The sun., 1916-09-05
PAT O'CONNOR Is
PENTATHLON VICTOR
Easily Defeats Rivals in All
Around Contest in
Celtic Park.
JIM PLANT SHOWS HEELS

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Pat O'Connor, who wears the blue Of
the New York Police Department when
he works and tho green Of the Irish
American A. C.. when he plays. showed
his athletic versatility at Celtic Park
yesterday afternoon by capturing the
pentathlon. the hve event competition
which featured the anne Of the 1nterna-
tionai Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers.
The sturdy Celt broad Jumped 81 feet
eis inches. hurled the javelin 1913 feet .
inches. sprinted 400 meters in 90 2-5 Sec
onds. scaled the discus 119 feet. and ran
100 meters In 4b1 2-5. and then
knocked OF athletic work for the after
noon.
When the scorers had tabula:ed the
points II was found that the stalwart son
Of the Emerald Isle had kept hi. total
down to 1its points. ~ points better
than his closest rival. J. n. Fri:ts. an un-
attached athlete. who scored 10 points.
Consolation prize went to Il. Lichtman
NJ the ria h-American A. G.. whom
Fritts defeated for second laurels by TIE
margin Of 2 points. 8. Petander. the
Swedish athlete. who wears the Winged
Fist of the Irish American A. c. finished
fourth.
Placed In Every Event.
O'Connor won the broad jump. nm
ished third In the javelin throw. tied for
second In the 200 meter run took second
place in the discus throw and third In
the $500 meter run. Fritts won the
javelin throw n took second In tho
1900 meter run. He was outside the
first three In the broad jump. zoo meter
dash and discus throw.
From on the back mark Of 10 yards
the flying -four Of the Irish-American A.
g, Jim Power. Eddie Coyle. Joe Bromi-
low and Irving Howe. captured the Ia
mile relay race. leading home the Salem
Crescent A. c. and Newark A.. e. fours.
who grabbed second and third laurels.
Jimmy Plant was allotted a 50 yard
start In the 2 mile handicap and ron,ped
away with the premier laureis, Jimmy
rapidly sliced his way up through the
big field and was heading the procession
At the . mile post. Once in he lead
there was nothing to II hut Plant. and
the metropolitan Junior 8 mile champion
won on She chin strap IN 10 20 As. Tom
Barden. the irish American a. e. crack,
who started from scratch. finished sec-
ond. and !. ka,z NJ the Pcnnan' A. 6.
captured third prize with the aid Of a
1865 yard start.
PentathIon Contest.
Running Broad Jurnp-Won ~ ? :
4 n Common. Irish American 4. g. - fec
81, inches. r.. \ Anderson. swedish Ancri-
can A. e.. i feet Sis inches, second. y
Lichtman, irish American \ c. - feet
r~hrowinS the Jav.in-won by John r
tr,t,.. unattached. $50 feet: Pe'and.r
second. PAT CConnor. iri.h American \
e. las fee, : inches. third.
200 Meter Run Timing oS.iinGs,iom: q.
tachcd. Time, IS Is s.eoud. s"cord heat
Won by Pat occnnor. Irish American \
Won nv \. Flourn.y. 81 Christopher cub
Time. 20 rs seconds
T%hrov,nE the piseus-,wcn BY Han;
g. ils feet. second: 3 Ltch'msn, Irisr
A I'.oc Meier Run:w St, tS''n +. Lrcn.r,n
%"'ss 81 N ..cond.' ! R rr "|'' u1a' n.y.
go -. second ra, o'Conno- Irish
American \. c. i.ai -. third
Pa oconnor. Irish American 4 g III.
J u Fri't-, unattached. u second "
6. P-tandsr, Irish American 4. 9, @5's
fourth.
Handicap Events.
$50 Yard Dash. Haniicap-won hv II
4. Austin, 81. christopher cinb ,tNr yards
yards. second: y, j., white. salem ores.
cent 4 c, % YARDS. third. Time. :s'-;
one MI. Run Nov,ce-won by q r"dsr
sin. swedish. American A = Hsnry .car.i
ton. unattached, second; H. swain Brook
Two MI. walk Hand,cIp-Won h,
Jane. Farrell, Bronx rhlrch House 'dt
yardsl; II A Cullen. Mohawk 4 90 -,
Yards. second Kurt Zulch, unattached ,s'
yards. third Tiue-l5.ls 20,
Three Mo Rur. Handicap-Won los
Jane. W Plant. Ions. Island A. e 90
YARDS Tom harden. Irish American A. &
tscratchl, second: J Katz. Pennant A Z
,lG3 yards,, third, rinc. l;.-s q;
l6 Pound Hammer Throw: Handicap
Won by !. conway Irish American A e
$50 feetl. with an actual throw ~ Is" fee
liz inches. Pat RYAN, Irish-American \. e
scratch. $50 feet | inch. second u =
sherman. unattached 80 f"e'i. l37 feet "t;
inches, third.
one and Seven-eIshth Mile Medley Re
lay Race. Handicap-Wor by lrish-Amert
can A. G. GJames Powers, T. coy,c. I
Brom!low aud / r Howc' 40 Yards,
Salem Crescent A g. IS Evans. u. Foster
r. white and ! Frunsonl sl yards,. soc
ond Newark A. G on Cook. q. J. Rel
l.. Moran and A Newkirkl. C3s Nn3dsI
third Time, ~ -