New-York tribune., 1919-06-23

~ Ho-N ~ Ss-HA 1SiouS won TWO events
The Glencoe Club captured a second
sad u third place. while Paulist added
10 its points by placing two runners
IN ttird place and another in fourth.
By virtue of scoring runner in second
, rosision. the Glencoe adherents CON-
{ sens thst the prize is theirs. A similar
siacsdent cropped up in a boxing tour
raAent recently, and the decision rem
dsred was that the two contendfne
clubs should each receive half of the
soap.
Mohawks in Third Place
& The fight for the point prize de-
seleped into a spirited tussle. Third
Place IN this competition went to the
AohawF Athletic Club, which was one
point behind the leaders with four
sseen.s Eleven other contesting clubs
also collected points
IS Over five hundred athletes took part
b the nine events on the programme,
md at times the proceedings got be-
ycnd the control of the officials. Sew
pseFal athletes settled personal argu-
ments with fist fights, while the large
crowd at times could not restrain its
enthusiasm and focked onto the track.
It was indeed an improbable day
for the scratch men, as they were com
PEELED to grant such large handicaps
In the different events that not one of
them succeeded in winning a prize
Ths handicapping of the athletes was
;piaced in the hands of the respective
committees Of the five leagues OF the
icity which comprise the intersectional
body.
1 A record number of starters in q
medley relay race was seen when rep
resentatives from thirteen organiza-
lions toed the line in the one and
seven -eighths- event. At the end
ef the hurlyburly contest the Paulist
Athletic Club was declared the win
uer through the brilliant work of Jo-
seph Losero, who ran the mile. which
uas the final 'Sleg" of the contest
Beginning this last mile jaunt seven
q he teams were punched, but Dosero
last no time in pulling away to lead
which he increased to fifty yards at
rs end. The ST. Christopher Club
vas second, small margin in advance
# the Alpha Club.
Percy Friedlander, a former school
by sprint champion while attending
Fthe High School of Commerce, was the
Individual star of the day, capturing
18th the 100 and 20o-yard runs for the
Glencoe Athletic Club. Apparently the
stslity Of the youngster was underes-
Ezated, for in the century race, with
Aeven-yard start. Friedlander was
sssdited with time performance of
ts+5 seconds. In the "220' Fried
a11er was allotted q start Of Is yards,
ri he literally ran away from his
mails and won easily in 81 As seconds.
aea1 record time.
Easy Victory for Flynn
Pat Flynn, one-time Metropolitan
ssess country champion, was also the
fsPient Of an unwarranted 50-yard
aazt ii the two-mile race, and he
therefore won as he pleased from his
rany rivals. The Paulist Club athlete
&tNriy ran over his opponents from the
easset to assume the lead at mile
Ind half.
d The onlookers witnessed a lively
ye:ssh for second place when Max Tea,
t&ncoe and Joe Ciorgio, Paulist, raced
tesHn the finishing stretch neck and
3sea, with Tea getting the decision
IN inches.
Homer Baker, representing the Glen
- clan, was among the victims of
- poor handicapping in the 1000
lurd run. The local champion put
fe7ey ounce o< speed into the strides
Iss9 eventually finding that the task
cverhaulipg his rivals was hope
gave up the fight half lap from
San Frerich, Ninety-second Street
Ia. r. A, enjoying the big start of
scs over Louis Gaskell, Kings
nnty, who went off a handican marx
e yards behind Frerich.