New-York tribune., 1918-12-20
Corr Winner
OF Chief Race
In 22d Arnaory
Paulist Youth Captures the
Three-Quarter-Mile Event
From a Large Field
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Charles P. Corr, youth Of seven
teen years. representing the Paulist
Athletic Club, furnished big surprise
by capturing the three quarter mile
handicap run in the army and navy
track and field games Of the New York
Athletic Club, at 22d Regiment Armory,
,ast night
Opposed by twenty-five other OPP
pions, Corr came through with timely
sprint on the final lap to win easily
by eight yards
place came Jack Sellers, New York
Athletic Club, the junior national in
door 1,000-yard champion, who beat
Harry Wigger, Paulst Athletic Club,
in a sprinting duel for the place by
inches
Corr had q handicap Of go yards,
while Sellers started from scratch.
Wlgger was allotted 35 yards.
Both Corr and Wigger retained for
ward positions during The carly laps,
with Wigger assuming the van at the
talf-mle mark. In the meantime
Sellers had been rapidly moving tow
ard the front
Sellers and Wigger engaged in q brush
for first place, with the last named
finally falling back. Corr was fourth,
FIVE yards back.
The crowd was then electrified by a
sudden sprint by Corr. The latter 60
ing around his rivals quickly passed
Sellers and Wigger, and despite the
efforts of his opponents went on
"winging" to the finish.
Richard Remer, the premier walker,
made a heroic attempt, but found a
one-minute allowance too great, in fin
ishing second in the one-mile open
handicap walk.
The champion swept past eight op-
ponents; among them Eddie REM, but
trailed home twenty yards behind John
Coyle, unattached the winner.
James J. O'Brien, of Pelham Bay, 6
holder of two indoor Metropolitan tiles
also found the handicaps too steep ir
the 300 yard handicap open run. He
caught Alfred Smith, q sailor mate
fifteen yards from the finish, but ther
weakened. to be beaten by two yards.
Another Pelham Bay victory came ii
the one-mile army and navy handicap
run when Newton Brown broke the
worsted. 1t was his ability to judge
The pace better than his other oppo
nents that won fer him.
Eddie Mayo, from Fort Slocum, from
ten yards behind scratch, pulled W
with the leaders, but stopped, when h.
scraped both his knees in taking
heavy fall.
The summary follows:
One-mile run (handcap: closed 10 army an
nayl-Won by Newton Brown Pelham Bay n
T. s (scratch); f. Joyce. Pelham Bay N. T.
t945 yards. second; G. Nolan Pelham Bay N. I
75 yard dash (handicap; A A. U)-won b
Lester Canning Dickinson H. s. 90 feet); H
Wersger, Manual Training H. s. (s feet). second
r. L. Austin. Columbia University s. A T. c.
fee). tn rd. Tine. 0.0s l-5
600 yard run noyce; high snd preparator
schools Won by A. Mulcahy. st. Benedct's Pref
Cooper Union third. Time. l: :25 2-5.
Medicine BAH relay race topen to army and navy
Won by Company x. ED Regiment. n. Y. G.
Pelham Bay n T. S. first team second: Pelhal
Bay n. T s second team. third T me. 500.
Three quarter mile run toren handicap: A
~ Jack II. Sellers. New York A. C. tscratch), second
Harry W gger. Paulist A. C. (35 yardsl. third
V Time. $50 20.
. Ss0y yard relay race tcosed to 22d egnent)
y Wo by Company r. Company A. second Compan
e c. third Time. so Is.
n coward run (handlcsp: A 4 U)1-won b
d second Joseph Takasch. Fordham University s.
: T. c. Is yards. third. Time. O:3A
One mile walk (handicap; A. A. U.)-Won t
: John Coyle unat acfed Il minute): Richard Rene
New York A. c. tscratch) second; Bermal
American Walkers t45 seconds third. Time a
e five men EACH Won by Pelham Bay first team
>, 40 feet u inch; Pelham Bay third team. 3s fe
ii 6la inches second Pelham Bay second team,
G feet Sis inches, third.