New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-20
Pat O'Connor
Retains title
Rather Easily
Beats Fritts and Bartels fol-
All-Around Championship
at Celtic Park
By a. c. Cavagnaro

Patrick I. " OOnnor, lhe veteran AM
lete, met with little opposition in de-
tending his title as sll-around cham
pion of the Metropolitan Association
in the annual competition held under
the auspices of the Eccentric Firemen
at Celtic Park yesterday. Although the
husky Celt athlete was not in his best
form, he succeeded in compiling the
winning count of 4,562.23.
The runner-up position fell to Jack
r. Fritts, another tried athlete, who
was the only one TO force O'Connor to
do his best to win. Fritts showed lack
of training, or he might have tailed a
better total than 4.260645 points. W.
F. Bartels was in third place with A.
095.645 points, while John J. OLeary,
the only other competitor, had his
points for nine events thrown out for
failure to complete the full distance in
the one-mile run, which was the final
event.
O'Connor gave a creditable test Of
sll-around efficiency on both track and
field for all ten events which comprised
the test While he failed to collect as
many first places as did either Bartels
or Frltts, his table of efforts readily
shows his superiority.
He defeated his rivals in only two
events, taking the running broad Jump
and the 56-pound weight for distance
However, he finished second in six
~
and was disqualified in the 16-pound
hammer event for thrice failing to keep
within the boundary Of the circle after
hurting the heavy weight.
Bartels and Fritts Weaken
Both Bartels and Fritts won four
races, but when the true test came late
in the day they weakened from their
earlier efforts. Especially was this true
Of Bsrtels, who started as though he
would sweep his opponents aside, but
faltered badly at the end.
Leg and arm weary from the compe-
tition in the nine previous events, the
men toed the mark for the one-mile
| run. Fritts proved easily the stronger
Of mis- rivals, crossing the finish line
in 5:15 As, with O'Connor second and
Bartels third, more than a full minute
| behind Fritts.
The day proved of great interest 70
| the 5000 persons on hand. Besides the
| all-around fixture more than 500 ath-
| letes strove for glory in the eight
other races. That the track upon which
the senior local championships will be
| held next week is in fine condition was
shown in the many fast times reported
The summaries:
METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION
ALL-ARoUND CHAMPIONSHIP
: ico.ynd dssh--won By W. F. Barels. unst.
time oil 40. second. P. j. OConnor unst-
thched: tins. o:i2. third: j. R. Fritts unattached.
Putting ls-pound sha-won By Bartes. 81 fs-,
70 inches; 0'Counor So feet inch, secoUd
Fritts 81 feet sl1 inches. third; o'Leary. 81
Running high iump-won By Fritt, 5 feet 8
inches, OConnor, feet inches, secoud. Birte,s,
: feet inches. third; oLeary. feet inches.
ss0.yrd r.ls-woa by Frits. time. .5.5I -;
o'Connor. seoond: oLeAry. Third B.rs,s. fourth;
feet inches: Fritts. 10 feet inches. second
oIeary. s. feet 81 inches. third: o'Conn0r.
Pole vault FOR h.Isht-wOu By Fritts fee; ;
inches; o'connOr. feet. second; Barrels. feet.
I2o.yrd hlrh hurdles-won By Barrels. time.
OBS s-5. 0'Connor. time. ole, second: Frits.
time. O.ls as. third O'Leary. disqualified.
o'cornOr. % FEET "a inches: B,ftss. "a iset az
i n., 'eeOgd Frittss y feet inches third
Running broad jumpEWon b, o'Connor 10
feet an inches: O'LeAly. 10 feet inches, second
Fr;s. 10 feet. third Barrels. II feet y inches
ono.mns rIn-won By Fnts. time. Sis IS;
o.cOn5or' iims, S2l 10, second Bites' tine
F,n al point it4 .eor.o0cSn ii 45s22a: Fnts.
1890 san. Barrels. 4.Os56,h; oLesU. out
failed % finish IN all ten events. as prescribed
OPEN A. A. L EVENTS
lOo-Jard dash thndic,pl-won By 2. Mac
canon. ST. Chnstophsr's Club ~ yGds); Andy
ASSrt snltS, Mohawk a. c. 10 yards. third.
IS ss6.yId run Cuo-io.J-woq By P. J. M;Des.
ough. IT,, Pastime A. C.: A mcheie, 81 MAY
A 4, second John T,'un. salen-crese-n' A
Tvo-mils bicycle race lscra,ch)-Wou BY A
Aieholal New Ensl.ad whsslRegi d L w.t So.
E fSt Gr' %s..sa iiird ''''4 I'm. 555
i.oOo-ysrd run lhandicsPl-Won oy Le L.. 4.
Bg But jersey Hariiers9 A A C55 yartsll.
second snks A Deviney. Mllrose A. A. lscratchl'
'! so6-yatd s run Jth,adcap)-wOn BY Gsors, W.
Dernail. Boys Club t,erltchl L. Windmu;li y,
PsnniHt A. C. az yards second A. JSes' NO
hawk 9, ydds, ,adl ats5 W@' 3 S' William Vii
rell Bronx Church Houss u 2ol. sscoud; huf'
zql.h jo.5ol. third; Tine. ls!a s,5i No, r,
Ha--y Coral P,stins A C. Il FOOT. with 20
f... o., inches ScE Iilhni. P,siims c. q
fee,l With 20 Zee, S inches, second, Divd hsen,
Berg. Glsnoos A c. {, toet). with As feet 3
sso,yrd relay rae. Chande.D)I;woar By Jersey
" X Brl,ch ard A. K Smith. 3IS yards:
Mohawk A c. "a wahinron.. J. rghe. Z g.
Joas, Ind SMITH 5Ih y'ft'' s s,SSTa "A Ape.
Pendl.toul, 81 yards third. Tins. l:32 as.