The New York herald., 1921-07-04
WINS SPRINT RACE
IN FINAL STRIDE
t. Wood Scores Spectacular
Victory at the Clan-na-
Gael Games.

Thomas Wood. a negro sprinter of
thusiasm of five thousand spectators to
high pitch when he won the one hun
dred yard dash in spectacular style at
the annual games of the Clan-na- Gael,
at Celtic Park in Long Island City yes
terday. Cheers long and loud filled the
air as Wood breasted the tape a few
inches In advance of A. Dunna of the
Pierce A. A., the second man.
The st. Christopher runner we'll de-
served the ovation accorded him be-
cause he had to overcome many OBJ
stacles on his path to victory. He ran
q remarkable race. Coming into the
homestretch he was fifth and hemmed
In on the rail. His chances of winning
at that point looked extremely remote.
However Wood was not discouraged.
He patiently bded his time. The open
ing he sought came twenty yards from
the finish line when he was in fourth
position and three yards back OF the
leaders. He seemed hopelessy beaten.
But he wasn't. Coming on like a streak
in those final yards of the journey, he
steadily gained on the leaders and won
in the last stride.
John Bell. of the Knights of st. An
tony, the scratch man in the two milo
run, was forced to retire from the con-
test three laps front the finish on
account of weakness caused by the ex.
treme heat. He caught the leaders at
the mile, raced with them for a couple
of laps and was seized with fainting
spell which caused him to sink in his
tracks First aid remedies quickly
brought him back to normal. The sum-
maries:
ESQ Yard Run for Novices (scratch)-won
by r. Van Den Biesen. Pierce A. A.; e.
Lamb, st. Mary's A. C. OF Stamford. Conn,
econd: A. w. Mann. unattached. third. Time.
One Mile Walk OIandicap)-w by p.
Wagner. American Walkers Association q
seconds). second: G. Haggeman. Pastime A.
c.. (3s secondsl, third. Time. Z 55 2-5.
1000 Yard Run Handicap)a.won by p.
e. % e. ss o g. sseen
]. Boiling. Mornngside A. G. Is yards),
third. Time. 30.
by T. Wood, ST. Christopher's Club Il Yard;
A: Dunpa. Pierce A. A. (6 yardsl. second.
Time. 10 seconds. Second heat: Won by II.
yards); T. Fogert. Loughlin Lyceum (5H
yards). second. Time, 10 seconds. Third
beat; won By b: sandqulss. Swedish Ameri.
Island A. G. (3h yards). second. Time. 10
seconds, Fourth heat: Won by J. swindel,
west Sluc 4. M. y. "A. tDl2 yardSD. Z.
Thorpe. unattached (6 yards). second. Time,
10 seconds. Final heat: Won by Wood
Dunna. second; Swindel, third. Time, 10 Is
seconds.
200 Yard Run QIandicap)-First heat: Won
by r. Oberstein. Y. NJ. II. A. (i6 yards) j.
Ryan. unattached uS YARDS, second I.
Time. 80 seconds. Second heat: Won by r.
Taylor. Alpha Physical Culture Club (1S
yards): A. Brewster. unattached 30 yards)
second j. BOYLE, LouGhlin Lyceum (f6
yards). third. Time. 30 15 seconds. Final
heat: Won by Brewster: Ryan. second: Ober-
stein, third. Time. 81 So seconds.
Running Broad Jump GIandicap)-Won by
Hugo Politzer. unattached (scratch). with a
jump OF % feet Az inches: F.. Novotney,
Long Island Council, X. OF c. e feet). with
Jump OF % feet ~ inches second: L.
Lehrer, Pastime A. G. q fooD with jump
OF 90 feet ciI inches. third.
Two Mile Run Handicap)-won by John
Gaughan, Morningside A. c. (s5 yards) p.
Flynn. Park View A. G. C65 yards), second;
j. Klaus. 81. Anselr's A. c. (t6O yards),
third. Time. f0:1s4-