The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-04
GOtLITz CHAMPION
ATHLETE Or U. 5.
Chicago Boy Wins Title of Best All.
Round Man by Scoring 5,7O2 Points
at st. Louis Meet,
L. KARIMo SECOND
Detroit Entry Runs Winner Close Sec
ond With 5,577 Points -Goeiitz Did
Not Take First Place In Any Event

st. Louis, Sept. S.--Harry Goelitz,
is the greatest all-round athlete In
the United States. The bronzed Chi
-eAfe- Asy, another member of Martin
Delaney's marvellous c. A. A. organi-
zation. Communicated the title by run
ming up 5,702 points in the ten events
here today.
Goelitz succeeds Avery Brundage,
his lespectacfed tcammate, who was
unable to successfully defend his
crown L. Karimo, of the Young
Mems Order of Detroit, was second
with 5,577 points; r. +. O'Connor, an
unattached entrsnt from New York,
was third Howard Berry. famous
Penn star, and collegiate all-round
champion. failed to go to the post
Goelitz's feat of winning the champion
ship hardly ecipses the beautiful
. comeback" of Ted Meredith in the
relay Meredith's sensational quarter
mile gave the Meadowbrook club the
/ one mile race after it appeared In
/ for the Cherry Circle.
Cioelitz is champion because OF his
consistency He scored heavily in all
events except the weights. His work
was not fashy. but steady. as the table
viii, show. His premier efforts came
in the sprints, walk. high jump, and
pole vault All the more remarkable
Of his feat was the failure to win any
firsts.
Summaries,
7 St Louis, Mo. 3.-High jump,
Buck. Chicago A. A, first; Barron,
Neadowbrook. Philadelphia. second
Golitz, Chicago A. A, third; Brun
dage, Chicago A, A, fourth. Height,
s. inches.
Shot put-Karimo. Young Mems
Order, Detroit, first; Brundage, Chi
cago A. A, second: Goelitz. Chicago
A. A. third; Kelly, Los Angeles A. c.,
fourth Distance, 40 feet II l-2
inches.
Pole ~'vault-Buck, Chicago A. A,
first: McMasters, Pittsburg A. c., sec
ond Goelitz. Chicago A. A, third;
Karimo, Young Mems Order, Detroit,
fourth. Height, u feet inches.
440-Yard relay race,-Chtcago a. A.
! Ward. Eby, Landers, Holt, first;
Column bian A. c., St. Louis (Mahl,
ond: Meadowbrook, Philadelphia
(Meredith. Woodring, Trout. smithl,
third Time, A fiat
Four mile relay-Chicago A. A.
tMarceau, Schardt, Benish, FauD,
! first; Mill Rose x. G. New York
Pores, Gianakopolus. Kyroneen De-
, vaney). second Time, 1S:47 Is.
Hammer Understanding Chicago
=. A, A. first; Tycer, Mississippi, second;
O'Connor, unattached. New York,
third, Goclitz. Chicago A, A. fourth.
Distance 100 feet inches.
ss0-Yard Brundage, Chica go
A. A. first. O'Connor. unattached.
New York, second; Goelitz, Chicago
A. a. third, karimo, Young Meu $
> order, Detroit, fourth Time, 1854 4 IS.
one-mile relay race-Me adowhrook
Philadelphia CTrout, Berry. Smith,
Incredibly, first Chicago A. A. (Ward
.. FAN. Eby, smart). second, Time
S;28
S8o-Yard relay race-Chicago A. A
flanders. LOOMS, Smart. Ward)
first; Meadowbrook, Philadelphia
second, Columbian A. c. ST. Louis
, tMurohison. Bodeeker, Bechtold
MahD. third Time, 1923 3-5.
TWO mile relay race--Chicago A, A
! (Eby, schardt. Smart, FalD, first;
Meadowbrool. Philadelphia. lFields
I Glover. Fosterl second; Millrose A
G. ttiianakopnlos Pores, Kyronenen
= neveney), third Time. sos As.
Fifty-siN pound weight T Y e r
NJ Mississippi, first; O'Connor, unat-
. tached. New York. second Goelitz
Chicago A A, third. Brundage Chi,
caGo A. A. fourth. Distance, twenty,
= five feet. six inches.
; Broad -tump--Karimo Young Mems
Order, Detroit, first; Buck, Chicago A
A., second, Brundage. Chicago. A. A.
third; O'Conpor. unattached, New
York, fourth. Distance, twenty-five
feet two inches.
tached. New York. first; Karimo
Young Mems Order, Detroit second
: Goelitz Chicago A. A.. third. Kelly
? Los Angeles A. c., fourth. Time
. 5:24 2-5.
. one hundred-yard dash-First
heat~--Barron, Meadowbrook. Phila'
. delphia, first; Goelitz, Chicago A. A.
second; Brundase. Chicago A A.
third. Time, 10 3-b seconds.
One hundred yard dash, secont
heat--Karimo Young Mems Orders
Datroit- first -94's+eer- Bay St, Louis
Miss, second: O'Connor. unattached
4 New York, third. Time. 10 AS sec
onds,
One hundred and twenty-yard hur
die, First Heat--Barron. Meadow
brook. first; Goelitz. Chicako; A. A
disqualifled) Time. sixteen seconds
I fat
Second heat, l2o-yard hurdle
karimQ, Young Mems Club, Detroit
first; O'Connor. unattached. New
S York second Tyeer Missfppt, third
= Time l6 seconds f1at-Adv.
, Third heat. 12o-yard hurdle
D Kelly, Los ANGELES A. c.; first, Buck
r Chicago, A. A, seconds; time. 10 3-5
] T1o-yard dash, third heat
=. McMaster Pittsburg A A First
f Kelly, Los Angeles A. c.. second
Buck, Chicago A. A, third. Time
! 10 as seconds
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