The sun., 1918-09-21
SEVEN TITLES FOR
LOCAL ATHLETES
Three Pelham Bay Tars Are
Among Winners in Junior
National Meet.
Special Despdfch to TuE Srr.

GREAT LAKES. ILL.,, Sept. 2o.-New
York athletes. especially the boys from
the army environments and naval train
ing stations In the vicinity Of the metrop-
offs, swept the boards In the annual
Junior national track and field cham
pionships of the A. A. U. which were held
to-day on the superb track OF the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station. Seven
hrsts and six seconds fell to the stout
hearts. strong lungs and timber legs Of
Father Knickerbocker's representatives.
Scoring In eleven OF the nineteen
events, tho well balanced team OF the
Chicago A. A. captured the point trophy
with a total Of "a points. The Pelham
Bay Naval Training Station team gave
the wearers of the Cherry C great
fight totalling 80 points. The Great
Lakes n. T. s. was third with rs, and
the Illinois Athletic Club fourth with
~. Tho Meadow Brook Athletic Club of
Philadelphia scored 10 points for fifth
place
New York stars who carried the silks
~ their clubs to victory and earned
Junior championship titles were: Nc
Csbe. Smith and Caldwell OF the Pelham
Bay ". T. S.. johnson OF Camp Upton.
Shaughnessey OF Brooklyn Federal Rem
devious, Labowitz OF the Pastime A. c.
and Politzer Of the Mohawk A. C.
McCabe was the brightest star OF the
meet. for besides showing his heels to a
feet field Of fiiers in the half mile run
the tar from Pelham Bay finished sec
ond to Schwartz OF tho Meadowbrook
Club OF Philadelphia In the one mile
championship.
Shaughnessey OF Brooklyn Federal
Rendezvous breasted the tape a winner
IN the 4i0 yard event in the splendid
time Of forty-nine seconds. n new Junior
straightaway record. Johnson took the
Ave mile run. Smith the 220 yard dash,
Caldwell the pole vault, Labowftz the
ures OF 23.57 and Politzer the running
broad Jump.
Second Place winners.
New Workers. who captured second
places were Desh Of Pelham Bay n. T.
s. In the 22o yard hurdles. o'Bren Of
Pelham Bay N. T. S. in the 44o yard
run. Anderson of Pelham Bay N. T. 8.
In the broad jump. Traung of the swed-
!sh-American A. c. of Brooklyn in the
$40 yard hurfles and Fritz, unsttached
IN the javelin throw.
Despite the Icy blasts that swept the
field off Lake Michigan. three junior
records were smashed and another trio
equalled. The first meet mark to fall
was in the three mile walk. Louis La
bowitx OF the Pastime A. c. OF New York
covered the distance in 80 ST. beating
the former mark Of - 20 2-5. made by
Alexander Jessup Of New York at St
Louis last year.
The performance of Con c. shaugh-
messy OF Brooklyn Federal Rendezvous,
a newcomer in Eastern athlet!c fields. in
running 440 yards in 40 seconds fiat
was another meet record breaker. He
clipped fifth of a second off the mark
made by Frank ]. Shea Of the Univer-
sity OF Pittsburg in 1917. Shea's mark.
however. was made on course with
turn, while Shaughnessy's performance
was over a straightaway. the only one
OF Its kind in the country.
The third record was made in the
javelin throw Racine Thompson of
the Illinois A. c.. hurled the missile 1877
feet s "a inches. The former meet
record Of 165 feet inch, was held by
J Howard Berry OF the Meadow Brook
Club. the famous U. of p. athlete.
In the 100 yard dash Arthur Henke, a
former University of Chicago athlete.
now OF Great Lakes. won in 10 seconds
fiat. equalling the record. Walker Smith
Of the Chicago A. A. tied the record in
the 100 low hurdles topping the bar
rers in 10 2-5 seconds. and Gus Desch
Of Pelham Bay ". r. s. tied the record
in the 220 low hurdles, stepping one Of
the heats In 25 1-6 seconds.
TRACK EVENTS.
100 Yard Dash-won BY Henks. Great
Lakes y. T. s.; Hoskins. Chicago A. A,
Sied ia wsSTisr. camp Fremont. California.
10 ysId Dat g., Won by Smith. Pelham Pelham
o.sn. Morris A. c. Chicago. third, OF.
sen. Federal Rendezvous, Brooklyn.
rstsrai Rendsayou.. Brooklyn; osfien.
R:af% RaS 81 Suo sH1s RGss 1d
q seconds. tNew junior straishtaway rec:
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On" Mi. Ran"wsn BY, schwaIts'
S,S. FSs club Phaaseha us MS
brook club. fourth; Time. 49,: Co.
second. Prodst, Columbia A. c.. ST. Louis.
bird Konshanski. Illinois A. c. fourth.
g Iafss Ms w Ssa TSrs s Il s'E E
sSnran N 4, c. Bussslo. third; vosen. dsry
H tTo., y M, c; fourth Time 1881
40 Yard High Hurdlss-won by Smith.
Is!2Hto, second; Savage, cSo.so 4 A.
tourth. T Tlme' is ..s sseonS. '
go Yard Low Hurdle Raes-won by
House, Camp Fremont: Desh. Peiham
Barron, Meadowbrook Club. Philadelphia
fourth Time. rs s-10 seconds,
40 Yard Hurdles-won by Hause. Great
f, q HEo?klyn. :sso9d sodsddsksT, Great
A, fourth. Time. IS rs seconds.
FIELD EVENTS
Ppnuing High Jump-won by Rice
Camp Zachary Taylor. o feet IN inches
TrsNeeke, Chicago A, A., feet IL Inches
second. Krogness. Chicago A. A., feet
lo's inches third; McGarry. Boston Navy
Yard. 5 feet 10 inches. fourth.
. Running Broad Jump-Won by Politzer
Mohawk A. c. New York. 20 feet 81
i1'h's; Anderson. Pelham Bay y. T, 8
g FEET second; Brown. pelham Bay N
: 5, 81 feet ~ incheA third; Way
N"adowbrook Club. Philadelphia, Fl fee
~ inches. fourth.
Poe vauit-won by Caldwell. Pelham
"a" y. T. g.. IL feet 6 inches; Bean
i.os Angeles. IL feet 4 inches. second
p!psr Royal Air Force. Toronto. II feet
,hird! Wiikin. Great Lakes N. T. g., II
lee IN inches fourth.
Running Hop Step and Jump-won b.
nyerbee, Chicago A. A.. IS ~. sk ms.
hoshins, c, A. A. ~ n. In. second
Arlene Irish American A. C.. Boston. q
y, 81 ins., third: Anderson. Pelham Bay
~ y, ms, fourth.
Shot Put-won by Altman. Great Lake.
T. &, 40 feet ~ inches; Becker. iii
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