The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
MEREDITH FIRST IN
SUBURBAN QUARTER
Caldwell Gives Up When Ted
starts squirt, and Finishes
seven Yards Back.
UtIKIE rs THIRD PLACE

-, had h.. competitors dizzy long he
49,, tho a. .r and for the second time
a., tle suburban Quarter for a
..ort, which, has attracted the best
ras,s distance runners in the country
A.. inst sN ur seven years without
an, one ut. being able 20 win It out
..b, Tom HGpiu, the Bostonian who
.,, 800 .ers on the prize. WAS unable
>, make r.a trip To the Forty-seventh
p,sln,a, Nrmoy in Brooklyn. where
~. event N,- decided before a large
.-oVJ but irD Bostnu \. \. wastrepre-
s,r,st b, Nr.s caldwell who the day
bs,ore had taken the measure of Mere
ann IN DBL f,uc that was sixty yards
,o,c- 'ht. tho suburban.
Az original, planned there were six
sarters. Nl' NiIkic Of Yale being added
a, m, las. minute. kiviat and Gissing
s,,.s.ertgi tho Irish American A. G. In
80 hone of completing the three vic
,oy,.s FOR tho organization. the scoring
S,yirc been started by Jim Rosen-
b.rrer Win cough Of the Millrose A..
, made the sixth man.
Tho Was little kissing from the
crowd when KIyiat was penali2ed three
,s-d. for breaking away before the pis-
III and the penalty was sufficient to
r-,yrrt this sterling runner from being
ssrrerou. Meredith had the inside
bsrth with caldwell next, but the lat
,,r usual, - slow beginner. was shuf-
esd hack AZ the start When Meredith
Jumped away 80 top speed Cough was
tss nrst 20 follow him, with Gissing
next and then Wilkic.
Meredith opened a gap Immediately
and Ms first furlong in % 2-5 seconds
vas fast enough to give him lead OF
FIVE wards 40 that time Caldwell raced
nv the others 10 that when the bell rang
FOR the last lap he was In third place.
only ten yards behind the leader. Going
down the hackstrctch Caldwell began TO
gain. and repetition Of the race in
which he beat Meredith on Friday looked
probahle For about 100 yards he gained
q, fast that he was bare four yards
behind the quaker as the men entered
the homestretch. Meredith. however,
vas strong as lion and commenced
10 draw away again, SO that seeing he
wa outpaccd Caldwell practically gave
ID the fight and allowed Meredith TO win
hy seven Yards Wilkie finished in de-
ternincd fashion and was third, another
sever yards back Gissing surprised the
crowd hy landing fourth while Cough
vas ffth owing to Kiviat dropping out
Of the contest.
From "a time standpoint the perform
ance 81 the winner was remarkable
He was clicked in 40 As seconds. the
fastest time the race has been run in
The previous best was 80 is seconds
ty Meredith himself when he won two
years ago The track is not consid-
cred particularly fast, yet the time Is
only NTH Of n second slower than
the indoor record made by Tom Hal
pin AZ Buffalo
sid Leslie. who has been wasting his
TIM a. comparatively short distances
atdy switched back TO two miles. with
the result that the handicap at that dis
..s.- ..a- ore 90 the hoe, races seer
this season While Horton, the ninety
seven pound bunch OF pluck, was th'
contender who forced Leslie to rur
the two miles in . minutes 30 seconds
Horton who started from 30 yards, wal
among the leaders early and had sew
eral sKirnlshes with Nick Gianako
puios before he disposed OF the Greek
Leslie got in the first division halt
mile from ONE and took the lead a lal
and A half from the finish. The bel
Horton and the crowd cheered as tn
midget raced by the scratch man II
the back stretch. The effort was to-
much Tor the youngster and Leslie ha'
enough left to win by fifteen yards.
Eddie REM walked fine mile from
scratch in the handicap. but failed b.
six yards IN overcome the handicap o
= r Pearman REM covered the mil
IN the smart time OF 6.3S 2-5 and JUS
took second place from Dick Remei
who had Eve seconds handicap. tn
summaries:
100 Yard Dash Handicap-won by s
Johnston, knights Of -. Antony. yards
:. Cunningham, unattached. IN yardi
second J. Ryan, knights OF St Antonl
~ Yards fhrd Time, 10 2-5 seconds
go Yard Handicap. for catholic Athleti
League Brooklyn Diocesan Union an
Church Athletic League-Won by w. TUE
Flynn. Knight Of ST Antony, ~ yard
second - Seney Bronx church Hous'
'cIs'ch. third Time. 20 IS seconds.
800 Ys-l Run. Handicap-Won by :
Nsl. knights ~ st. ANTONY ~ yards. sec
md VI sk,s. pastime A C., yards thirC
Time 70 seconds
Suburban Quarter Mile, scratch-won h
} 2. Meredith. University OF Pennsy,
lania n caldwell. Boston A. A.. second
v .WNke. Yale UniversIty third, TIM
Nt-1 seconds.
go Yard Run. for Catholic Athlet'
Won by ], seaman, Presentation Clul
70 yards, Mclaughlin. knights Of ;
Ayhnionl, 3. yards second. W BanheI'
Knights ~ So Antony, IS Yards, thir'
Tine minutes is seconds.
=. 1000 Yard Run Handicap, for knights Z
~ Aaiony Won by II. A Dalton, l Yard
Flynn, ~ yards, second; G, Walshe
y yards third. Time. minutes 2s SCI
Three Quarter Mile Run. Handicap-wo
Y O'onnor. New York A. g., 80 yard
A Dovannev, unattached, scratch. SCI
ono Egan, Irish American 4. {
onds
One Me Run Novice--won by F. Bel
n'L unattached. II. Dugan. unattache
,rseond II Eskholm, unattached. thir
Tine minutes IS 3.5 seconds
one Nile Walk II tndicap--won by
f't,,WAn, unattached, S5 seconds;
nenA NraHwK 4 C.. scratch, second;
Hemsr Irish American 4. G, second
AFRO lWr. r minutes II 2-5 seconds.
On" Nile Cltholice Athletic Club Rela
P'i Mr.. won By tL'2GEhiin Lyee1TmDf o WI,
aha HaIscr, Presentation Club. secon
WI u. . Nn.4rHu r a. Riggs, r. Fue
Ig,o. '"t D. M'guire KnigEhits Of
oRoa-kr r f. r.ush md n. NJ Hutch
N1 |.." minutes 90 % seconds.
Two N. ENG. H4ndicap-won by 81,
long Ir.hnh a, t.t SCRATCH
I'Ii"n >.H York \ e.. IS yards, seconi
~ HFn1t'pl'Hs, Niirose 4. A., so yard
nr O. minutes 32 seconds.
n.Ihr", Nile Bicycle, Handlcap--won
Nht den Dries New York a. C.,
sA.l.. ID. Cross Empire city Whe'
m.t So ards, second; A. Atsrdl. Ell
,t Wheelmeu, 40 yards, third. Tin
minutes 20 1-5 seconds.
hlhnne Can't stop Morgan.
FH'bA'tlrHlA, Feb. l3.-Johnny III
name NJ Cleveland reHtherweight char
pon or the universe, used every bit