New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Walter Powe
Wins Thrilling
600-Yard Run
Defeats Two National Indoor
Champions in Brooklyn
A. A. Games

Walter Powe, the Alpha Phys;e.s
culture athlete, won a thrilling victorv
IN the 600yard special run which fest.
ured the games of the BROOKLYN Ath.
letic Association, held at BROOKLYN Ath.
etic Field yesterday. The finish wa.
the most sensational witnessed IN )
track race this season, with Powe Lsrs.
iy yard in front of Jack R. Seller.
New York Athletic Club, and James !
o'Brien, Loughlin Lyceum, third and
only inches behind.
The victory of Powe was a bic
feather in his cap, as in conouer;os
both O'Brien and Sellers ne led thu
way home to two national indoor cham.
pions. Four other speedy middle dj.-
tance men Of the district started, ard
for the entire journey it was Bit
ter fight for the lead.
Sellers did the greater part Of II.
pacemaking, with his rivals close at
hand until the head of the finishing
stretch was reached. Here Powe was
IN fourth place and waiting for an op-
perfume time to jump his field. Soon
thereafter he spurted and quickly be.
gan to pass his opponents. As the tans
was neared the three runners were
running almost abreast, and in tha
closing yards Powe managed to pass
Sellers 10 win, practically in the last
two strides.
lwo-Mile Race Run Brilliantly
Another brilliant race was the two-
mile handicap run which brought to.
gether Eddie Mayo. who is now at DIT
Slocum; Andy Craw and Louis Kauf-
man, the clubs three star distance run
ners, with Kaufman occupying the
scratch mark. Kaufman made up the
handicap early, but Mayo and Craw.
holding themselves in reserve for tha
nnal sprint, made no attempt to out
| fight Kaufman.
At the end of one mile and quar-
ter Mayo stiffene9 the pace and gradu-
ally began to pull away from Craw and
, haufan. The soldier athlete sped on
unchallenged to the tape, winning by
thirty yards from Craw and by thirty
two from Kaufman.
Craw proved one of the busiest ath-
! letes OF the afternoon, competing in
al SIX events on the programme. He
displayed his versatility by earning q
place in every contest. This piece Of
all-around ability gave him a biz start
IN the figh. for the point trophy, as
his efforts Ietted him total of six
teen points. Morris Gross was not far
benin Craw with twelve points.
Craw Gets One First
Craw's only victory was in the half
mile handicap run. and the last fiye
yards OF the race carried him home
victor. Craw crawled up on his club
mates early and at the end of the
stretch was second behind Benny Fink
elstein,, the leader. The two engaged
stronger runner, having the more re-
serve speed left in him to win by .
margin of half foot. John D. Bell,
from Camp Upton, also started, bit
showed lack of training.
The Gross brothers. Morris and
julius, showed up IS the individual
stars. Each won pair of victories,
along with places in several other con-
tests on the card.
The summary follows:
SS0-yard run (handicap)-Won by Andy
traw 70 yards) y. Finkelstein Q5 yards),
|. }4-5.
aoO-yard run (handicap)-Won BY NJ.
Gross Il yardsl; J. Friedman (6 ysrds).
second: A. Craw (12 yards. third. Time,
s0o,yard run Especial; invitation}-won
by Walter Powe. Alpha P. c. c.: Jack R.
Sellers. New York A. c., second; j. ].
o'Brien. Loughlin Lyceum, third Time,
75-yard dash (handicap)-won by M.
Gross Is yards) j. Gross Is yards), second;
A Craw g yards). third. Time, 0:os Is.
Putting S-pound shot (handicap)-.Won by
s. Herzig Is feet). with 40 feet 2ls inches;
A. Craw e feet), with Il feet 6 inches. sec-
ond M; Gross e feet). with Al feet
inches, third.
one-mile run (novicel-won by J. Gross;
3: yelling. second; H. Kaufman. third.
Tire. 5 AS 1-5.
Two-nnile run (handicap)-won By Eddie
Mayo 40 yards A. Craw (25 yaris). Sec
ond; Louis Kaufman (scratch). third. Time.
1916.
Running broad Jump (handicap)--w by
J. Gross g feet 6 inches). with is feet SO.
inches; A. C.aw e feetl, with 1S feet 81
inches. second: Her.iy e feet inches),
with 18 feet inches, third