The New York herald., 1921-01-09
MESSENGER BOYS IN
FAST FOOTRACES
ATW.U. GAMES
Display Plenty of Speed and
Pep in Sprint Races at
22d ArmOIy.
GIRLS SHOW FINE FORM
Annual Meet of Telegraph
Company Attracts Big Crowd
and Furnishes Good Sport.

Displaying more pep and speed than
many of the several thousand specta-
tors suspected them Of possessing, hon
est TO goodness messenger boys raced
for prizes in sprint events at the an
nual games of the Western Union A. A.
in the Twenty-second Regiment Armory
last night In the race for messenger
boys Weighing 100 pounds and under
Abe German OF the Second District out
footed all rivals. His margin of vic
tory over the second, who concealed his
name under his official designation of
Messenger No. 207 d. A. of the First
District, was one foot. The event for
messengers Weighing 110 pounds and
0vsr also provided tight finish. 1t
was won by j. Hemble of the Second
District by few inches from Joseph
Cohen of the Third District.
Miss Garcia Menger of the Third Dis
tr,ct. situated in tho brilliantly lllumi-
mated Broadway section of the city,
captured first prize in the sixty yard
race for girl employees of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Miss Men
ger acquired her fleetness of foot in
lodging reckless taXicab drivers in the
vicinity OF Broadway and Forty-second
street Miss Menger led home Miss
Eleanor Volze. who works in the finan-
cial district, by yard
The summaries:
/ 900 Yard Run for A. A. L. Novices-Won
by IL. Phayer. unattached; T.. Cunard, un-
attached. second; q. Riley, Long Island A.
c.. third. Time, . 32 2-5s.
80 Yard Dash for Girl Employees OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company-Won by
Miss Garcia Menger. Third District: Miss
Eleanor NolZe, Second District, second Miss
Madeline McNally. Second District. third.
Time. 10 seconds.
60 Yard Dash for Western Union Messenger
Boys weighing 100 Pounds and Under--Won
by Abe Berman, Second District, Messenger
No. 207 d. A.. First District, second; G.
Pannuto, Second District third. Time, 10
seconds.
100 Yard Dash for Western Union Messen-
ger Boys Weighing 40 Pounds and Under
Won by j. fiemble, Second District; Joseph
a. Cohen Third District, second. Time. IL
seconds.
100 Yard Dash for A. A. {. Novices--won
by r Vogei, unattached; S. Preran, College
OF the City of New York, second a. Van
Allen, Mohawk A. c., third. Time, 10 40
seconds.
44o Yard Run for Western Union Telegraph
Company Empoyees-Won by samuel Corn
First Districts Victor Ravner, Third Dis
triet, second; Time, 1908; 49, ~
by Harry Ashard. American Walkers Asso-
citation. Edward +. Harrington, Long Island
n c.. second; s. l. Goodman, American
one Mile Bun for Western Union Telegraph
company Employees Continued Won by NJ.
Eohen, second District; Joseph s. Keeley.
Fourth District, third. Time. 20.
GBs Mile Run for A. A. Y. Athletes,
fcwIicap--Won by W. L. Stokely. st.
Eiiristopher A. C. go yards; Raymond p.
khearty. New York A. G. 60 YARDS. sec
end: Charles Begin. st. Anselms A. c. GO
mrds) third Time. 1880.
800 Yard Dash for a. A. u. Athletes.
Handicap-Won by +. Yonhass, Glencoe A. c.
no yards) G.. vrioms, Hasbrook Heights
A. c. (19 yards). second; 7. X. Lomas,
Hasbrook Heights A. G. as YARDS, third.
Time, "a seconds.
a22O Yard Dash for Western Union Tele-
Naph Company Messenger Boys Weighing
More Than 10 Pounds. Scratch-Won by
Irving Werner. Fourth District. G. Pugh.
Buffalo, second: Christopher Ackerman.
First District. third. Time. ~ 3-5 seconds.
Interclty inytation relay race for teams
composed OF Western Union messenger boys
(scrotch)-won by New York city, Second
district (E Birrno. Al Gordon, j. w Gold
stein and :. Hemble); Buffalo (Herbert
satison. Samuel RisniS. Frank j. Saele and
Chauncey y. Pugh), second; Brooklyn &c.
Pastore, A. l.. Roy, |. Weiner and G.. Lee
beck) third. Time 80 30.
Obstacle race for Western Union Telegraph
onp pany cmployes-Won by Samuel Corn,
First district; Carl French Second district,
second: Michael Nocero. Third district,
third. Time, 40 seconds.