New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-08
Baker Defeats
Speedy Rivals
In Close Race
Billy Moore Victor in 800
Yard Event at Newark
Games
By A. {. CAVAGNARO

sensational finishes in defeating held
of thirteen runners in the l,OOO-metre
handicap. run at the annual games OF
Dickinson High School in the 1st Regl-
ment armory Newark, last night. The
rangy rish-American Athletic Club
runner won easily by five yards, with
Joseph T. Higgins, a clubmste, second,
and was followed, two yards behind, by
Mike Devaney, Of the Millrose Athletic
Association. The time of 2:3S 10 was
.2t-5 seconds behind the worlds best
time, held by Alfred Bolin, OF Sweden.
All three athletes started from
scratch. and until one and half laps
from home trailed the field. II was
feared that their delay in making a
sprint toward the leaders would hurt
their chances. However. the pace was
fast
At this point Devaney awakened his
two rivals with squirt, and ooth BAKER
and Higgins accepted the challenge. As
tho bell tap sounded Baker had caught
and passed Devaney, and then set sail
for the seven runners who were
stretched some fifty yards in front OF
him.
OvCrhauls the Leaders
Baker was bounding along in his
pantherlike stride, with both Devaney
and Higgins closely following. On the
backstretch Baker overhauled the
leader and then showed his real speed.
He quickly pulled away from the firing
Devaney, who gave up second place 10
Higgins on the final turn. The latter
challenged Baker down the stretch, but
to no avail.
Billy Moore, the Princeton track
team captain, took the measure OF
George Dernell. of Boys Club, in the
SOO-yard handicap run by making the
best Of a quick start The collegian
lost little time, gaining a fve-yHrd
lead over Dernel on the first lap and
thereafter it was easy sailing, although
Dernell came strongly, but too late, in
the final 100 yards.
Leads by Five Yards
Moore had a five-yard lead at the
end, while Dernel passed Lester bar-
per. an Irish athlete, near home. to
take second place by two yards. Ted
Meredith failed to qualify for the final,
finding the turns too slippery.
Frank Lagay. Of Dartmouth, had
romp i'm retaining his New Jersey dis
trict 500-yard championship run. GAIN,
ing the lead at the start. Lagay blazed
the trail Throughout, TO win by seven
yards. William Anderson, of the New
York Athlete Club, was second.
The summaries follow:
one mile run (,enio4l hy Il. Crawford.
Su g,u s. Senediet's ricp t6ifd Time IS IS.
440-yard run tscniorl-Won bg Tom fully. 81
Be1edci's Ppp: =. Hand Central second Tom
so-yari dash ljuniorJ-W By J. salmon 81.
Peters Prep: L. Canning Dickinson. second II.
CRUDE St Peters Prep. third Tint. COS.
Central: D. Cspro. Central. second: G. Bsnnin.
Forihsm Prep. third Time. o.oS NJ
.eSond. y. CosloTsa. "A 40 yards. third.
soo,ard run open handicap 1872 io,, I5T
Lesier Harper. Iush American A C. IS y"ds)
Tarys,me raa open 70 A. U len I,1,. by
charles. Pores Millrose A A. $50 ysrdsl. second !.
George Messlel.. Long Island A. c. ulO YARDS.
$50 yard run dnterscholastic) Won by C. For
.eqge. East oranse 5. Bes,tie Central l. second:
70-yaIi low hurdles dnterscholssucl--Won by
Henderson. South Side. J.. Ten Eyck. Bar
ringer. second. T. Kunkel. Central. third Time
1D0-yard rin district n New Jersey champion
.iiD-Wrn by Frank IAgay. Dartmouth College
" Anderson New York A c. second. Winfield
Angus Lafayette College third. Time OF Is.
Putting l2-pound shot-Won by j. Thomas. ~
Benedict Prep. With ~ n. 3is in. u. Nissmsn.
curtis. with - % 6iz IN. Second. W Bartels.
Stevens with a. n 30 in. third
900 metre lODen 10 4. T.. handicap -
Won ~ Homer Baker. I-sh American A {.
lscratchl: Jce Higgins Irish American A. &
ts--aichI Second. Mike Deyaney. Mrose A. A.
tsrraichl. third Tine 235 3.
Running high jump tintorscholaSicl--W By n.
Behr. Dickinson. with n IN. " Suchses. Dick
ins0n. With n iu.. second A. Ambo. South
side with IT, third
One mile relay rare (intrrscholasticl Won by
Dirdnson. East Orange. second. Hamilton Inst
tufe. third Tine 34s4-j
Running high jump lseuiorsi Won hv " Troup.
RidgowOod with q. in. u Walker. EaIi
Orange with q. in seond u keoEh. Solth
Side. with A. In third. Troup Won FIST
pace on jump on
Finsl point soore-Ceutral. %: Dickinson %
s. Bensdicts Prep. u: 81. Peers Prep. 9;
south SIDE. 2