New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Gordon Wins
Long Run at
Gr5ek Games
Starts From Scratch and Gov
ers 1000 Yards in
Fast Time
By A. c. Cavasnaro

Displaying an abundance of speed
William Gordon, now in training at
the Pelham Bay Naval Station. easily
captured the 1,O00-yard handicap run
at the annual indoor games of the
Greek-American Athletic Club in the
list Regiment Armory last night. Cor
don started from scratch. gained rap
Idly on his rivals. to win as he pleased
by ten yards in the fast time of
s2:20 2-5.
j.; R. Sellers. New York Athletic
Club, senior Metropolitan Association
champion at the distance, was second
With Edward Roesch New West Side
\. NJ c: A., limit athlete of tifty-fve
yard, third. The other competitors
1ollowed, closely punched.
GORDON corrected :. bad fault seen in
several of his races this season bv
Jumping Immediately out after his op-
ponents from the crack of the gun,
Sellers, with a five-yard start. ALSO
worked himself up toward the front
early, with the result that one Ian from
the finish he was second only to Cor
don. Here the sailor boy quickly gained
lead on Sellers, who was unable to
snow ms usual finishing sprint.
The three mile handicap bicycle race
found William Van den Dries, of the
New York Athletic Club, winning in a
close finish from Walter Stein and
George Wagner. George Garbade. the
limit handicap man, led until half q
mile from the finish, when his trio of
rivals caught him. Garbade fell two
iapS further on, suffering the penalty
oy looking back over his shoulder. Van
den Dries, Stein and Wagner raced
around the flnai lap in order, with only
nan wheel separating the riders at
the finish.
Charley Clark, veteran of ten years
of competition. defeated a large field
OF fast youngsters in the Coward han
dlcap dash. Clark showed his true
speed in the final five yards, when h.
passed Harry Braverman. the leader
to win by two feet.
| Inc officials committed a grave mis-
take when they contested the prelimi-
nary and semi-fnal heats over a 60.
yard course; The error was discovered
as tne hnaiists lined up for the de-
ciS1ve S.:se heat. but this bit of inefficiency
n,a.ed any chance several of the back
men nad or reaching the final run.
with Albert Hulsebosch in the van
nnlshed on each others heels in the
mile handicap run, closed to athletes
or the Lower Manhattan League An.
oSner faullst boy came through win.
ner when Philip K. Walters canturec
INC inc oU-yard race, closed to soldiers nj
the list Regiment.
Inc summary follows:
~, oo.yard r. = dash thandcap)-won hy Charles y
inasfde tna A. bay ,Ss, q 'se sacaa H Brayerman Morn
stsyens Tech g feet, third Time oo7 ! Mesl0h
haitian Iearn1Wnnd u yWNamdGap' closed to Lower Man
yars', yars' sfSoad sG;9a McCornck PanIiss a (sf
ya,1s'. fourth. Time aSio 4s2 4D5 F"u'ist A. c. '2f
Van den Dries 0rycis Nsly y race by
zen Empire City Wheelmcn (35 yar,isl src"nd
=; yrs % wagner New York A. c $50 yards) ,hir
S4.ya,l T. run CLOSED to list Regiment,-won +,
secd1d ~, waters Company G: G. Glantz. COMPANY n
0.co 0ec!ho a. kuzrnan. Company c. third Tine
cn-,,o 100 yard ard, run thandicap)-won by William
,oFSo Sesrl fel3am Bay Naval Station (scratc Jack
R"esch New West Side A. C. Ok v,rSs1 Ss'o'a a., ,r 70
FAY aus' ds ya4ds s yard5 ds93S ! HayS Ps!ss%
One c 'ihsra'y"' heavy archins h5a Tme 49s; ost
Won by Nick aonuios oSh Infaning se-
ssaS"'F Is s. Yards, ssssh1 esy s zlst Rs
hfTlmen, zine $50 Yards third Time. 5ssp" ISL 0''h
r. iIiic run Lnandlcap)-WOn hy G. Rut+nor
,orSSv as naTrers go yarsl :, p Phillips. PauIis;
C. $50 yardsl; third. Time, 1902 - "u''s' A.
>, running high jump tsenior Mctropoltnn Asso.,a-
Cnm GH ehainpionshipl-Won by Egon E-ickser R~nn y
phnrch pfch House with 5 feet l0l. inches: H'oI p
is,, nnper's Stevnns Tech with 5 feet ~ incha.
inches, third "'''i !eet So
One nj = run (closcd)-W by C. Eran.es ~,
Xardsl G. Mavropulos (lI0 yar,,s} scrond p >
husslicrs ~ yards). third. Time. 500 * d.
,,iISryri ,inISSuyari run tnovice) Won by G a Mulcahv.
T. j. Purcell. Fordham University. third Time