The New York herald., 1920-12-02
BOHLAND VICTOR IN
INDOOR 2 MILE RUN
Easily Beats Garvey and Craw
Famous Athletes Lose at
Newark Games.

Max Bohland. former national senior
politan indoor two mile A. A. u. cham
pionship at the first annual games of the
Newark Athletic Club in the First Regi-
ment Arnory of that city last night be-
fore large an enthusiastic crowd. Bob
land trailed Al HulsenbeclS OF the New
York A. c. for the FIRST half mile, then
took the lead and was never afterward
headed. Eddie Garvey, another member
of the Paulists ran at Bohland's heels
the last two laps. but was never able to
come up even with Max or fight for
the lead. Garvey put up hard fight
In the home stretch, but even with
great burst of speed was two yards in
the rear of Bohland at the finish, with
Andy Craw of the Brooklyn A. A. and
titleholder In third place Charles Bea-
gan of st. Anselm's was fourth.
Jake Driscoll, the Boston A. A. crack
and worlds record holder for 500 yards
indoors, sprinted around Jimmy O'Brien
of the Loughlin Lyceum on tho last lap
and broke the worsted yard in front of
the Manhattan sprintcr. Driscoll ran in
second place until the pistol barked for
the last lap He then made his bid to
go around o Brien. and succeeded before
going half a lap. Driscoll set such a
dizzy pace in the last 100 yards that
Mike Devaney. former Milrose A. A.
star. and Ted Meredith New York A. c.
crack, were dropped off Devaney fin
ished more than two yards in the rear
and Meredith was five yards back of
Mike. the time was only minute 20 1-5
seconds.
Bernie Wefers. Jr., the metropolitan
800 yard indoor champion. running from
scratch. had to overcome large handi-
caps in winning the rs yard dash.
Wefers came with a rush In the last
ten yards and won by step over
George Perryman of the Knights of St
Antony, who had handicap of ten
feet. Charles Esposito. Newark boy
with thirteen feet, was inches back of
Perryman.
Matt Lynch, recently of the Knights
of st. Antony. now running unat-
tached won the one mile run from the
40 yard mark after leading practically
the entire distance. Lynch is the boy
who ran the last leg on the winning re-
lay team in the Chateau-Thierry to Paris
relay race. Lynch was even with Joe
Qvietan Of the Pastimes, until a lap and
one-half from home when he pulled
away from Qvetan and won easily by
fifteen yards. with Lou Gaskell of the
ST. Anselms. the scratch man in the
race, third. The summaries:
One Mile Run, Handicap-won by Mathew
Lynch, unattached 40 yards); Joseph OWE
Ciaskeli, ST. Anse!m A. C. Cscratch), third.
u Yard Dash, Handicap-won by q. J.
Wefers Jr Iis, M ~ T. Stonv StpntcD 10 osors fee
second: Charles Esposito, unattached d3
feeD, third; Mahie. knights OF ST. An
One Mile Walk. Handicap-won by James
Farrell st. Ansem A. G. $40 secondsl
Henry Lobon. s2d Street Y. NJ. II. a. $50
seconds. second; Theodore Neuendorfer.
Sullivan, Newark police (60 seconds), fourth.
Time. 20 Is,
Won by Central High school with 4. Fisher.
W. Hooper and w. Muligan: st. Benedicts
Prep school, with J. Gallagher, c. Mulcay
and Ed stickel. third. Time. 4;53 4-5
500 Yard Run. Handicap-won by Joseph
Bennett. s. Ansiem A. G. us yards) sec.
opd: H. Boetticher, Mohawk a. c. %
yards). third; Lloyd Bennett, St. Anselm
A. c. d5 yards), fourth. Time. III 1-5.
H. A. Bigelow. unattached g inches, feet
II inches: w. b. Sheriff., Jr., unattached
Special GOO Yard Invitation--Won by J. w.
Driscoll. Boston A. A.; James o'Brien,
Loughlin Lyceum. second Mike Devaney.
unattached. third; James e. Meredith. New
York A. c.. fourth Time, 90 1-5.
Two Mile Metropolitan a. A. u. Cham
pionshp--Wop by Max Bohland. Paulist A.
c.: Eddie Gorvey. Paulist A. c.. second !;
Arthur Craw. Brooklyn A. A.. third: Charles
Beagan. ST. Anslem A. c.. fourth. Time.
. 10 2-5.
Three Hundred Yard Dash. Handicap
Won by J.. b French. MorninRsidc A. G..
HT yards); A. Peter. Mornngside "a
yards). secord l.. Windmulcr. Mornngsde
A. C. d3 ysrds) third: y: ]. wcfers. New
York 4. G. scratch fourth Time. o :33.
One Mile Relay, IIa ndicap-Won by Paulist
A. c.. with G.. Benken. H. !. Griffin, J.
Hog and l.. Lloyd; knights of 81 Anthony.
with Hedberg, o. +. Anderson. A. Reilly,
w. crunden. second; Loughlin Lycoum. with
w Farley. J. Warburton. NJ. Leslie. J.
o Brien. third; st. Anselm A. c., with w.
Harmon, V. I.ally. L. Bennett. l.. Gaskell.
fourth
The point trophy went to the Morn
ingsido Athletic Club with fifteen points.
while the st. Anselm \. G. was second
with thirteen points. a tie existed for
third place between the MohawIs and
the knights of st. Antony. each scoring
seven points.