New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Fred Murray Victor
Over Robert Simpson

lam J. Kennedy, Of Chicago. running n
rubber-soled sneakers. finished third.
Eight men made up the field, but hail
OF this number retired under the Cruel
ling pace.
Kelly Outclasses Field.
Fred W. Kelly, the Los Angeles Am
letic Club athlete. easily outclassed ms
five rivals in the PCntathlon contest Tor
the national title. The Coast star gath
cred q total Of three i.rsts, one second
and fourth place. for a total OF nine
.oints. in the five events that com
posed the test. Pat O'Connor had the
satisfaction Of heating Dan She's, each
having twelve and sixteen points, re-
spectively.
Hector Auray. Of the New Haven
Athletic Associations; X. $. ThOrne, an
unattached athlete, and Robert Nash,
home club athlete, completed the list
Of aspirants. Auray finished fourth
with twenty-one points, with Thorne
two points back but Nash retired from
the competition by not taking part IN
the 1,500-metre run after he had scored
seventeen points for four events.
Kelly won the broad jump with Il
feet n. inches, hcayed the javelin III
feet inches and made the fast time
Of % 3-5 seconds in the 200-metre run.
He finished second TO O'Connor in the
discus, while fourth place was the best
he could accomplish in the l,50O-metre
run, which went to Auray.
Sherman Landers. the Chicago youth
and national pole vault champion, gave
an exhibition Of his specially. After
safely clearing II feet he twice lacked
the energy TO carry him over II feet
7 inches. when he stopped.
The summaries follow:
PENTATHLoN COMPETITION.
Running broad Jump Won by Fred " Kelly Los
Angeles a G.. with q feet -. inches Tie for sec
ond between Pat OConuor Irish American a. G..
inchcs each. Robert Nash. New York A. e.. with -
feet ] inch. fourth. n. >. Thone unattached.
with 10 feo'. hfth. Hector Auray Ne" Haven A A.
Throwing the ja,elin-won by Kelly. lsl feet
1sh e., oCo . ~ 'S ss., nI os sf0?99 S1
fourth; Thorue. lo5 iect Inches. mn; Aur'y' 20
200 metre ruu inst hcstl-Won BY Shea. time
0.24 -. OConuor second. 90 .. Nash, hir1.
0.2j45. Second heat Won by Kelly. time o:22 IS:
Plsces Kelly. ! Auray, .. Thor,. g. SHEA 4;
Throwing The discus Won by oConnor IIs feet
Kelly. leS feet ~ inches. second: Shea IS feet Ga.
inches. third Nash. Sc feet = inches. fourth;
Thome. $ feet lc1. inches hfth: Aursy. 4S feet
/. zoo Ward rin-won by Auray. o'Conncr second;
shea, third: helly. fourth. Ihorne. MIN. Tine
reI,,.-kelly. ocoanor Y? shea. LINT. is AuI.y
OPEN EVENTS
loo- yard hurdles 90 hurdles. feet hishl-Won
by Fred : Murray. unattached. Robert sinPeon.
University Of Missouri second. Time. Ola 10
New SCrd, T T Oa 5Ee gS b, E. Ten
Lys NsT ioTE 20 { .S yards ,S Goln Se Hs
H.. 81 in
Running broad jump Ch,ndicsD) Won by F. R;
~ 20 feet inches !. l. AL. unai'sche1 ~
incnesl With actual Y q feet -. inche'. second.
actual OF 20 feet ~ inches. third.
Tlro"iHs the discus lhanac..P "Sn by feel
] y inches W f. Roos. New YORK 4. e. % ieetl.
BRADLEY. New YORK 4. {. 20 fceij. with actual Of
6OOyMd nun lhsndicsp)-wo by /. Z scud-
der New YORK A c lseIsichl; Far Eby Chicago
A G fi9 YARDS, third Tmr. ll24-5.
100 yard run Chaniic4pl-wcn ~ nsrlie w e.
New Y3'S o. ADS ss; le.on4 Wig Roy Msr.s
salem Crescent A {. tscrs,eh). third. Time
too-ysrd run tsrecisl-won by L. Z, scuddsi.
NV York A. C.. Ear Ely. Chicago A A. second.
Putting is-p2gnd shot. Chsndl ,sD)-WOn by ",
+ Roos, New Yofk c; e fesD. Win aetna. o'
siiy scratch With a. feet l inch second. H. g:
Cam. New York A. {. q fooil. with actual Of 45
Zee. I inch third
IOO-yard nun (specaD-won By 10. G LOOMS.
Chicago A A: Roy T. Morse Salem Crescent A.
G. second HenIy y. Williams. Spokane A. C..
Running hish lump (handicapl-won BY 10 G. !
Ioomis. Chicago A. A scratch. win 8 feet J
inches r. Locscher. New York A. &. q hcal. !
Walker New York A c Il !nchl. with actual Of
G feet inches third Icesche! Won Jump on
so0-ysrd run IandlcaD Won by Bernard /
Wefers IT, New York A. G. az yGTds) p. J. /
Frederick. New York A. c. (Sz yerds). second Tom
Lennon New York A. &. = yAnis). Third. Tine |
o - Is
T,go-mile walk thsndicap)-Wcn by II. = Remer.
New York A G. (scratchl H. kanOHttz. Morning
siJe G is seconds second. ST Plichita. !
Mohawk A C. 10 seconds third Tine. IA - 5-5.
Two mile steeplechase lnatons chsnpionshpl-
" Overton unattached. second. ". J. Kennedy. |
unGtta ched, Chicago. thi.d. Time 10 - 20.