New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Crowd of 5000 at Travers
Island; Liberal Handi-
caps Beat Champions
By Jack Masters

With 5000 persons trimming the
green oval of the beautiful home Of
the New York A. G. at Travers Island,
Pelham Manor, the annual outdoor
track and field games Of the Winged
Foot organization were held yesterday
afternoon. 1t was record crowd that
dotted the sky line, and the athletes,
many Olympic and national champions
among them, caught the spirit of the
meet, with the result that competition
was keen throughout.
The 100-yard dash, which was first
on the program, resulted in the defeat
of the idol of all wearers of the Winged
Foot, Bernie Wefers jr, the metropoli-
tan champion being eliminated in the
semi-tinal heat. Eddie Farrell, the TO-
yard indoor national champion, carried
off honors in this event and although
Wefers was dethroned as club cham
pion, the crowd was consoled by the
fact that Farrell also wore the "Winged
Foot"
Farrell, running under the New York
A. G. colors for the first time, won the
final by nearly a yard from w. Quig-
foot handicap. Eddie, back on the
honor mark, broke fast and overhauled
the field, with the exception of Qugley
at the 80-yard mark. He caught the
st. Anslem flyer when only ten feet
from the finish line. The time was
10 15. Eddie, however, was clocked in
ten seconds fat in his first heat.
Handicaps Beat Titterton
Frank Titterton, Mohawk A. c., the
senior metropolitan cross-country
champion, was forced to give 1875 yards
to such men as Louis Milofsky, Morn
ngside A. c., and Tom Barden, the
veteran distance runner of Yonkers, in
the three-mle handicap and the frail
little champion failed. Milofsky won
the race, with Barden in the place,
about thirty yards back, and Sol Sill
verstein, Glencoe A. c., third.
Titterton took things easily during
the early running and at the mile mark
field of ten starters. He began cut
ting through the handicap men at the
one and one-half mile mark, but at the
two-mile post the Mohawk runner
slowed up He indicated he was in
difficulty and it was afterward learned
that he developed stitch"
This race marked the first track ap-
pearance of the sorrel-topped Barden
in more than two years. Twelve years
ago he was the star long distance man
for the Irish American A. G. The
Yonkers man was given a great hand
as he fashe1 across 'ha line in second
place.
Joseph Pearman, New York A. c.,
tenmile national champion, was one
of the few scratch men to come
through to victory. The lanky star of
the Winged Foot organization allowed
marks up to two minutes in the three
mile walk and finished sixty yards
ahead of Ted Neundorfer, Todd Ship
yards A. A. who had handicap of l
minute Is seconds. J. Farrell, ST. An
se'n A.. c.. was thi1@.
Fast Pace Proved Costly
Farrell, who started from the 1:15
mark, undertook to set the pace after
the first mile, and although he held
the balance of the field safe under a
terrific drive the effort burnt him out
and engaged in great duel with Pear
dorfer, who came with rush at the
finish and took the place from the St.
Anselm athlete.
Tom Maroney, St. Anselm A. c., fur
nlshed the early pace for the winner
and engaged in great dual with Pear
man when the latter began closing at
the halfway mark. The New York
A. Z. man swept by Maroney but the
latter, fighting hard, went to the front
again and stayed there for about 100
yards.
Three times did the champion pass
the st. Anselm athlete before he gave
up in utter exhaustion and left the
track. Pearman's time for the three
miles was % minutes, 3s seconds.
Pat Mcdonald, the Olympic cham
pion,. was unable to overcome the
nanGlcors in the shot-put and finished
third with an actual heave of 46 feet