New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
ted Meredith
Loses 'Quarter'
By an Eyelash
New York A. C. Athletes
Carry Off Chief Honors
in Senior sSMet' Games

With the cheers of 5000 people
who formed human ring around
Pershing Field, Jersey City, to spur
them on, the cream of Americas ath-
letc talent fought yesterday afternoon
70" the opportunity of representing
Uncle Sam in the coming Olympic
games at Antwerp.
No senior A. A. U. championship
meet has ever been favored with more
ideal weather conditions, nor has any
previous affair Of it's kind furnished
more thrills to the onlookers.
TED Meredith supplied the biggest
sensation Of the afternoon when he
displayed a flash of his oldtime form
in the quarter-milc run. He was
beaten, but not disgraccd 1t seemed
to the judges that he lost only because
Jimmy O'Hrien, Loughln Lyceum, was
able to expand his chest as the pair
reached the tape running abreast.
"Ted" Rounding Into Form
Meredith, since his return to the
track, has gradually been rounding
into shape and it would not be surprs-
ing if he regained completely the
form which made him the peer of the
worlds middle distancers.
The New York Athletic Club
swampcd the smaller clubs in the
point score with total of 115. Repre-
sentatives of the winged foot" organ-
zation had many Of the events COM
pletely to themselves in the finals and
scored in practically everything.
In the 100 yard dash Loren Murci,i-
son, the former St. Louisan, now q
member of the N. Y. A. c., retained his
championship by defeating large
field, including Avian Meyer and Bernie
Wefers jr. Murchison won easily, but
was not satisfied with one victory in
an afternoon, SO he toed the mark il
the 22O-yard run and captured that
event.
By his two decisive victories Muir
Gibson has undoubtedly earned the
right to uphold the honor of his coun-
try at Antwerp.
Remer Relinquishes Pace
AS the gun started the three mile
walk Willie Plant tried to step into the
lead. but was prevented from doing so
by Dick Remer, the gray haired vet
eran of the American Walkers Associ-
alton. Remer conducted the arm fling
ers around the track for the first mile
and then fell back, relinquishing the
lead to Plant, the champion. From that
stage until the finish Willie was never
in danger Of being beaten.
With unfaltering stride the title hold
er continued the gruelling pace until
he broke the tape IN 22:oo 1-5, thereby
creating a new American championship
record. The old record was 22:11 As,
made by ". r. Meek in 1892.
Remer, despite q long lay off from
athletics, fought gamely throughout the
contest and finished in third position,
second place going to j. B. Pearman,
the New York A. c. star. \
Even if the A. A. U. officials do not
give Frank Zuna a place on the Mara
thon team New Jersey Will be repre-
sented in the person of Mike Devanney
the Mlllrose star who makes his home
in Belleville. Mikes performance in
winning the one-mile championship
makes it virtually impossible for the
oNiCSliou SOHlllllttSc 10 overlook MN
when the list is completed
Fast Time by Devanney
Devanney used his head as we'll as
his legs in winning from crack field
of starters in the fast time of 4:29.
Paddy Flynn, Paulist A. c., faced a
classy field in the five-mile event, but
proved too fast for all of them and
won as he pleased Max Boland, a
tcammate Of the victor, tried to make
contest Of it, but the "Flying Flynn
ran the former cross-country champion
into the ground.
The former champion javelin throw
er, George Bronder, of the New York
A. c.. had to be content with fourth
place in his favorite event, owing to
an injury to his right arm. He threw
the spear with his left hand and
managed to hurl it more than 100 feet
j. c. Lincoln, also of the N. Y. A. G.
retained the championship, although
he failed by fifteen feet to equal Bron-
der's record.
August Desch glided over the 220-
yard low hurdles in 25 3-5 seconds for
first place, and Pat Mcdonald, who
guides traffic at Broadway and Forty
third Street, retained the 16-lb shot
put championship