New-York tribune., 1921-10-17
Referee I ails
Top ick Winner
OF Pentatl1lon
A. A. L. Must Decide, az
Obertubesing Refuses to
Name Victor in Event

The first annual Metropolitan pen
tathlon championship held yesterday
afternoon under the auspices Of the
Pastime A. c. at Macomb's Dam Park
officially resulted in Disagreement.
At the end Of the competition Dan
Shea, Pastime A. c., national decath-
Ion title holder, and Joseph Erbal, an
unattached athlete, were tied for first
honors with fifteen points each, but be-
cause of dispute over the rules
referee Herman Obertubbesing refused
to render a decision.
The confusion responsible for the
referees attitude, and which makes it
necessary for the local association Of
the a. A. L. to decide the winner OF
the championship came Immediately
after the discus throwing contest.
when Obertubbesing ordered two COM
petitors, Pat O'Connor, Pastilnc A. c.,
and Ralph Nickstrom, Swedish Am eri-
can A. c., eliminated. Shea objected.
stating the men should have been put
out after the third event.
1t appears, however. that the referee
was we'll within his rights, as the rules
require that The field must be reduced
TO six contestants before the start Of
the last event, the 1.500-meter run The
six athletes with the best point scores
then fight ii out for first honors. Only
nine competitors started in the title
meet.
Az the time Of Shea's protest Erbal
1oI 10
was decidedly to Shen's advantage to
have O'Connor and Nickstrom remain
in the 1,500-meter run, because they
would minimize Erbal's chances Of col
lecting points if they finished ahead of
the latter. The result was that Shea
won. Vickstrom was third and O'Connor
fourth and Erbal fifth.
With Vickstrom and O'Connor out of
it. as they should have been, Erbal
would have finished third, with total
of 13 points. which would have won the
championship for him, as Shea's total
was Is.
Frederick Ruben president of the
local A. A. T.. stated last night that in
all probability Erbal would be awarded
the title following a meeting OF the
championship committee, which viii be
held this week.
The summarizes:
Running broad jump-won by Dan
Shea Pastinc a. c. GO feet 2ia mches) ;
Joseph Erbal unattached 90 feet ia
inches), second; William Torporcer, Mora
ingside A. c. N9 feet 9'a inches), third;
Pat OConnor. Pastime A 9. G9 feet 81.
inchss). fourth; stephen .Petander. swed-
lsh American x. c. U9 feet ~ inches),
NTH; Bernard Ticheman, Pastimc a. c.
CS feet 6'5 inchcs), sixth; Ralph Nick-
stron, Swedish American A, G Ns feet
3 inches), seventh: william Oconnen.
Pastime A. c, Q7 feet II y inchesl. eighth !;
Gl feet inches>. ninth.
Javelin throw--Won by PetRnder G57
feet ga inches); Erbal G44 feet inohes),
second; Torporcer O92 feet 6H inches).
fourth: O'Connell G3l feet "a inches).
NTH; lAchtman G3l feeO, sixth OCon-
nor Q24 feet 10 lnches), seventh; Shea
Ql9 feet 6Aa inchesl. eighth
20ometer run--Won by Shea (n:c4N:
(O:24 2-5) third Licltlnan GO "a ~ 2-59 ~
fourth; Erbal OPS %, fifth; O O'Connor
and Petander l0:20l, tied for sixth plocc
NiSkstrom (O:2s 80, eighth.
Discus throw-Won by Erbal COZ feet
3 inches) Iichtman GO7 feet 6ls inchcs).
second, OConnor cos feet 3 inches1
third; shea G03 feet o inches). fourth,
Oconneu o9@ feet inches). fifth. Tor
percer 90 fect 21t inches). sixth. Peian-
lS feet inches). eighth
1900 oQ-meter run-Won by Shea; LIGHT
man, second; VicEstrom third. O'Connnr
fourth; Erbal, fifth: Torpercer sixth
tetahder' seventh; O Connell, eighth. Time,
s;52. Only winners' time taken.
FINAL POINT SCORE
Erbal and Shea, Is points each: ltcht-
man. w Iorporcer 2l; OConnor, %;
fetander and Nichstrom. 81 each: O'Con.
neI. %.