New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

Finnish Team
Scores Victory
In Smile Race
knights Of St. Antony
Quartet Captures First
Honors in Medley Relay

William Ritola, senior Metropolitan
cross country champion, and llmar
Prim. junior titleholder, running az
team for the Finnish American A. c.,
captured the feature, FIVE mile team
race, at the first annual isdoor relay
carnival Of the Mohawk A. G. at the
22d Regiment Armory last night. The
New York A. G.. team was second and
the Paulist A. C. third. The time was
21:36.
Twcrty -ons teams started in the
long grind, which was witnessed by
more than 1000 persons, and after tho
first two miles the result was never III
doubt. Hardened by much cross-country
work and in the best form either has
flashed in several seasons, the Firms
dominated the field, winning by half
lap from George and c. Cornetta, who
represented the Winged Foot organiza-
tion.
The Paulist A. C. pair, John Losero
and Eddie Garvey, were always in the
race, and Garvey especially gained lots
Of ground in the last few laps. Ritola's
denied, and Willie actually won eased
up, with Prim few yards back.
| Bal;estier Aids Knights
Largely because of the great running
Of Elliot Baliestier, former Metropoli-
tan sprint champion, the knights OF
St. Anthony team captured first honors
in. the ono and one-half mile open med
ley. relay The St. Christopher Club
was second and Fordham third. Aside
from the feature, this probably was the
best race of the evening, the winners
coming from behind on the last lap
when 1t appeared that the Morningside
A. G. would get the trophy.
Ray Wharty, the Fordham star, who
also represents the New York A. g.,
commanded the field on the first leg,
which was at half mile, but both
Wood and Lichtman, who followed In
the 22O and 440 legs lost ground. Nell
son, the Maroon anchor man, ran
creditabe race at $50, but he was not
good enough to make up ground on
such men as Clarence Sherman, St
Christopher Club, and Baliestier.
Rounding the last turn Baliestiel
made his bid, and moving through the
field in fine fashion soon overhaulec
hind Sherman, the pacemaker. In his
final sprint Baliestier beat Sherman tt
the tape by about ono yard. The time
was A:43 rs.
\ Figueroa Wins Sprint Race
l. U0 6pLluL IdCc, d HdHulS0p VpCu ~
r Lall clubs, was won by Carlos Figueroa
y Porto Rican, who made quite repu
tation as a runner while at Townsent
Harris High School. Figueroa and r
. McAllister. Glencoe A. c., waged I
merry battle from start to finish, out
I distancing the rest of the field at thu
, 70-yard mark.
McAllister led by inches at ninct,
. yards, but Figueroa had more reserve
;. speed and got the verdict by less thar
a foot at the finish line. J. Burgens, O
, the West Side Y. M. c. A., was third
], about three yards back. The WHINE
was timed in 0:10 2-5.
The summarizes:
j ~ mills medley relay; handica p--Wo,
BY Knights ut Of st. antony sKely g. MSpmo
' topher Club Parker, Wood. Van Leave.
and shermang, II yards, second; Fordhar
4:43 2-5
1co-yard dash: hand icap-v-on by G. NJ
t Burgess, west Side Y. NJ G. A.. - yards
I third. Time o:1o2-5
{ Won by Loughlin Lyceum tFarley. Mis-
BACH NJ. Forget and II. Lyons). 43 yards
9 s.. Anselin's 4: c. Gally. s. Bennett 6
Nevans and Harmon. Sc yards. second
Knights Of ST. Antony (Kelly. Reilly. Hunt
er and Atherton). so yards. third Time
I Half mile relay; closed to high. prlvat
and prep schools-Won by De Witt Ciu
\ ton (Gimour Cook Handy and Bou
lotchnik): Poly Tech Tia Vim. Fogarty
= Bergen and Hazewood). second; De Ii
Sale darcy, McNally. McClan an
5 Hynes). third. Time. :39 5.
1-mile relay (M A. L.)--Won by 13tl
Regiment ON. Roget. Leslie, Rocklein an
Hauser>. 2S yards: 1920 Engineer
(Loomas. Dolder, Brown and Darcy. S
r yards. second; 1o6th Infantry (Hedbers
Bauxbaum. Crunden and Nelson) s
I yards. third. Time, 1898 As.
, Five mile team race--Won by Finnish
= American A. c. (Ritola and Prim); New
York A. c. &C. Cornetta and c. Cornetta)
&iair Nix~a4. .