New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-26
CALDWELL Wins
600 YARDS RACE
Boston Runner Breaks Tape Ahead
Of Campbell and Meredith

New York, Feb. 26.-Dave Cald-
we'll Boston's thick-set deep-chested
runner. raced his way to the front in
the heartbreaking finish of the Mill
rose coo" at the Millrose a. A
games before a huge crowd at Madi-
son Square Garden last night. In the
last twenty yards Caldwell, with
great outburst of reserve speed, shot
ahead of stout hearted Captain Ted
Meredith and Tommy Campbell, the
phenomenal Chicago freshman, and
won the gruelling race by one last
desperate plunge into the tape.
The Bostonian's margin Of victory
in time was less than the wink of an
eye. The time, 1:16 3-5, was not es-
pecially fast, but the event was as
thrilling a footrace as the oldest of
the old-timers had ever seen. Cald-
well won the event in 1916.
Lined up at the start were Captain
Ted Meredith, just back from flying
in Flanders; Tommy Campbell, the
Chicago collegian; Homer Baker, Con
Shaughnessy, and Caldwell. Shaugh-
messy made two false starts and was
set back two yards. When the run
ners had gone but a few yards Baker
stumbled and fell and retired from
the race.
For the first lap Meredith went to
the front, with Campbell at his heels
and Caldwell third. Turning the
track the second time Campbell
sprinted ahead of Meredith. Ted
stuck to the freshman's heels and
then followed a bitter duel of speed
between Meredith and Campbell.
While these two were trying to run
| each other into the ground, Cald-
we'll was content to stay a few yards
| back and let them fight it out. Camp
| bell romped into the stretch ahead
| of Meredith, and looked like a sure
| winner.
Caldwell Dashes to Fore.
| \ thunderous roar filled the Gar
! den as Caldwell came rushing from
| third place. On and on he came with
a powerful, steady stride. He was
| perfect piece of running machinery
as his final sprint carried him down
| the outside of the track First he
! passed the firing Meredith, and then,
|
Bostonian in a final desperate effort
| flashed in front of Campbell as the
| crowd cheered madly.
/ The meet was perhaps the great
est the Millrose A. A. has ever held.
! IT was an impressive spectacle, once
| one was able to get inside the Car
den, but getting in was a herculean
task. From pit to dome the old
arena was iammed with hundreds
standing up. The band played, horns
footed, and cowbells changed, and
| the Garden echoed with tumultuous
| acclaim.
Joie Ray. the 1eetest little shaver
! of a racer the country has seen since
the days of Tommy Connect, ran away
with the Rodman Wanamaker mile
| and a half in 6:51. George Night
| ingale from New Hampshire State
college, wasn't even within shouting
! distance of Joie at the finish. and
I plodded home half a lap behind.
Ray Takes 1t Easy at First.
| The starters were Ray, Nightingale,
| Clyde Stout of Chicago, and G. A.
Leath Of the Boston a. A. For three
laps Stout set the pace, with Ray
taking it easy behind him. Joie looked
! like a mere kid trotting along with
| gale and Stout.
| Ray went out in front on the fourth
| lap, and the race was all over. He
! opened up lead of q quarter of a
lap and only seemed to be warming
up. Stout and Nightingale made a
race of it, and the New Hampshire
lad won his claim to second place.
On the bell lap Ray cut loose and
finished in a gallop, with his face
wreathed in smiles. Half lap be-
hind came Nightingale and a quarter
of a lap behind him was Stout. I1eath,
the Boston runner, was nowhere.
A youngster from the ST Louis
named Loren Murchison was the
sprinting sensation of the meet. He
won the 70-yard handicap in O:07 2-5,
and then outsprinted an impressive
field of starters in the 7O-yard invita-
ton Murchison is short and stocky,
with q pair of powerful legs which
carried him over the line a yard in
front of Bernie Wefers, Jr.. with
Wingate Rollins of the Massa chusetts
Institute of Technology third.
Lieutenant Bob Simpson. the sem
sational Missouri hurdler won the
7o-yard high hurdles, finishing a few
scant inches ahead of G. r. Erdman
of Princeton. Simpsons time was
O:0q Is Fritz Pollard, the Brown
university negro who was the talk of
the football world few seasons ago,
finished third, wearing the colors Of
the Meadowbrook A. A. Simpson
toppled over the third hurdle in his
flight something quite unusual for
the Western rack.
! The low hurdles developed some
thrilling performances. In the first
heat Simpson was at his best, and