The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
800 YARD TITLE
FOR B. WEFERS, JR:
New York A. G. Splinter Wins
Met Championship at 23d
Regiment Games.
ny JAMES S. mitchell.

The forty-eighth games of the Tween
ty-third New York Infantry attracted
an enormous crowd to the Brooklyn
armory last night, and doubtless the big
majority were brought by the 800 ward
run for the metropolitan championship.
out OF an entry of fifteen nine went
to the post, and they were divided into
three heats, the second man in the fast
est heat starting in the final with the
heat winners. Those who qualified We're
Jimmy O'Brien, Loughlln Lyceum; Ed.
Farrell and Bernie Wefers, Jr. Farrell
and Wefers ran in "a seconds, while
O'Brien came home in four-fifths of a
second slower. Victor Lally of the St.
Anselm's A. C. qualified as being second
to Farrell and he took his place N the
final.
With the crack of the gun Wefers
jumped to the lead in the final and
strding along in superb style was never
headed TO the worsted. He beat Jimmy
O'Brlen by two yards. with Farrell third
by three yards. The time Of 50 1-5 sec
onds was the fastest ever accomplished
on the floor of the Twenty-third Regi-
ment <Armory.
ArmOry ArtisticaIIy Decorated.
stripped anything ever seen at set of
indoor games. The flags of all the ma
tons of the earth were displayed in the
most artistic fashion. The south side OF
the building was particularly attractive
on account of the fact that the Union
Jack of England and the green, white
and gold of the Irish republic hung only
a few yards apart. Luckily they were
separated by the Stars and Stripes and
the crimson moon Of Japan. The man
agement of the meet was complimented
for its diplomacy.
a lot of interest centred on the half
mile relay run for newspaper employees.
Five teams Went to the post for the
medals, but when it came to speed the
Harlem Home NeioS were in class by
themselves and they led from start to
finish and won by forty yards from the
New York Times. Prominent on the
Home NeloS four were Walter Higgins
the crack distance man of Columbia Uni
versity and the circulation manager OF
the Harlem publication, and Jimmy"
OConor, who won hundreds OF prizes
for the New York A. c.. is a society
writer. and he helped Higgins to the
victory. The summaries:
800 yard run. Metropolitan A.A.U. cham
pionship-Won by 3. J. Wefers, Jr; James
rel, unattached. third Time, 80 LOS.
100 yard dash, handicap (regimental)
Won by II. Tegge. Company G, 3 yards;
George Perryman, Company NJ, yard,
second r. Seigler, Supply Company,
yards, third. Time. 10 sos.
$50 yard run, handicap (regimentaD-
by Sterling Wheelock, Company Headquar
tiers, 90 yards; A. ]. Nelson, Supply Com
pany, scratch, second; w. 2. Talley, Jr,
Company A, 40 yards, third. Time I'm. lbs
100 yard dash. open handicap-Won by
George Bisgen, City College, Is feet; T.
Conlon, Mornngside A.C., 16 feet. second:
w. Farley, Loughlin Lyceum, 10 feet. third.
Time 10 los.
$50 yard relay for newspaper employees
Won by Harlem Home News, with Il. French,
Walter Higgins, J. O'Connor and /. Meld-
ing; New York Times, second; Greenpoint
Home News third. Time I'm, 4S 2-5s.
One Mile Run, Open (Novice)-Won by W.
Litchensteln (pnattached) S. Abrams, Brook
lyn A. A.. second L. r. Preiser, Young
Mems Hebrew A., third. Time, ;o5 As.
30 Yard Dash, Handicap RegimentaD--
yards), r. seigler, Supply Company C9
yards), second; w. j. Nimmo, Company M
az yards) third. Time, 0:25 1-5.
900 Yard Run. Open CHandicap)-Won BY
j. Z. Howay, West Side Y. M. G. A. (3s
yards: Lloyd Bennett. ST. Anselms A. G.
Anseim's A. c. (lO yards. third. Time.
2:20 40.
44o Yard Run Novice QegimentaD-wo
by Sergeant Louis Mabie, Company l; Louis
Oldham, Company NJ, second 6. +. Steih
Ter, Company IL, third. Time, O:oS 40. TINS
is a new regimental record for novices.
One Mile Relay, Handicap (Open TO Ma
tional Cfuard)--Won by Twenty-thtrd Reg
ment (51 yards), with Q. +. Anderson. 5. r
Hetberg, Walter Crunden and A. j. Nelson
Thirteenth Regiment go YARDS. secono
Twenty -second Regiment (ss YARDS, third
TiYnp q .0s 4-D.