New-York tribune., 1918-07-29
Thrilling Finishes
Mark Alpha Games
Six Athletes Almost Abreast
at End of 440-Yard
Run
By A. c. Cavagnaro

The unsual scene of six athletes in-
ishing almost abreast in a 440-yard
handicap race featured the monthly
games Of the Alpha Physical Culture
Club at Macombs Dam Park, The
Bronx, yesterday. From this puzzling
tangle the judges picked Arthur Reilly.
OF the knights of st. Anthony. as the
winner, and placed John Tighe, Mohawk
Athletlc Club. second. and c. ". East
man Pelham Bay Naval Station, third.
there was no question of the victory
OF Reilly. as he came like an express
ram within the last ten yards and
won by fully foot, as he was leaving
ms rivals behind at the tape. Opinion
oifered between the officials as to the
placing of Tighc and Eastman. After
considerable discussion the officials
awarded Tighe second place over East
man, much to the chagrin of the sailor,
who thought that he had captured the
runner-up position.
The sensational finish thrilled the
spectators. During the early stages of
tne contest the runners improved their
places down the backstretch run. Dur
ing this time Willie Frick, Glencoe
Athletic Club, was setting q fast pace.
and he maintained his position until
ne swung into the home stretch The.
backmark men then came on in con-
certed force
Every Runner Doing Utmost
Every runner was drawing out HIS
every ounce Of strength and Reilly.
who was on the outside, was keeping
pace with his long stride. The mad
dash continued, with all six runners
almost aligned until the final few
strides, when Reilly, with determined
jump, gained slightly, to win his thrill
ing victory.
George W. Dernell, the Pelham Bay
sailor, was the scratch man, but he
was at no time able to get within strik-
ing distance Of the leaders. Noticing
the impossibility of his chances, Der
nell gave up the task fifty yards from
homo when still in the ruck.
second victory in two days was
that of Fred c. Teschner, the Glencoe
sprinter, in the 100-yard open handicap
race. Teschner has lacked the essen
tial finishing rush in many of his races
but in scoring his victory yesterday
this asset was much in evidence. He
was virtually the scratch runner with
L start of 2ls yards, and after over
taking his opponents nearing the 90
yard mark. swept on to win by fully
yard.
Bohland Uses Strategy
Max Bohland, the Paulist distance
runner, played 'possum with his op-
ponents in the two-mile closed race
until the stretch, when he literally flew
into the lead to win by almost twenty
five yards. Jim Plant, the lanky Morn
lngslde club runner, essayed to out
distance Bohland, but to no avail The
pace was a fast one, Bohland being
timed in 1920.
Tbo
tltlon between members of the Alpha
games and races which were postponed
from the recent triangular meet be-
tween the Pastime, Mornings de and
Paulist clubs, owing to sudden thun-
derstorm. The A40-yard and 1O0-yard
sprlnts were part of the open races on
the triangular programme. while
the two-mile run was left over from
the closed races among the Pastime,
M MOrnlngside and Paulist track teams
Two Clubs Tie for Prize
With the triangular meet completed,
the point prize for the open races is
at tie between the Glencoe and Paul
ist organization with points each.
This deadlock will be broken by an
agreement between the clubs to race
Fred c. Teschner (Glencoe) and P. X
Walters (Paulist) in special 100-yard
race next Sunday. The victory of Bob
land boosted the Paulist's points in the
triangular meet to As, while the Morn
ingside boys are second with "a and
Pastime third with 80
The summary:
omile run tscratch open>-won by
Max Bohland. Paulist A c; Jim Plant.
Morningside A c. second: Hans Schuster
Morningside A. c. third. Time. 10 20
44o-yard run Cha ndicap. openl-Won by
Arthur Reilly knights of St Antony 90
yards); John Tighe. Mohawk A. G N6
yards) second c. W. Eastman. Pelham Bay
Naval Station G3 yards) third Time, 05i.
loo-yard run Chandcap: openl-won by
Fred c. Teschner Glencoe A. {. (2iA yards)
" Stevens. m,Crescent A. G. (5 yards.
q YARDS. third. Time. 0:10 2-5.
ioo-yard run (handicap; closed Won by
w Boston t5 yards). c. Hil Il "a yards).
second; w. Wright Is yards), third. Time.
0:l0 3-5.
OOO-yard run (handcspp by Walter
Powe tscratch); c Jackson t45 yards,. sec
ond, c. Hi $50 yarcisl. third Time "a
Soo-yard run Jhandicap: closed'-Won by
Walter Powe (scratch) c Hill IS YARDS
second: c jackson IS yardsl. third Time.
0 "a 4-5.
Running high jump Chandlcap closed)-
Won by L. Wright 90 inches) with 6 feet