The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
STR0BINO LEADS JUNIORS IN
CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
Stockholm Marathon Runner Finishes Fifty Yards
Ahead of Henigan, Dorchester Club Entry, With
Springsteen Third-N. Y. Az c. Team Wins.
MASSACHUSETTS, CLUB IN c PLACE

CASTOR Strohino gained moro fame
than has been his portion since he An
ished third in the Olympic marathon at
stockholm when he led the Junior rum
ners Of the United States in the cross
country championship decided yesterday
v the Van Cortlandt course. Strobino
won by fifty yards from James Henigan.
the best OF tho New England division.
who ran under the colors of the Dorches-
ter Club Of Massachusetts,.
Tho finish OF the first two men IN
dicated the result OF the team competi-
ton which depended on the positions OF
the first Ave men to finish for each team.
strobino wore the winged foot Of the
New York A. g. and the quintet from
the border Of Central Park carried on
the team championship in easier fashion
than the leader won the individual title.
The New Yorks landed four men in the
first eight and clinched the race when
O'Neil dropped into seventeenth position.
making a team score Of 80. The tail OF
the New England team was not nearly
as ever as the New York lot. but Dor
chester Club had no trouble in taking
second place with 81 points to u for the
Millrose A. A.. The Mohawk A. G. was
fourth. only a point behind the Millrose;
the Mercury A. c.. OF Philadelphia NTH
with l07 points and the Bronx Church
House last with 100.
OF the seven teams entered the Irish
A. G.. was the only one not represented
BY a team. Coach Lawson Robertson
ln,imated that his men were not in CON-
dition for the strenuous competition, but
promised that in the senior event next
Saturday the winged foot brigade would
zoe the mark to tight for the most i'm
| portant of the hill and dale struggles.
Springsteen Il Third.
In addition to the men eligible for the
team trophy there were three starters for
the individual title. but only one of them
! finished. This was Russell ~Sprtngsteen
OF the Ionkers Y. NJ. c. A.. who won tn.
| junior championship of the Metropolitan
Association at the opening OF tho tituiar
races. Springsteen led for the greater
part OF the distance. but had evidently
been overraced and gave way In the last
mile. u finish In third place.
Pat Flynn of the Irish American A. G.
and Hugh Honohan OF the New York
a. G. we're the other individual starters
and though both were well up with the
leaders for the first urn of the course
they dropped out OF the second round.
Few cross-country championships in
recent years have attracted 20 much at
tention as the one decided yesterday. a
large part OF the interest was "ccasioned
by the controversy over the inclusion
| Of the water jump in the course, In
| constructing this obstacle the builders
, erred on the side OF safety frs, and the
! result was that the original stream had
: been damned TO such an extent that the
spectators arriving early on the scene
amused themselves 10y practising stand
ing broad jumping over the six feet OF
half frozen water. Even Mel Shepparl 4.
the Millrose trainer. who had exclaimed
more voCiferously than any other
against the water hazard. returned from
an inspection OF the jump and pointed
! u the dust on his shoes as the only
trouble caused by the excursion. As a
matter Of fact the only nan who failed
To negotiate the Jump was y. Rosander
of the Bronx Church House. He did
not finish, so that his mishap did not
affect the chances OF his team.
There were about 5000 persons to see
the race. the largest crowd sticking close
to the start and finish. while Others
sought advantage points or the top OF
the golf course hill and near tn" water
jump, Hugh Baxter, former captain of
the New York A.. -, conveyed a party
of club members to interesting parts Of
the race in an automobile and his party
managed TO get out IN time to see IN
runners step over the jump and then
MhiyZed back 10 be in at the t~"'uInpldr,