New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
I;ttle Finnish Runner
Crosses the Line Far
in Lead.
CHARLES PORES
GETS SECOND PLACE
One Hundred and Fifty Com
,r,e for Nineteen Handsome
Prizes-McCuruin Third.
Bv 4. {. CAVAGNARO.

Willie Kyronen, with his compstriot
u,,nes Kolehmsinen not on hand,
-,5e runaway race Of the modified
Marathon run Of ten miles and three
.,rsred yards held by the Millrose
Athletic Association. an athletic or
,,,izstion OF the John Wanamaker
sores. through the streets of Manhat-
ar yesterday.
The LITTLE Finn. who represented the
vllrose club. went into the pacing po-
,;,;or ore-half mile from the start, and,
Immediately sprinting away into the
Ind left no doubt as TO the victor. 1t
vas only a question thereafter Of how
ar Kyronen would defeat his rivals
when the worsted was broken.
This time proved 70 be exactly min
,...,nd p seconds over Charles Pores,
,rother Millrose athlete. who was sec
and over the finish line. hyronen was
lined for the full distance IN % min
utes IS seconds.
I lanes McCurnin. Of the Jersey Har-
,.rs the third runner home, trailed
sf,v Yards in the wake of Pores, in
y.sS Both Pores and McCurnin sue
,.,Seo in racing away from Harry Nc
Cinn. Of the Paulist Athletic Club, who
s,ished fourth, during the last three
4, niles Of the journey
Winner Sets Fast Pace.
Kvronen was clicked al the ten
mile port in SO minutes seconds,
and this was exactly l minute 40
seconds faster than the effort recorded
in the recent Evening Mail" run,
vhieh was two miles longer. kyronen
was in the van at the one-mile post IN
ne announced time Of 4:30 4-5, but il
,ppears that an error was committed
somewhere. The next mile was made
IN mostly OF a run down steep hill,
and a. this point Kyronen was timed
in 1921. or 4:50 1-5 for the second
mile
A field Of 400 athletes was scheduled
% compete for the nineteen prizes,
but when the starting time arrived
only 1872 runners answered the call.
The field was released at 16Sth Street
and Broadway and followed trail
down Broadway and Eighth Avenue 70
Greenwich Village, with the finish I'M
Ger the Bridge OF Progress that sepa-
sfes the two Wanamaker buildings.
Large crowds witnessed the contest
the entire route. the onlookers pack
irg both sidewalks along the block
where the competitors finished The
police had difficulty IN keeping back
The enthusiastic spectators. A large
number Of automobiles around the
leader retarded and boxed IN Kyronen
on many occasions.
Kvronen was we'll known 20 the spec
'ators. VINO cheered him on when the
runners came in sight. Some inquired
Of the absence Of Kolehmainen.
At the eighth mile Kyronen was seen
70 rub his side, suffering from an ap-
psrent stitch. but he succeeded in work
ing this out in less than half a mile.
He then increased mis- stride, and with
Inc finishing point several blocks dis
,ent. leaped into a sprint which he con-
unued 20 the end. Spirited finishes
among the other runners 10 end the
long race brought out bursts of ap-
plause.
J. S Edstrom. of Stockholm, the pres
ident Of the international Amateur Ath-
let's Federation, and George j. Turner,
Of Baltimore. president of the Amateur
Athletic Union, joined the referee in
his car. as the pistol was fired starting
The runners. A wild scramble ensued
for he lead, but il was noticed that the
prominent entrants (Kyronen, Pores,
NcGinn, etc., kept IN the background
until the energetic unknowns had spent
their early sprint for the lead Frank
Wilson, of the Mohawk Athletic Club,
carried the scattered pack along at a
lively clip. when he was displaced by
another contestant
Pores Early Leader.
The field settled down for the long
grind after several blocks. with Pores
leading; Ralph Johnson, Of the Alpha
Physical Culture Club, second, and
hyronen third This order remained
until l55th Street and Broadway, when
hyronen challenged, and quick as light
ning leaped into a two-yard lead. II
pas not a spasmodic sprint. but it was
ms regular pace that ne intended 70 set
ior ms opponents. In less than a block
he had COINED ten yards, and when the
one-mlle point was passed had in
creased this 10 twice that distance.
The Firms pace Immediately began TO
tell on the less strenuous runners, who
rapidly fell rearward.. At the second
mile kyronen was in the van by sew
enty-fye yards. with Pores leading Nc
CHM by ten yards, with John P. Phil
lips, Of the Bronx Church House,
fourth, and George Holden, repre-
senting the Yonkers Y. NJ. c. A. fifth.
AZ the third mile the Finn was
running full block 200 yards in
iront Of his field. with Pores and Nc
CHM moving elong stride for stride
Turning from 10th Street into Fifth
Avenue an extra prize was offered for
me hrst man TO pass this point, Kyro-
men took 20 the dirt road along the
sidewalk Of Central Park. He did not
keep 10 the easier footing long, al
though Pores and McGinn, who led the
remainder of the field, ran on the wet
Dir, for half mile.
Passing the fifth mile, Kyronen held
an advantage of more than quarter of
a mile, with Pores and McGinn still
lighting TO outrun each other. while in
turn, closely punched, trailed Louis
schmidt. Of the Bronx Church House;
MeCurnin, Phillips, Charles De Stefano,
hans Schuster. Of the Swedish-Ameri-
can Athletic Club: Lew Meter and Lew
heydet, both of the Morningside Ath-
lletic Club Hugh Honohan, of the New
York Athletic Club. and Victor Noteret-
Sas, now unattached.
Another Prize for kyronen.
Kyronen ran along in his faultless
a. hon down Fifth Avenue. and, speed
ing past Fifty-ninth Street, received
another special prize for heading the
pack past this point. AS far as the
individual honOrs were concerned. the
issue was never in doubt, as kyronen
ran unerringly to the finish.
.'ores and McGmn were INDUCING
IN pretty fight for second place, but
= .....-.L Ill. Mr(.,pp CAUGHT