The New York herald., 1921-01-26
HALF-MILE TITLE
FOR JACK SELLERS
N. Y. A. G. Star Wins Met
Championship at Bankers
League Games.
BY JAMES S. Mitchell.

The Bankers Athletic League, COM
posed principally OF employees OF the
banks and trust companies of the city.
blossorned into official athletic life last
night with set of games in the Twenty
second Regiment Armory. fifteen well
hlled events making up the programme.
Nine of the best middle distance men
in the district stripped for the half mile
A. A. u championship. which contrib
uted the most stirring contest of the
night. In driving finish Jack Sellers
Of the New York A. c.. former national
600 yard A. A U. champion. won by a
foot from Sid Leslie. unattached.
Rounding the bend Leslie hit the board
edge Of the track and the experts
| thought that the slight mishap robbed
him OF first place but once again IL was
case of one of the "ifs'' OF foot racing.
Joe Higgins of the New York A. c. made
a game effort, but had to be contented
with close third.
Bernie Wcfers. Jr., OF the New York
A. c., once more demonstrated that he
is the leading sprinter in this bailiwick
by defeat ting a good field in the 220
yard dash championship. He ran clean
away from his rivals in the final heat,
and won by two yards from Ed Farrell,
/ II.
New York A. C. third. Howard p. Drew
OF the Salem Crescent A. c.. holder of
the worlds 100 yard record, came in a
poor fourth.
! Edward a. Emes, who now sports the
Mercury Foot of the New York A. c.,
| signalized his first appearance since his
reinstatement to the amateur ranks by
winning the standing high jump title. He
disposed easily of his opponents with the
moderate leap OF feet 10 inches. Emes
was suspended for a violation of the A.
A. u. rules about four years ago, but
after number Of attempts to regain his
amateur status he was finally successful.
| The summaries:
Closed to Bankers A. L.-Won by Walter
Breen. Federal Reserve Club George
Sweeney, Guaranty Club. second 7. Wiggsr'
Sack Race, 100 Yards. Closed to Bankers
A L.-Won by J. Bonaventure, City Bank
J. J. McAuley. Equitable Trust r:,,e seconS 81
seconds.
| 10 Yard Dash. Handicap. Closed-Won by
John Fnolinger,, Central Union Trust I, Con
is feet. second; James Kiely. Central Union
Trust Company. third. Time, 20 seconds.
$50 Yard Run. Metropolitan A. A. Y.
! Championship-Won by Jack Sellers, New
York a. C.. Sydney Leslie. unattached. sec
ond; Joe Higgins. New York A. G.. third
4 u O-NDi
fourth. Time. minutes : 3-5 seconds;
| One Mile Run. Handicap. Closed to
| Bansers A. L.-Won by Gsorg.
Centra, Union Trust. scratch, v. F Miller,
Manufacturers Trust, 81 yards, second; A.
Stone Guaranty Trust. Is yards, third. Time,
4 minutes 30 2-5 seconds. ,,,o., o. p.n,ors
A. L.--won by Miss Marion r. McCarte.
City Bank; Miss wallnger. Central Union
derson. Federal Reserve. third. Time. I'd
/ seconds.
500 Yard Dash. open-won by A; Nimlno
knights of st. Antony; j.. Mcfarland. un-
tached third. Time. 81 80 seeonds
22o Yard Dash, Hand,eap, Lar CLOSED q slvrn re
Bankers Trust Company. II yards. Howard
Havern, Equitable Trust. 10 yards. second
Frank pant Liberty NstionSl sscnSds Bank Il
40 Yard Relay for Girls (Closed TO Bank
ers A. L.l-Won by City Bank. Win Miss n
Noonan, Miss j. S. Lawrence. Miss J. Cur
| Club, second: Atlantic National. third.
Time I'm. 3 4-5s.. a new worlds record.
go Yard Dash metropolitan A. A. u
Champlonship)-wo by Bernie wcfers. .Jr;
| New York A. c.: Ed Farrell, unattached
second: Ray George. New York A. C., third;
Howard p Drew. Salem Crescent A. C..
Standing High Jump (Metro oolitan A. A. u
! Champlonship)-Wo by Ec ward l. Emes
i, Berqulst. Mohawk A: g., second, win
( II. in; j. Erbal. Mohawk A. c.. third
l with 4 II. In. No fourth.
Running High Jump. Handicap CLOSED tc
/ Bankers A. L.)-Won by II. Bigelow, Guar
! anty Club (scratch), with jump of II. lC
! in L. Burk, City Bank Club. second. actual
\ Jump It. In: Howard Havern, Equitable
| Trust q in.), third, actual jump OF . r.
! In.
Medley Relay (220o yards. handicap)--wor
! by st. Andrews A. G. (62 yards), with w
/ Harmon. v. Tally. L. Bennett and >. Bennett
/ Brooklyn A. A.. second; West Side Y. NJ. G
A., third. Time Am. Al 3-5s.
one Mic Relay, Handicap (Closed 20 Bank
ers A. L.)--Won by Central Union Trust t4t
/ yards), with r. Voudy. A. G.. Nelson, II
I Cunningham and A. Kelly; Federal Reserve
| second: City Bank. third. Time, 3nl. 30 3-5s