higgins let loose a beauti-
4 q burst Of speed, and wrested the
i sae from the New Yorker n hundred
4 Wds from home. Caldwell also came
r'ongly, and although five yards back
Tho Holy Cross runner, was three
4 ntds in front Of Fraser. The time was
4 1855.
4 The three-nile walk was q New York
FAR with William Plant and Frank
tant, Of the Long Island Athletic
i1b Edward REM. of the Mohawk
shle,ie Club. and Fred Kaiser, Of the
A'E York Athletic Club, being the only
4 srpe'itors REM led throughout the
~, mile. which he covered in 6:57 3-5
sends. Kaiser was right on his heels,
ia the Plant brothers had lost about
1rty yards. Rem. won in 2l:b5 2-5.
"a several vents performances were
taer than any recorded IN national
sa'epr championship meets. W. H.
tssniX. Of the Boston Athletic Assocla-
'9', won the 40-yard hurdles in 81 ID
eonds, two seconds better than the
4 s''lds record, but doubt as 70 whether
= hurdles were properly arranged
aassd the referee 10 refuse 20 let the
& - stand as a low mark.
s Brook Brewer, Of st. Adams School,
anhington. who came 10 the try-outs
+ ssolted with a 9 as seconds perform
'te for the l00-yard dash, fell from
era, his best effort being fourth place
race won BY A. T. Meyer, Of the
e-Ameriesn Athletic Club, New
le's, IN 10 seconds. Meyer was almost
,.tsken by Irving T. Howe, the Colby
e.iese negro. who many believed TO
',sswon.
NE summaries follow:
lnd dtsh-won BY Alrah 7. Meyer. lrtsh'
n G. Irving T Howe Colby COLLEGE.
3 iaS d l. TisadssJ. Boston A. A. third. Tine.
4 4 Jsrs dssh-won b. Irving r Howe. Colby
Z 80. ~ y Morse. Salem Crescent Club. New
4 ~ spnd. u. Bos,ock. rit,sbursh. third Time.
4 ~ ','d run-won By } , Meredith. Meadow