New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
KoIehmainen's Time in the
Five-MiIe Handicap in
Buffalo Was Ex-
ceptionally Fast.
BY ABEL r. KIYIAT,
National One-Mile Amateur Champion


Hanres Kolchmainen at the TAIN
Regiment Athletic Association games
in Buffalo last Saturday night won the
five-milc handicap from large held'
His time. considering the competition,
was exceptionally fast-25 minutes 20
seconds When the announcement was
made that the Finn was TO run a hre-
mile handicap. 3OO-yard limit, meet
ing was held in a certain local organi-
cation, and il was decided not to enter
against Hannes. The opinion was gem
eral that there was no chance OF beat
ing the Finn.
Now that Charlie Reidpath. 1912
Olympic 4OO-mctre champion, Is the
/ local Amateur Athletic Union commits
sioner. athletic doings in Buffalo Will
/ again be O. X. The recent meets have
not been as successful as in past years
/ The only exception was the one IN
which kolehmainen competed. ms
was financially a success.
/ In past years the G5th and 74th regi-
nents drew anywhere from $500 10
| 1900 paid admissions, with very Few
deadheaGs. Each regiment holds be-
tween seven and eight meets from Oc-
tober 10 April, the 65th on Friday
nights and the 74th on Saturday nights
When an athlete decides that he has
had enough. why does he step in front
OF some other runner who is going al
full speed? Or why does he step of
the track 20 the right when he knows
that there are more runners stu IN
action? BY jumping over the border TO
the left Of the track he would be in no
ones way. But. as usual, they nave 10
90 in the wrong direction, and IN nine
out Of ten cases cause spill In when
some one gets hurt. BY suspending a
few runners of this type the authorl-
ties would effect needed reform
Harry J. Smith, the two-mile national
champion. will not be a starter in the
indoor nationals next Thursday even
ing. Owing TO his bad ankle, he will
not do any work until April !. Hand
some Harry Will train for the fifteen
mile modified Marathon which Will be
held on the first Saturday in May. HIS
club. the Bronx Church House, has two
legs on the $500 cup. Smith. by COM
netting will almost assure his club win
ming the third leg on the trophy
Il happened again the night after the
Seagate Marathon, on Washington
Birthday! When an unattached athlete
or one hardly known wins big race
every Tom, Dick and Harry wants
credit for his remarkable showing II
never fails. A,
advised him what 20 do and what nol
30 do The truth is that Pores trained
himself by watching other long dis
tance u.fn in action. He reasoned that
n Kolchmainen, Kramer, Smith ane
others could run long distance race:
and win their system Of training mus
no worth studying. He used his owl
Judgment for the Seagate Marathon
was in almost perfect condition, thanks
to nobodv bu; himself, and deserves al
the credit. 81 .,
I Now that IL has been announced ina
Pores is 20 Join the lrish-Americar
Athletic Club the writer is at liberty
: 90 state that such has been his lnteh
80, All along. As this is ms mrs,
loro distance race. he has grea'
, fufu-e In the Marathon game. WIZ
I ,,ysop pohertson's experience Ah'
ability in handling Msrathoners' PORE
Sbould be much seen and felt IN fu'u''
races Of this kind.
The bandicapping OF the l,ZoO,yaro
inter,cholastic relay at the l4th nekl
ment a. A. games proved 10 De NeIy
inch off color. The teams rnished IN
! nrart;callv the same positions IN whioh
,bcv started. Both Brooklyn Prep. and
I - Johns Prep. started on the oV-yaru
,,ark. ana they finished first and sec
ond. respectively, only few yards sep
arating them. 81.
Hamilton Institute started from the
9O.ysrd marx. and finished almost 20
/ the inch thirty yards behind the win,
80, Tbs scratch team slso finished