New-York tribune., 1918-11-14
Homer Baker Beats
Sellers by Too Feet
Sensational Come Back"
Feature of l,000-Yard
Run in Brooklyn
By A. c. Cayasnaro

Homer S. Baker made successful
"come-hack" by scoring an impressive
victory in the 1.ooo-yard handicap run
at the United War Work Campaign
iund games. held under the auspices
OF the Knights of ST. Antony and
Loughlln Lyceum, at the 47th Regiment
Armory, Brooklyn, last night. Thu
international half-mile champion had
70 be in exceptionally good form to
oeat lack h. Sellers, New York Athletir
Cluo, by two feet in driving finish
=. oeiore the race. the spectators feared
that Baker would not be in condition
10 WIN from scratch. However. Baker
was confident he was in perfect condi-
slSh' and that he would win. az have
zen nvlng outdoors for the past year
"i'p ieeI great, he said before the race.
baKer ran we'll judged race. Both
he and Sellers were on scratch hoi,;,a Us1
ehe heid OF twenty other runners. The
par lost little time in closing ground
with Baker blazing the trail.
Az two and a half laps Baker had
puiled himself up with the pack and
soniy ten yards back of the leader. SET
ieIs traiied hve yards behind Baker.
beginning the final lap. Baker was
,arI - Aoot, with sellers two
yards behind. AS he sped down the
backstretch Baker opened up almost
Ten yards on his rival and it was wen
ne old, as Sellers came fast at the
end and just failed to catch Rake
Arthur Wild, Kings County A a
%no ~ finished third, trailed home some
nIteen yards back as a result of the
sprint duel between Baker and Sell
A spill on the final Ian e,,ivosos
the running of the three-miIe bicvcle
race. Jerry Nunziata finished frst,
Wniie W Walter Stern was second and
Fred Laux third The last two faIi
on the final lap. and Stern MANAGED "a
get second place by remounting his
wheel the quicker.
marine Clark, the Pelham Bav Ma
VA irainlng ,sprinter, failed to come
band;eea bhn,odGen IN the final of the 75-yard
unable to overtake his field. C,a~s
stopped some fifteen yards from tbe
nnlsh. William Steer. unattacbeJ
win l0-foot handicap. won bv nj,
most half his handicap. " "
Loughhn Lyceum surprised all bv
aeclsively beating the knights of Sc.
antony In its match one-mile relay
.Sce, th wniie Charles Pores captured the
ree-mlle invitation In this raca
Frank Gillespie, of Chicago, made his
DEBUT, but was Tapped after one and a
nall miles had been covered.
The summary:
Sso-yard run tnovtce)-Wo by John sx..n.
unauached; A. J. Manifold unattached seSs"y
2:lg 2-5. " A. eitu iline,
-, 1S.yard dash thandicapl Won by william stsss
u haHsched 40 feet): Joe Takasch Forihsm q A
l. rS,,.t =, 20 fees) second Time. o:Os rs " ~
M9Eats N.Y. unione sportiva Ttsiiana: Waiter stc,a'
wheelmen. ihird Time. 7.SI * l~'A' Iiprs City
l,o00-yard run (handicap)-Won bv Ho.
rer 1 D. Baker. unattached (scratch) /: Jack r..
sellers. New York A. C. (scratch). second
Arthur Wilde. Kings County A. A lSS
YARDS. third. Time. 2: 20 WV
~ oou-yard run (handicap)-Won bv "
1Trerelman, Glencoe A. c. N2 yards5 I
iakasch fordham S. A. T. c. (6 yardsl-
second r j. Freerick. Pelham Naval Sta.
'ion tl2 yardsl. third. Time. O :35.
ooo,yard relay race (open to National
Guard rdl-Won by 22d Regiment; 18th Regi-
ment nn sseoond team. second 18Th Regiment
first team, third Time. :42 s'5 ''es'heh'
One-mile match relay race (T,ongh,;r r.,
ceum vs.. Knights of ST Antonv(-NWnn ~
Loughlin Lyceum (O'Brien Hauser Scbu,e,
ana McDonald) Knights of st. Antonv i,u;tss
oneughnessy, Riley. McAuley and Blncha
second Time 3:41 2-5. "'ueh''
lhTee-mile run Invitation WON bv
1 1naries Pores. Pelham Bay: Max Boh,anJ
tauiist A: G.. second Andy Craw. BroobIvn,
"a a.; third Time, l6 ;12 2-5
medley relay race (handicanl-Wo,, -
relham bay tfirst team Pelham Bav fsec,
2 ond team. second; Brooklyn A thisJ
Time, S:07 As. a. A'' ehird.