New-York tribune., 1916-02-04
Jess Willard Matched
to Fight Frank Moran
HOWARD DREW
FAILS TO PLACE
Handicaps Are Too Great
an Obstacle in the 70
Yard Dash.

Howard Drew. the worlds l0O-yard
record holder, failed 10 come through
in the 70-yard handicap dash at the
annual indoor games OF the list Regl-
ment Infantry in rs armOry last night
Starting in his heat. the University OF
California student, leaped off the
scratch mark with a lightning jump.
and after covering fifty yards was a.
the heels of the flying handicap nell
Drew suddenly pulled up and made
no effort TO gain position.
The finish Of the race IS only Few
Yards from the brick wall OF the
armory, and to avoid injury BY run
ming into the obstruction, Drew de-
cided TO stop. The race was won by
l.. s. Vessels. of the College OF tn
City Of New York. who had start o I
fifteen feet Roy F. Morse, junior and
senior national sprlnting champion,
also failed 20 get prize.
Scratch men also Jared badly IN the
l,000-yard handicap run. which went
TO Sydney Leslie. Of the Long Island
Athletic Club With a start Of six
yards, Leslie lost no time in jumping
into a fast stride and before LAP
had been covered he had gained some
five wards on Willie Gordon and Nike
Devannoy, the scratch competitors. On
the last turn for home. Leslie sprinted
past Wilson Adams, the junior indoor
national champion at the distance. 70
win by foot Devanney quit on the
las, lap, while Gordon crossed the tape
in sixth position.
Four new track records for the
armory were established during the
competition Alfred o. Lake, of the
New York Athletic Club. won the two
mile bicycle race, in Il thrilling finish
in 4:53. thereby improving his own
record by six seconds Eddie Goodwin
was inches behind in second place,
with Alfred Kruchel. Of Buffalo. hold
er of the one-mle record indoors, a.
his shoulder Teddy Matsukes altered
the figures for the l2-pound shot
while Nick Gianakopulos, the sturdy
Greek runner, covered the half mile
heavy marching order race IN the ex
ceptionally fast time of 2:23. This
clipped 6 1-5 seconds from the old
mark.
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