New-York tribune., 1918-01-24

Three other athletes, George L. OF.
University Of Chicago; Clyde s.on.
aviation camp, Fort Wayne Detroi.
and John Ryan, Boston A. A s.sr..,
with Ray and finished in the 49,.
named. Otis nosed out Stout bv ;,.ss'
at the tape
His rivals were Of little aid -
in his assault upon the old re,,ss
Ryan set out at terrific pace at ,bs
gun fire, with Ray second, Stout th;.s
and Otis fourth Ryan soon t;rea 49,,
resigned the lead after two laps -
Ray. who Immediately set out at
iivellcr clip. Ray presently began >,
leave the others in the rear, pass,n,
the half-milc point in 2:o7 As. and
holding a forty-yard lead.
Left Far in Rear
Ray in his frictionless stride sne5
by the onc-mile point in 1929. viii
Stout. Otis and Ryan rs yards bac,
and punched. The Illinois atblet,
sped by the one and a half mile mar.
with his rivals half lap back. stou,
was in second place until the homs
stretch, when Otis. in a last eaor
came on to beat him by inches.
George Dernell, local outdoor cham.
pion representing the Boys Club
thrust himself inches in front Of Poh
ert Maxam, Meadow Brook Club. in ,hs
Millrose 6OO-yard run. Dernell we
fourth beginning the last lap. but fair.
~ ate up the ground during the las.
176 yards.
Maxam was a forward contender
from the start, running behind ]
O'Brien, Loughlin Lyceum. who finished
third. Maxam pattered down the final
stretch to be nipped by the onrushinc
Dernell at the tape.
Abel klviat, one-time national cham
plon, showed the form of his halcyon
days IN easily winning the 1000 ward
run Tor enlisted men. 1t was the first
race engaged in by Kiviat since his ex.
pulslon from the amateur ranks in
1915. kiviat Won as he pleased by Is
yards in the time of 2:24 is
hlviat trailed in fourth position for
the first few laps in the field of thirty
runners. He then went forward, and
at the completion of the next Ian W..
in the van, followed by ". F. Gordon
late of the New York Athletic Club and
now at the Pleham Bay Naval Reserve
station.
Competitors Drop Out
With kiviat setting a burning pace
Eany Of the competitors began TO drop
cut steadily. Kiviat never slackened
ms speed and Was soon ten yards in
front of Gordon. Sweeping around the
turns cleverlv, Kiviat increased his lead
TO thirty yards. Gordon challenged in
the final lap, but finding it impossible
to overtake kiviat dropped back H.
n. Paine, lst Naval District, was third,
forty yards back.
The 7O-yard hurdle race furnished q
close linlsh, with three athletes almost
shoulder to shoulder at the tape. First
place was awarded TO NJ. Burke. army
ambulance, OF Allentown. Penn, wta
Arthur Engels, Camp Upton, second.
and Lieutenant Robert Crawfoia
Princeton Universityl, Camp Dix.
third. The three soldiers cleared the
obstacles as one, and it was IN the
ilnal 10-yard sprint that Burke man
aged 20 gain his inches Of advantage.
he time was seconds.
Lieutenant NJ. J. Hayes. ell around
athlete at Camp Upton. surprised the
onlookers by defeating several stars
IN the soo-yard ran with full equip
ment. Hayes let out his reserve speed
on the final circuit. TO win easily by
twenty yards. Lieutenant Hayes wss
formerly at Colgate University.
Baseball Player Wins
Mike McNally. one-time Boston Red
Don player, representing the Boston
Navy Yard, handily won the second
heat of the T9-yard dash. However
ne failed to repeat his successful eifor.
IN the semifinal brushes, finishing IN
third place.
J. Howard Berry, University cf Penn
star, outsprinted long Tom Ialpin, erst
Wnlie national champion. in 4 gruelllne
finish OF the one-mile intarcamp relay
race. Berry frustrated every attemp'
made by Hal9in TO take 1hc lead in the
nnal relay of 4l0 yards and won By ore
yard.
As Berry and Halpin started of OF
the final leg the former held lead O
Two yards. Halpin pressed his rival d
All times. but challenge after challens
sVAlied him nothing. as Berry increase'
MS pace. Halpin became more deter
smined in the last forty wards run. bu
berry, calling on his = ounce o.