New-York tribune., 1916-09-11
Robert LHHS
Has Top Score
In Track Meet
Competition Is Close for First
Rank at Meet of
Morningside.

By gaining victories in two events
Robert Lillis earned the first place in
the distribution OF the prizes in the
third and last set Of monthly members
games of the MornngsiGe Athletic
Club. held at Macomb's Dam Park yes
terday. Lillis nosed out George Slnn,
who led for the first two meetings by
Is TO Is points A point also found
Harry Nichols in third place with IL,
while Joe Zaslovsky was fourth with ~
points.
The closeness OF the point standing
tended 20 bring out some stiff competl-
tion between Lillis and Sim. The lat
ter could not make up an allowance OF
eight yards allotted 20 Lillis in the
22O-yard handicap run and had 70 be
content with second place. Sim failed
20 fure any better in the l00-yard han
dicap event, when he again finished
second.
Lilis gained his second win IN the
44O-yard run, when he barely led by
half a yard from the onrushing Charles
Never, who challenged bravely down
the final homestretch.
Charles Smith divided the individual
honors with Charles Smith, as the lat
ter also captured two events. After
defeating Sim in the century sprint
race Smitn added the running broad
lump, with the aid Of a two-foot allow
ance. for total effort OF 20 feet.
Scratch men were successful in three
other contests. Nichols ran well in
winning the l,000-yard handicap run in
2:34. while Frank Kieser, the clubs
star pedestrian, won the one-mlle walk
IN 1925. A. Kurzman, the former
schoolboy champion shotputter. over
came handicaps granted older rivals IN
winning the eignt-pound event with a
good putt of so Il. II in.
In the SS0-yard handicap relay race
the officers team OF Niles, Patton. Han
lev and r. Lillis. with 60-yard start,
made good use Of this leeway in de-
feating the Social and Midget combina-
tions. Mrs. Jack Patton, wife Of the
president Of the Harlem organization.
outsprinted half a dozen rivals IN the
75-yard race.
The summaries follow:
i0o-y.rd mn taaldicapl - e Smith @
yafdsl. r Rudlor 70 yIrisl Second. G. Sim
scratch. thiri. Time 0.lO ~. ,r,,. "a
.lo-yari ru lhMdicIpI-Won By Il LuIs
vari.l. O. sim tscraichl. second. r Rudlof 70
yirdsI ffirl. Tine. a ,,,,- -
44o-yard rln Nanticapl-Won ~ r. Lilhs
y.nlsi G. Never go yar,.si. secoud. J. hagee 20
066 -vAri run lhandlcapl-won bv n. Nichols
fsrr.frhl. J. MeLsr - yar.sl. second, !. Lllia
tJ- ysrisl third Time. a
'rse-miI, rua thandicsnl-won hy Z. Lini' u
raiuutel. r Halln fsrrAfchI. second. ! Lehman
~ serordsI tairl. Time. 10 3e 2-j 81.
One-nie sIE lhandicspl Won ~ i. hlessf
eaten 2 schonfsld u mlnut-l. second. A.
Iunrhuth az sccoudsl third. Time. q.
Kuuina brad Jump handic4p Won y &
smith h feet with % feet. l. Ueydet y foot $
,nrhn.l ,,tb Is feet inches. second T. Lils ~
,-et inchssl with IS feet ~. inches. tniri.
putting eight pound shot -Aandi a. Won ~
E'r-rIsT is.-.tchl with 20 feet n inches; J.
Veim IS f-eu with % feet ! inch. second K
No5rh.ai 4 feetl WITH - feet - inches. 'hiri.
ss0-yard rfay rae lhsulicapI apI-Non 1y oicen
team 80 yardsl with Niles. Patton. lanley AID X
Ilus. special lcam $50 yarisl with Sim. Helm
Rulle- and shonseld. secunti midget tean 10
Third Tine. ! Is 20.