The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-13
SELLERS REPEATS
IN 600 YARD POSTAL
Hard Pressed by Homer Baker
in Special at 18th Regi-
ment Armory.
0'BRIEN A CLOSE THIRD
Loren MurchisOn Beaten by
Heavy Handbags in IS and
800 Yard Runs.
O'BRIEN A CLOSE THIRD

Jack r. Sellers OF the New York
Athletic Club. the national indoor 500
yard champion. last night won the 200
yard Postal Special" the feature of the
annual games of the National Fedora
tion of Postal Employees in the Thir-
teenth Regiment Arnory in Brooklyn.
In winning the event Sellers practically
repeated his victory Of three weeks ago
when he captured the national cham
pionship race in the same armory.
Although there were only three other
starters they were. however. the best Of
the middle distance men now competing.
Although he ran n corking race Sellers
came within a foot OF losing the race,
| for Homer Baker of the Glencoe A. c..
the former International half mile cham
pion. who finished second, was coming
strong at the finish.
James J. OBrien OF Loughlin Lyceum,
1.-The local 800 and 500 yard title holder,
finished third, yard behind Baker.
Then came the once great James r.
Ted Merideth Of the Meadowbrook
Club of Philadelphia, the worlds half
mile and quarter mile record holder, a
badly beaten man. The Quaker City
athlete was fourth. Ave feet behind
OBrien. At no stage of the race did
Merideth run better than in fourth place.
AT the crack of the starters gun the
four athletes got of together. with
O'Brien forging to the front. The L>ough-
lin Iyceum runner took tho other three
around the first lap at n good pace.
Sellers was then running second. Baker
third and the great Ted last At the
completion OF the first lap the national
champion passed O'Brien. Sellers then
set tho pace for the next lap. with Baker
second, O'Brien third and Merdeth
Trp.
with Sellers leading by about a yard and
a half until the last turn. when Baker
challenged Sellers.
Close Call for the winner.
The Winged Foot athlete, while he
had Just enough speed left TO win the
| event. received close call. Baker
in the final hundred yards closed the
gap of a yard which separated him from
Sellers and was full OF running. Had
| Baker started his spurt a little sooner
he no doubt would have been returned
the winner.
Sellers was clicked in 1 minute Is As
seconds. He completed the quarter in
Sc seconds Tho other runners scheduled
to start but who failed to toe the mark
were c. c. Shaughnessy OF the Knights
OF St Antony; A. C. Reilly, also OF the
| Knights; Newton Browne, Jr.. OF the
|
other Knight runner.
Loren Murchison of the st. Louis Ath-
letic Club. the national indoor so yard
and 400 yard champion. failed to win
either the 75 yard or 800 yard runs.
both handicaps. The liberal allowances
allotted his rivals proved too great an
obstacle for the st. Louis runner.
In the dash he finished second. and On
the 400 yard event was third. In the
shorter race he was beaten by a whisker
by Lieut. c. II. Remerth OF Camp
Meade who was allowed IA feet. Leon
ard Buxbaum OF the Brooklyn a. A.,
who enjoyed handicap of IS feet, was
third.
The 800 yard race went to William
Meslch OF Stevens Tech. The Jersey
student was in receipt of a 10 yard
handicap, and beat Arthur Rothschild Of
the Kings County A. A. to the tape by
I'VE yards. The Brooklyn runner was
allowed five yards. Murchison finished
third, a yard behind Rothschild. In both
events the st. Louis runner started from
scratch.
Wins High jump Title.
Abe Roberts or Stevens Tech won the
metropolitan running high jump cham
pionship when he leaped feet 10 inches
for first place This was Just two inches
better than Harry Troup's jump, school
boy of Richmond Hill High School, who
was second. with ) feet inches. Will
IAN Boston of the Alpha Physical Gull
ture Club was third, with feet IN
! inches.
The other metropolitan championship
which was decided in conjunction with
B these games was the two mile run,
which went to Max Bohland OF the Paul
list A c., the national cross-country
champion. He was clicked in min
! utes SO 3-5 seconds. Carmine Cornetta,
! teammate OF the winner. finished
third. The summary:
10 Yard Dash. Handicap-won by Lieut.,
c. II. Reim,r;h. Camp Meade "a feet( !;
H. Murchison. 81. Louis A. A. tseratch,,'
second; Leonard @uxbaum, Brooklyn A. A.
us feetl. third. Time. 40 seconds ?.
\. Liehiman, Pasttme A. c. $50 yards
second; Albert H. Dolder. West Side Y. NJ.
44o Yard Run. Novice-Won by Irving
Schreeks. Columbia University Leon W.
Conrow, Stevens Technical second Hugh
600 Yard Postal special-Won by Jack
r. Sellers, New York A. C.. Homer Baker,
Glencoe A. C.. second: James j. O'srieu,
Loughln Lyceum. third: James Il. Meri-
deth, Meadow Brook A. A, fourth. Time,
Three Mile Bicycle Race--won by Jerry
Nunziata, Itaiiana Union sportiva; Walter
stein, Thirteenth Regiment second: Tony
AttardL, Thirteenth Regiment. third,
Time. I :52.
Mile Relay Handicap CLOSED TO High
| and Prep Scholsl--Won by Poly Prep t16
yards) Carpenter Keroy. Turner and
, WerlenRn); De witt clinton 60 YARDS
tKaufman, Clarke. Hordes and Hender-
SONY, second; Flushing High School go
!, yArds) (Tracy, Leahey. Appel and sulz-
6ockC. third. Time. ass as.
900 Yard Run. Handicap-Won by Will
, lam Mesloh. Stevens Tech. 90 yards: Ar
I thur Rothschild, Kings County &. a. 90
. yards), second; Loren Murchison. St. Louis
; A. A. (scratch), third Time, 90 a-5 sec
, onds.