Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
Athletic CLUB Stars
Put Up Great Race
Against COUegi0ns
CGnoeists Lose Track Meet
Only by MGrgin-LOcGL
Distance Men Shine.
BY HEzE CLARK.

In a track and field meet replete with
sensational dive for the tape finishes De
PAW thinly -cleds defeated the Indian
apolis Athletic and Canoe club athletes
at the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium last night.
The final count was DePauw, Al; Indian
apoIis Athletic and Canoe Club. 49,
Coach Ray Bonsib's relay men captured
that event In fast time, gaining q lap,
seventy yards, on the college men. Inc
relay did not count points. The time
for the relay was four minutes nifty SIX
and one-ffth seconds, but 1t must be re-
membered that each relay man ran 4oc
yards, which Is ten yards over the quar-
termile measurement. This was done In
order that each man would run an ever
six laps, as the race was run In pursuit
style, with the teams starting on oppo
site sides of the track.
CANOE CLUB
WINS BY LAP.
The relay race was the browning fea-
ture of one of the most successful indoor
years. Atkins started for the indian
apolis team and gained big margin
over Kaufman. WAchstetter took the
relay from Atkins and the big runner
closed up the distance and passed Bent
ley, the DePauw runner. With the Athe-
letic club leading by more than a lap
Webster took the relay from Bentley
Black was the third indianapolis man TO
run. He more than broke even with
Webster. Fl. Jones made a desperate Ell
team, but Cady was too fast and the
Athletic club was leading by lap
when Cady broke the tape.
Ragon Nancy put the indianapolis
team in front at the start OF the meet
BY winning the twenty yard dash, de-
feating II. Jones and r. Mason, tne ne
PAW stars who finished I'm order named
These stars OF the Greencastle team got
revenge in the 90 yard sprint, for both
defeated Nancy That race was run
against time. The DePauw men tied FOR
nrst, but Jones won the toss ana was
given the place and medal.
One of the features OF the meet was
the work of Tommy Atkins OF the In
(iIanapolis team. Called upon at the
last minute to run the quarter milo
when one OF his teammates fahed 70
appear, Atkins lost the race py ihV ne
y 2-5 seconds. but the men ran ten
Yards over the quarter mile distance, as
they we're running in pursuit style
There is no telling Just what Paul
Koehring. the Indianapolis mile run
ner. would have done II be had heen
messed in the event His teammates
cropped out at the half mile as koehrlng
was setting a hot pace. Cady hung on
to Koehring's heels and after the nhLt-
mile mark passed the Green ana w nlle
runner. DePnuw men went wild, but
Koehring was only joking when he let
Cady in front. for after changing the
lead three times Koehring stepped out
in the last two laps and II Looked as
N the other runners were standing. stiii
rho time minutes So is seconds, Is
very fast for the Y. NJ. c. A. track.
Again Tommy Atkins was heard from
IN the two mile run. Seldom are there
slx better matched distance men IN one
race than started that event last night:
The men set a hot pace and were well
hunrhed until the last two laps. Then
Pond OF DePauw followed closely by
Rsed his teamnate tried desperately
20 cot ahead OF Atkins, but the hnal
sprint OF 200 yards as a climax to the
race was all in favor Of Atkins. who
broke the tape in the fast time Of 10 min
utes 80 as seconds, Atkins later ran In
the relay.
NOT FINISH