New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
TED MEREDITH
DEFEATED In
PRINCETON MEET
Quaker Flyer, Starting
Back of Scratch, NoSed
Out at Tape.
TIGERS CAPTURE
POINT TROPHY
Roll Up Big Score in Winning
Over Pennsylvania and Irish
American Athletic Club.

Princeton. y. j., May 1.-The skill
of champions was powerless against
the unsparing hand Of the official A.
A. L. Handicapped in the sixteenth an
nual open handicap track meet at
Princeton this afternoon. The men
whose reputation was TOO well known
suffered, but they fought through some
pretty contests before yielding to de-
feat
College athletes led the meet, Prince
ton taEing the highest total of points
at so. wiki Pennsylvania second at 10
points. The Irish American A. C., with
a worlds champion and several ma
tioaal champions. won Y points. the
Millrose A. c. and the Long Island
A. c. ,.
Ted Meredith, Of Pennsylvania, was
beaten, but not until he gave an eXhl-
biton Of fine running in the quarter
mile race. lie started six yards be-
hind scratch. with ". B. Moore, OF
Princeton, on scratch. By an early
squirt the Olympic runner overlook his
man and both worked their way TO
the head Of the field. Meredith kept
his pace. but Moore refused TO be
shaken off, and the two men entered
the homestretch shoulder to shoulder.
4 The pace began to tell, and almost
within arms reach of the tape II. j.
Richardson, of Princeton, dashed
around them 70 victory. He had start
eli eight Yards ahead of Moore and
. fourteen ahead Of Meredith. Second
Mace went 70 Meredith by a short
stride and Moore was third.
J. J. Eller. Of the Irish American
A. c.. was one Of only three athletic
club men to hold a first place, and he
heat out Stewart and Crawford, OF
. Princeton. who won second and third
respectiyelv. c. A. Schetfer. of the
Long Island A. c., cleared the two-mile
run Of all college competitors except
. d. s. Morrison, of Princeton, who stuck
20 him gamely until the last sprint
when he droDped fifteen yards to the
rear for third place. Gianakopulos, OF
the Millrosc A. c., finished the race
close second.
Princeton men surprised themselves
and the Handicapped by taking seven OF
the thirteen first places The wet, slo"
track seemed to make handicaps count
for more than under more favorable
conditions.
The field events brought out some Of
the country's champions in Pat Ryan
McGrath, Cahill, Mike Dorizas, Polit
z,r and others, but the records were
scarcely above the average.
TIL summary follows:
Toward dash tfuaD-wou by Roberts Prince
ton l5Ia YARDS STANLEY. Princeton Is YARDS. sec
onl. Morse salem Crescent a. c IN YARDS
'''! l5o ward dasRLWon by lockwood Pennsylvania
g YARDS IIDp.ncott, Pennsylvania Oscrsichl sec
ond: snowden Princeton on yaFd''' third lime
lIo-yard run-won by Richardson. Princeton q
yards Meredith, Pennsylvania % yards BACK Q
scratchl. second: Moore. Princeton lscfatch) third
$50 sS6-ySri 4 ra2-won by Dorsey PENNSYLVANIA o.
Princeton Iscratchl. third. Time. l.56 5-5.
One-mile run--won by Cooley, Princeton o.
YARDS Peso Pennsylvania as yards second
Tv6.nile run-Wou by schefYer Long Island A
c 40 yards Glanakopulo.. Milrose A. c. 30
yards. second. Morrison. Princeton l5o yaFds)
ii,9so ward hurdles Won by Stewart Princeton q
YARDS: Erdmau. LaRreuceyille l6 yards. second
Pitchard. l. A A. c g yards. third Time
59O.yard hurdes-won by Eler. / A. A c
Scratch; Stewart Princeton Is yardsl. second
Crawford Princeton IS yards. third Time. o:25
ftet Rsndcap lss feet inches Gennef Prince
ton as teetj 1873 feet 3A inches; Matsukes. Greek
American A. c t55 feetl. III feet 3l4 inches.
| s shot -put-Won by O'Connor, J. A. A c. {,
| feetl. IS feet 5l9 inches; Cahill MHlross A
| scratch as feet 5is inches: LonSstreth. Prince
Broad jGmp-TYe Tor first between Kellett. Prince
/ ton 40 Inches and Gibbs. Philadelphia Coleg
o. Oste0pathy 10 inches third. O'Connor. l. A
| A C. IS lnches) Distance, % feet inches
/ High jump-Wou by Hardin. Princeton.
/ inches; stewart. Princeton & inches, second
! DoIan. L. : A. c. q inches. shird. Height.
feet go
/ Pole-vault-Tfe between Baker, Princeton Qt
| inches); Hunter. Germantown Boys Club ll'
/ inchesl and Carey Princeton 30 inches). Height
! II feet 4 inches.