New-York tribune., 1921-10-17

Auc SlcuQSE L llIl leu l1lC UeiU from
the start, and at the end Of the long
run, when his terrific pace had cooked
G.e reld or nine OF tke finest distance
runners in the East, this little athlete,
who was reported to have seen his
best days on the track aud path. was
timed in O:54:41 2-5 Ritola finished
500 yards ahead Of Frank Titterton,
Mohawk A. c., the senior metropolitan
cross country title holder. J. Phillips,
Paulist A. c., was q close third.
Willie Plant. Morningside A. c..
three-mlle national walk champion, di
vided tituiar honors with Ritola when
he captured the seven-mile metropoli-
tan walk championship, the only other
event on the card. Plants margin of
victory in his speciality was nearly as
great as that of Ritola in the ten-mile
run, for the Morningside athlete won
as he pleased in 0:56:03 15. Morris
Greenberg, Pastime A. c., was second,
and NJ. Fekete, ungarian-American
A. c., third.
The sensational performance Of
Ritola, however, was the feature of the
afternoon for in taking the local
championship the Finn, who is now
competing unattached, defeated among
king, and Pete Trivoulides, Boston
marathon winner. The latter finished
fourth, while Zuna disappointed the
crowd by leaving the track at the five
mile mark.
Ritola, following his custom Of set
ting the pace, went to the front at the
starters gun, and at the end Of the
first quarter mile had an advantage OF
twenty yards over Zuna, who, in turn,
led Phillips and Tttcrton, the latter
pair running almost abreast in third
place. A mile further on the Finn
heightened his stride, and at this stage
the race became q one-man affair.
Steadily the leader drew away from
his opponents, who, like many of the
spectators, believed that Ritola would
Kill his own chances in his efforts to
race the field into submission. but in
stead Of faterng toward the end of
the long trail William seemed to gain
strength and endurance with every cir
cult OF the five-lap track. He won
cased up.
Titterton Outruns Phillips
After zuna left the track Titterton
and Phillips gave up the chase after
the flying Finn and were content to
fight it out for second place honors.
Not until the bell sounded for the final
lap did either attempt to put on speed
then Titterton leaped in front of
Phillips and set sail for the tape.
Philips tried hard to nang on, but
the Mohawk A. C. star had lots of re-
serve and took the place with thirty
yards TO spare.
Harry Morrell, Morningsde A c.,
furnished the competition for Willie
Plant during the first mile of the walk
race, and the Morningside boy lost all
chance to finish in the money because
Of his ambitious efforts. When Morrell
dropped out, as 1t was expected he
would Greenberg and Fekete took up
the burden OF keeping pace with the
three-mie title holder. but they, too,
we're satisfied to let Willie have the
crown, and after the fourth mile 1t was
all Plant
". j. Rolker, n. Y. A. c.. finished the
walk with a bruised and bleeding face,
following fist fight with Fekete, which
started during the race and terminated
afterward in the dressing rooms. Rol-
ker complained TO the officials several
times, charging that Fekete insisted
upon stepping upon his heel, so that he
would lose his shoe
few minutes later the New York
\. c. man turned and struck at Fekete,
but missed. Fekete's return punch was
far moro effective, the blow cutting Rol-
kers face badly. The pair were sepa-
rated. but renewed tho scrap in the
dressing room. where Rolker gave Fe-
Aetc nice trimming
1t is understood that the A. a. T. will
transfer these walkers to the boxing
division OF the association at the next
meeting Of the registration committee