New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Crath Adds
To Laurels at
Games
Policeman Athlete Shows
Fine Form Winning 1o-
Pound Hammer Throw
Bv A. c. Cavagnaro

Sergeant Matthew J. McGrath, zone
~ New York's finest" displayed the
,Yovsss OF his heyday in winning tn,
lS-pound handicap hammer event in
the final weekly games of the New
York Athletic Club at Travers Island
Yesterday The policeman showed srea,
consistency in hurting the weight. His
winning throw measured TIA feet .
;nrhes. but not one OF his four falt
.hrows was less than les feet.
NcGrath had to be at his hest to
sefeat his rivals. lie had to give big
allowances to the other competitors
and his victorious margin was less
shan two feet The first effort of the
policeman athlete recorded 169 feet 2 ~
lnchss. which i'll turn ne followed wit.l
vi feet 4 inches. l6S feet IL inches
and Ia feet 3 inches. He fouled two
of his six chances. On one of these
occasions his throw found the hammer
and bal resting over l15 feet away
from, the throwing circle.
Tom Anderson, St. Christopher Club,
with an allowance Of thirty feet, go,
the weight out for distance of 142
feet S1a inches, which gave him COM
hined heave of ia feet sir inches.
William Krapowicz. the veteran, with
a 20-foot handicap, recorded an effort
OF l65 feet Ga inches.
Odd Feature in Sprint
An unusual occurrence was seen in
the final heat Of the 12o-yard handicap
dash. when ali OF the back men quail
led to start in the final brush for the
nr;zes. The finish furnis shed one OF
~ fTbo,.1o~ "
Clarke. veteran of q dozen years Oh
The cinder path nosing out Peter J.
White, senior Met" and junior ma
,icnal indoor sprint champion.
Fred c. Teschner. the Glencoe star,
vas on the heels of White at the I'm
ism. Both Clarke and Teschner re-
ceived a two-yard start, while White
was on scratch All three came to-
gether AT the 100-yard mark, and from
there 10 The finish it was a stride-fo,
stride i-ht. with Clarke winning by
inches
Another driving finish brought out
considerable enthusiasm from the spec
tators in the three-q -quarter-m mile hand.-
cap run. 1t was q stirring fight dur
re the early stages among the high
handicapped men. At the head of tn.
stretch Arthur Wilson, New York A. c.,
am Stokeley. st. Christopher Club.
rounded the turn punched. Wilson.
with start Of sixty-five yards, had
conserved much energy and managed to
VIII by ono yard. Hill was second.
Remer Beaten in Walk
Dick Remer, the gray-haired walker,
made his first start III several months,
but he WAS rot in his proper condition
to beat his exceptionally high handi-
capped opponents in the three-mile
event However, he performed credit
ta5ly by finishing second behind Alex
sndeT Jessup. Morningside A. c., who
mad a start of two minutes.
IN the 440-yard race for enlisted
men Charles Walters, Pelham Bay, had
to thank bis big allowance of sixteen
rards for being enabled to lead home
Hal Finley and Gus Desch. two sailo.
mates
The summary follows:
l2o-yard dash Chandcap Won by c. Z.
Clark, Pelham Bay e. yards) Peter J.
White. Salem-Crescent a. c. (scratch), sec
ond' Fred 1eschner. Glencoe A. c. 60 yards)
-. Aa.yard run handicap. enlisted menl--
Won by c. Walters. Pelham Bay tl6 yards :
Hal Finley, Pelham Pay 40 vardsl. second :
4 " pesch Pelham Bay G yards), third,
Three-quarter- run thandicap) p)-won
yards Charles Hi. Glencoe A c. $50
Yards second: William Stokeey. ST Christ
opher Club (25 yards) third Time, 8 10
,lhree-nile walk handicap Won by
Alex. Jessup. Morningside A. c. g min
gtes Richard F. Rencr, New York A. c.
Scratch, second X Zulch. American
Makers Association l55 seconds. third.
Time, a :122s
Throwing the 16-pound hammer thandi-
cap Won by Matt J. ncGrath. New York
A. G. scratchi with Ia feet inches T.
Anderson. St. Christopher Club GO feet,
with l42 feet S17 inches, second; W. Krapo-
WITT unattached GO feet). with 40 feet 6 Il
inches. third.