The sun., 1916-09-25
JOE HIGGINS RUNS
BEST IN HANDICAP
Sensational Finish Earns Him
Honors In Feature Of
Jersey Games.
MOHAWK A. O. WINS CUP

wv tn0 midolo nun.
nor who came here recently from New
England. where he had earned national
fame carrying the embisms Of the Irish
American A. c. Of Boston and Holy
Cross College. vas the star at the games
OF the Park View A. c.. held At the West
New York Fairgrounds yesterday after
noon. He won the 1000 yard handicap,
the feature event Of the programme. In
a way that showed that he was In his
best form. Over q heavy track he gave
liberal handicaps to a big neld Of
seasoned runners. ran around them and
won by ten yards In 2:20 As.
For Higgins TO win he was compelled
ia utilize all the speed no possessed. lie
chased after his opponents as soon a.
tho start was made al q fast pace and
II was not until the last hundred yards
was reached that he was able to catch
W. Hall OF the Long Island A. c., tho
pacemaker. who had started from the
iifty-five yard mark And when he did
range alongside Of this youngster Hall
still had some speed In reserve and to
shake him of Higgins was forced 10
race his mightiest.
Hall Falters Wear Tape.
For nifty yards Hall hung on tena.
ciously. With the tape only yards away
the strain began TO tell on tho less
famous runner and Higgins began to
draw away. Al the end tho former
captain Of the Holy Cross team wal less
than ten yards In front and In distress.
Hall WAS second and J. Duffy OF tho
Ste!nway A. c.. who started from the
fnStO.Ah~hN NaeS n,oeL antsAAl eAl~A
Higgins 10 a member Of the Irish Ameri-
can A. c. OF this city. but was ineligible
TO carry It's emblem. so he ran un-
alta ched.
Jim Plant of the Long Island A. G..
scored an easy victory In tho three mile
handicap. lie was In receipt of a handl-
cap Of forty yards. but he won by nearly
that distance without doing his best
Charles Pores n Tom Barden were
the scratch men in this event. Pores
found the handicaps too much for him
and quit before half the distance had
been covered and the best Barden could
get was third prize. He was nipped out
OF second prize by Terry Halpin OF tho
MorniDgs.de A. c.
j. McCurnln OF the Jersey Harrlers
also won n distance race. lie outclassed
a big field OF youngsters In the two mile
race handicap closed TO Hudson county
athletes and won In easy fashion.
Mohawk A. G. Wins Trophy.
The representatives OF the Mohawk 4.
c. won the point trophy. They rolled UP
10 points. The Long Island A. G.
finished second with IS. one point more
than the Morn!ngslde A. q. lads tailed.
The summaries:
Three Mile Run. Randicsp-won ny
lanes Plant. Ions i,i.nd a c go ysrd,,i
yards,. second: Tom Barden.. Irish Ameri-
can 4. e. dscratch). third j KATE, Pen
nant A.C $50 yarh.,. fourth Timecls.ao
A,hle:cs-won By u. rsis-er. Jersey H..
riors: Iohn OFT. Park View A; G: second;
y Mahoney, unaitachsd' .hiti; n se.hst'
Jersey iiarriers. fourth. ~Time-ts< ~ Sec
uai. Nile Run. Sovice-won by =. Lloyd.
Newark A. c u MARKS; sprssne E,e1,r.ca,
inonr,h. '1Tiirmne--::,7 SIS.
Two Mile Run. Handicap. CLOSED to Hud-
son County Athlete.-won BY J. Mecu,nln.
Jersey Harrlers ,scrateh): y Mcsoriev. New
York A. q. ,td yards). second: George An
drsw.. hoy fnmi,S L,eeum . 90 y.,d.,;
as YARDS. fourth. ~Time--ioiss?.S
900 Ysrl Dash. Handirsp-won BY ~.
Reilly. Nohawk \. C.. g.: YARDS; 7. Z,
r per,elI. Mohawk 4 e. 90 yards,. third.
u. Foster. salem Crescent A. &. ~ YARDS.
fourth. 'rims--3i3 seconds.
1000 Yard Run. H~andicap--Won by Joe
Higgins. unattached tscrutchl; ". HaN.
Long Island \. e. lj5 yards,. second:
Harry Nichnls. Morningsids A. C t5a
YARDS, third: j Dumy. Sielnway A. c. as
yards, fourth. Time-?;co -.
s Pound shot Put for Novires -Won by y.
McGu!re, unattached, IS u. Q in; Leo
Goerhing. Mohawk A.. G.. o.. It in SCI
on., q. Geihlsser. unattached. Z. q > in.
thiri: y LasavAnosky. Bohemian Gymnas-
tie club. ~ II. . In. fourth.
$50 Yard Itun. Handicap. Closed 10 Ath-
letes Of Hudson County-Won by { corr
Meta. unattached t?S. ysrdsl J v Worm.
HE, Anchor A. AS YARDS, second. j..
shsrkey. Jersey Ni.rriers '.a ya'ds)' third.
T~lne-":07 IS.
loo YARD Dash. Hsndicap-won by. Z.
Foley, Mohawk \, G. ,Gis yards; Pete
Whit. salem Crescent A. e. tscratch) see
ond Fred Tsschner. Glencoe A. {. Il yari>,
third: A. smith, Mohawk \. {. Is yards.
fourth Ttme--iO seconds.
one Mile Walk. Hanhicap-won by. Y.
Kamowitz, Morningsid. a. G. $50 srconds)
II Maroney, unattached 90 secendsl, sec.
ond; Fred Keisrr. Norrings'de A. G ':7
seconds. third: william Plant. Long Island
A. g. ,scra,ch>. fourth. Time-I'3s 80.
Ha'r Mile Relay. Handicsp-Won bv Sa-
lem Crescent A, g first team. with WHITE.
Gorham. Nerwayne and Foster 90 yards,
Mohawk A. { team cS YARDS, second
Newark 4. G. team t:s YARDS. third. sa-
lem Crescent 4 q. second team t.5 YARDS,
s,r,h Ttmf-l'l IN ih