New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Few Favorites III Front
in Feature Races at
the Garden.
CALDWELL TAKES
6O0-YARD DASH
Oyerton. of Yale, OverwhelmS a
Fine Field When He Captures
One Mile and Half.
Bv HAYWOOD BROUN.


A. A. at the Garden last night required
a rowing eye. Men who took early
leads seldom remained in front, and
those spectators who allowed their gaze
20 remain overlong with generally ac-
cepted favorites were often denied the
privilege Of watching winners dash
across the finish line.
Usually the winner was merely an
item in a messy mass OF arms ana IesS
until the right moment. when he would
shoot ahead 10 individual prominence
victory, and perhaps record. II was
a splendid evening for negroes, 1aIe
men and CongreGationahsts.
Almost every result was a surprise.
Dave Caldwell. Of the h. A. A. Won
the Nillrose coo after Ted Meredith
and Tom Halpin had fought for the
lead for al least three-quarters OF the
Journey Meredith finished second and
Joe Higgins. Of Holy Cross, caught Hal
pin in time 10 take third place.
Howard ?. Drew, who broke down IN
his last active competitive campaign
at the San Francisco games, has re
gained his health. He did nicely last
night, for IN winning the lO-yard m
vitation he not only defeated Roy w.
Morse and 10 LOOMS, but equalled the
worlds indoor record of seven and one
fifth seconds. This honor he holds with
a number Of other runners. one OF the
Joint holders is himself. for he equaled
his time Of last night back IN 1912.
Ethnologically, the seventy-yard dash
was strictly a negro race. When Drew
turned, after easing his sprint, 20 shake
hands with the second man. he found
a little brown brother az his shoulder.
Roy Morse was q close second. Inc
long Loomis was third.
Possibly the biggest surprise OF the
evening occurred in the one and haf
mile invitation run. The race was won
bv ]. W. Overton. Of Yale. the inter-
collegiate 'cross-cou4try champion. Not
only did he win. but he left an excel
lent field OF long distance runners stag
cerinc while he crossed the line easily
with fifteen yards 20 spare. In spite
Of the well known prOwess OF Overton
~ was thought that g mile and half
was bit too short for him, particular
w when pitted against Nike Devaney,
Willie Gordon. Sid Leslie and others
Leslie and Ryan annoyed each other
during the first ten laps with alternate
efforts 70 retain the lead, and all the
time Overton swung along IN last posi-
ton or thereabouts. If we were Will
ing TO stoop TO hypocrisy something
might be added here about Overton's
splendid stride. We might assert that
we had our eye upon him all the time
because of the finished form in which
he ran, but that would be false and
tricky as sharp turn.
There were cheers for Ryan and
cheers for Leslie as they rubbed
shoulders now and again in moving up
or dropping back. The white \ on the
blue field continued to bob up and
down back in the ranks of the strag-
clers. Along about the sixth lap over
ton attracted little attention by NOV
ing UP from sixth place TO third, but
he did not have speed enough just
then, or did not care 70 spend II. and
he went no further. There are fifteen
laps to the mile and a half at the
Garden track but Overton was not
disposed 10 draw his victory over fne.
He sprinted in the eleventh lap and
was not in the least content TO take
the lead Given yard. he wanted
ten And he got them. The spectator
received the curious impression that
the Young man in the blue jersey was
going forward, while the rest were
running in the opposite direction. Al
any rate, the gap grew between leader
and pursuers. OvertOn was shaking
hands and explaining that he was lucky
and all that, while his fellow runners
were still seeking breath rather than
words. Devaney was second and Cor
don third.
The time, minutes and SO seconds.
was excellent. u is a new indoor rec
ord. but il would have been that even
had Overton required five hours and
ffty-nine seconds, for there is no in
door record for the distance upon the
books. This mark Of Overton's, II &C
cepted, will take some beating. The
outdoor record. held by 7. +. Conner,
is s minutes and 46 20 seconds. Per
hans few have tried to better this time
since 1895. but II is not the sort Of
mark 10 attract the casual competitor
Another worlds record was set up IN
the 7O-yard invitation hurdle but that
makes no difference. Only three hur-
dies were used. and the race has never
Lefore been run under those conditions.
The hurdle dash. like so many other
features, furnished a surprise. This
wa held 20 be a sure thing for LOOMS,
but he was defeated by Arthur J.. En-
gels, late of the Central congregational
Church. but now running unattached.
The time was 4-5 seconds. Loomis
was second and J. J. Eller third.