New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-05
Jersey HarvierS
Haze W0lkOver
in Track Games
Win Athletic Championship of
Hudson County-Surprise
for Becker.

The athletic championship Of Hudson
OF the Jersey Harriers, which won
seven of the eleven individual titles in
the annual games held at City Park,
Bayonne, yesterday. The Harriers
scored 81 points, which was almost
double the amount of the seven other
scoring teams.
The st. Peters Club, OF Jersey City,
was second, with 10 points, and the
Anchor Athletic Club third, with T.
Holy Family Lyceum, Peoples Palace
and the Madison Athletic Club followed
in a triple tie, with points each.
One of the biggest surprises of the
day was the victory of James McCur-
min, one of the Harriers, over George
Butch Becker, of Holy Family Lyceum,
in the three-mile run. In previous COM
petitions Becker has always proved the
speedier. McCurnin sprinted away
from his rival on the last lap to win by
80 yards, in 1917 10.
Willie +. Morton was a double victor
for the Harriers. He won both the 44O
and $50 yard runs, showing a fine burst
of speed In the running hop, step and
Jump the Harrier athletes took all four
places, +. A. Hunter leading the group
with a winning leap of 40 feet inches.
George Knell, of the Anchor Athletic
Club, had little competition to push
him in the shot put event, making a
winning toss of AZ feet Is inch.
The summary follows:
lOo-yard dash-won by F. Meier. j.. Jersey
HhTie Bench c Jersey MIA hirrr' La .sona
uu rhet D
SSO.yard run-won BY ". +. Morton. Jersey TIar-
riers l.. Helfer unattached. second j. H. Wormcse
Of T.sh1oIGsy iouJa n TIM o Mccunln Ier.,
J. ] Dunn. 81 Peters Club. third; H. f. Allen
winton club. fourth. Time. l5.iI -. o. 49,.
Club: " H. Branch. Jersey Harriers. second: =
Dillon. ST Peters Club. third: W. b. Sweeney
Jersey H1rriers fourth ,1 Tine as boSe-v I.,.s,
Harriers. 6 Comeita. Peoples Palace. second; j.
A McCuuin. Jersey Harrer' ,hl.d j. shaFkey
4I6-yari run-won by ". T. Morton. Jersey Har-
rers: A J. Marley Jersey Hauiers. second. t.
Heller. 81. Peters Club third: 7. A. Murphy. St.
Fi,e-nilr bicycle race-won by Fred Hcncsh: J.
Flanagan. second: A. Le1inssy. third. Time. IA oJ
A. c. With Il feet /. inch. II. Realty. unattached
with a. feet So inches. second. {. II. Nelson.
scott Hsfwood A. c. with 80 feet = inch. fourth
High iump-Won by 7. NcC arthy. Jersey Har-
rers with feet inches. J. e.. Hill. unattached,
with ) feet inches. second. j. A Craig Unat-
,ached with 5 feet inches. third: G. Alexander
Trinity A. A.. with feet inches. fourth
Broad iump-Mon by r Laughliu. unattached.
with 70 feet 81 inches: y ]. Dillon. 81, Peters
club with Is feet inches. second. II Rissler.
Jersey Harriers with rs feet 3 inches third ".
Mckinley. Jersey Harriers. with Is feet ;. inch.
fourth
Hop. step ard iump-Won BY J A. Hunter. Jer-
sey Hsrriers with 20 feet : inches T Mccarthy.
Jersey Hlrriers with ~ feet. second e. Dougherty
Jersey Hsrricrs. with 20 feet Inches. third. F.
O'Donnel Jersey Iarriers. with 30 feet. fourth
Point score-Jersey Harriers. s.. ST. Peters Club.
Is. Anchor A G.. :. Holy Family LSceum. 8.
Peoples Palace 3: Madison A e.. 8. Trinity A A 4.
C.. J.. Harwood A. C.. l.