The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
TOO MANY SPECIAL RACES
ROB MEETS OF INTEREST
Spectators at Athletic Games in This City Plainly Dem
onstrate Their Preference for Contests in Which
Local Runners Take Part.

est in the championship. whi,h would
obtain were the out III town men mar
shalled for the first time when national
hOnors are az stake.
There was u tremendous surprise FOR
oil except the close students OF FORM
when Binga DESMOND came home with
q seven yard lead on Ted Meredith IN
the suburban quarter at the knights OF
st. Antony games on Tuesday night. Most
OF those present had forgotten that about
three years ago before going To tins
Versity Of Chicago DESMOND, or Desmond.
nm he was then called. was the scratch
man in 400 yard races. At that time
he wore the colors Of the Loughlin Ey-
ccum ana was nicknamcd desperate
Desmond" by followers OF athletics.
After coins West Desmond Was lost
sight of until last year, when he began
to show form that entitled him to RANK
among the best OF the middle distance
men. lie won the Conference quarter
for mis- university In AZ l-5 seconds and
IT, the indoor meet "A year ago was sue
Cessful over the same route in o. Sec
onds. In tn" Central Association cham
p'onships DESMOND not only won bat
made "A new association record for the
quarter az ~ seconds. ~ did even bet
ter h this In the Western tryouts for
tHe 'edfu q 80 10 SAL FTti'lSto " ii'
A. \. L. Championships. Al that meet
DESMOND came home a winner in is "a
seconds. which is the fastest quarter
ever run In the middle West.
Desmond adds another to the tOrnid-
able long list of ,olored men WHO have
to he reckou"d with in championship
company. u was not 81 long Hgu tina
the idea ~ u colorcd man winning 4
Championship would have heon l,ughsd
2 a. ThaA 900 A . Al- 49,. IHAN
versity Of Pennsylvania student. wh,
WAS able to hold his own with any whit,
man from "a quarter tn half a IN lc an,
who was on the American Olympic team
that visited London in 1905. Then CANT
Howard Drew. who won tn" uatioua
title at 100 yards H. 1912 and 1919 an,
who when ut has proved simply unbeat
! aple over a short distance of ground
} Roy Morse is another colored man wh,
? broke into the first division when he woi
, the 22o yard championship at san Fran
, cisco last summer He has shown iha
3 his victory was not =. iiuke by frishiu'
second to Drew IN two races held her
this winter. Others Of the colorr
brigade close Ia the top arc rviug Howe
the New England Splinter, II Grange
VINO has won many good races for i,ar,
I mouth.
There Was perhaps some excuse +,
2 wv 'VAtdl W MelFllIN, rs me i4sF
r previous Ia the knights ~ -. Autpr
event he had run for hs college ia III
relay race against Harvard a. iltr'
y ford. SIN the victory OF Desmond WI
O So clean cut that IL would not be SUI
prising II hc continued To come home
front OF the Pennsylvania fier. The in
proved form shoNn by DESMOND since !
y competed N the East Is a tribute TO q
q ability ds "A trainer of Alunzo Stage. q
~ mentor NJ the University of Chicago 81
letes. His - not an isolated case. +,
stage. though best known for his *
az "A football coach, has tirned out MAJ
good runners. including Campbell. wi
was one Of the sensational nalf mile
Of last season.
II ~ not likely that DESMOND Will
seen at the indoor championships ,
March Is. AZ the indoor Conference me
Will be held on the same night. II
" however. expressed his determination
:" be a competitor AZ the outdoor chai
~ pionships in ,wark next Sopteuh,
- when another meeting he tvs. linn al
; Meredith Will 90 one of the features
III IN. games.