New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-01

and still held his advantage. At the
end of mile he was laboring and the
closely punched pack-the best of it
had cut his lead to a scant twenty
yards. This mile was turned in A:59,
Mcmahon, of Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, IN second position, was
ten yards in front of r. L. Brown, Of
Cornell, who in turn led Nightingale by
ten Yards. Nightingale was a couple
of strides ahead of OXford's hope, with
Romig, of Penn State, running at the
Briton's heels. 1t was soon apparent
that the race was 10 be between Merrie
Old and rock-ribbed New England.
AS they swung to the end of the fifth
lap the Englishman was right at the
heels Of the badly blown pacemaker,
Graf, and Nightingale was only yard
back of the Briton. Both were running
smoothly, without effort. On the back
stretch of the sixth lap Nightingale
stepped out 30 the front, taking the rail
from Montague. But it seemed only a
case of the Englishman surrendering
the honor voluntarily, as if conserving
his strength for gallant effort at the
end.
Englishman Draws Up
The Englishman let out link in the
seventh lap. In few strides he caught,
then drew perceptibly away from the
New Englander Brown, in turn, drew
Ground and away for few strides.
Montague, Nightingale, Brown, Nc
Mahon and Cromer, of Iowa, were all in
bunch. And then Nightingale evil
IDENTIFY decided to see just what Mon
tague might have in reserve.
Beginning the eighth lap (the end
of two fniles) New England's great dis
lance runner increased his stride a
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even WITH then past and around Mon
tague to the rail At the end of the
two miles Nightingale was lead
ing Mcmahon by about five yards. Mon
tague was ten yards behind Mcmahon.
Here the interested English athletes
got the only thrill of the race. Mon
taguc set out for Nightingale. Before
the turn into the back stretch, he had
moved up to even terms with the New
yards stride for stride, the Briton on
the outside, but try his best Montague
could not shake the iron spirit Of
Nightingale. 1t was the Briton who
! first faltered
Satisfied that he had pulled Mon
! tague's cork Nightingale scented the
victory from afar and began to run in
sheer cxaltation. He drew away from,
Montague at will and when the pistol
! snapped warning MN or the last Zap
Nightingale was thirty yards in front
of Montague. He was looking over
| his shoulder throughout the final TURF
| of the track.
Foreigner Nearly Collapses
Montague was completely "in." AS
he finished the eleventh lap his arms
were falling in labored circles; his
checks flushed into two great livid
patches; his head had fallen back onto
his shoulder blades. Gone was his
rhythmic stride; gone the smoothness
| of his gait. He faltered in his pace. 1t
seemed he must fall. But he held on
sgrimly; held on full quarter mile in
the courage of desperation.
Once he half stumbled on the far
turn, and in rghting himself caught
| sight of Mcmahon. who had been al
most distanced earlier but whose plug
ging gait was cutting down the Briton's
! fine lead for second honors. Through
| the last eighth Montague ran as IL sub
consciously His checks flushed FLAIR
| ing red, eyes CLASSY, mouth wide open
| he staggered the rest of the way to at
| game finish as anybody will ever see
| The feature Of to-morrow's program
of forty-one events is the twomile col
| lege relay championship, in which the
! Oxford Cambridge runners will meet
the fastest half-milers in the United
States. Jeppe, of Oxford, will meet
Americas best timber toppers in the
12o-yard hurdles.