New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-02
BIG CROWD OUT TO
SEE PARK BOYS RACE
Youngsters from Harlem Carry
Off Point Trophy by a
Narrow Margin.

Youngsters representing Thomas Jener-
son Park. OF Harlem. won with score
OF IS points in the first annual cham
rlonship track and field games OF the In
terpark Playground Association at Chel-
sea Park. 9th street and Tenth avenue
Yesterday afternoon The Seward Park
boys were only five points behind. Cen
tral Park representatives finished third.
with p points while greensboro PARK.
Of Long Island CITY. was fourth, with IA
points. More than ten thousand persons
enjoyed the fun.
Robert Freed. Of Seward Park. was the
only athlete who won two races. He
competed IN the 81 and 30 yard dashes'
closed 20 IlO-pound boys. His time for
the short race was : seconds. and for the
furlong q seconds.
Martin Foley. OF Jeanette Park. tot
standing three feet four inches high and
weighing only eigbty-hve pounds, drew
the attention OF the spectators. He was
able 10 survive the many trial heats IN
the 4O-yard sprint and 60-yard sack race
and. although he was beaten in the nrst
ne took a prize in the latter event by
finishing second.
Lee Boa Lee Poy and Lee Moy, three
little Chinese runners from Columbus
Park. also amused the spectators They
renresented their playground in many OF
the races. but failed 10 capture prize.
Saventv-fve runners were on hand 70
compete In the one-mile run. the longest
race on the programme. Anthony Soracl'
Of Thomas Jefferson Park, won. with
Certisser second. some ten yards in front
80 Seisart Although they had to circle
a small track. the winner was cIocked
in the fair time Of minutes 40 seconds
The summaries follow:
iOo-yard dash Q0-pound e1ssl--M on .y !.
poog YorkvllIe; J. Orlando. Thomas JEFFERSON
ono,d' A Greenstein. Hamilton Fish. third
sSolyard dash ul0-pound clsss,-Won by r
Freed. seward II Cohen. central T,nls s Sec
,ao-yard dash Q20-pound classl-Non by ).
o-is,dn Thomas Jefferson W. Hanan, YORK
,iia second. j. Peoples Corlesrs HOOK third
iI1.; "a dash diO-pound clsss)-Won by j.
NaDo rbomas jefferson II. Sanders, central
,s"ond. r, Arlotta. Battery, third. Time
o'iI 3,iI;-r,ils run $50 pound class)-won by J.
,Y-i,t,s oueensboro y. Skiba. Thomas Jei :
ferson' second. h. Green, ST. Gsoriei = 'r''fu'
Time .:lo. ,,o ,,ou,d ciaSs,-Won by
Running hlSn IuNli Wv =.
TS,nonss Greensboro, feet IL inches IL
parbolott central, feet 10 inches, second
robsn Thomas Jefferson, ! feet ihShes, 'u mr.
Running broad jump Se-pound eisss s- y u
~ Fpstein. Seward. 10 rect lhSness
L,rnwelss seward. 10 feet "a lncnes seVtb
" solomon Thomas JEFFERSON 10 rect ''e"'
third ,,,o ,o,,,d cIass)-Won
psnevenga Thomas Jefferson, - fset II
inches. ". Cooke. Yorkyile, 90 Ieet ,n, 81:
.acnnd. d Fink Tompkns Square ~ reef "a
'hSns ,,-vsrS sack race Cs5-pound classl-Won
Kanlsn seward: NJ Foley, Jennstte'
ssyconi. n cody. Corlears Hook third. Time
W. Ty,s,vs.pound shot-put dSo-pound classl-Won
tsrfisser Corlears Hook 80 rect
t,,.has. ~ Herman. greensboro - teet =
$3.50 asrond. /. Weissman, Hamilton FISH
as feet . inches third -, ~. ~. II
60 For,v-vard dash CS5-pound classl-Won py T.
ua,hNSud central: X. Gross. Hamilton t1sn,
sscond, N Perlstein. Tompkins Square, third'
s.;.e, dash G10-pound class)-Won by X.
rod seward: II. Rothchild. Central secohu'
Treeu, go Central. third Time. 007.
III Jotrn,iie walk d30-pound class)-Won by II
canS,ter Rattery: F.. Heirsch. Central, second
~ Ineh Tompkins Square third. Time i4l
-ore-r mile run nSo-pound classl-Won by a
eoraci THOMAS jefferson: c. Gertisser, COR
80 Hook second A. Seifert, Hamilton FISH,
,hird Time sos as.
Twenty-yard potato race-Mon by 6. Names
,,av,,itor Flsh I. Berg Tompkins Square.
iannd, g Williams, greensboro, third. Time,