New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

crowd of moro than five thousands
narsons, which reminded the old
timers OF the halycon days at the Irish
grounds appeared not to be troubled
bv the heakness of the day or the gale
that swept across the park. There was
considerable to enthuse over, for the
majority OF the finishes were OF the
hair-raising order
The New York A. c. victory was ac-
eor,plished by the winning Of two first
places by Joe Pearman ard Frank
Brehnan. two thirds and one fourth
for q totsl Of Is points. The ST.
Christopher Club was second, with II
points, while ha.f a dozen otner or
ranizations succeeded il getting into
the select circle.
Four Scratch Men Battle
An unusua' scene was witnessed ii
+he two milo handicap walk. az -four
Of the scratch contestants fighting i.
out for :e first prize. pearman was
the victor by ten yards. after display
ing a grand performance, with Willie
Plant, Norn;r@side A. C.. second. and
Eddie Rem. OF the Winged Foot, third.
The muddy ground offered no sound
footing. bur Pearman managed to ne
gotiste the distance in 1888 25.
the same cannot be said of REM. His
form WAS not UP 20 his usual standard
snd his famous iNal rush was also
lacking REM set q stiff pace for the
scratch men during the early stages as
they proceeded to ovortake their handi-
capped opponents. Nearing the irst
mile. REM carried his three other
scratch rivals into the lead. and there
after i. was a bitter tussle between
them Pearman and Plant also took
hand in blazing the trail, but Pcarman
always appeared to be going along well
within himself.
Two laps from home Pearman began
TO press the pace, and found willing
contestants in REM, Plant and W. J.
Rolker However. the trio We're able
to hold Pearman for only another
lap. for with the changing of the bell
Pearman shot out to win as he pleased
by ten yards. Plant made a bold bid
that proved fruitless, while Rolker
quit when it became evident that he
could not win prize.
Il was an Improbable day for the
scratch men, for not one succeeded in
winning first prize. Loren Murchison.
the former St. Louis boy. was the most
fortunate. as ne was able to squeeze
into third place in the 220-yard run to
collect bronze medal.
Harry Braverman. Mornngside a. c.
had only inches to spare in winning the
600-yard handicap run from Louis Gas
kell. Kings County A. A. in a driving
finish. In fact, Gaskell actually pushed
Braverman over the finish line. Jack
Sellers was the scratch starter, but
failed TO gain q consending position
and finished fourth, fifteen yards back
OF the victor.
Devaney Fares III
Mike Deyanev Jared even worse in
the 1000 yard run when he finished
back in sixth position from scratch.
The former national steeplechase cham
pion showed good performance de-
spite his defeat First place went to
the rugged George Buttner, Jersey
Harriers, who managed to fight his way
through on the final lap with Sam Her
zig, Brooklyn A. A, some ten yards in
the wake.
The narrow track handicapped
Murchison considerably in the 22O-
yard run, for he was forced to take the
outside throughout, necessitating his
covering many extra yards. However,
when he Strengthened out in the short
stretch he rapidly was overtaking
Leonard Buxbaum, Brooklyn A. A.. and
Victor Levy, St. Christopher Club. who
preceded him over the line. Murchi
son was only one yard back at the
finish
jimmy o'Brien's great 300" on the
final leg of the 200 yard handicap re-
lay race was really responsible for his
Loughlin Lyceum mates carrying off
first honors. OBrien pulled away
from the St Christopher representative
to win by 10 yards. The New York
A. c. four was third