New-York tribune., 1919-03-10
lack Il. Sellers
Shining Figure
Tn Big Games
n. Y. A. c. Runner Shows
Wonderful "Come-Back''
keen to Beat Baker
Bv A. c. Cavagnaro


The two great performances shown
80 lack R. Sellers, New York Athletic
r,,h in finishing second to Joie W.
o.r Illinois Athletic Club, in the
200 ward run and later winning the
coward title, we're the most brilliant
rcbts in the annual senior indoor ma
.,ona1 championships at the 18th Regi-
ment Armory, Brooklyn, Saturday night.
sellers's great achievements were fully
Seserved There was no tinge of luck
N his triumphs and he earned his
sonors in q most decisive fashion.
After he had sped over the finish line
in the 60O-yard run Sellers actually
danced with Joy. More particularly
was he keen to defeat Homer Baker, who
finished four yards behind him in this
race, for this more than evened ac-
counts for Bakers four victories over
Sellers in races about this city this
winter.
What surprised the spectators were
the improved form and sped displayed
by Sellers. In both races Sellers, a
natural strong runner, was full Of
Stamina at the end. but it was his
sbilitv to show q better judgment of
pace than that in his previous races
hat directly accounted for his success.
A Strong Field
Selers's greatest triumph was in the
sO0-yard run when he uefoated some
of this country's most prominent men
at the distance The fielo of nine
runners included. among others, the
great Ted Meredith, Dave 8. Caldwell,
winner Of the "Milrose COO" recently.
Tom Campbell, national champion, Mar
tin Gustavson, the defending champion
and Frank Shea, Intercollegiate 44O-yard
champion.
That he was to be considered
serious contender, Sellers showed at
the quarter mile post when he took
The lead. the pace nc set thereafter
silled off Shea. Campbell and Mere
9TH. and they did not elect to run the
full distance Sellers's time was 1915
, SO. which is only l-5 seconds behind
the American record, and is the fastest
800 yards covered by d local athlete
IN the East this winter.
Again. in the 1.000-yar run did
Sellers show his fighting spirit after
Ray had torn the heart cut of the
ether seven runners IN this race.
Sellers kept chasing the speedy Ray
and Campbell, and when the latter
began to totter toward the end, fairly
few past him to take second honors.
1t was noticeable on The programme
hat the athletes o. the New York
Athletic Club competed Unattached
This was thought to lnply that the
Winged Foot had not as yet rescinded
is rule made when this country en-
cred the war prohibiting its repre-
entatves from wearing tho colors of
ne club in championship competitions.
This rule undoubtedly viii be abol
she'd when the newly appointed board
CENTRAL Park South clubhouse to-
norrow evening
Two Others in Limelight
Loren Murchison. the st. Louis youth
and Lieutenant William II. Taylor,
Narietta (Ohio) Y. NJ. c. A., were
also in the iimelight, because of their
good performances. Zach captured
',wo titles
The successful Comeback of Lieu
tenant Taylor was unexpected. It was
presumed that his long service in the
army would affect his form, but he
discredted this theory by his great
physical condition. His victories in
both the standing high and standing
broad jumps duplicated his success in
the 1915 games when he broke the
championship records for these events
IA the games, which were held in
Madison Square Garden. On this oc-
tssion Lieutenant Taylor represented
as Irish-American Athletic Club of
this city.
In Saturdays meet Lieutenant Tay-
or covered II feet 5s4 inches in the
andine broad jump, which smashed
he American record of IL feet AS
aches, held by Ray c. Ewry. The lat
Ter acted as the Official in this event
md saw the passing Of his record,
shich was established in 1904 Lieu
enant Taylor registered his second
,scord breaking feat when he leaped
feet az inches, which smashed Plat
Msms's old mark Of feet AZ inches.
Murchison can now claim the
printing championship Of the United
Mates by his victories, which he gained
IL hollow fashion. In the 60-yard race
Aurchison won handily by more than
yard, while his margin of victory in
ne So0-yard event was eight yards.