New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
W AMER Hopes
To Take Babes
Title
Cowboy Cop Will Oppose
Olympic Athlete at Police
T. a m e Next Saturday
By lack Masters

When Babe" Mcdonald, of the New
York Police Club and the New York
A. c., lost his Olympic shot-put cham
pionship at Antwerp year ago there
was considerable speculation as to the
true form of this veteran champion.
When. last July, Babe" dropped his
national title at Pasadena to an I'M
known, real concern was felt for The
big traffic cop, who had monopolized
16-pound shot honors for the last sew
eral years.
Mcdonald did not leave Belgium
without a title, however, nor did he
come away from California without
honors, for, although beaten at HIS
speciality, he rose to great heights with
the 56-pound weight. At Antwerp he
won this latter event with heaye Of
36 feet II "a inches, and at Pasadena
he added 8A inches to this mark
Thus it would appear that while the
local whale has gone back in one de-
partment he has gained considerably
In another branch of field sports.
Whether the weight king is ready to
step down in favor of some younger
athlete Is questionable, but certainly
Pat will have to look to his laurels if
he hopes to attain his former standing
among shot-putters.
Newcomer Near Record
All of which leads up to one Orville
Wanzer, who is being carefully primed
to step into McDonald's shoes. This
Westerner, known as the Cowboy
Cop" creaks the scales at 262 pounds,
and in recent practice is said to have
heaved the iron ball a distance of as
feet 10 inches, which is just four inches
short Of McDonald's best throw.
This newcomer in the ranks of the
heavies will have his chance next
Saturday at the annual games Of the
Police Department, which will be held
at the Gravesend racetrack. He will
oppose Mcdonald in the shot-put, and
in addition will compete in the 56-pound
weight throw against the Olympic title
holder.
More than $4,000 persons witnessed
the police games during the two-day
carnival last year, and while the "bat-
tie of the whales" will prove highly
interesting to lovers of field sports, it
will by no means be the feature of the
affair. Jack Eller, former world $
champion and record holder, will start
from scratch in the hurdle races and
May other prominent athletes will
compete for the medals emblematic of
the championship of the force.
Road Race Tomorrow
A six-n,ile handicap road run will
be one of the features of the 125th
Street Carnival Week, which will be
held September "a So October l. The
race is being arranged by the Morn
ingside A. c., and it is expected that a
number of the local distance stars
will compete. 1t will take place Sep
TENDER 27.
The New York Caledonian Club an.
nounces an all-day session at Timer
PARK tomorrow. Sport events, which
will start at / a. M, will continue un-
til p. m. Joe Pearman and Willie
Plant are among the 400 athletes who
will compete. Plant recently lifted
Pearman's two-mile walk title, and the
struggle between this pair is sure te
be an interesting one.
Athletes from several local clubs will
be represented in the six-1nile road
race Of the Rye Community Club at
Rye. N. Y, tomorrow afternoon
The Jersey Harriers will stage the
New Jersey State track and field cham
pionships at City Park Oval, Skeeter.
Vile, tomorrow. The Harriers an
nexed the team trophy last year, and
are expected to repeat.