New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
Moore i'm Tie
With .Jewtraw
For Ice Lalrels
Befall Leaders for
National Skating Cham
pionsllip; ~ Points EacI,

became slusfy ard sloppy from the
sun, Joe Moore, OF New York City, the
international sprint champion, ane
Charles Jewtraw. the Eastern cham
pion and Lake Placid Skating Club
star. finished in q deadlock in a thrill.
ing but ill-luck bcspoiled hunt for the
national championship, held at Down.
ing Park to-day
After showing brilliantly in the fore
noon trials the youthful Moore and
the Lake Placid star tied in the after
noon IN the finals, each getting 7C
points. Jewtraw developed INDIGESTION
and vas forced to retire in the fnaI
event. the mile ohamp mpionsilic. afte,
winning the 220yard dash and the
quATtcr-'-lilc race and finishing third
by {. came effort in the half-rnile. when
stricSeb i'll. Moore fell in the quar-
tes-m4lc and quit when he saw the
hopelossness Of catching the fleeing
pack
in the "22o" and ehoo had an 70 excs11ent se~fIaw
t chance of making up for the defeat in
the quarter mile, when he fell in q
! jam with Billy Murphy, a clubmate
and was so badly shaken up that he left
the track
Poor Judgment by Moore
In the halimi:c event, with Jcwtrav.
evidently in pain, Moorc paid undue
attention to him and A! Leitch. an
orange On. j. youth, stating for the
Lake Placid S. C.. Mc.'A:ctl uD d lead
nat Moore found tao much to cut
Gown. Joe, howevar, Gnisned second
When Leslie Boyd. of the fremont
Club, Of New or., fell on The home
stretch. Jcwtraw was thirl, giving him
"A f,oo .,-t. 4n
rival, Moore.
The skating o. the mile race was
delayed when Jewtraw. in extreme
pain, was half carried 10 the starting
line, insisting on fighting for the
mpionship. He and his trainer,
Ernest Lamy, finally persuaded the Of
ticlals to allow him to start, but when
he fell soon after they ordered his
withdrawal, though he got up gamely
and started desperately to catch the
flying pack.
Moore won this event, but in lucky
fashion, for Leitch, winner of the half
mile title, fell while lcadino. by q ward
when ten yards frCm the finish Leitch
got up and flung hilasc'f bodily over
The line. and was awarded third place
over Johnny Housoworthy, of The
fremont Skating Club. who protested
The decision
This victory placed Moore in tie
for the championship honors with Jew
traw, and the officials decided that the
trophy will go to the one of these two
who wins the mrSt points in the inter
national championships to be skated
late in February at Lake Placid.
Boyd Victor in Long Race
Leslie Boyd, wearing the skating
colors of the fremont Club, won the
live-mile handicap event, with an allow
ance Of twenty-five yards, carded as
the feature Of the day.
Eight thousand spectators, who gath
cred in the early forenoon for the
trials, retired for dinner and come back
saw the sturdy Boyd Hnish compara-
, lively si,ong in g spectacular finish
with q lead of only ten yards over the
last firing Joe Moore.
Miss Elsie Mueller, Of New York,
won the quartermilc ladies' champion.
ship event. She "ran away" from
Otille Barth and Mildred Truslow. Of
Brooklyn, the latter falling twice.
This was said to be the first national
event women have competed in, but it
was robbed of much color when Miss
Rose johnson, of Chicago, interna-
tionai champion. failed to arrive.
Mrs: Alfredo Mcmillan, of Fort Lee,
Skating Club, Philadelphia, the latter
being ruled professional on the eve of
contesAng for an amateur honor. to-
day, mode a worlds professional
record Of 48 seconds for tandem skat-
ing. man and woman.
There was some question over the
legality Of the sanction TO the New
burgh Skating Association for the ma
tionai championship, bat the local club
jnslsted 1t was q national affair and
that medals had been struck as such.
After some talk 1t was agreed to call
it so, or until the international Skating
Union found fault with the one granted
by the Middle Atlantic States Union,
new body
The summaries:
22o..yard national champ!onsh!p-Won
by Charles Jewtraw. Lake PLACID; Joe
Wbssler Wqore New Monra. York City sscond Russell l.
seconds.
=. Professional quarter milo race against
worlds record made by Hen o'sickey 'cis'qI and
Mrs Alfredo Mcmillan, of Fort Lee, N. j.
Exhibition against time-Ravlnond Muir
- 20 ltn 9ea:9 old, made his best for the
;"V,y@rdS OF &c - secords, considered
44o-yard national champ:onship-wo bv
Ifar!es Jfwtr"w. Lake Placid leohby
HeaEn ircino.', second. ,lArtin brewster.
20. 's.'.'', tI.tE1. me. V':D ..
sso-ysrd national championship Won by
Al Ieitch. Like Placid. joe Moore. New
r"rl: second Charles Jevtraw, third.
Ono mile national championship-w
BY Joe Moore, New York. Don Robinson
New York, second AL Lcitch Lake Placid.
third. Time. 403 %
Five mile champi ,nshp--Won by Leslie
Boyd. fremont Skating Club (25 yards);
r Zoe Moore (scratch). second; West Booker.
fremont Skating Club 600 yards), third.
lllnr 2A;'1 3-5.
boys-won by watson Gee. Nswbursh. sanSD;
Roy rlog PoughlSecpsie. second Raymond
" ''' cw Norl- thi~d. Time. 0:5S A. :.
sSo-yard race for high school boys
Won b. :; Each New York Lewis Al
trcal, ,fird rim" :on to.
one milo novice Won by Warren
Drake NoWhrr@h; =. y. Vi;sr, PouEhl.ecr-
~" eec"nH. r.. rlpe, FouGhseeu@'e third.
linn. s.i2.
i4o-yard womeua chalnpionship-wo
DF iis,e Mriirr. N.w Yo"k: OiIllio
Navy Ontplays Union OH
Court and Wins 32-10
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. l.-Union played
a fast and we'll planned game of basket
ball this afternoon. but lost to the
midshipmen by 32 to 19, the local team
having n slight edge in speed and team
play The Nav also had great many
more chances TO score from the foul
line, and this proved an important