New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

city. William j. Lee. supervisor OF
principal parks during the Afternoon
1t was indeed q cosmopolitan entry,
Tor Chinese, negroes, Swedes, Italians,
Japanese and in fact practically every
race we're represented in the games.
choolboys made up the greater part
the programme at the larger parks in
the FIVE boroughs was the competition
al world famous athletes. There were
also races for men, ir the service.
More than one thousand officials were
required to handle the situation, and
they had 8 big task seeing that the
events were run off in proper fashion.
The sprint races and such contests as
khe potato race and flag race drew thou
sands of entrants, which consequently
necessitated scores of trial heats.
Baseball contests which decided
playground championships were also
on the programme. The banner crowds
we're in attendance at Seward Park and
Hamilton Fish Park, on the congested
East Side, while Betsy Head and Nc
Carrcn parks attracted the largest
numbers in Brooklyn.
The number of registered athletes
that aided in the success of the games
proved considerably larger than in
previous years. These stars exhibited
their prowess in no uncertain manner,
for in the majority of instances they
went home with two or more prizes,
At Chelsea Park the proceedings
were featured by three boxing bouts
in which the contestants went at their
work with a vim. Joe Lyons and
Jimmy Duffy first went three rounds,
being followed by Bobby Moore and
Ray Delvin in another three-round
bout. Willie Mango and his brother,
frankie, veterans of the prize ring,
kept the onlookers in high pitch of
excitement by their earnest efforts.
Three Chinese athletes were promi-
nent in the competition at Columbus
Park, which covers big area between
Baxter and Mulberry streets. Lee Kim
proved fleet enough to win both the
sixtyyard dash and one-lap run.
Yung Lee was not successful, being
able only to finish third, while Ching
Lee beat home many of his white
rivals in taking third place.
Matty Whitehouse, present junior
metropolitan broad jump champion,
leaped distance of 20 feet 10 inches
in winning his speciality at Crotona
Park The Bronx. The games here at
tracted some 5000 persons who escaped
the hot rays of the sun by watching
the competition from the shelter of the
high trees
Members of the Loughlin Lyceum
and knights of st. Antony clubs, of
Brooklyn, captured the majority of the
prizes at the meet on Curtis Field
Staten Island. Connie Shaughnessy,
national quarter champion, won
special run at 800 yards in the fast
time of 32 2-5 seconds. Arthur Reilly,
clubmate from the Knights organi-
kStion, was a close second.
The summarizes:
BETSY HEAD PARK
4o-yard dash. pound class-won by
Samuel Berger; Arthur Friedman. second
Potato race. S5-pound ,class--won by
Arthur Friedman. third Time, o:47 IS.
50-yard dash. l1o-pound class-won by
Howsrd Tbnnnso1 arry trd thompson second
6o-yard dash (PubIic School Athletic
League evenD. 1lo-pound class-Won
by Saul Radow; John Mearimore. second
/. 7o-yard dash. 1870 pound class--Won by
Cornelius J: Miller; Joseph Nussba UNI,
oeesnd; eses ID Irving Nevins' third. Time
22O-yard dash. 11opound class-won by
Howard Thompson; Leslie Sloaman sec
ond; Abe .Drozenstock. third. Time,
Putting s-pound shot. o-pound class
,
Seidman. 81 feet third.
Running broad jump (public School
Athletic League event). 110-pound class
Won by Sam Trotzky. with II feet 5
Inches; Max Ks plan. IT feet 2 inches.
second; Abraham Greenberg. Is feet s
inches third.
Running high Jump. 1ao- pound class
Won oy Lester Tabricant. with s feet 2
inches, Harry Goiowenchick, feet l
Inch; !nch; second; Irving schulrnan. feet,
44e-yard dash. 100 pound class-won by
~ Gaskeil; E. Kimball, second; A Wild,
Putting l2-pound shot. 1so-pound class
Won by NJ Edelruan. with 80 feet 4
inches: J. Traier. s5 feet Z inches, second
ii Mater, "a feet, third.
loo-yard dash "a A Z. event)-won by
GERMAN Browser; George Kimball, second;
walter shanahan, third. Time, OIL 2-5
one haif mile run "a A. U. EVENT. )-Won
by herman Browser: Sam Herzok, sec
Iwo-rnile run "a. A U. eventl-Won
b? j. .scNeil. Paulist A c.; Murray I.e-
vine, Kings County A A, second; Ben1a-
min M4nowitz. Boys Club. third Time
Two-rnile exhibition bicycle race-won
BY Harry Schetzer; Louis Kramer. sec
ont. Benjamin Schetzer. third. Time