New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
BRIGHTEST STARS
FALL TO DEFEAT
IN POLICE MEET
Handicaps Prove Too
Much for Jack EIler
and Mcdonald.
By A. {. CAYAGNARO.

champion athletes at the second and
final day Of the carnival Of the Ner
York Police Department, held az the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway yesterday.
Jack J. Eller, the worlds best .ow
hurdler, Who shone brilliantly az The
FIRST meeting, last Saturday. went down
10 defeat in his fayorte event Patrick
Mcdonald. who losses tho shot as
baby does n marble. also met with
setback. However. it may be said rat
the liberal Allowance neted out BY
the hand.capper proved unusually
steep.
While the Olympic champions we're
toppled the spectators watched an in
provemcut IN the form Of Matt Nc
Grath. former holder Of tfe hammer
throwing record. On his faYorite event.
Matt had alsO 20 contend with some
high handicaps. but with toss o. iH
feet inches. his best cfor. DO several
years. he captured fire. place. Another
keen fight came IN tho running gh
lump. when Egon Ericsson. VINO, wen
he has time 20 compete, Is one OF ne
best men i1 this speciality IN the coln.
try, leaped over the bar a. height Of
s feet inch.
Filler was led TO the tape In ne
hurdle race by Martin Mulderrig 0ne
Of the best men In the department. He
was granted n start Of fourteen yards,
and although Ellcr cried MS m'gntest
10 catch him he failed by q few feet.
Mulderrigs time was II seconds. which
is a fast performance. Ellor got away
70 a good start and rapidly gained on
the leaders. but faltered near the end.
In running as anchor on the police
team in the l.000-yard relay race. open
10 city combinations. Eller had % call
on all his strength and strain every
muscle 70 carry his team 70 victory. Up
70 within twenty-five yards or the ,ape
Eller held a lead OF yard over Dan
Shea. representing the Fire Depart
ment. and in the run 20 the tape S0ea
gradually cut down the space. IN ne
last ten Yards Shea called on his 70
serve speed. and as the tape vas
snapped was only n loot behind Eler
Had the tape been one yard further
away Shea would have been the victor
Eller's third effort Of the afternoon
was in the running high jump, whom,
with n handicap Of seven inches, he
succeeded in taking second place.
Pat Is on Form.
Mcdonald appeared 70 be slightly of
his usual good form. az he was unable
10 get the 12-pound shot out 70 his
usual distance. His put recorded dis
lance Of only 4G feet 1919 inches, which
gained him third place. Henry Nc
Carthy. of the 9th Precinct. who has
been receiving some pointers in this
event from Matt McGrath. made good
use of mis- handicap Of eleven feet IN
tossing the weight an actual distance
Of AZ feet / 3, inches. A fraction OF an
inch gave him the place over Arthur
Stephen. Of the 32d Precinct, who had
an allowance Of twelve feet. Mcdonald
took second place in the l6-pound ham.
mer throw. with a surprisingly GoOd
throw Of 1873 feet inches.
The track events scintlllated with
close finishes, which thrilled crowd
estimated at forty thousand persons. In
several instances the judges found ne
athletes breaking the tape almost
shoulders together. The programme
was a varied one and was run on pre-
cisely scheduled time.
While the motorcyclists tore around
the track az speed close 20 ninety-hye
miles an hour, the onlookers were Kept
spellbound by their daring riding.
The announcement that Dan Shea, OF
the Fire Department, had captured me
44O-vard straightaway run from Dick
E0an. a brother frehghter, IN the eX'
ceptionally fast time Of 90 seconds rom
scratch. caused talk among the critics.
Although the race was run without
a turn. many thought that the timers
had erred. Experts figured that there
was a big difference in the time in re
fact that the timers pressed their stop
L, of
the finish. instead o; at a much nearer
point. Although a fast man az the DIS
lance, Shea has at no time shown
startling middle distance performance.
Il was Il thrilling fight down the VIDE
wooden track. For the greater part Of
the Journey Shea acted as pacemaker
for Egan as they sprinted through tae
pack Of runners. Nearing the nnisa
Shea was in front by small margin,
when Egan challenged. However ns
found his rival with some reserve enef'
gy, which he brought into play TO give
him victory by yard.
At the end of the l00-yard chsr"
race the two first teams were barely
foot apart. while the eight other con-
testing groups were struggling close oe,
hind Although their duty does not ca,
for them 20 show any speed, Walter v
Brown, William Behrens and james
Melia, Of Traffic +. were the yictors'
The summaries follow:
e2o-yari run open 20 city Department. , w
by J ~ Foley. Dept. y T. and A. b'.l,t
second. : Baus,h. Central o'acs % yifd'h
third Time o "A 49, -.-,
-Four mile motorcycle race Police lrpi l,i ~
Zee IL secondsl W beIaney T-sfa. - "a,
oad,l. second. l. j. Preston. f-atnr '' 'f''I-"
oac MI, biyc.e race mandieipl Won b}g q
r s'lnler CON Precinct lsc'3i ~. f,,s
ilsd P'e.iln,ct ,'2-aichl second b. AA'''' ''
SO yard I'm uaadicspl-won by r. p. Fr.s
ciret tIo ,sri,l second. Map6r ,h r'''
ci.ct fscratchl third Time. 4oi .,, =
/ loo9asd dash IA, mans race 9'',n ~
years Or over 70 the department, Won BY y AP b..
m Branch D. RRP H ts.t p...,,, tA ,sht
ilo.ysrd i1v hurdle. thsndlcspl Won ~ var !,
J. FleI I'ir Precinct scratch second .
" Kelly. lst Dlsrit lS yards. aifL 4~'
i60ys,d charo, rice-won by Tao, p ~
W y brown 49, B-arens and ] Neis 5"s
plcciHot. ei'h j. D. Kenny T. shields iil 80 4
G.easoa i'im pleclnG.l. second i''.
Meade hiri Time. Q 70 is. .,,.,.
rug % var imposition districts clamp'e,'i1V
Tas o; var ctrafae chAmpion,aipD-won y q
ST. mile motorcycle race department rsissas
oniyl-Nol uy Bresun Bridge a. seon, ya 4
a., Central once 40 seconds uirL 49,
s.oysi dash loren to sy as7 e.. p,,. s.5s
t.cfatcal. r. Egal. Fire Department .ffaSJ
second. 7 j. Reilly. li2d Precl4c. 90 }hfd''' '
one nile relay rae. ,open 70 d..iriss. s'rl,sii
Won by 9th. 49, second 'tl thiri il 100. 81
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