New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
This Kind of a Race Need
ed TO Wind Up Cards
at Athletic Meets.
LONE BEST BETS" GO
DOWN IN A HEAP
Junior Championships Make The
Tongues of the Fans Wag
on Account of UpsetS.
BY A. X. kIVlAT.
National One-mile championD

National One-mile champion)
1t is the consensus Of opinion among
athletic enthusiasts that the best in
terests Of track and field athletics de-
mand the revival of the one-mile relay
race in championship competition.
The relay race. which has always
been one of the most interesting and
exciting events Of a meet, has not been
included in the programme OF events
in championships sine 1903, when the
Seattle Athletic Club defeated the four
Of the New York Athletic Club. No
reason was assigned for the sudden
draining of the event, although not
little comment was caused. Or late
however. it has become apparent that
something is lacking to wind up meet
and a relay race "ouIu S'i'
The local clubs, and it may be SAID
tho clubs throughout the country
would welcome the relay races hlshi
tere in this city there are enough goou
ouarter-mile runners TO JUSTIFY Ile
rbampionship committee IN putting the
event back on the programme lht III
to,coIleoia+e championship committee
bos seen fit TO retain this event ana II
has always been a feature. Inc I'M
versitv Of Pennsylvania has lhstltuteu
q relay carnival which Is Iai'o ~
throughout the country. u Ilis"1 nUs
be a had plan to add one-mIe relay
- o 10 The senior national Champion
In which will be held at Madison
I 1.
Tho iunior indoor track and nero
cbamnionships held at the 18TH KEY
,,ont armory on last Tuesday nlgh'
we're prolific in surprises. nan 49,
49,, Zone best bets" fell at the "LiV-
ornool" and set the tongues OF the up
~ waqping Perhaps the most uh,
I;ndoet emf of all was the defeat OF
/ NcDonald. whos wears the SILKS 81
/ 7 oncblin I,vceum, in the 60-yard dash'
Mcdonald was left flatfooted at the
start. and although he closed with a
furious rush, the distance was a OF.
too short, and he had to be content
/ with fourth honors. ~.
Tbere were many who blamed me
defeat Of Mcdonald on the starter ~
H,as said that he sent them on oetoIt
/ tbev we're really set. Inc mere Ia.
/ thai the other men were SET anu !l'.a.'
aoroed to be Of minor importance
III toiont was shocked when Wine .
ttorton Of the New York Athletic Giup'
~ orce represented Commercial ilgH
/ Cai,ooi ,yon the two-mile champlohshlP'
D. Eiynn Arthur Fogel and Abe Lem
beeo we're among those who trailed tne
III lacking New York Athletic Clup
i"q I. 70" ~ matter Of regret that the
- cbampionships resulted IN
/ Sranc;al loss. The gate receipts were
not large enough to pay Tor inc PIl ~
and the use of the armory. FROM w
connective viewpoint the games "eIe
an unbounded success
( Nick Gianakopulos, the well known
distance runner, rs an amateur -
can. on demand. show every one OF w
/ nrizes he won in open competition OF
closed competition, for that matter.
And every once in a while he SHOWS
chem lust for the sake OF showing
tbem. For instance, Nick has ms
/ medals. trophies, cups, rings, tops anu
/ other trophies of the chase on eNhio'
I ton in John Wanamaker's department
store. He is employed by the ana.
( maker Company, and is a MEMBER ~ 81
tho MlllfOSt AkNltllN AooNNANN'N'f
I'LL compete in the Millrose road run
on January u.
The nominating committee OF inc
pronx Church House has posted the
FntIowinp names on the bulletin board
90 candidates for Office on the track
team for 1915: ..
Frcd G. Norman, track manager;
udrrv J. Smith, track captain; FRANK
I,ndl cross country captain; NJ
kh uSSsew Keller, assistant track man
A ANU. I'd L. Zines. FIRST lieutenant;
S Ganrco Kelly. second lieutenant; John
IeS Stssck, first Lieutenant, cross eoun-
>. -. o'" iscob Maier, second lieutenant;
try jazz ,,,ry and Ed Byrne, third
?d0ss cross country:
NS Tho selections for the oihees OF . da1N
Inc Str track captain and cross eoun-
n r. csntain are all renomli,nss.iIhn ms IN
Try yb var annual election will be he'0 Q"
Ja jan 1Ggbertubessing. the handisaP ,Iitb
vii be present and have a '"'A WI"
| .thlataS.