New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
SYDNEY LESLIE
BEATS CRACKS
In P. 0. RACE
Wins by Inches from
Baker After Killing
Off Big Field.

Sydney Leslie. the popular runner OF
the Long Island Athletic Club. won
thrilling victory by inches at the tape
from Homer Baker. now unattached, IN
the one-mile special race at the games
Of the New York Postoffice Clerks As
ISOLATION, Goth Regiment Armory. last
night. Moving TO the front with de-
termined sprint in the final lap. Leslie
caught his opponent only a yard from
the finish.
Joe T. Higgins, of Holy Cross Col
lege, who was a prominent contender
from the start. was a yard behind the
two leaders. Dave S. Caldwell. of the
Boston Athletic Association, and Ted
Meredith, OF the University OF Penn
svlvania. who were considered the
class Of the event, ran an exceedingly
poor race, and, in the final sprint, were
left far in the ruck. The time of 1883
was an especially fine performance on
the small ten-lap track.
John " Oyerton, the Yale University
student who was expected TO be one
Of the contestants. was prohibited from
starting by his college faculty. How
ever. he kept his promise TO the games
officials by being present. and was APP
plauded as he was introduced TO the
crowd After the race Overton de-
clared that Leslie had run a great race.
and that, had he started, he would have
had TO run his best to defeat the Long
Island A. G. man.
The victory OF Leslie was unexpected,
although Of late his good form has
enabled him to settle several scores
with rivals. II was thrilling finish
and reused the spectators TO frenzy.
Meredith gained the pole position in
the draw with Leslie. Caldwell, Baker
and Higgins along the outer wall IN
that order.
At the crack Of the gun Higgins
jumped into the lead with Meredith.
Caldwell being third. Leslie fourth and
Baker fifth With the completion OF the
first lap. Higgins held his position, but
Baker had succeeded in working into
second place. The lead remained IN
changed until the s4O-yard post was
passed in 80 seconds. with Baker in the
van and pulling the field of stars along
a d sizzling pace.
Frank Masterson. Of the New York
Athletic Club, won the three-milc ham
dicap run, barely by a yard defeating
Charles Pores. the little Millrose Ath-
letic Association athlete. Pores caught
his rival one and a half laps from
home, and they engaged in lighting
sprint that lasted 70 the tape.
In the two-mile walk Eddie REM. the
scratch starter, finished second behind
II. +. Mccain, unattached, who won
IL al
senting the Morningside Athletic Club,
led until the last lap, when he was de
tected "sklpping,' and ordered out OF
the race.
The honors sin the 1.200-yard handi-
cap relay race went 20 the Central Con
gregational team after a nip and tuck
fight with the West Side Young Mems
Christian Association. The winning
teams margin was scant two yards.
Howard =. Drew. the worlds sprint
record holder. trailed home poor last
in A field Of seven starters in the fnal
heat Of the G0-yard open handicap dash;
The negro athlete practically stopped
running at fifty yards when in the
wake Of his rivals and with no chance 70
catch them. II was the second Tune
during the last indoor campaign that
Drew failed 10 run through.
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