The sun., 1919-02-26
CALDWELL WINS
MILLROSE 800
Defeats Campbell and Mere
dith in Race That Features
Garden Meet.
SIMPSON DOUBLE VICTOR
Equals 20 Yard Low Hurdle
Record-Competition
Thrills Big Crowd.
SIMPSON DOUBLE VICTOR
ny GEORGE h. UNDERWOOD.

ny GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.
Before one OF the largest tnrongs that
ever damned Madison Square Garden
Davy Caldwell. the veteran Boston A.
A. champion, snatched the laurels away
from Tommy Campbell, when the young
ster was right on the threshold of VIC
tory. In the Millrose 600. the feature
event of the annual indoor carnival OF
the Millrose A. A. last night. Olympic
Champion Captain Ted Meredith, fresh
from the aviation nelds OF France, but
stable worn from lack of track competi-
ton, ran a truly remarkable race and
finished third. yard behind Campbell.
The trio crossed the line In q blanket
finish that stirred the crowd to q frenzy
OF excitement.
Josie Ray, the sensational middle dis
lance runner from the Illinois A. c.,
captured the third and deciding leg on
the Rodman Wanamaker trophy in the
Rodman Wanamaker cup race of enc
mile and half. Bob Simpson, the
worlds greatest fence flyer, won both
OF the special hurdling events, He
equalled the worlds record in one Of the
trial heats of the 20 yard low hurdles
Loren Murchison of st. Louis showed
himself to be one of the greatest sprin-
ters that ever drew on a spiked shoe by
capturing the 70 yard special dash from
u
Other features OF the greatest athletic
meet that has been held since pre-war
times was the trouncing of Dartmouth
by Pennsylvania in the one mile inter-
collegiate relay race and the defeat by
Pennsylvania Of the best OF the club
teams in the club relay race; the
triumph OF Charlie Pores, national five
mile champion. over Max Bohland, ma
tlonal cross country champion, in the
three mile handicap
Bohland and Pores started from
scratch and soon passed the front mark
men in the race which was limited
handicap affair. In the last four laps
duel. Pores outran Bohland and crossed
the line in Is :16 1-5. Though raced hard
all OF the way. Pores almost was a full
minute behind the indoor record of
l4;1s is which Hannes Kolehmainen
made in 1918.
Stars in Invitation Sprint.
The first feature OF the evening was
the 20 yard invitation sprint, in which
field of the feetest flyers in the coun-
try faced the barrier. In the first Of the
two trial heats Bernie Wefers, the son Of
the old sprint king. led home Wingate
Rollins of the NJ. /. T. and Billy Gaenz-
muller. the intercollegiate champion. in
: 2-5 seconds. Loren Murchison OF the
St Louis A. A, national 220 yard cham
pion, who previously In the evening had
captured heat. semi-hnal and final Of
the 10 yard handicap In convincing fash
ION, raced home to victory in the second
heat OF the special"
Morse. Wefers. Rollins and Murchi-
son took their marks for the final heat
Murchison got the jump at the start and
lad foot lead on Morse. who was run
ming second at twenty yards with Rol-
Inns and Wefers on his shoulders Muir
Gibson kept edging away from all ex-
cept Wefers. who came like a cannon
ball at the fifty yard mark. Murchison
answered young Wefers's def with a
tornado burst and crossed the line a
loot ahead Of the Mercury footer, Roll
Inns was third. The watches showed
72-5 seconds.
Simpson Wins 20 Yard Hurdle,
Lieut. Bob Simpson OF the Forty
fourth Infantry. the worlds greatest
nurdler and c. II. Erdman, Jr, OF
princeton, the intercollegiate champion,
were among the starters in the special
scratch 70 yard high hurdle race. Erd-
man won the first trial heat from Fritz
Pollard. the former Brown football star.
now representing the Meadowbrook
GLIB OF Philadelphia, and Everett
Smalley OF the University OF Pennsyl-
Nania In . l-5 seconds. Simpson took the
other qualifying heat in as seconds,
with George Trowbridge of Princeton,
junior national champion, and Billy
Massey, his college mate. third.
When Simpson. Erdman. Trowbridge
ana Pollard took their marks for the
mai heat hush settled over the crowd
IL was observed that Simpson used start
hs blocks. as did the others In the
mai heat Bob disdalned to use the
blocks. 1t was apparent that in Erdman
ne recognized rival worthy Of testing
MS true mettle. Simpson himself did not
sem at his best, as army life has fur
"'shed little chance for any track work
hrdman broke In the first attempt to
got the men away but the penalty was
waived at the request OF the other ath-
!e'es, On the second attempt the field
broke away to perfect start. Pollard
reached the first hurdle an eyelash ahead
q Simpson and Erdman. On the sec
oNd simpson and Erdman flashed to the
'front.' and took the fence like twin
hawks, Simpson lost a foot by hitting
ne first hurdle but made 1t UP again
os'ore the fourth barrier was taken.
Keats Erdman by Two Feet.
Al that stage the elongated army
j. @tenant IsaA he collegiate champieF
we're racing neck and neck a stride
ahead OF Pollard. with Massey bringing
up the rear In the last dash Simpson
won two foot advantage over Erdman
toHard was a good third: Bob was
cooked In Q LIS seconds. two fifths OF
second behind Forest Smithson's,
worlds record.
In the first best of the special 20
'ard low hurdle race, which followed the
contest over the high tlmbers, simpson
Nh.Shed forth with a record edualling
performance, He led Smalley of Prince
ION and Jack Eller, the veteran who holds
,"e record. TO the tape in s 2-5 seconds.
~ equalled the record set by Eller in
l'lo, Erdman took the second heat,
WIN Pollard second; then Simpson,
sna'ley, Erdman and Pollard took their
marks for the final heat
once again Simpson flashed to the
IIont 70 win by two feet from Erd-
nan with Smalley nosing out Pollard for
Ih'rd honors. The heat plainly was faster
man the trial. in which Simpson was
credited with equaling the record. but
70 the surprise OF tho experts the time
vas announced as seconds, three-fifths
o' A second slower than the record
Tho big surprise of the evening came
h the Mlllrose 600, when Dave Caldwell.
~" veteran Bay State runner. ten yards
from tho worsted came with a death
sprint that pulled him up past Ma
Inal Champion Tommy Campbell of
Coicago and the great Capt. Ted Mere
7'1' Olympic champion who were fight
Z for the lead. Campbell and Mere
49, after Homer Eaker came 4 croppcr
'' the very start of the race, engaged