New-York tribune., 1920-03-21
Conway Gains |
Easy Victory
In Title Run
Plant Walks Mile in 6:3s.
but Finishes Second.
Laux Wins on R;ks'

CLUB, completed his first year of ah
letic endeavor by capturing the am
yard run, Metropolitan Associat;.n
championship, which featured a.
games of the Third District Mason,
held in the 18th Regiment Armon
Brooklyn, last night.
The youthful runner swept into Il.
van at the start and never relinou;sh.,
the position, to win by one yayd fras
James j. O'Brien, Loughlin Lyceun,
-Four yards back was Eddie Farreu
Todd Shipyard A. A.
During the short space of twe,s,
months Conway has achieved excen.
tional success. After less than ~.
months of competition he won u.
junior "Met" outdoor 1oo-yard cham.
pionship. He added many triumpl,
thereafter, the most notable being vi.
capturing of the runner-up place j,
both the 100 and 220-yard outdoer
junior national title race in Philadel.
phla last September.
O.Brlen was always in closest pursp;,
OF Conway in last nights contest. with
the remainder Of the other five starters
far behind.
About rs yards from the tape O'Brien
succeeded in almost breastine Conwav,s
shoulder, but the latter then exercised
ms reserve speed to easily pull away.
Conway's effort was doubly appre-
clated when it was learned that he had
run three heats in the 100-yard hand;-
cap previous to the championship.
In the handicap contest Conway BARE
~ missed nipping Terance Conlon, =
Morningside mate, at the tape
Willie Plant, also a Morningside
member, finished second, from scratch
IN the one-mile handicap walk. 1t wss
great piece of work on the part Of
Plant, who had allotted the limit hand
leap men a one-minu-e start, or an
proximately fifty yards of distance.
Plant overlook fourteen of his
rivals, to finish twenty-five yards
in the wake of William Burkhardt.
Bronx Church House, who received
a 60-second allowance.
The actual time credited to Plant in
covering the mile was minutes 80 sec.
onds, the fastest effort ever returned
| by an American walker for the distance.
+ Fred Laux, New England Wheelmen,
scored his third successive bicycle vic
tory in leading home five rivals in tae
final heat of the one-mile handicap
race
Laux broke the trail from the outset
to finish, wheel ahead of Jerry Nun
ziata at the finish.
Sidney Leslie. of the 5th Company.
showed surprising speed in capturing
the 440-yard handicap run, closed to
members of the 18th Regiment. The
local mile champion overlook his field
early to win by ten yards in 50 3-5 Sec
onds. In the five-mile scratch bicycle
race Walter Stein, New York A. C.,
jumped his field quarter of mile
from the finish to win by ten yards
from Fred Laux, the metropolitsn
champion at the distance. :.
Allen Swede, of Princeton, who start
ed from the 10-vard mark, won the
mile handicap run in 4:26. while the
mile handicap went to Andy Craw,
from the scratch mark. The one-mile
senior Metropolitan Association relay
race went to the Knights of ST. Antony.
The summary:
so-yard dash (final heat. novice)-won
by A. Bruneau. West eide Y. NJ. G. A.; J.
Sweeney. unattached. second A. Malonsy.
unattached. third. Time. O:oa.
100-yard dash (handicap. final heat)--
Won by T. Conlon, Morningsde A. G
lscratch), second; W. Farley Loughan
Lyceum az fee). third. Time. o:lo Is.
One mil mile bicycle, race tscratch: final
Wheelmen; J. Nunziata. Unione sportiya
Italiana. second: j. OShea. Empire City
Wheelmen. third. Time. 2:2s s-5.
Burkhardt. Bronx Church House $50 sec
onds): William Plant. Morningside A. G
d0A trd
120-yard low hurdle (handicap)-Won by
W. f. Massey: Princeton University fs
feeD E. w Markes. knights of St; An
lngside ing A c. (5 feet). third Time
3oo-yard run metropolitan Association
Morningside A. c.; James J. o'Brien
Loughlin Lyceum. second; Edward Farsi
1855 sh9ya1d rnn A rq Te bg T. He
H: botticher. Mohawk 4. {. ds yards,'
second; Jack Sellers, n. Y. A. c. (scratch).
third. Time, IA 4-b.
44o-yard run (handicap closed to 13th
RegimenD - Won by Sidney Leslie. sth
company IS ysrds, second m Dft0V wsd
muller. 9Th Company u2 yards), third
Time O:52 3-5.
One One mile run (handieagl Won W :, by ,.,. 4:
| D. Foreman. Princeton University. No
yards). seconds G. De Garnio. Stevens
Tech 76 yards). third. Time, 4:26;
Two-mile run (handicap)-Won by Andy
| Crow. Brooklyn A A (second): S. Silver
stein. Glencoe A. c. (150 yardsl. seconds
w. Deegan. St. Ansenl's A. c. U50 yards,
| third. Time. 9:46 1-5.
One-mie relay race metropolitan Asso
citation champ mpionship)-Won by Knights ei M
st. Antony, with Kelley, Rulty Derss
and Balestein; Paulist A. c., with Brun-
dage, Cunning ham. Haupt and Beck, Sc
ond; Morningside A. C.. with Conion'
Windmuller, Scranton and Ashley thno'
Time. 331.
Five-r,ile bicycle race (scratchl-Won
by Walter Stein. N. Y. A C.; Fred Laes' Lazy
New England Wheelmen. second: w. Cal.
ney. Todd Shipyard -. A. third. ii"t'