New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
WingedFoot Athletes Lose
44O.Yard Sprint Race
byNarrowest of Margins
By A. c. Cavagnaro

The matter of few inches spoiled
clean sweep for the New York Ath-
letic Club in the four Metropolitan
Association relay championships which
held a prominent place on the pro-
gramme OF the Newark Victory Cele-
bration Committee games at City Field,
Newark, yesterday. After losing the
440-yard sprint relay by the proverbial
whisker, the Winged Foot athletes won
the one. two and fourmlle contests,
which followed in order, in easy man
ner.
Two national championships. the
pentathlon and two-mie steeplechase,
also graced the programme, but failed
to furnish any thrills because of a
mediocre field Of contestants. Michael
A. Deyaney, Millrose A. A., success
fully defended his steeplechase honors,
but the victor Of the pentalhlon is
still in allegiance. This condition arose
when the contestants in the second
heat of the 200-metre run were sent
of their mark before the timers were
ready.
With the completion of the four Of
the five event Pentathlon, the title re-
mains between Jack K. Fritts, New
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man. Pastime Athletic Club. Both
have a credit Of points, with Daniel
]. Shea, Pastime Athletic Club, third,
with II. and John Booth. Paulist Ath-
letic Club, fourth, with Is.
In the second heat Of the 200-metre
run. Fritts was clocked in the sensa-
tional time of % 3-5 seconds, with
Booth at his heels. IT then developed
that the time was incorrect, as the
timer had started his watch too late.
The four entrants then agreed to re-
run the heats on the same track to-
morrow evening between and I
o'clock. However, Shea and Booth
have practically no chance for the title,
which is to be fought out between
Fritts and Lichtman.
The New York A. c. athletes showed
their superiority in all three victories
in decisive fashion. They invariably
led hopeless chase for their rivals
until the last lap, when the Winged
Foot anchor men sprinted away to win
with little effort.
Lincoln Adams put up q great finish
in staving off determined rushes by
Con Shaughnessy and Jimmy OBrien,
two more experienced rivals, TO win
the mile race by five yards. In the
two mile. Jack Sellers, who ran his
half" in 2:oi, carried home the Winged
Foot to a twenty-yard victory, while
J. Simmons outsprinted John Losero,
Paulist A. c., in the gruelling four
mile test.
The New York athletes were baked
in their clean sweep effort BY the
dminutive Eddie Maccannon, Of the
St. Christopher Club, in the 4io-yard
sprint relay. Maccannon caught J. r.
Patterson, the New York A. c. runner.
faltering near the finish. He was
abreast Of Patterson in few strides
and won out by inches. The Glencoe
A. c. team became hors de comba,
in its trial when Eddie Hosmer, its
anchor runner, pulled a tendon.
Devsney played a waiting game with
his rivals in the steeplechase. He re-
mained back of Patrick Flynn, Paulist
A. c., the pacemaker, until the final
lap. Taking the last liverpool jump.
Flynn stumbled slightly and immedi-
ately Devaney raced away into a long
lead, winning by twenty-five yards.
while looking back at his struggling
rivals. Max Bohland outsprinted Rob:
ert Crawford by . yard for third
hOnors,