The Washington herald., 1917-01-02
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN
To CARROLL TEAM
Stanley Finishes Second to Joe Geiser
in Title Race in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. l-Joe Geiger.
the present South Atlantic cross-country
champion, easily retained his laurels IN
the annual title race held over the Wal
brook course here today. Geiger led home
field Of twenty runners. the cream OF
the distance mixers in this section. by
nearly 3oo-yard margin The heet-foot-
ed little speeder. who was running unst-
tached. got away TO lead IN the first
mile and was never headed over the en-
tire distance, although Stanley Of the
Carroll Institute team of Washington,
forced him TO extend himself in the final
three miles of the run.
The performance Of Stanley was one Of
the features of the race. as the little
Capitol City runner stuck to Ceiger until
within one mile OF the 5nish. when the
Baltimorean started a spurt that soon
had the runners trailing in his dust. The
course was one of the heaviest that the
championship was ever held over, causing
the time for the distance to be well be-
hind the record for the course. After
Geiser had made his squirt T. Schmidt,
Of the Baltimore Cross-CounEy Club,
made a game attempt TO cut down Shan
ley. but the Washington flyer showed a
burst of speed in the last half mile and
beat Schmidt to the wire by 20 yards.
THE call of arms" answered by the
Carroll Institute runner when the cham
pionship committee/ decided to hold the
race on New Years Day. proved 10 be the
undoing of the Baltimore Cross-Country
Club runners, as the Capital City team
annexed the cross-country championship
team trophy after one OF the gsmest
races ever witnessed here by a score OF
2s TO 3j
StoufIer. of the Institute team, finished
In fourth place, while Blumer was the
third Carroll runner to cross the tape,
going over in sixth position.
The veteran captain OF the Washington
club. Danny Healy, then trailed along
behind BIummer and all argument In
regards to the team honors were settled
when the veteran "Son OF Erin" Mike
Lynch. crossed the finishing line in tenth
place, being closely followed by his team
mate Finch. Lyons and Dougherty, the
other Carroll runners. did not place in
the hour and fif:y-minute limit,
The positions and time of the finishes
follow:
J. Geiger, unattached. a minutes s. 3-5
seconds; H. Stanley, c. l., Sc minutes ,
seconds; +. Schmidt. 3. c. e. c. 45 min
Utes 80 l-2 seconds: H. Stouffer, c. l., IS
minutes 3-5 seconds; d. Schmenner B.
c. C C, 81 minutes l-5 seconds; s.
Blummer, c. l.. 81 minutes: d. Healy. c.
l., 81 minutes l is seconds: w. Korp-
man. B. c. c. .. l hour IS Is seconds:
H. hO4 pillauE d. - - N.s 4 AlOui o
utes; NJ Lynch, c. l., l hour minutes
. 3-5 seconds; A. Finch. c. l.. ! hour
IS minutes Z seconds: S. Spear B. c. c.
c., / hour % minutes "a seconds; d.
Younger. B. c. c. C. hour g minutes;
T. McComas, B. c. C. c., hour Sc r1in-
utes IS seconds; A. Miller. B. c. c. c..
hour a minutes ~ seconds: c. Lahn, B.
c. 6. C. hour SO minutes s seconds; ].
NJ. Montague, unattached: c. Lyons, c.
l.: ]. Dougherty, c. I.
How POINTS were scored in fight for
team trophy: Baltimore Cross Country
Clubs. 8. s. 9. II; total. S6. Carroll In
stitute OF Washington, 4. G, Z, 10:
total, %
Key TO abbreviations-B. c. c. C., BsIti-
more Cross Country Club: c. l., Carroll
Institute of Washington.