New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Shea Wins Race
By Inches in
N.Y.A.C.Meet
Pittsburgher Takes 440-Yard
Event in so Is Seconds
on Slow Track
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Mythical German troops were nn4 =.
rout IN every skirmish on the Travsux
Island grounds of the New York Az
letic Club at Pelham Manor, N. Y. va.
terday, where the organization festur.a
its centenary celebration with mil,
tary and athletic programme. Un..
Sans boys in blue and khaki psy.
thrilling example of their WORK .na
went through their manoeuvres VIA
such zest that the spectators did na.
have to leave much to Imagination.
The military attraction occupied
prominent part of the days festiyit;.,
and was watched by a tremendors
crowd that packed every nook and cor
ner surrounding the cinder track. W;h
the women bedecked in varicolored cns
tunes and the white togs of the nav
boys and khaki Of the soldiers cen.
spicuous, the scene was ar impress;ea
one.
Many prominent officers of h,A
branches of the service were present
The drill and exhibitions and 5ayads
were reviewed by Colonel J. C. +. Till
son and staff
Women Won Applause
Among the units TO perform were tn.
Company <, Ed 1nfantry,. g, fu,; and sss, =.
Women's Motor Corps The women
earned the greater amount Of the an.
! plause. They went through their drills
and marched with the skill OF vetenns
Their good showing earned them 81.
yer cup, which they in turn presentei
to the Home Defence Band of the New
York Police Department for its ala
The flags of the Allies were consp;eu.
Gus in the parade. and in several IN.
stances natives Of the countries they
represented bore the colors.
Frank Shea, the Pittsburgh Colless
student who won the 440-yard cham.
pionship last Saturday, gave brill;an.
J exhibition in winning the first div.
sion of the 440-yard handicap run
This event contained so many entries
that the cluD decided 10 split it into
two races. Shea started from scratch
IN the first heat, and, although forced
TO run on the outside of his field from
| the start, just managed to win BY
/ inches.
Shea Made Slow Time
The time announced for Shea's effort
! was Oo E-O ScCOuUs- MS was QlSaU-
pointing in view OF his many faster sf.
forts. However, the track was soft
and slow from the recent rains. Shea
was also forced to cover much extn
/ ground by running on the outside Of
! the course. Immediately after the gun
fire Shea dashed after his opponents
but it was not until the backstreteh
was reached that he showed his true
speed. He improved his position from
/ fifteenth to seventh. and at the head Of
the finishing stretch was in third DO
sition.
Shea succeeded in coming abreastot
Bert Schwarz, of Dickinson Hirh
School, some ten yards from the tspe.
The college champion then faltered for
moment. However. he recoveredhim-
self quickly, to finally gain the lead
by inches in the last two strides.
George Dernell, Pelham Bay, was the
virtual scratch man in the second see.
ton, but never seriously threatened
the leader. He succeeded in passing
many rivals in the final 100 yards but
was forced to trail home Gilbert Meet.
er and Harold Branch.
Shaw Badly Beaten
Charley Shaw, Columbia's new hall.
mile champion, failed to come through
winner in his first assignment from
scratch. Shaw was decisively beaten;
IN fact. so much so that at the end Of
the finishing stretch he gave up the
I task and trotted home.
The winner was Jack Sellers, New
York Athletic Club, who started from
the ten-yard mark Sellers ran bis
best judged race OF the season, to win
easily by eight yards. He began to in
crease his advantage early, and as the
field rounded the final turn was in the
van. 1t was a walk-over thereafter
with Sellers finishing in ! 81 3-5.
William Ganzemuiler, of Penn State,
college champion at one hundred yards
failed to survive the final heat in the
century sprint. The big mine worker
failed to overcome his handicap, al
though his speed impressed the on.
| lockers.
Sam Furgatch, Glencoe AthIetie
Club, with an eight-yard start, was The
winner. but the officials questioned hn
right to a novice runners allowance
and held up all the prizes. 1t is be.
lieved by the A. A L. officials that
Furgatch. who is a student at the hiSs
School of Commerce, has previously
won a prize
The summary follows:
Two-mile walk (handicap)- by ~
y. Rolker. New York A. c. (25 seconds:
II. Dacks, American w. A. Il :l5 second
Kurt Zulch, American W A. CAS- secondsl'
third Time. l5 :52 4-5. -,
Medicine ball contest (tvventy-man tesnsI
/ Won by Fort Slocum Pelham Bay, ~
ond; Camp Upton. third. Time. 1920 sA
Sixty-yard rescue race-Won by CO
Weber and Charles Pores, Pelham Bay; s<r
geant Gregory and Sergeant Ruddy. fG f''
Hancock, second: A. Evanston and ?: 0sF
lagher. l52d Depot Battalion, Camp Upsoh
third.
White Plains II. s.; 0 J. = y welsh. a'' carti, :
s.. second: C. w Martin, Stuyvesans H =
third. Time. i: :21 2-5.
-. loo-yard dash (handicap; final hess'Ta
yards); P. X. walteTs. PauIiss A; G; !
yards). second B. wcfers, jr.. New York >
G. (scratch), third Tine 0:l0 2-5. -.
oSo.yard run lhandicap) by sI
K. Sellers. New York A. C. 10 yards, Z. Z
HHrsws'eT HsrrS W,rss pauliSt A. G. 5 y@rds9s se xs
third. Time. / :57 s-5.
Won by P Mcdonald, New York A.
20 feetl. with 174 feet l inch; 7. q e e
cerson, st, Christopher Club (s5 feetl ~
10 feet ~ inches. second; Matt :; n
feet inch. third.
Hand grenade threwins.-Won BY ~ n
L.. NJ. Hochenburg. Camp Upton, WITH
points; NJ. H. Wilson. Pelham Bay, vita
points. second; Private F. }. MeDon0's-
c@Sp Pn,t,Dp ,Upt0p with l2 point t. third
by Private A. Hoffman. Mineoia Is -
With 4 feet ga inches; A Kurnnn ksn q
ing side A. c. g feet) with 46 fes n
inches. second; o. Pundt, Camp ups0h
feet). with as feet inches.
Running high jump lhandieapl-,W'ss ~
a Rnhs ns.~I n