The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
GORDON OUTSPEEDS
FAST TRIO IN 1000
Higgins. Dcvanney and Baker
Trail n. Y. A. G. Star in
Scratch Race.
NICK AND GELS TRIUMPH

Willie Gordon Of the New York A.. c.
,ook a big step forward in the middle
distance division when he won the i'm
promptu 1000 yard special race at the
games Of Brooklyn College. held In the
Fourteenth Regiment Armory last night.
The special race came as a surprise to
the spectators. as the middle distance
crack had been advertised 20 compete
In a handicap of 1000 yards. The only
absentee Of the back mark division was
J. w. Overton Of Yale. A. II. Bunker.
manager OF the Yale track team. sent
word at the last minute that Overton's
services had TO be retained for coming
relay races on behalf OF his college.
With four good men on hand the
management decided TO put on a scratch
event in addition to the scheduled handi-
cap ut 1000 yards. For this Joe Higgins.
tho New England champion Mike De-
vanney. Homer Baker and Willie Gordon
went TO the post. Because Of his VIC
tory over Ted Meredith at the irish
American A. G.. games Higgins was a
! strong favorite The Boston man showed
no desire to make the pace and Homer
Baker led the fold for two laps and
n half.
Baker gave way to Devanney. with
Gordon running second and Higgins
third. This was the order when the bell
rang for the last lap. ON the back
stretch Higgins shot by Gordon and
coming round the last turn. was fght-
ing shoulder to shoulder with pevanney.
Gordon apparently was beaten. but in
the last thirty yards he developed a
surprising sprint and passing both Hig-
! gins and Devanney. crossed the line
winner by a foot in . minutes IS 30
seconds.
TIL five mile tea mrace furnished an
interesting contes;. Three cams were
fshting for the lead until Zuna failed.
which put him and Barden out of II.
Flynn and McG!nn kept pace with
G~ianakopuloa and Gels until within a
mile from home, when Nick went out
and assumed "A lead OF 90 yards that lie
and Gels held until the finish.
Eddie Goodwin won the three mile
bicycle race from scratch. leading the
field in the hral heat from star; TO m
18Th. His time of minutes 20 go Sec
onds was said to he a new record. but
the y. G. \. officials present we're not
sure as to the holder OF the previous
mark. There was a hot race for second
place leusecn Lake and Van den Dries.
both Of the New York \. G. The Judges
decided IN favor OF Van den Dries 10
the ~disapproval OF the spectators. the
majority OF whom thought Lake had
beaten him across the line. The sum
rharies:
Half Mile Junior Prep school Relay
Won by Class 1919 {, Class 1918 G, sec
ond class 1919 A, third. Time l minute
20 Yard H~sndicap-won by \. liar.
~. So'I"teia University. t.ct; Louis :.
Austin. unattached . fees. third Time
80 Lori rS5och;sl and Catholic Gram.
81. Cecilia School. second: ~. Augus:ine-
'es 80 Ys1s , nsn. N T.ms: - sseor Al
S%t"lijcs, w,yckon Heights 4 a: j ).
Lcopard. Preseni.tion club, second. ".
,nlan I, rFuasn,rrI insurance A. A.
Running High jump HandIc.p-won BY
Inches. With feet 6 inches u Haisnan
Mli.rosc A. \, inches, second, wish .
FRET rrsr'p.'. innSSss.:' ,S !, J, nT ~ on; s. ps,:.'
TT :ssssss, H% s.,1 y I + 3 ( sI ls9; IIS SpsSiin
ks@i1 iss"' . s1'': ],n; ,,osea. ..r % "'1 'a {
Won hy > pe;or's Prep. Fordham Prep.
se.ona nr.oNiyn Prep third. Time. I
Half Mia %rntersS ho'astic. senior Prep
School R"iay M.ndicar.Won hy class
third Time. / minute - ~ seconds.
hy L. Goodwin. Irish American \. @:
W Van den Dries. New York A G.. sec
ond 4 o Lake Sew York \ =. mira.
one Nile lntnrscho!astir Relay. Handi.
cap-Won by De Wit; clinton High school
. y"yis - Johns Prep. 20 yards, second:
Time, 8 minutes @5 IS seconds.
Five Nile Team Race, s,ratgh-won hr
y. iiarakopu'os and VI. Geta. Millrose A..
4 Patrick Flynn. inish american \. G.,
=. Harden and r. Fund. Irish American
\. =, third. Time 81 minutes 2a 40
seconds.
ono Nile Coll.r. Relsv-won by Ford.
ham, stevens Technology. second. College
CITY Of New York, third. Time, 3 minutes
~ 3E5 seconds.
500 Yard iIanlicsp.won by n, =.
sevcrirs, West side V NJ g. \. - yards.
second; " T. k.lly. Prudential! \. A, =
by " doraon' Sew York \ { M
| Dcvauuev. Millros. 4 n, s.cond J. H'g
sins. Boston A., A.. third. Time, > minutes
IS a. seconds.
ADAMS. New York A 6, 20 yards; A II.
| D"idcr, wcs, side V NJ. {. \, g yards,
second; Il. J., Ge's, unattached, So yards,
,hird. T,mc, : Ininn'cs 20 seconds .,,.,,,
Las i%nE ui,S r.. Mitc;bonnii, J T.
buckley. J. OBrien and y, Hauser; knights
| Of 81 Anthony. II yards. second; with =,
Presentation club. 20 wards, third. with y.
4. prisgs. 4. Reiliy, j. Il wa'drcn and