New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-14
DISPLAYS
SPEED IN GAMES
OFBRO0KLYNA.A.
Long Island Runner Wins
from Bell in TWO-Mile
Special Race.
By A. e. CAVAGNARO.

Showing a decided improvement IN
his running, James ". Plant, OF the
Long Island Athletic Club, holder OF
tho one-mile junior Metropolitan Asso-
citation championship, easily captured
tho two-mile special event at the mem
bers' games Of the Brooklyn Athletic
Association held on the trotting track
Of the Parkway Driving Club, Brooklyn
yesterday.
John D. Bell, now representing the
New York Athletic Club, and former
Long Island A. C. athlete, gave Plant
hard fight for tho honors. Up to
tho last quarter mile. the pair
alternated in tho lead. When the test
came, Bell was unable TO meet the
sprinting challenge Of his rival, who
showed considerable reserve speed,
winning by forty yards. Bell held on
to second place, defeating Aaron
Morris, Of the St Christopher Athletic
Club, by ten yards.
Plant has changed his running style,
and the results were in evidence when
the officials announced his time as 1888.
This is said to be the fastest time
Plant has ever made for the distance
II was twenty-eight seconds better than
he did in winning the same race last
year.
yLt L.X.ans rausad the down.
fall of William Plant, brother OF
James, in the one-mle handicap walk.
Although covering the course on the
dirt track in the fast time of 1904 As,
Bill had to be content with third
honors. Kurt Zulch, unattached, who
has been winning frequently Of late,
made good use of his l5-second allow
ance to win by fifteen yards. j. L..
| Aronson, the Pastime Club walker, was
second.
Mike Devanney, the Millrose Athletic
Association athlete, flashed strong
finishing sprint in winning the half
mile invitation contest. He hung be-
| hind the pacemakers until the last 100
yards, when stretching his long legs a
| little further apart, he dashed away,
winning by eight yards. George Kim
( ball. the Long Island middle distance
runner made a game fight TO hold the
| lead until passed by Devanney.
The closed events offered some inter
esting competition, despite the rather
/ liberal handicaps. In the two-mile
event, Eddie Mayo, the club champion,
granted allowances up to 435 yards, but
was unable to overcome them: He
| finished third, some forty yards behind
Ben Finkelstein and Joe Sherman.
| A promising runner was unearthed IN
! Charles Bloomgarten, novice. virt-
+ ual scratch man in the furlong dash,
with five yards, he sprang surprise,
! winning in % 3-5 seconds. He fol-
| lowed this victory by taking the 9,
/ pound shot, handicap, with an actual
| put of AZ feet inches. Casper Sha-
/ piro was another double winner, de-
! feating his fields in the 75-yard dash
and the running high jump.
| The summaries follow:
CLOSED EVENTS.
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r Christ fs ysrd.l third Tine. oS IS.
,. 25oy1 & , a1is Shapiro g ya second
R Christ Q5 yards. third. Time. % 20;
.4 q9 6Dn 65.I q, 'y y. Ga:''' s sasi
/ Frank Rudy IS Yards. third. Tine 2.o3,,,
/ Tyo-m mile run (handicspl-Non BY Zen flnae-
stain (5jo YARDS: Joseph sherman 1875 yardsl
second Eddie Mayo tscrstchl. third Time 999 ID.
s-pound shot put thandlcapl-Won BY {. Bloom
sirten q ieep actual put. g feet IN. Georss
Silvia (scra,chl. second. with q ,sst aG,u a.
Running 5road, Jump IhandicaP,iTws Won y
| re. III in; " Rubber. l.. Mayo and c shapiro
all with I FEET handicap. ted for second place
with 10 feet IN . =, r.
Running high Jump thandicsp).,won b.
Shapiro 10 inches. with feet inches; u
Ruber q inches). With feet inches second ;
C. Cerndt "A inches). With feet inches. thlrd
SPECIAL INVITATION EVENTS.
tso.yard nun (scratch)--Won By Mike A. De
,,Sp,v Suilrosa A A.; George Kimball Ions
island A G. second A J. Doushsrty. P'llist
TSso.niis run tscratchl-won by james W
Plant, Lonr Island A. c. John D. Bell New
YORK A. C., second: Aaron Morris ST. Christopher
A g. third limo. 80 r.. -.
oue.u1ilo walk (handicsp)-Won bY kur lulcn.
unattached ts5 seconds J. l.. Aronson. Pssiime A
C. us seconds. second Nilsm flant bohs
Tsls.d A. c. (scratch). third. Tine, o. H.