New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
ouaker and OXonian Pro-
vide Thrills at Games of
the MillroSe A. A.
WONDERFUL SHOWING
BY RHODES SCHOLAR
captures Invitation Mile and
Hour Later Sets Dazzling Pace
in Half-Mile Event.

-, r.'orl .cs+orIov af+er-
PsTN L'"N -, ,.,''
noon. where the M'IiroNe AlhIeue AS
.,.ieton held its annual summer
es"'S'
Meredith Tun&."r ~ Only ne ca"
-nr racel lie Roy Campbell. the Uni
yersity OF Chicago fler OF rs feet
/, the "Nil,r0Sc go Special, and
cane within a htth Of a second OF
s.ra,EnC tie worlds record lNr the
distance
Taber Won the invitation mile IN
ll7 SIS ever % suH-oaked track that
vas As devoid Of spring and lie as
lr,ck pavement. and within an hour
he raced again owe, the same track
fo- half mile and did l:56 10 as
the othcaI Watches caught MN, OF
i.S5 2-5. according TO an unofficial
watch. The latter tune, 10 those who
saw the race. seemed 20 be the cor
rect one.
The only Blot. II bio. it be, on Ia
hers splendid performance was the
fsc. that ne was just nosed out from
victory IN this race. re won the mile
vitb ease pcrson,ned.
T.bc~.s Work rmnressiv,.
o, ..--. - .no co,,os rom
Chief interest III me games Yen
tied, na'' a4E' On si- 'nt $500! u-,O.,e
race IN Whlcn ,IeI mn, 'le
Slty OF ieiAs N"'l'" .o.,S
Champion C"i'poeIl; &c .'I-S' .o,'l
ference an N'H-iJti ~ a u. NJ.
holder AT" 'o' -. ~. -,
Cross boy winner o. ,,.e -oe" 80 i[.
land ha---N'.'e Nu"'' G'.S,.iP' -,
hr; IN retrospect .aovi ; W. ' tbe
wora looms quite ~ HHIicSSi'e @S c,-e
struggle between ING "'0 "a
o. the c."-el pam 900 49,. ,,.;.bor+
This feature race was not "- ,inr1
rs tArllS. NO 'N'"' ia 49, -
e,h yum, ever 4S' 1"0. us -
for the haio9eSS on me ""ON' -.
ve.ngn ideal, WIN yHSu s"EI'e
wind and enough warmth 10 Keep '"e
aae'es on So-e' III u..-,,;rs
As us ,i'-S my ul 80
had me No-'' N'i ca. u" vas =" 10
GENRE ."-r ana I'm 49, 10. and
OUTSIDE me S,aII va pg', ,,.;,b Nv
me mo sN'- ION '''' -, vas
~ 70 MAKE a killing in the first
hundred yards. and in half dozen
strides he was in the lead. with
Meredith right at his heels and Hlg-
gins trailing.
Trey tore around the lar TURN ana
down the stretch. with Campbeu put-
ting forth everything that was IN MIN
20 open up gap on the Quaker. But
Meredith was not 10 be shaken on
and he held his ground. meeting sprint
for sprint and pacing on IN ms WIN
derfu.ly smooth style. higgins was
20 yards behind, running amor d.
Z. 'essly as Meredltn', OannpDe1I
trei, ed the tur-ong marx IN 20 ~ ~
seconds. Just yard ahead OF the
Iblacclphian.
Rounding mo me DacAS'ItlC I ~.
The long Stralghta"ay, OahpDell so
tor.h with q mighty DuiSI OF Spyeu'
bu, nel'1er Aeredi'h nor higgins -o5.
1eaI-' me! RACED @lo''s a. 80
as DeloIe' WINE O"e X ue'iI"s F"1I
ne was se''lNs "@S peg .i'''-is ~ 49,
on me DIo"o- S"oU Gu " o' 1-u;N4
Up 10 me quar- yer iilIIe me- h ne 'P-' IS,
ea' .eaa.Lg mere Dy solne W. y @iGb
IN 81 10 SECONDS DuU Win "eieU''"
ever a. ms heels.
Tense. Gripping Struggle.
7. ,r., .bo- .bo+ tho reco becaroe
tense. cr.nnirc STRUGGLE for mastery.
W@-od;.b itla5foss ~ +bo fac+ that he
had ~ yur sroYnd the turn on the out
side shot sbead and in a trice was at
CamDbeil's chow For moment il
looged as n tho nair were locked
Together br+ Noreditb's SUPERIOR
strerctb and bis racing strategy knew
No r,ss+.r ava no veD+ n tho front.
NIL 49, - 49, MO q lono veil
~ erco,,rs,.o-,ert Rut Uicgins was
nov ~. JoriaJ post +be last firing
Csr,belj Ee rscod I'D a. the head OF
tho s,rs,cb he ovor,ook the living Mer-
edith
Here :. ,,..s that Meredith showed
tho stn4r ~ ,,b;cb he ie made Higgins
in b;s -. - .a,,:,o b;s e+renC+b
n The 49,, ~ rered;tb knew II.
For t,ye,,,. - 10 lo+ tho Ros.on lad
stav "a obo.d ord tben when Hlp-
rims begsr a. broaL Meredith called
ypon ~ - o~d rIunoed forward
again in eDr;,+ hat carried him
across Tho I,ro % ,.;o+or ovor Higgins bv
ttros ,..V ;'i'e q ,,O.Jl hroten and
y;rS.5 en- -, fTteon vards
~ - .e H. badlv
49, "',I ,,5;tL,. +;,,o u,as
I.S09z t,,.. ff'L of sooond urder
81 80, ~ .-.I u al ~, Uoroor
P ly ~oild record held Oy HOi"ei
~, Lo,.o
,,, a Detyei rays aoei "ON'G :, 20
'on ms .niIe IN az at leSs'' III 'nu
p oboot OF SIcn eHpeIts a. ia 80, a0-t
-. ' S,.' 're'F d" 'H'PP"IU ".'a -
80 SIss" "e"uelI, aoer Was a. VIE ~
u MS FORM ana ms running showed II;
en-, dow % Fold oS oiqb - that cot l away
On the coward mark. Wearing the
dark blue Of Oxford University, this
former Brown University champion
student and cbaronion athlete leaned
Of with [be agiiity If a deer
He made mn fortv vards on his fed
in the frst CIarter sDeedino mast that
mark i'm 10 ~ eeccrje lie CAUGHT IN
Ti,b 81. - - - -,