New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
Dick Egan Captures
Xavier "Half' in Fine
Battle to the Tape

honor. He started out Al once 70 cut
down those ahead Of him. and soon
caught up with the trailcrS. Il was not
until the last lap. however. that Mike
succeeded IN setting within challenging
distance OF Re anC Jack O'Neill, Of the
New York g. c.
Dovsnney fourd his work cut out for
him. Re refusing 10 be shaken of with
out desperate struggle and O'Neill
contcStIug every foot Of the way. Al
most together the three leaders rushed
10 the finish.
Il was only BY mighty effort that
pevsnney showed MS body ahead OF Re
81 the tape, with O'Neill third by six
inches. There was not half that dis
tsnco between the FIST and second men,
and the crowd in the seats voiced ITS
appreciation Of the finish by deafening
applause.
About thirty men started in the 65-
yard dash for novices. with James A.
byrne, an unattached athlete. taking
the first prize in the final heat by
scant margin from II. !. Kilcy, Of the
Ozansm Athletic Association. The
time was OF %.
The 65-yard dash. handicap. was won
by d. Politzer, Of the Sheridan Athletic
Club, from the two-foot mark. who
nosed out r. W. Mcdonald. Of Lough-
lin Lyceum. starting from the five-foot
mark, in 0:7 5.
Nick Gisnskopulos. the well known
Greek distance runner, won the three
mile handicap from the l50-yard mark
He led J. W. Plant. of the Long Island
Athletic Club, over the line by some
thirty yards after allowing him a
handicap Of twenty-five yards. Plant
was about fifty yards ahead of a. J.
Fogel, Of the lrish-American Athletic
Club. Hsnnes Kolehmainen, the "fy-
ing Finn" quit after going a little
more than TWO and a half miles.
!. T. Donovan. of the Loughlin
Lyceum, broke the worsted in the 40
yard novice run. covering the distance
in 56 10 seconds. Billy Tupman, an
unattached athlete. was second, and c.
A. Cnderhill was next IN line.
The summaries follow:
siy,y-frs-ys-d dash h,8dlcap'-W Won BY 2. Poi.
ByrnC. unattached. Il g. Hiley. Ozsnam A A.
,ecc99ad; James Ryan. X. o. :. A third. Time.
i s, 5:I.-d a';e ,aa2 ,,.,, G5 ., Co
Three-Susrter-m.ie TiIH 'hsndicapI|won lv NJ
pevsnuey. unattached lscgsichl. Jerry Re. Ozansm
A A. 80 Yards. second; Jack O'NciN. y. \. 4
C. - ysrdsl. th7q. Time 5.gg4
Half mile rul handicap. closed % 69.h Req
meutl--Won % }. Mckicrnsn. @. VI Is Yards
y. tinlel. Co. VI SCRATCH. second. ]. Hcfcrlsu.
60. / 20 ysrdsl. third. Tine 2l-.
Navler hsH mile Iscrs'chl-Won uy i j. EEsr
J. A. A C.; WIN Cough. unattached second
Olie De Grucly. y. J. A g.. urd Time ! o.
44o-yard run lnoyiceI-Non by l. T. Donovan.
Lolsa.in L5ceIm; vs. NJ Tupmsn uuattsc lle4
second. e. A Jude-hLi. West Side y. " c. 4.
th.Id. Tine. o'5s -.
Pl,;ins l2-pound sLo,-Wou .y W. Lebo.l 81
George = G. &. fcctl with g. feet ~ inches
II J. Reilly. Bronx Church House l,crstcbl. Sec
Church Cscrst,lI. third with 4 feet 81 inches
500-ys-d rIn-WCn uv g. ?. Bush knights o.
:, antony So Yards I'D. yuihoyc. knights OF
~. Antony l. ards second. ALDER. HAYDEN. uu-
attached u yarlsI. third. Time 0a34 a-5.
Three mile rgn--Wol }v Mel Gisuskoqu'0s
Island A. g. - ysrlsi. second. a J. Fogc.
lrL,h-Ane-.car A. { l7J yards. third Tine