New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-17
Pat and Mat
Stars of Games
AtCity College
Mcdonald Captures One
Weight Event and Nc
Grath the Other

World famed athletes and others
who have yet TO win their first medal
We'd for the honors in the track and
field games, held by the Intersectional
Athletic League, at the City Colleg
stadium yesterday. in aid Of the Army
Athletic Fund. The games attracted
some seven thousand persons, many o.
whom were unable to gain admittance
to the grounds, and were forced to
watch the competitions through the
picket fence surrounding the field. The
sum of Sis76O was collected for the
fund.
Bic Pat J. Mcdonald and Matt J. Nc
Grath, the two athletes who recently
Joined the New York Athletic Club,
were the stars Of the afternoon. The
small boys on hand msrvelled at the
ease with which they tossed the heavy
weights and the distances they OBJ
tanned with the .ead. In the l2-pound
shot put Mcdonald successfully de-
Tended his title as champion, with a
toss of 81 feet "a inches.
NcGrath, although out Of Compel
tion several months. showed no lack Of
training when he threw the 55-pound
weight distance of 81 feet u inches.
Mcdonald was second. with 80 feet.
Among the prominent victors of the
day were Eddie Frick, unattached, in
the S80-yard run; Jim Mcclure, in the
100 and 300 yard runs for Catholic
Athletic League athletes; Willie Plant,
in the one-mile walk; George w.
Dernell, Boys Club, in the 300-ysrd
open race, and P. J. White, in the 100
yard run.
The summaries follow:
A. A L. EVENTS
lGo-y1l dssh-Won BY 2. ]. White salem.
second. Albert Smith Mohawk A c. third. Tine
aSo-ySr1 Elnwon r George W. D'@slI; Boz,
sSo.yarI runEwo1 BY Eddie Fric, New Yo-s
! G,'4rsrrs RronI Church House. third Time. 200
Running high lgmD--Won BY Louis Watson. Al
: salem. Cre,cer, 4. {. with rect inches second
Christopher cub James Mcneil Presentation Club
lsrOud J.. Mailer, AnUuncation Club. third
one nile v,k-won by william Plant. Ion,
Alexander Jslup. unattached. third. Tin.
l-V warn i0' ltrifs-NfO DG Ioun j. tller
unattached. Eugene r Sanger. Company l. 1881
! Infantry. second Time 0l5.
! Run4ir. broad iump-Wr. by f. !. Jones. Al
| pha + {. e. wi'h 20 feet IN inches T. Ander
sen. Momiugslic 4 G. With 20 Feet 81, inches
second. J. Ard. MorInSsd- A. C.. with 20 fee
IA inches third
PutiinS i2-pount shot---won by Pa; Mcdonald
unattached. with 81 f,At "a, inches Nick Iishnes
Pa,'irre A G. vith IS fect :, inches ssccnd. J
Tagsarr, Glencoe A. G. with - feet inches
third
Throwing 5s.pound veght-woa by Mat Me
Grath. unattached. with 81 feet 5i1 inches Pa
NcDunal1. unattached. with % feet s>ocd. p
Wash. IRISH American A. E, with - feet 81
inches third.
Mcdlsy relay race ~, muesl--wr by s,
Chdsiopher club. Brooklyn A. A, second. Pauls
4 G.. third
CATHOLIC A. {. Events
J Toward dash-won by James J. Mcclure. Pres
entatlon Club Joe WSldrnn. Presentation Club
seCOnd; T. Kelly, Presentation Club, third Time
oil
3 SOO-yard rIr--Won nv James J. MCGUIRE. Prs
cntat.on club; Joe Waldron. Presentation Club
second. Tom ClORsry, PsuliS: A. C.. third. Tine
o3i
l.OoO-ymd ur Won BY c Corn.us. Psulst 4
g: IT, Cunningham Psulis5 A. G. secnud; W
Georgia. Paulist A. e. third Tine 2'-S
Two LAP relay race-Won by 81 Ctceli'
BROOKLYN Holy Trinity. New York second. Tine
' .gs 8.'.