New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Local Runner
Beats Indian
! By Ito Yards
Patsoni, of Haskell, Follows
Pacemaker Throughout:
Mo h awk ks Win Prize
By Jack Masters

w 'AAARHh AtteViot VI tfiS iAlHhSA-'
American A. c., won the junior cross
country championship of America from
field Of forty-eight starters in the
annua, classic yesterday afternoon over
the six-mile Van Cortlandt Park
coursa.
Ritola led from the start and fin
ished 110 yards ahead of Amasoli Pat
soni, the midget Indian from the
Haskell Institute, of Kansas, in
32:43 1-5. AL Hulsebosch. of the Paul
ist A. c., was third, finishing about 1875
yards in the rear of Patsoni.
When the field rounded the last turn
at the approach of "Cemctery Hill' for
the first lap of the race the Finnish
athlete was fully sixty yards ahead of
Patsoni, who then appeared to have a
chance to win, but after ending the
iirst leg Ritola sprnted and increased
his lead without much difficulty.
At the five-mile mark the little In
dian was fully $50 yards behind the
new champion, and although he gained
steadily in the last mile and sprinted
we'll over the final eighth the Finn's
lead vas too great, and Rltola won
practically as he pleased.
Columbia Team Third
Team honors were taken by the Mo-
hawk A. c., which placed men in third
fourth, fifth, sixth and tenth positions
icr total OF % points. The st. Chris
topher Club, which was made the
1avorite for the team cup, finished
second with SO points and the barriers
from Columbia University accounted
tor third place. defeating the Finnish
American runners by one point.
1oy - ho .,e-&< IL,
men to carry away the point trophy
were materially reduced because of the
poor showing of William Stokely, the
star of the negro organization, who
was one of the choices for the indi-
vidual little. Stokely had trouble max
ing the steep hills and finished in
thirty-thrd position.
Harold Cutbil, the Boston A. AS
distance ''ace," ran we'll He was
right up with the leaders on the first
lap, but his effort to overtake Ritola
cost a lot of reserve strength and, de-
spite a good finish over the last mile,
could do no better than land sixth
place.
Ritola's time is 2S as seconds slower
than the unofficial record for the
course, made last week by Walter Hig
gins, OF Columbia University, and it is
hardly likely that the Finn could have
UOIle pGIJSI even WIN C-OStI SpUlpetl-
ION. William was a mighty tired boy
as he mapped the tape.
Nearly Misses Start
The new champion arrived at the
park only i've minutes before the race
started According to John Wink, coach
Of the Finnish American club, Ritola,
who is a union carpenter, was COM
Delled to work until 2 o'clock, and was
rushed to the scene in a taxicab, es-
corted by a host of fellow club
members.
Patsoni made a great impression on
the crowd which cluttered up the Hnsh
line. He received big round OF ap-
Ilause as he sailed down the stretch as
# finishing . sprint race. Patsoni was
completely puzzled by the severe
course, which was entirely new to him,
md depended upon Al Hulsebosch,
18th whom he ran in Ahe Olympic
lanes, for guidance.
On one occasion early in the race
he Indian strucl. out to overtake Ri
tola, but later he dropped back and
waited for Hulsebosch, fearing that he
night stray from the course. Patsoni
AN with the Paulist athlete until it
was clear that he must run on his own
j he expected to win. He made his de-
eision too late.