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New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Dan Shea First
Pastime A. 6.
Pentathlon
Fireman Athlete Springs Big
Surprise in Defeating - -
Bernard Lichtman

Dan Shea, the ireman-athIete OF the
Pastime Athletic Club, recorded a sur
/ prising feat when he defeated Bernard
/ Lichtman in the handicap Pentathloa
I championship of the club, :. hich was
held at the Macomb's Dam Park track,
The Bronx, yesterday. Throughout the
/ five-eyent test it was duel between
the two boys, with She@ earning the
honors by / point margin in tallyiRg
count of 10 points.
1t was the fire fighters. greater agil-
ity in the running and jumping con-
tests that gave him the richest prize.
Shea won three first places, the broad
jump, 440-yard walk and 35-pound
weight contest, and finished in a dead
the 100-yard dash. Shea's poorest eff
fort was in the shot put event. where
beef is vital factor, and he trailed the
! field of five contestants. T.ichtman
captured the shot put, while James
Bascomb earned the fifth first place by
taking the 100yard sprint race.
Shea had to concede steep handicaps
in the broad jump, but with a splendid
jump of 20 feet managed to defeat his
nearest rival by a comfortable margin
Llchtman, with an allowance of ] foot
8 inches, accomplished leap of 10 feet
inches. In the sprint race Shea.
from scratch, managed to get up Just
in time to cross the tini h line abreast
with Lichtman, who enjoyed 4-yard
advantage.
Perhaps Shea's most astonishing per
formance was in the throwing of the
35-pound weight. In this contest lie
was the third choice with Lichtman,
each having 4foot handicap, but he
! surprised his most loyal friends by re
/ turning a throw Of 81 feet 1 inch.
This proved more than one foot better
than Bascomb, who was second, with &
! 7foct start.
TIE summary follows:
g., Running broad Jump thandicspl Won by par
s inches), with 10 feet 8 inches second: Nisk
Yiahnes q feep. with Is feet 2Is inches thirs
J. Bascomb g feet inchesi with Il feet .
inches, fourth: j. Godenberg a feeu. with Il
I4chtman Is feet with 81 feet Inches: Colder
borg q feeD. with 5j feet IL inches secos,d
9iahnes (scratch, with 55 feet inches. -tha
44o.yard walk lhandlcapl-Won by Shea e.
second Goldenberg g seconds. second. Lich-
man u3 seconds. third: Yiahnes tao seconds :,
fourth; Bascomb tS3 seconds fifth.
lo0-yard dash (h8ndcapl.- by Bascornb %
yardl Shea tscratchl. and Lchtman a yards
I finished in dead heat for second place. Yiahnes
10. no Yards G1 fourth GoldenbeFs Is yards. hftb-
g, Throwing s5-pound weigh. thsndicsp,.-w b.
feet. with q feet oS. inches second: Lichtnnst
a feet. with 3 feet q inches. third: Ylahlles
Final poin's-Shea 10. Iichtman H. BascontS
49, iiahnes H. Goldenbers 10.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Adolf Arnold
Best Walker in
Handicap Race

Adolpi Arnold, the hfty-onc ycar.cid
athlete continues to reign supreme
over the "cld boys by winning the
ihree-mlle handicap walking race for
men over forty years of age. which
lcatuNd the annual outdoor meet of
'he American Walkers Association
beld at Macomb's Dam Park. The
uronX, yesterday. Arnold was allotted
'ae Start of two minutes and forty-iivo
'etonGs and, after coming abreast of
The leaders at the two-mile point. went
on to win alone as he pleased.
following Arnold, in second place.
VS. ", a. Aggerholen, representing the
Walkers Club Of America. who owns
up to being siXty-eight years old. Ag-
Eerhoien set the pace until caught bv
Arnold, when he had to fall rearward
alter taking the pace Of his rival for
one turn OF the quArtcr-mile track.
Arodes, another Walkers Club member.
was third. The field of seven veterans 3
was sent on its way by Benny Leonard,
ING lightweight boxing champion.
Joe Aronscn, Pastime pedestrian.
Who saw service with the marines at
Chateau 1hierry and is home with an
''J"i0N hHeS' SEM away tno ue!d in
the ilve-mile handicap walk. This event
went to Alexander Jessup, Mornincside
a. c., who Lad a two minute start.
hyron Hcarns, Of the Pastime A. C., the
virtual scratch. man, with leeway Y of
one minute thirty seconds, was second.
In the three-mile novice walk Charles
brauenhch, Pastime A. c., was easily
cest of the field, taking the pacing posi-
tion after going 220 yards and holding
It TO the finish
The summary follows:
mile walk thsndicap, open to men orcr 40
1s4'Se o. aeel.-Won BY Adolph Arnold. Pastifne
TMS T. y mia 10 sec a. Aggerhoen Walkers
pnp n q America 6 min. As seJl second: A
lode lode Walers Club of America q mn d sec J
l'me. u 1ST " - VIZ ''''' 'o"i''i'
tl'e'mils wsls chand!capl Won by Alexander
,,si Teens Iqstmo l. G. Il min 30 seo) second NSn1'
,s si'' Aalnohy American Walkers Association @
ti'ss niie walk noyicel Won by G. Braucn-
llast Fssiime e. G.; f. r. Harrington Long
''r' 'NE a. c second: w Redey, Pastimc
'' 'f iiAfl. -
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
General House Cleaning Neyt Spring

WE led believe representatives Jockey
indicated that the
turf will be puged of number of undab before the
another racing
1T SAID jockeys and will
newals All OF which excellent if There great
smoke as to certain connections whose
las been erratlc the least with alleged
boonakers Where there much smoke there
racing associations have within truth
Whether false the
into their confidence.
Speaking OF Jockeys,
pung the If young are indeed then
they decidedly their licenses revoked
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21

the fifth reduced the advantage of their
opponents to 2 up. Bowling then got a
birdie on the sixth, against As for
his, opponents. and the score became
/ down. Kerrigan squared the match
on the seventh, where he got birdie
2: Mclean then made his birdie on
the, eighth, and his side became / up
again. When they halved the ninth
they turned for home with that lead.
The tenth was halved in As, and 3s
for Mclean and Macfarlane on the
eleventh put them up. Mclean made
it 3 up again on the twelfth, where he
got birdie 4, to 5s for Kerrigan and
Dowling. Both Mclean and Macfarlane
won the thirteenth with As, and they
became up.
The fourteenth was halved in As.
and when the fifteenth was halved in
Is the match went to Mclean and Mac
farlane. They played the bye holes
and they halved the sixteenth. Mclean
got his last birdie. 3, on the seven
teenth, which gave his side the hole.
The home hole was halved.
The best ball scores:
McI.sne and Macfarlane--
N 2'' ..::.::..:l ::.::.:.l z ( s-3s-ss s-3s
:, G'' '''''s'' ''"' ''' ''3'"fF : ! s--o ~
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
KammerDefeats
Walker inBig
Links Match
Fox Hills Club Champion
Easy Victor in Amateur
Title Play

In the final round at thirty-six holes
TOR the amateur championship of
Staten Island, August F. Hammer, the
Fox Hills Golf Club champion. made
short work of A. L. Walker, jr., the
Richmond County Country Club cham
pion, as he beat him at the twenty
eighth hole Of the match by 9 up and
s to play.
They started off in brilliant style.
halving the first hole of 394 yards in
the par Of 4. Hammer scored his first
win on the second hole of APT yards,
which he won to 5, the par for the
hole being S. The short third hole
of 23o yards was halved in the bogey
OF a. Hammers faultless play stood
by hm on the fourth hole of 500
yards. as he won it in a to 5, the
par of the hole being s. This gave
nlm lead of up, which Walker
promptly, cut to 1 up by winning the
9th mole in par. The sixth was
IN his good work by winning the next
two short holes in 8 each. The ninth
hole, "'Old George" of $50 yards, was
halved in the par Of S, Hammer go
ing out in 36 to SO, and leading by 8
up at tho turn. This was excellent
golf. Us par for the first nine holes
is 80 and bogey is 40. The tenth
hole OF $50 yards was halved in the
par of a. The eleventh hole of 355
yards is where Hammer moved up an
other notch, as he won it in 4 to 5
and increased his lead to up. The
short twelfth was halved in the par
b;rt1
par Of 4. The fourteenth was won
by Hammer in S to 6. and his lead
was increased to S up. The fifteenth
hole Of 522 yards was halved in the
par of S, but they were both very
ragged on the sixteenth hole of 352
yards, as they halved it in 6 and the
par is 4. The seventeenth of $40
yards was halved in the par of 4,
while Hammer won the eighteenth hole
Of $50 yards in the par of 4, and
finished the morning round with lead
of up. He came home in 80, two
strokes over par, completing the round
in rs. Walker came in in AZ. with a
round of 81.
The afternoon round was Of short
duration. The most perfect golf was
not required and it was not played, as
Walker had a forlorn hope They
started off by halving the first hole in
5, one stroke over par, and the second
hole was halved in the par Of S, while
the third hole was halved in A. one
stroke over par. Hammer then took
the fourth hole, of 500 yards, in the
par of 5, and incidentally increased his
led to 7 up. The fifth hole was halved
in par and the sixth in one over par,
while the short seventh was halved in
the par of 3. Hammer won the lily
pond hole, of 224 yards. in to 5, and
was 8 up, and he followed it up by
winning the Old George ninth hole, Of
539 yards, in 6 to 7. and increased his
lead to up. going out in Al to 44. He
was then dormie 8 and the match was
near it's end, which came on the tenth
hole Of 800 yards. which was halved in
the par Of 4, and Hammer proved the
victor by up and to play.
Their SCores u,nre.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21

Smith and Cameron
Victors in Golf Match

A fourba'l professional match was
played over the Sunningdale Country
Club links, Scarsdale, in which Gordon
Smith, the clubs professional, and Fer
guson Cameron, North York Golf Club.
defeated Carl Anderson. Bronxvills
and Ernest Anderson, Lawrence ParK
Country Club, by the narrow margin %
| up. The men played grand golf, their
best balls being 73 and "a. The course
is 6,2S5 yards long and the par is -.
1t was fine display of sklful playing
as is shown by their best ball scores,
and it was greatly enjoyed by the mem
bers of the club who followed tho
match.
The best ball scores were:
I 81 j 4-s7
Anderson Brothers
} 5 5 s 3 4-as a
Smith and Cameron
S 5 3 4-ss-7s
Anderson Brothers
5 4-sc-7l
Smith won the fifth hole, of 395
yards, in 3, one stroke under par, and
the tenth hole, of 345 yards, also in -,
one stroke under par. while both sides
did the last nine holes in 36, one stroke
under par, as the par in is 81
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Big Boom in Sports in Prospect

month November particularly
elusive is likely the pronounced revival sports
the United States took u hand in the world
The sporting the War De-
PARTNER" ruling that
curtaied
Because OF the that practically
cceees OF the United States military
subject the regulations
college
oarTanged Add this the
Spanish influenza which
gathering together,
ecreato and little difficulty
which obtains the circle Of college present.
However, there
with benefits
athletic
schedule of college football Those big
greater than night will be
weather the influenza
mid November the college
dcontes
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Sprints Will Again
Feature 6-Dav Race

All the Allied countries will be rep
resented in the annual inter national
six-day bicycle race which will start
in Madison Square Garden December 1,
at midnight, and continue until mid
night December z.
Great interest is added to the
cycling. classic this year because it
will bring before the American public
some of the war heroes of France,
Italy, England and Belgium. Many of
the siX-day stars, who were too busy
chasing the Huns last year, have won
their spurs at the front, and as a re-
ward have received furloughs to come
here to race
The point system of scoring that
governed the race last year and made
~ one OF the most exciting race in the
history of the classic, will again pre-
vail. This means almost continuous
sprlnting throughout the week
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Tigers Lead Clubs of
American League
In Service Men

HHlCAGO, Oct. 2O.-Rccent
W claims that the Cleveland
club led American League
clubs with eighteen stars in its
service flag, sixteen of them
representing players in the army,
caused President B. 3. johnson to
ask each of the eight clubs in tho
league to give the number of its
men in the service.
The head Of the league an
nounced to-day that the Detroit
club was the first to respond with
an official list of twenty-four play.
ers in the army and navy--sevcn-
teen in the former and seven in
the latter--and a manager going
overseas for the Knights of Co
lumbus to promote athletics.
With only one man in a ship.
yard, President Navin of Detroit
challenged the major leagues to
beat its loyalty percentage. The
Chicago club has sixteen players
in service, four of them officers,
while other clubs in the league arc
to be heard from.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Morse Dry Dock Team
Victors at Socce,

The Morse Dry Dock soccer eleven,
which includes five members of the
famous Fall River Rovers, showed it.
seit to be one of the most dangerous
teams in the vicinity Yesterday bv
defeating the Standard Shipbuildinp
+. G. by goals to in the opening
round of the United States football
cup contest at Hawthorne Field in
brooklyn. Holgate, from Pawtucket de-
field all opposition in scoring the first
point, which was a really great goal.
Beardsworth, of Fall River, scored
next. and the half ended 90 in favor
of Morse Dry Dock. Beardsworth ne
gotiae d penalty kick in the second
period and Holgate shot the fourth
goal.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Influenza Postpones
Public School Games

The Spanish influenza has caused the
postponement OF the annual indoor ele-
mcntary school track and field cham
pionships Of the Public Schools Ath-
etic League. which were scheduled for
the 22d Regiment Armory Oh next Sat
urday afternoon.
1t was deemed advisable by the
school authorities to defer the compe-
tition, owing to Che prevailing epi-
demic, until probably the early part
of next month. Each school will be
notified Of tho postponement 10 day.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Bowling Tourney in Doubt

TOLEDO. Ohio, Oct %. Officials Of
the American Bowling Congress in
meeting here to-day decided to post
pone further action relative 20 calling
off the 1919 tournament scheduled to
be held here next March If conditions
improve Secretary A. l.. Lantry an
nounced, another meeting will be called
for next December, at which time def
mite action will be taken.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21

THIS is Sergeant James H.
\ lean Engineer Corps France. the
game has hindered his ability throwing the discus,
was manifest the Allies
closely approached his
was among
oy Cambai in
chance
worker the Third
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Stokeley Wins
RoadRun Three
Times in Row
St. Christopher Athletes
Takes Invitation Event in
New Course Record

c'iliam Stokelev, the rangy st.
christopher Club harrier,> character
;zed his fourth successive winning of
the weekly invitation road run Of the
Norningsidc Athletic Club by estab-
lshing new course record for the
Harlem trail yesterday. In continu-
ing his victories Stokeley was com
yelled to be at his best, as Max
Bohland, the speedy Paulist Athletic
Club runner, was right at his heels
throughout
From the start until within two hun
dred yards of the finish Bohland and
Stekeley ran together. with the latter
setting the pace during the greater
part of the way. Bohland enlivened
the proceedings somewhat by testing
Stokeley frequently with spasmodic
spurts, to which Stokeley always ehal-
lenged hard However, Stokeley had
preserved the greater amount of en-
ergy for the final effort, and when it
came managed to outsprint the Paulist
representative by some fifteen yards.
Eddie Weiman. of the Morningside
club, who was third, led home the re-
mainder of the twenty runners, almost
one minute behind.
The time Of 25:29 accomplished by
Stokeiey in leading home the field Of
barriers proved % seconds faster than
his best previous time for the course.
As this trail is a new one. the time set
by Stokeley will be put down as a new
record
The eurrnarv follovuS.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Robbins Beat LongfelIows

The Robbins drydock soccer team
won the first leg on the United States
cup for the championship yesterday
afternoon, when they defeated the
Longfellows by score of to O. There
are sixteen teams in the fight for this
cup, which is now in possession of the
Bethlehem Steel team, they having won
it last year. Not in five years has
Brooklyn had possession of the trophy.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Soccer to GiUe Big Aid in
Big War Work Campaign

, during the big drive week, the entire
proceeds to go to the general fund. 1t
( is my humble opinion that association
football will turn into the campaign s
treasury far more than any several
other contributing sports combined.
The Belgians' visit Will be an inter
esting event from the viewpoint of in
ternational football. English teams
have come here in the early days of the
kicking game in this country-Tom Ca
hills Pilgrims of five years ago are
most vividly remembered by followers
of the game-and these aEgregations
from the home of the dribbling sport
have met with varying fortunes in this
country.
The United States Football Assoeia-
tion's first international team on tour
wallopcd Norwegian and Swedish fed
Grafton and combination teams in the
summer of 1915, and other interna-
tional clashes were in the making when
the United States got into the war
A second tour of Scandinavia by a
representative American team, which
also will visit Holland, Spain and
Portugal by invitation on this trip and
may also dip into France, where asso-
citation football is quite generally
played, is on the cards for soon after
tue teIlN lnAtlOn OF the war. Inc war
forced the indefinite postponement of
q Canadian United States international Il
series, and Cuba and various South
American countries have made stand
ing invitations to the United States
Football Association to send a team
to represent this country on their
playing patches.
Secretary William W. Roper, of the
Sports Activities Committee of the
United Campaign, has requested Soc
Ger Secretary Cahill to arrange an
itinerary for the Belgian team. Cahill
has yet to announce the teams which
the Belgians will meet, but no doubt
the games will be played in New York.
philadelphia and Washington and some
New England soccer centre such as
Fall River, Mass, or Pawtucket, r. I.
1t is Is to l shot that the Beleians'
opponent at the Polo Grounds. where
most likely the New York game will
be staged. will be the national cham
pion Bethlehem Steel Football Club.
In Philadelphia either the Merchant
Shipbuilding "a" team, of Hartman.
Penn, or Dsston Amateur Athletjr
Football Club of Tacony would be a
likely match.
X. L. kwong, manager last wear Of
the New York Chinese Students Foot
ball Club, captain OF the Columhia
Chinese crew and a member OF Tho
Columbia mat team, has written from
Flanders. where ha is " NJ -
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
Grace Worthy Wins
Big Speedway Event

Grace Worthy the bay mare owned
by John j. Morris, won one of the best
races of the season in the 1 :O7 trotting
event in the weekly light harness
horseracng matinee of the Road Driv-
ers' Association of New York held at
the Harlem speedway yesterday. The
mare broke in the initial of the three
heat event but in the two other brushes
went along at her best, to win by close
margins. Only four of the six races
sch heduled were completed owing to the
rain.
Straight-heat victories marked the
other three events. John Gayson, with
A. Bruno in the sulky, captured the
l:19 trot. while the / 10 trot went to
Mamie G. Lustrous Mckinney won
over Lillian w. and Countess Kohl in
two slow efforts in the |: :05 pace.
The summary follows;
New-York tribune., 1918-10-21
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New-York tribune., 1918-10-21

X. L. Kwong, manager last year Of
the New York Chinese Students Foot
ball Club, captain OF the Columbia
Chinese crew and member of the
Columbia mat team, has written from
secretary attached to Canadian forces
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-08
GETTING READY |. FOR ROAD WORK FOR THE SUMMER Territorial Commissioners Will Leave Tonight on Power Boat for
 Inspection. TO INSPECT CHANNELS Will Make An Examination of the Dry Pass and
 of Another
 Portage.
TO INSPECT CHANNELS

The three members of the Terri torial Road Commission, E. c. Hurl- but, H. T. Tripp, anf T. E. P Kee- gan, will leave tonight for a several weeks trip of inspection on the gas boat Tillicum. Their first stop will be at Tenakee Inlet where an in spection of the portage between Ten akee Inlet and Port Frederick will be made.
 From Tenakee they will go to Rocky Pass where they will make an inspection as to the advisability of placing buoys along the channel for small boat traffic and they will also inspect Dry Pass with view to dredging that channel. It is un derstood that the cannerymen oper- ating there are willing to stand a proportionate share of the expense of the dredging.
 After leaving Dry Pass, the party will visit Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg, where road work will be inspected to secure data for laying out the coming seasons work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-08
CAPT, WHITNEY
 AND BRIDE ARE
 GIVEN WELCOME

Captain George H. Whitney, in spector of hulls for the United States, who returned on the Prince Rupert yesterday with Mrs. Whit ney, bride, was greeted with ap- propriate ceremony by his many friends in the city. The couple were met at the dock and Mrs Whitney was taken to the Hotel Zynda, while Captain Whitney was given appropriate ceremonial greet ings by his many Masonic friends at Odd Fellows hall.
 The many friends of the couple who live at the Hotel Zynda labor ed long and faithfully and decorat- ed the hotel throughout in honor of their arrival. The lobby, hallway to their suite, and the suite of rooms which they will occupy were all tastefully decorated in honor of their arrival
 Captain Whitney and his bride were married last week in Seattle. Both are well known here as Mrs. Whitney spent the greater part of last summer at Juneau, guest at the Hotel Zynda.