New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
Referee Dsquali6es Him for
Elbowins Leslie in Small
Games Championships
at Bronx Artillery
Armory.

Nike Deyanney. formerly the mile
outdoor national champion. va. disqusl-
fled for "elbowing' after winning the
one-rrile run a. the small club cham
pionship at the I'd Field Artillery ar
mory, The Bronx, last nigh. Leading
honors then vent 10 sydney Leslie, OF
the Long Island Athletic Club, who,
after q bitter duel, was q yard behind
Devsnney At the finish.
The trouble occurred on tho first turn
OF the upper stretch, and the spectators
reared criticism Of what they called
deliberate foul. At the half-mile point
Deyanley vas setting the pace, with
Leslie running close behind. A. the
final bell both men sprinted. Leslie
spur.ed on the baeAstreteh and Devan-
neg accepted the challenge. Reaching
'he turn, Devanney ran out" from she
border and bumped into Leslie so hard
that he knocked the latter out OF his
stride. Leslie made another determined
effort 20 catch Devsnney, but failed.
William II. Brady, the referee, I'm
media:ely htld a consultation with the
spectators. Three Of them asserted they
had seen the act, and the disqualifca-
tion followed. The Millrose boys were
ready 70 quit the track from further
competition, but Melvin ". Sheppard,
the coach, would not sanction the
move
Morse Takes Seventy-FiyeYard Dash.
Roy F. Morse, junior and senior ms
tionsl outdoor sprint champion, won
the seventy-tive-ys dash. He was OPP
posed by six fast rivals. but the negro
sprirter moved into the lead at the
forty-ysrd point. s2d was yard IN
IRON. a: the tape. BIZ Red Lsrose,
OF ;he Knights OF 81. Anthony, was
only inches in front OF Frank l.. Ste
phenson, representing the Trinity Club,
FOR second place
James ]. 0'Brien, Who had been tout
ed as a coming champion by Pete J.
Waters, coach OF the Loughlin Lyeeuni
track team, made most OF the pace in
winning the 60O-ysrd run. Several
strong runners % the district were
victims Of his speed. william c.
Weber, Of the Elizabeth Y. ". c. A..
closed I'D 20 within one yard OF
0'Br,en, ten yards from home, and II
appeared as il he would win, but
O'Bren had sufficient. speed left TO bes:
him By less than yard. y. Bennett,
another Loughin athlete, was third
with ". c. Dolder, Of the West Side
Y. ". {. A., a consistent winner IL
handicap races during the last indoor
season. in fourth place.
The Millrose Athletic Association
gained eight points by taking frst and
second places in the thrsemile run.
Willie Kyroaen, the little Finn, held =
margin OF almost half lap on Charles
Pores. who vas second. Six men fought
out the issue for two and half miles.
when Kyronen lsaped away and was
soon FAR in the lead.
The summaries:
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qualified.
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Lyeegm. " z. Weber. Eizsseh 7 x c. 4.
se5ead y. Bennett. LoIshlln Lyceurl. Tire A.
Doiter Wes' SIDE ]. ". c. A, fourth. TIM.
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rose A A, win 4 f.es inches J KBel. Ancho-
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fourth
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