The sun., 1919-08-17
HUB ATHLETE WINS
COMEDIAN MILE
j. j. Connolly Of Boston A. A.
Captures Feature Race at
K. of G. Games.
OUTCLASSES FAST FIELD
Crawford of MillrOse A. A.
/ Second--Big Crowd Sees
Meet at Celtic Park.

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James J. Connolly Of the Boston A.
A.. New England mile champion, won
the Comedian Mile" the feature ofths
annual games Of the Long Island Chap
ter Of the Knights of Columbus at Celtic
Park yesterday. The Hub city athlete
won the event in an easy manner. His
time was I minutes 81 1-5 seconds.
Robert Crawford of the Milrose A. A.
| and Lafayette College, the former Flush
Ing High School p. s. A. l. champion
al this distance. finished second, thirty
yards behind the winner Mike Devaney,
| another Millrose A. A. athlete and ma
| tional steeplechasc champion, finished
third. five yards In the rear of Crawford.
b. Losero Of the Paulist A. c. was a
| poor fourth
The other starters were Jack Sellers
| of the New York A. c., Charlie Pores Of
the Millrose A A., Harry Wigger Of
| the Paulist A. c., Newton Brown, UNI
attached. and George Buttner of the
Jersey Harriers, all of whom failed to
finish.
At the crack of Starter John Nc
Hugh's gun Crawford forged to the
front and took the other athletes around
the first lap at a good clip. Sellers was
| running second, Buttner third Brown
fourth. Connolly fifth. The rest of the
field was punched, running about a yard
| behind Connolly. The athletes ran in
this order until the stretch of the second
lap was reached, where Connolly went
to the front
Crawford at this stage dropped back
to last position, while Sellers was run
ming second to Connolly and Losero
third. Soon after this lap was COM
pleted Connolly started to draw away
from Losero. who managed to pass Sell
ers. On the bell lap Crawford pulled
up from fourth place to second, while
| Sellers quit. Devaney, who was far in
the ruck at this point, managed to pass
Losero. who was then running third.
Crawford on the final lap came through
with fine squirt, but he was unable to
get within striking distance of Connolly,
who was full of running.
Murchison Unplaced.
Loren Murchlson. unattached, the ma
| tional so and 100 yard champion, who
started one yard behind the scratch man
in the 100 yard handicap dash, finished
second in his heat but failed to ger
placed in the semi-finals. The former
st. Louis A. A. runner ran a good race
in his heat but was unable to overcome
the big 'handicaps allotted to his rivals
III INC stHl-IIlalS. Inc race was won
by E. ]. Farrell of the Todd Shipyards
A. A.. who was allowed a four yard
start
In the 800 yard handicap run Pete j.
White of the Salem Crescent A c. won
his heat from scratch but failed in the
final, which was won by Percy YER
wayen, a team mate. who was in receipt
OF ten yards.
James O'Connor of the St Anselm's
q had thino.a n In xa,iT-
ming the two mile handicap run. O'Con-
nor was allowed 40 yards and led from
| start to finish, winning by fifty yards
from Sydney Jackson of the st. Chris
! topher Club, who started from the ninety
yard mark. Charlie Pores OF the Mill
rose A. A, national five and ten mile
champion who started from scratch with
Victor Voteretsas, finished fifth. Vote
! retsas failed to finish.
Teams in Dead Heat.
The mile handicap open relay race re-
| suited in a dead heat between the
| Knights of st. Antony and the Loughlin
Lyceum teams. The race will be run
over again. The New York A. C.'s quar-
tet finished third.
The 1000 yard handicap run went TO
Thomas Lockhart. unattached. while the
500 yard novice run was won by c.
Sherman of the st. Christopher Club.
The summaries:
100 Yard Dash, Handicap-won by p. ].
r. Horsield, unattached q yards), secondi
r F. Benedict. UNATTACHED (6h yards).
third. Time. 10 is seconds.
100 Yard Dash, Handicap (closed to X.
| of c. members)-won by J. waIdron, La
Sale Council q yards; J. v. Grogan,
zen; Snerman Sounell 20 yardso; seG9nal
10 AS seconds.
$50 Yard Rum Novice-won by c. sher-
Hungarian American A. C.. second; A
Mathis. St. Christopher Club, third. Time.
| 1000 Yard Run, Handicap-won by
Thomas Loekhart. unattached cas- yardsli
L Gaskell' Kings County 4. A. C26 YARDS;
500 yard Run Handicap-won by Percy
Verwayen, Salem Crescent A. c. 90 yards)I
| l.. Buxbaum, Brooklyn A. A, I'll yards),
second; W. Frick, Glencoe A. c. "a yardsj.
Two Mile Run, Handicap-won by J.
sydney jackson. st. Christopher Club go
YARDS. second; J. Costello, Paulist A c.
ts5 YARDS. third, Time, s:ss Is.
James J; Connolly. Boston A. A.; Robert
PPsyH'nsy; M q 4. Al third; J INssTO'
Mile Medley Intercouncii Relay Race,
Handicap-won by La Sale 81. Waldron'
Moca nlseh9S s nHnis cnnn ana r.
| Murphy, o. Varenago. A. Jones and j, Far
| rell) (220 yards), second; Sacred Heart
Council &C. McKeever. A. Donnel!y, ]. Ed
gerton and w C. Hauck) $50 YARDS, third
Time, S.bS SIS.
! 800 Yard Run, Handicap tclosed 10 X. Of
| c. members)-Won by John j. OBrien,
! Fidelity, Council tscratch); Z. f. H5lley,
! Fidelity Council GA yards), second: Harry
/ Cunningham La Sale Council tlS yards,
| third. Time, 1:l4 40
Mile Relay Race (Handicap)-Dead heat,
| Knights OF St Antony (W. Harper, Connie
! shaughnessy. ]. Robertson and A, Reilly
! ca yards; Loughlin Lyceum &C. Milne
! o. Brien, Heating and Haley C6S yarts'5
| New York A. c. LARRY Scudder, Jack NuL-
| ray Albert Hulsebosch and Jack Sellers