New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Inter.Allied Stars
Prominent VictOrs
In Camp Dix Games

Winners of the inter-Allled track ana
field championships in the recent games
held at Pershing Field, Paris, France,
were prominent in the handicap games
of the service mems Olympic meet
which was held by the knights OF
Columbus at Camp Dix, y. j., yester-
day.
In many instances the winners Of
these international laurels showed that
thew had lost none of their invincibe
skill by overcoming the allowances and
winning the first gold medal prize.
Seven thousand spectators were at the
games.
The contests were a prelude to the
service championship games which are
scheduled for to-day and in which all
of Americas foremost athletes are
scheduled 10 compete. There are four
hundred entrants for the title games.
Robert Simpson. Illinois A. C., easily
overcame all the stiff handicaps in
capturing the l20-yard high hurdle
contest. He only flashed 10 the front
in the final few yards 70 win by foot
II. f. Barron, former Intercollegiate
champion. was second.
Another inter-Allied victor TO defeat
his field was Charles G.. Higgins, the
discus thrower, who scaled the saucer
1919 feet Il inch. Eddie Knourek. of
Chicago. swept over the pole vault at
the height of - feet, while John Wells
turned in one of the surprises by de-
feating Barron in the 220-yard low
hurdle contest. Don House. OF Chicago,
easily won the 440-yard nigh hurdle.
while Gordon +. Nightingale made good
use of liberal start Of 80 yards IN
capturing the one mile run.
n y
through with brilliant finish in win
ming the three-mile walk. Joe Aronson.
injured at Chateau Theirry. set a fast
pace until the final lap, when he was
passed by Pearman. William Plant,
Morningside A. c., finished second.
The summary:
loO-yard dash (handicap) by
George r. Ruf. marines a. YARDS y :.
Trout marines O. yardS). second j.
Taylor. 5. A T. c. a YARDS. third Time.
% A..
by Robert simpson, army 'scratchl
Harold Barron. army an yards). second;
Thomas McDonough. army q yards),
Onc-mile run handicap --won by O. l..
Nightingale. army go YARDS = +. Han
non. army q YARDS. second. Joseph
Stout. aviation (scratch). third. Time.
44o-yard dash Chandicap) BY Earl
s. Dudley. jr. army 90 yard~). +. "A.
johnson, army 90 varas). second. Harry
Braverman. army N3 yards). third. Time.
0.52 3-5.
Three-mile walk Chandicap) by
Joseph r. Pearman. army 80 seconisl:
william Plant. army (scratch). second
W Rolker, army N5 seconds). third.
4io-yard hurdles thandicap)-wo by
Don B. House. navy .scratch); r. Edems-
ton navy N5 yards), second: Roberts.
navy Is yards). third. Time. OCT As.
-.D-yard run. handicap-Won by \ Il.
Reed. army. yards. K. Perkins. army.
yards. third. Time. 0.-I.
sso-yard run. handicap-won by T.
pa.tcra9n. army 50 Sards; R. CLAYTON.
army Is yards. third Time. 2O5.
-20-yard hurdles race. haniicap-Won
by J.. Wells. army. scratch; H. Z. Barron.
ough. army. scratch. third. Time. on
twenty mile marathon race. scratch
Won by Frank zuna. army. John wiberg
army. second; Craig Richards. army
W. Gai"na, army, attn Time, , 80. -.
FIELD EVENTS
Running high jump. handicap-Won BY
II McGrath. marines - inchcs), feet
ga inches; Ralph Kunyon. army -
inches). feet Is. inches. second. J. H.
Thomson, army g inches). fee, Il.
Inches. third.
Running broad jump: handicap-won
-
feet 3is inches. Russell Anderson. army.
. lnches). - feet 50 inches second. v
inches. third
sixteen pound shot put. hand.cap-w
by wilson g. Beers navy - feei) a.
feet 80 inches, Nrttos. navy - i"ep, -
feet az inches second. j. n. Sheibourne.
army q feer. q feet ~ inch third
Discus throw. haudicap-Won by &. q.
Hgs!ns. army 90 feet. ~, feet >. inch,
+. Glnllan. army - feeD is feet l0ia
inches. second. Tom button Aviation
Corps - feet). 1870 feet I y inches. third.
Pole vault. handicap-Wnn b. Edward
knometh. navy. scratch. Il feet. ii. 80
Gratn. marines ls ,nches). u feet 10
inches. second. Graham. army. scratch,
II feet inches third.