New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Halpin S Final
Jump Captures
Mile Handican
Many Exciting Finishes in
N. Y. A. 6. Games at
Travers Island
BY A. c. CAVAGNARO

Terry Halpin. the traci captain OF IN.
Morningside Athletic Club, captured -.
one mile handicap run in a sensations,
finish at the weekly games of the N.-
York Athletic Club held az Trsv.,.
Island yesterday. Halpin Just an,
ceeded in throwing his big chest bar.
six inches in front Of Sidney Jsck,o,
who was second, after a game strusvl.
Halpin's performances in one mil.
events of late have stamped him a.
dangerous contestant at this distance
His most recent success was the win.
ming of the one mile championship o.
the lntersectional League athletes In
handy fashion. He is in line for the
one mile honors of the local district.
Twelve runners faced the startsr
with Jackson and Halpin enjoying ths
lowest handicap mark of 70 ysrds
Halpin set out at fast clip, which
Jackson followed. The two runner
succeeded in quickly gaining on their
rivals, and at the end of the half mile
point were within striking distance OF
the leaders. Here Jackson spurted
away, with Halpin in close pursuit
Entering the final lap, Jackson was
still in front of Halpin. who was four
yards back. John j. Mitchell. a ll5.
yard man. who held the lead for q
while in the closing stages. was rapidly
being overtaken by &c two back marx
men. On the backstretcn Halpin and
Jackson came abreast Of Mitchell and
in a few strides left him behind Il
was then a duel between Jackson and
Halpin to the tape, with the latter
bringing into play his final jump, which
gave him victory.
Another exciting finish came in Tie
120-yard low hurdle event. when Arthur
L. Engles, the indoor champion, had .
one foot advantage over Eugene B.
Sanger, a New York Athletic Club
mate, who was second. EnSles was al.
lotted two yards ard his rival nine yards,
and it was not urtil the pair skirted
the final hurdle that Engles managed
to catch Sanger and outsprint the latter
to the worsted. Jim Lincoln, the iave-
| lin champion, who essayed a pole vault
effort for the first time several weeks
ago, gained more all around knowledge
when he competed in this event. Al.
! though it was his first flight over the
obstacles, the rangy Lincoln gathered
in third laurels. close behind Sanger
Two other victories were turned in
by Winged Foot members. Pat Free.
rick, the Fordham student, showed .
fine burst of speed when he came on in
the stretch of the 440-yard run to win
by two yards. Freerich had 5yard
handicap and fairly flew past his op.
ponents in the stretch run. The con.
sistent Jim Houlihan defeated H.
Louder and B. f. Jones, the star Jump.
ers, in the running broad jump con-
test with a creditable leap.
The summaries follow:
4iO-yard run (handlcap)-won by Pat J. FrecrcS
New York A. c. Is yardsl; Tom CloMery. Pag.a
A. C. az yarisl. second Walter Powc., Aphi
physical c. {. (6 yards. third Time, o5l2.5
One-mils run (handicapl-Won BY TERN HAlpA
Moningside A c. as ynds); Sidney Jacssoa
Christopher Club as yards. seoond: J. J. Mrens
New York A. c. us yaris). third. Time, 80 -
l20-yard low hurdles thandicapl-Won by AhLa
L. Engels. New York A. {. q yrdsl; kusrne
Sanger New York A. G. 70 yardsl second Jin
Lincoln New York A. c. 70 yards)' third' Hns
Tso.mils run (noncsl-won by william Robin,
son. Mohawk A c. Harry Cunningham. Psli<
A. C., second; J. Daiy. Macomb's Dam P4rk, third
i' Running broad Jump thandicsp)-won By IN
2 inches H. Louder, Salem Crescent A G ~
fectJ. with 81 feet on inches, second; b. E Joecs
Alpha p. c. c. IS inchcsl. With q feet inch<
I third.