New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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
laps 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 the hnaiists lined up for the de-
c S.:se heat. but this bit of inefficiency
n,a.ed any chance several of the back
men mad 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.ya r. dash thandcap)-won by Charles y
inasfde t A. bay ,S q 'se sacaa Brayerman Morn
stsyens Tech g feet, third Time oo7 Mesl0h
haitian Iear u yWNamdGap' closed to Lower Man
y yars' s sG;9a McCornck PanIiss a (sf
ya,1s'. fourth. Time 4s2 4D5 F"u'ist A. c. '2f
Van den Dries 0r Nsly y race by
zen Empire City Wheelmcn (35 yar,isl src"nd
=; NM % wagner New York A. c $50 yards) ,hir
S4.ya T. run CLOSED to list Regiment,-won +,
secd ~, waters Company G: G. Glantz. COMPANY n
0 0ec!ho a. HUFFMAN. Company c. third Tine
cn-, 100 yard ard, run thandicap)-won by William
,oFS Sesrl fel3am Bay Naval Station (scratc Jack
R"esch New West Side A. C. Ok v,r Ss'o'a a., r 70
FAY aus' ds ya4 s yard ds93S HayS Pelham
One c 'ihs eavy ar h5a T 49s; ost
Won by Nick aonuios oSh Infaning se-
ssaS"'F Is s. Yards, ssssh1 esy zlst Rs
hf zine $50 Yards third Time. 5ss ISL 0''h
r. iIiic run Lnandlcap)-WOn hy G. Rut+nor
,orSSv naTrers go yarsl :, p Phillips. PauIis;
C. $50 yardsl; third. Time, 1902 - "u''s' A.
>, running high jump tsenior Mctropoltnn Asso.,a-
C GH ehainpionshipl-Won by Egon E-ickser R~nn y
p pfch House with 5 feet l0l. inches: H'o p
i nnper's stevens 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.
,,i nISSuyari run tnovice) Won by G a Mulcahv.
T. j. Purcell. Fordham University. third Time