New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Handicap Beats
Mcdonald at
Putting Shot
w. w. Barry, with l5-foo'
Allowance, Wins Contest
by 6 Inches

Although he put the sixteen-pound
shot the unusual distance of 49 feet,
Pat j. Mcdonald, the world-renowned
athlete, suffered defeat in his favorite
event at the annual field day games of
the New York Police Traffic Depart
ment, held at Witzel's Grove, College
Point, Long Island, yesterday. Nc
Donald was the victim of tremendous
handicap, and his good effort only
proved six inches less than that Of
w. w. Barry, of Traffic B, the winner.
Barry's actual put was "a feet inches,
but the handicap of Is feet gave him
the honors.
Egon Erickson. another police ath-
lete, known throughout the country for
his ability at high jumping, escaped
close defeat in his pet event Erickson
was likewise on scratch, as was Nc
Donald, and despite the wet ground
leaped over the bar at a height of 5
feet 8 inches. This total was also
credited to W. Neven, Traffic c. who
finished second, but as Neven was al
lotted a handicap Of 8 inches first
place went to Erickson as the scratch
man.
The leading honors in the fat mems
scales over 200 pounds-went to for
mer Olympic champions. Matt ]. Nc
Grath, the former hammer throwing
champion, finished first. with McDon-
aid second. Both were on the scratch
mark, allotting steep handicaps to
their rivals. They made most Of their
gains in the final 100 yards, when they
went into the lead to fight out duel
with McGrath, the winner by one foot.
However, the feature races Of the day
were the sprints for men who have seen
ment from ten years up. In the latter
race G. T. Sheridan, of Traffic A, al
though past the fifty-year mark, showed
himself to be speedy individual. He
proved in no uncertain manner that he
was the feetest of the field by beating
his mates home. although he started
from the one-yard mark. In the event
for men between twenty and twenty
i've years in the service, the winners
prize went to S. Johnson, of Traffic c.,
who was considerably aided by a
twelve-yard start.
Among the frequent prize winners of
the day was William Neven, Of Traffic
c. His final triumph was in the $50
yard handicap run, when ne led home
q field of twelve opponents over a hilly
and uneven course in handy fashion.
Neven, from the back mark of five
yards, came through only in the final
twenty yards, to win by two feet. T..
Oswald, of Traffic b, who started from
fifty yards and led for the greater part
of the distance, collapsed twenty yards
from The finish Sovora1 bvsto
went to his aid, but after Oswald got
to his feet he shook them off and stag
gered across the finish line fourth.
Three Thousand Witness Games
Although it rained throughout the
afternoon, over three thousand persons
watched the sports A keen fight was
seen for the team supremacy, with the
Grath's Traffic C division leading home
those from Traffic A.
The summary:
Tratric lscrstch) Fat Mcponsd TTafYic Snfa'"
thra tbfrai'A 4ss sseGnd ss Fsw0d Tra0 q ya:ds'
:, whesbarrow raceawon by W. J. Gould Traffic
Hayes Franc 'He G second T. MAlmnanssF 1ins Fy aga
ssventh seventh Precinct and W. Neven. Ttanic G. third
%as SS e wsrSwa by rrstas 4: rtans F. second
W. Pgsns Ss5 + da sh ,t a1 :, by
t9 feet. second: r. j. Wesch. Traffic (l3 fcet)
with IS feet . inches. third
y5cksn ksnns a hsn Jump s,,S Won by Esor
inches second: f. a. correli. Traffic az nches)
With feet s inches, third
Shoe racc-Won by w. V. Brown, Traffic F.; /.
" Rochester. Sixteenth District, second: G. j
HenTy. Traffic Z. third Tine o:s4 2-5.
weitsch Traffic a % yards). second; A. w. Har
rott Traffic c & .yarcsl. third. 1imc OIL
lo0-yard dash thandicap. between 10 anc
- years In servicel-Won by T. B Brown. Tran
yards). second A Gennerch. NJ, C. L. (scratch}
third. Tmc OIL
oo-yard dash handicap. men between Is am
20 years In servicel-Won by A. Strupel Traffic
tS yardsl w. keanelly Traffic q yards) sec
ond Beecher. Seventy seventh Precinct tscratch)
third. Time oil 81
loo-yard dash fhandicap men between 20 and .
years In 'service) Won BY s. johnson. Traffic
l2 Yards. G H. Chamberlain. Traffic D q
@ YARDS. third. Tine OIL i-5.
yard dash (handicap. men over 25 years Il
sardl r. G. WIdenauer Traffic z (6 yardsl. soc
ond; r. Cusack Traffic 3 Is yards). third Tim
01s
Obstacle raco--Won by w s. Oswald Traffic .
ga yardsl j. c. Melia- Traffic Il N4 yards
second; W. j. Gould. Traffic tscratch). third
Climbing creased poewon by J. Y. Lynch. Trai
&c c. third
ssoyard run-Won by W Neven. Traffic C
yards. A. w HardHt. Traffic G t25 yards
second asscond W W G Arts Traffic (s5 yards' thire