New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Wins l,O00-Yard Event at
brooklyn Games by
Two Feet.
SIAGGERS ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE
Large Crowd Watches Thrilling
Battle to Tape in the. l4th
Regiment Armoy.

'et'c Club, spoiled lot Of g,s,,se. .,
the Brooklyn College games IN The i4,b
Regimen Armory. Brooklyn. lat NIGH,
when ne shot home a winner By ba,.
two feet in . special iOOO.yard race
Gordon took ;he measure o, yu.e
Deyanny, Of the I.Iro5e A. A.. and Joe
Higgins. Of Holy Cross College ic
struggle that was remarkable Tor ~.
manner in which the Mercury Yoot
runner refused TO ADMIT defeat.
Inc race vas a hurriedly ARRANGED
affir. Gordon, Higg,a,, Deyanny and
Homer Baker. the latter ruaring unat.
tachcd, we're enctered In u. regyi.r
tn0usand-yard event, but when .be -.
hclals saw the size Of the field. tho
decided 70 split IL Up and offered s.
special prize as an induceme1t ;, .be
four 70 battle il out alone.
johnny 0yerton. The Yale 'cross.
country champion. vas booked 10 win
IN the regular event, but he did no. an.
pear and his absence was explained ~
letter from the Yale MANAGER ,ayi,,-
that y was impossible for Oyer.on 20
compete.
Gordon woh after he had been be,t.r
Of once b. Deyanry scd Higgins Ther
ne went out again. and IN a last de-
spa.ring eaor: staggered across lac
Inc jest = couple Of feet ahead Of BE-
vanny. who finished second. Hiyg,ge
was tnird. The time was minute.
Is 40 seconds
Baker went of in the van AID set tie
pace for the first hall Of the race. he
turned he first quarter in 60 3-5 sec
onGs. With Devanny second, Higgins
third and Gordon fourth At the half
way mark Deyanny moved up to even
:crms, and after testing Baker speed
shot TO the front That challenge
killed BAKERS hopes. AID he Eel be-
hind Gordon. who had come through
fasi and had passed Higgins
Going into the last lap. Gordon IN
loo9cd terrific sprint and raced stride
for stride with Devanny Half lap
from the tape Gordon was leading by
few feet. but Deyanny had ore more
burst Of speed left. and he went into
The lead aeaia on tho turl. Hero Hig-
gins made . Inc effort 20 get Up, and
passed Gordon. lie forced Deyanny %
lis limit, but couldn't pass the Nilirose
runner.
Then Gordon. win only thiriy-hve
yards 10 80 and a full Eve yards be-
hind gathered himself together for one
last sprint. lie had Judged his
s.rcLg 9Th we'll, Tor he had just enough
energy 70 pound his wsy 10 TIC iron;
and smash across the line. 4 blaakc.
could have covered the three men, be
cause Higgins was only a foo, behind
Devanny.
One Vi the best crowds o. the indoor
season i1mmed the hall. The 1000
ward run was not the only event with
rs sensations. as IN me tNroe-railc oi-
cvcle race Eddie Goodwin, o. the lrisa-
American Athletic Club smashed
worlds record. Goodwin negotiated
the three miles in minutes % sec
o.G,, the best time ever recorded for
,he distance in an amatcu. race.
Nick Gisnakopulos and Matt Geis
showed their worth in the hye-rile
team race. which they won in rather
Hollow style. with Pat Flynn and Harry
McGinn. of the Irish American At1-
le;ic Club. second. The big Greek wore
down NcGinn. and despite Sne running
on the part Of Flynn the lrish-Ameri-
can pair were never dangerous after
tho ,hrce-mile mark had been passed.
Fordham College won the open relay
race for the colleges defeating stevens
Institute and the College Of the Cry o.
New York.
The point score was as follows: New
York A. c.. IL; IrishAmerican a. I"
10: West Side Y. ". {. A., 6; COLUMBIA
University. :; Wyckof Heights, D: Pru-
Dental Insurance A. A.. 1; Nillrose A.
A., ,. and College OF the City o. Ne"
York. 3.
nan ur- tinior preparatory .choo' rl.y-woo ;,
cl.ss o, 1919 g. GAS y 1918 G. 'e'ona' ''@' '
1879 :. ,hiri. Tine. ~ 20 u..,,, co,u,,,.
t'rl.cr,i,y - oc'l. foll w,',e.. co|ss' 90.
c'iy - Ncn Y.-k Gl fe'l ,crona b. : N'''
tio-sani P-.o.hl,l a. Catho,c Grams ,o,l
re.as- We. hi - AIgIi.tige.s. 81 A''.i. 49,
sr.ooI. g. .vgrs'iue's secon4 tam '.A"
,4o.y.rd ,aa-won Dr. = slc,iI,.s. W. ,1sc
Heisr, A A. J :. Lsol.'l; Pnsr ...,e. 4.
s,roa4. " ysi Orlc. Prudential H'''''' y
Iit,ag, ,a th,nd ,..,, c isa.san f f.aa
sri., .,roaa. " Rvfri Nnishs q -. Aa'''
-" .,,, l-i,s s-hoo, -s,, wcn D., -
peer, rrp: fo.l.aa P'cg. 'e'o'"'
is'' mile 'afe-rc,3,a.s s,lc .e' Isi; r.. CO. =
~; 4 .,lt. Cil.. - 1919 i1Hs G.sisin.
II. ss-ri.c l,c,c'c race Nol ~ -, Ys,.
irish Ar,.rlc-. 4 .. -. Van DC p'e,' 4, ,slrl
. = s.,1nd. A o. Ls4s ~" iofA y -
i',9 III, rt,l.s,,c relay naniica2-W'.es'
~ va. c.i.,,r lffgh ScAoo. Is yarns d, ~,
nic,a-iso- Sioc,s-fs-o : kc1'iant i'' +" 800,
man: - Joins Prep - VAR, ,"'p,.r ,eeora.
p , S,,sN' se S.''i 20 ,ari, .a cog
If,'. ,yiiIisr, Dlrhl. g. '>vo-h Dei"''
rc.r,N..t .'Ir 'h,ri Tire. ~ y
F.ya.n.fi, 'earl garr--Nnl nt " ,i..,i..,. A &
c,ansrcIii. .ni " Gets; ~! Ame' ....ri T
20, y.ra ''frs 1.re. y f - NJ.
Dr." .e r.lar- Won - fo'lN"- So,
r,,,,.ri. 1t.Dofouch Kerr mi frfh,, =, c,..ney.
f'o.H .p.'s. Mesl0h. o'rlh, ~ Mona
.esoal; rHl,s, - ne 81 nil Tims q -
7oo.v.-i aa,h thanairsp Won BY 49,. Me-,
$40 ,,.@,H - G~.ratrti: : ". bte1yyN K"1t
81. = " 4 4 az yari,i. sound, " Time
r-','..tisi ias \ A - ya9N'. '"''
' o5o.,,-.l nm l.r~ciai Won by ,w,,i VIE A.
va, w. 4 e.. MIC prrsa-si h.l Ce''.ss
.,TrI. rr.'rr ~ ;isaas. Hoy ~"
'n.ri, T,r'cc III IN t,rl..oi w,a BY ~" a.,
y a., q IA ,,rl, 4 " p''sG1,
81. - q az sarlsl .He'r Us
-. r,s,.e-,-! 80 ,arin. fhind l,A' r
Rrrr.nr h'eh Jump th.nisAi -. VIA
Dowuey irI.h Amen ~ - ,',i,,., .
,,cS /" mis- ,,.i ~. inei-, se,ant VI ,,gse,
- Peter Prep q. inchesI. "i'h '
MN one mile r,, ,c-,aon, she'ic ., ri"' Mpoa.i
Il. ,,,.., Ru.s,., anL llau.ef' hn's,' R..h al
- ~ ,,-fl lvuh Flynn - "a yaris
p,i.s.,,l ..,,.I. Prosecution ,t..,,., thlfl
'wifr Vric., R,iily Waliron 'nd
Tine go