The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-29
CHAMPIONSHIP WON
BY POLITZER'S JUMP
His Winning Leap Of 81 Feet
1-2 Inches Breaks Tie In
Bronx A. L. Meet.
CAREY IS DOUBLE VICTOR
Carries Off Honors in Half
Mile and Mile Runs at
Macomb's Dam Park.

BY taking first and second places In
me running broad jump, the last event
on the programme, the athletes OF the
Mohawk Athletic Club won the track
and field championship Of the Bronx
Athletic League at Macombs Dam Park
yesterday Prior to this event the
Mohawk Club and the Pastime A. O
were deadlocked with AZ points each.
The victory In this event gave the Mo-
hawk lads the championship trophy with
a total of SO points The Pastime repre-
sentatives were second with so, and the
st. Anselms' A. C. third with 81. The
Bronx Church House A. c., the only
other club entered, was last with IL
points
The lad responsible for the Mohawk
Club winning the title was David
Politzer, metropolitan title holder. who
ieaped 81 feet 81 inches for the winning
jump In the final event This. however.
was only q half inch better than the
jump of p. Courtois. teammate OF
Politzer, who finished second with 81
feet Q inches. The only Pastime repre-
sentative to compete In this event was
Daniel Shea, who was placed third with
20 feet 6 inches. H Politzer. brother
of David, accounted for the Mohawks
ether point In this event by finishing
fourth with a jump of 20 feet inches
The victory Of Louie Labowitz OF the
Pastime A C. over his clubmate. Joseph
Aronson, in the three-mile walk came
as a surprise. Aronson, who holds the
Junior national three-mile walking
championship. finished second to Labo-
WITT about $50 yards behind. Labowttz.
the holder of the metropolitan title,
walked a good race, taking the lead at
the two-mile mark and gradually pulled
away from the rest OF the field until at
the az mile post he was 100 yards In
front .of Aronson. The winner was
timed in "a minutes IL seconds.
Carey aDoubIe Winner.
Joseph Carey, a member of the win
ming team, accounted for two victories.
The Mohawk athlete won the mile run
and was first in the half-mile event
Carey took the mile race easily, but was
forced to do his best in the Ss0-yard run
TO win by a yard from Charles Beagin of
the St Anselms' A. C. Carey was the
only double winner.
Herbert Elsey of the Mohawk A c..
Junior national 16 pound shot putting
champion, finished second to Harry Cor
rell of the Pastime A. c. in the IL pound
shot put. The Pastime athlete won with
a heave of AZ feet II inches. while the
of this
Nicholas Yiahannis of the Pastime A.
C.. Junior national discus throwing
champion, won that event by the scant
margin of an inch. Yiahannis threw
the round platter III feet inches. while
]. Goldenberg, another Pastime member,
heaved it III feet inches.
The closest race of the meet was the
100 yard dash, in which Morris Cohen
of the Mohawk A c. nosed out his team
mate AL Smith at the tape. Cohen was
clicked in 10 2-5 seconds.
James OConnor of the St Anselm's
A. C. accounted for his teams only vic
tory when he raced home an easy victor
In the three mile run. Jerry Tighe of
the Mohawk Club took the 440 yard run.
while AL Smith captured the 220 yard
event. the only other track event
Egan Erickson of the Bronx Church,
former national high jump champion.
was responsible for his teams only vic
tory when he won the running high
jump with leap of feet 10 inches.
The Summaries.
One Mile Run--won by Joseph Carey.
Mohawk A. c.. Joseph Soukop, ST. An
selm's A. C., seond; Kyron HeaIn. Pas
Al G.. fourth sHf Time nss t:isi '' ~
Putting - Pound shot-won by Harry
G SsSs. f Rsrssn h. e. T Maha ~ fee.
with "a feet IN inches. secondi Nicholas
Yiahsnnis: Psss;tlme 4; G., with a feet
time A c.. with IS feet q inches. fourth.
$40 Yard RunTWon by Jerry Tighe
seim's z. C. second; W. Steers. Pastime
A. C.. third; Lawrence Hordes, Pastime
O. Y tSn5'h %s BY MOTIFS sSSnd Cohen
Mohawk A. c.; Al Smith, Mohawk A. c..
second; William o'connell. Pastime A. G.
third; PANEL Shea. Pastime A. c. fourth
Three Mile walk-won by Louis Labo-
Pastime a G. second 'G goseph FSnTo
erssnbefs. PastimS 4 G. fourth Time e
go Yard Run-won by AL Smith. Mo-
hawk A. c.; Edward Foley, Mohawk A.
third; Wiifred Meter Mohawk A. G..
fourth. Time. % 2:5 seconds;
Thrse Mile ns. RHn-wo1 by S James ocSn
guinness 5nn.s p MoAswk e. tihi,Si Q, Phi
$50 Yard Eun-won by Joseph Carey.
seim's A. C. second; Lloyd Bennett. ST
hawk -, 4; E. ti fourth Tins; s:Ot -
feet 10 Inches; E. Benzinger. ST. An
ohnreh House g. tied for .eeend
with feet inches Con jump on BEN
Finger won second place.; Daniel Shea,
Throwing the Discus--won by Nicholas
Yiahannis. Pastime A. c.. with lit feet
inches; ]. Goldenberg, Pastime A c.,
with III feet 4 inches. second; Bernard
Lichtman. Pastime A. c., with lis feet I
C.. with 10 feet ii inches. fourth.
Running Hop, Step and Jump-won by
Samuel Lehrer. Pastime A. c.. with 43
feet ~ inches: ]. Rothschild, Mohawk
A. C., with az feet az inches, second ;
Eagan Erickson, Bronx Church House A.
G.. with ~ feet ! inch, third; Daniel
Shea, Pastime A. C.. with 40 feet inches.
fourth.
Throwing the Javelin-won by Matthew
skea,, st. Anselm's A. C., with lS5 feet
?, INCHES J. GorheS Mohawk 4. G, with
time 4 G. with 1871 feet II inches.
third; William O'Connell, Pastime A. c.,
with 1873 feet inches. fourth.
Running Broad Jump-won by David
Inches; p Courtois. Mohawk A. C.. with
~ feet inches. second: Daniel Shea,
Pastime A. G.. with 20 feet inches,
third; III. Politer. Mohawk A. c., with
70 feet inches. fourth.
Point Score-Mohawk A. c., bSs Pas
time A. c.. so; st. Anselm's A. G., IL;
Bronx Church House A. c.. II.