New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Sellers Finishes Second
and Campbell Third
MurcEison Twice Victor
By A. c. Cavagnaro


,o.ic Club whirlwind, retained his
,,own as 1O0O-yard champion in the
a,nual senior national indoor track
oua field championships which were
held in the 18th Regiment Armory,
BROOKLYN, last night.
Raw encountered considerable OPP
rosition during the early stages, but
when the crucial test came he fairly
4flew" away to win easily by five
yards.
The time was 2:16 rs, and although
slower than the record of 2:14 held
hv Raw and the late Lieutenant Johnny
Overton, it was q creditable feat. The
failure to set new mark was caused
undoubtedly by the slow pace of SO
seconds for the first quarter and
1:59l-5 for the half mile.
Surprise in Store
A surprise was in store when Jack
R Sellers, unattached, of this city,
cantured second place from Tom
Campbell, University of Chicago, whe
was expected to prove Rays most dan
gerous opponent. However, in this
instance, Ray was Campbell's master,
"a the latter was barely able to stag
ger over the finish line.
Nine athletes faced the starter, and
besides those mentioned above included
CLYDE Stout. University of Chicago,
and Dave Caldwell, Boston A. A. How
ever these two runners cried enough
early and quit.
After the mad scramble at the start
for the van position, Ray doomed up
in third place, behind Campbell and
Sellers, when the field rounded into
the backstretch. Ray maintained his
place until after one and a half laps,
when he took the lead.
Stout and Campbell were at his
heels Shortly afterward Stout
stunned the crowd by passing in front
of Ray, while little further on Camp
bell displaced Stout in the van.
The pace was now hot and Camp
bell was fighting it out with Ray. The
his hardest. Ray proved his qualities
on the final half lap, when he easily
swept away from the tottering Camp
bell. Sellers came strongly on the
final turn and managed to beat Camp
bell by three yards.
Fine Start Big Help
Loren Murchison. the sensational St.
Louis youngster, crowned himself q
double champion by winning both the
90 and 300yard races in convincing
manner. In the shorter race Murchi-
son was the quickest to get off the
starting mark and, always holding the
van, won by almost l II yards.
In the 300yard run Murchson met a
stronger field of collegiates and club
stars, but his wonderful finish proved
the undoing of his mates. Murchison
was up with the leaders after half of
the distance had been covered and,
never slackening his pace, continued
on, to win by s yards.
James J. O'Brien, Loughlin Lyceum,
o. Brooklyn, was second, with Elmer
Smith, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. third. Frank J. Shea, the inter
collegiate champion of the University
OF Pittsburgh. was among those who
qualified for the finals, but Shea, not
IN his best condition could not repeat
MS victory scored in his trial heat
;, Gordon I, Nightingale, the New
hampshire State collegian, had little
trouble defeating his opponents in the
'wo,mile run The New England boy
made most Of the pacemaking and
sprinted away from Clyde Stout at the
mile point. won easily at the end by
almost 100 yards. Max Bohland, Of
ms city, was close third.
Jack Sellers was responsible for the
greatest upset Of the evening when he
defeated Ted Meredith, Dave Caldwell
ana Martin Gustavson, the defending
champion, in the 600-yard run. The
wonderful running of Sellers, but more
especially the fast time of l minute
10 S-5 seconds, surprised his most loyal
rooters.
Sellers was always a forward con-
tender, and, passing into the lead at the
ohe,quarter- point in So seconds,
hesa MS ground TO the finish, to win
oy Tour yards. Homer Baker was sec
ehd' Gustafson third and Caldwell
,ourth. Ted Meredith still lacked his
pest form, and after holding fourth DO
sition for the greater part of the wav
',fed near the end, to finally quit near
The finish.
Taylor Sets New Record
;. Lieutenant William H. Taylor estab-
lished new championship record in
}egalnlng his title as standing high
lump champion. Lieutenant Taylor
scared over the bar at 5 feet AZ inches,
which smashed Leo Goehring's record
o. feet inches. Teddy Clark, the
,oeal Schoolboy, was second, with feet
III inches.
Walker Smith. of Cornell University
ssqGslled the championship record OF
20 seconds in winning the 7O-yard
high hurdle race. Smith got away
quickly at the start and came strongly
az the end. TO beat Carl Erdman
Fsneeton University, the intercollegi-
ave champion, by several feet. In win.
ahg his trial heat Smith also was
'iaed in 2-5 seconds.
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