The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
DE\ lNNEY VICTOR
IN STEEPLECHASE
PetaiI Title I'm National
Cha ,pionship Over Jumps
at Newark.
Ny. Al G. TRIPLE WINNER
McCannpn's Great Race Robs
Mercnsy Footers of Clean
Gu ep in Relays.
Ny. Al G. TRIPLE WINNER
BY eEoR!eE n. UNDERWOOD.

Thala CROWN UY QClCdllIB a bclCCl hClu
a, long dists GERS in the national A. A.
IT, two mile fteeplechase championship
yesterday afternoon. The chase was
hs,d in conjunction with the metropoli-
tan quarter lmile. one mile. two mile
and four mile Relay title events and the
national pentsthlon championship on
City Field in Newark.
Deyanney led thome Pat Flynn OF the
Paulist A. c., WHO UP until the last few
months did MOST of his training chas-
ing the Henies with the Fighting Sixty
ninth In FRANCE. by about thirty-fve
yards Flynn beat Max Bohland Of the
Paulist A. c., he cross country cham
MON. by sixty lizards for second place.
pohland just n1Psed out Bob Crawford.
me former scholastic cross country
champion, for third honors.
Devanney covertHd the two miles, TAX
ing thirty-two fences and eight water
3umys along the route. in the corking
fine Of 10 III 2-5. 1t was as fine an
exhibition Of steepl1 echasing as has been
seen since John 4Daly. the old Galway
nisr was in his prime.
McCannon Balkys New York A. @.
Three Of the foHF Metropolitan relay
championships fell to the New York
A. c. That the Mercury Footers did
not make a clean I sweep was due to
rocky little Ed AHcCannon Of the ST
Christopher Club, I who furnished the
surprise of the meett He spotted ]. r.
Patterson Of the Newt York A. c.. Metro
politan 220 yard champion, eight yards
IN the final 10 yardi leg of the quarter
mile relay race and tbeat the Mercury
Footer TO the tape.
MoCannon's great running in the qua--
ter mile relay was the Neal feature Of
the afternoon. When thu start Of the
final leg was launched Nthe Mercury
Focters apparently had the Eace clinched
for Andrew Kelly. the HolS Cross col.
itgian who holds the world'A 500 yarG
irdoor figures. had handed Patterson a
nine yard lead on Jimmy O1Rrien of
Loughlin Lyceum, who In turn dot away
a yard ahead of McCanron. with Pat
terson a good eight yards to the fore, the
struggle for first honors seemed bver.
To the surprise of the onlookets, how
ever, McCannon shot up and passed
o'Brien on the turn and headed for
Patterson. Entering the home stretch
the little colored lad. skimmhng over
the cinders as If on the wings Of tie
wind, rapidly overhauled the Mercury
Footer. Just before the tape the little
darby cannon ball hurled himself past
the Mercury Footer to win by a foot and
half
Splendid Time.
McCannon covered the 10 Yards
around a turn in the corking time OF
~ 30 seconds. st. Christopher Clubs
time for the full quarter was 45 sec
onds. The Glencoe A c.. which, had
strong hopes OF capturing the race, Vyere
put out Of the going In the second heat
OF the race, when Eddie Hosmer. r,in-
ming the last leg for his team, pulled n
tendon and was incapacltated Cor the
day.
The accident to Hosmer occurred about
twenty-five yards from the tape, but by
splendid display of gameness the
Glencoe A. G. man, who was leading,
pluckily stuck to his guns and held the
LEAD safe. He was unable to start IT,
he final, however, and Glencoe's hopes
went glimmering.
Through blunder of the A. A. u Of
hcials the national championship in the
Pentathlon. which also was to have been
decided, will not be awarded until next
Monday. In the 200 meter dash of the
Pentathlon event. which was run in two
heats against time. the second heat was
won by Jack Fritts of the New York
A c. In 20 3-b seconds. with John Booth
OF the Paulist A. c. second IN 28 As sec
onds. The figures made by Fritts and
Booth were better than the times of
1866 and % seconds made by Dan
shea and Bernard Lichtman OF the Pas
time A c., who finished first and second
in the first heat.
A. A. U. Again Errs!
That made the placings In the 200
meter event Fritts. Booth, Shea and
Lichtman. Then the officials discovered
the iact that only one timer had held the
Nstch on the second heat That necessi-
utea declaring it no race. Referee
frederick W. Ruben ordered that the
race be rerun on the same track next
Monday at P. NJ. The title will be In
Aoeyance till then.
with the 200 meter event thrown out
l illus ana Lichtman are tied for first
w. I'm ! points each. Shea finished third
WIN II points. AS he will not be ar
iected by the run of of the 200 meter
event he was awarded third prize. Not
counting the 200 meter event Fritts took
sNo nrsts, second and a third LIGHT
.lSn won one first and finished second
IN three other events,
from nasfall to finish the two mile
'ratonal steeplechase event was a corlxe,
cesdes Devanney, Flynn, Bohland ana
'u~tord' John Costello of the PaulIst
y also answered the call TO post. He
s ,Unhd the going too stiff. however, and
tipped out before the half way post
wac reached. '9'
49,, AZ the crack OF the gun Devanney
thsi, Sohiand' with Flynn hanging on
theil flank, set out in a merry battIe for
positlon. The field straightened out for
NV ny mst jump and then settled down to
,., song With the flame haired Devan-
~. Up IN 'front.' and breaking trail The
i.S,a zap was covered with Devanney
cs bohland by a stride and Flynn
their trail. 0''
Mike Sleigh Rides.
Awtord moved up front and took a
tee'er al the pace on the second Ian. hut
"a tne third lap Devanney once again
ooN command and held It till the NTH
~ when Flynn went to the front and
,s nus turn at making the ,pace De-
was content TO allow the Fight
80! -nIhths star 10 break trail Ior
ehdnRe. For two lars Mike had n
sleigh ride" Just before tine he'll la,
Iike cut loose, passed Pat ana iumped
me front for the final laps sprint.
rtIEhn gave chase. but In taking the
liverpool for the last time Pats toe
, as IN the barrier and he twisted his
ne lost Tour yards and was thrown
Uut or stride. Before he could get 90
s Devanney had opened up a ten ward
sap Nuke had plenty up his sleeve and
W a lead Of thirty-five yards. Flynn
~ lea dof thirty-five yards. Flynn
almost double that distance ahead
Sohland and Crawford, who had a