New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-09
Iuoha,ok Star Pulls Surprise
In Defeating CLASSY Field
Regarded Rank Outsider,
He Trails Leaders Until
s.Mile Mark Is Passed
BY Jack Masters

.Lsnlrka outsider Tor title non
~ rssnk Titterton, the slender star OF
ssss itoSawk A.. c., won the senior met
sas s.tsv eress-country championship
Topoi' me OF the finest fields that ever
feela the six-mile Van Cortlandt
soai l ce,irse in the chase for athletic
ane. ,oaSnrs hy r,ore thar
= ..arSs at the three-mile mark, Tit
~ ss, ,~ss not conceded TO be in the
teis s;,oa by the wise ones, but fifteen
ia aa..sss later he flashed across the line
n w s.srds ahead of Max Bohland, Paul
Ivy the defending champion.
rsare have been so many upsets IN
s.alz, of sport, and particularly in
s rs .rsrk ard field division, that MOST
~ a. confirmed adherents are I'M
q - nv the spectacular and evidence
' a.sis surprise at the unexpected.
Great Ovation for the Winner
Yesterday was an exception, for
-.ssn the Mohawk runner blazed the
w, Nj down RAILROAD Hill" and raced
. @ khe tame with lots in reserve he
~ accorded an ovation by the great
=. crowd that ever gathered at the fin
- line Of the famous local course.
Tho winner was clocked in S4:14 As,
-5;eb is not considered fast, bat the
sa;ng was none too pleasant in spots
Ss,a9se OF recent rains. The climbs
,rsrs unusually difficult, for the rain
gsd washed sharp stones into the
Ssasep trail which impeded the prog
rsss Of the athletes to marked degree
Zealand. heavy favorite to repeat
Ms victory of two years ago, when the
.sss was last run, got away fast, and,
closely followed by Eddie Carney, the
tbyee-n,iie indoor Metropolitan cham
r;or. opened e twenty-yard lead on the
ssld going into the stretch at the golf
ranrss. which marks the one-mile post.
The leaders continued TO draw away
f.on the second division, which was
Ieaded by Titterton, and at the COM
njetion of the first lap of the long
Grind Bohland and Carney were run
ming abreast, more than one hundred
ards ahead Of the man who was aes~
fined 10 win the coveted trophy.
The time for the initial circuit was
issSis-5, and this proved too speedy
for many of the Us, including Joe
Iosrar. the junior champion, and Nick
fisnnakonolous, who were expected TO
be np with the leaders at the finish.
Stars Engage in Duel
The duel staged by Bohland and Gar
vsy brought about their defeat. Evenly
matched and with neither able to make
apy appreciable gain on the other, they
ran themselves in the ground in an eff
fort to force the pace. 1t was here
Id, Titterton displayed the crafti-
ness that is the reward of years of ex-
perience. Confident that the path
anders were away ahead of their run
ming schedule, he maintained his
steady pace.
BohIand and Garyey cracked at the
ieur-mile mark, and few yards fur
ther on the dark horse" flashed past
the leg-weary champions without s
semblance of opposition. Titterton
called upon the reserve strength he had
long hcen storing up and simply
breezed to the front, never to be
beaded.
Bohland made a desperate effort to
au!l away from GaTvey at this stage of
tae race, and succeeded in holding sec
snd place safe by fifty yards, but he
Eas thoroughly exhausted as he fol-
lowed Titterdon down the long lane OF
spectators at the finish.
The team championship trophy will
adorn the we'll filed case of the Mill
rose A. A., which punched its entry
close enough to defeat the Morningside
A. C, which won last year, by II
points. Kyronen, Laakso, Trivoulidas,
pevanney and Kauppinen carried the
lillrose colors to victory, and it was
largely due to Devanney's effort. that
he Wanamaker employees did so well.
Nike has not been in training in some
tine, but was used as an emergency
man, and acquitted himself with
donors, closing in ninth place.
As usual, the course was we'll po-
heed, but the crowd at the finish line
was 50 great that mounted squad of
olaeceats was constantly kept on the
move to prevent the spectators charg-
ing the roped homestreteh.
The summary: