The New York herald., 1921-02-22
SID LESLIE SHOWS
WAY IN TODD 'SOO'
Unattached Athlete Beats
Good Field in Robins
Games Feature.
ny JAMES 5. mitchell.

The Robins Dry Dock ana Repair
Company held its annual games last night
at the Fourteenth Regiment Armory,
Brooklyn. where snappy programme Of
ten events produced plenty of sport for
the employees Of the company as well as
other kindred organizations. The big
item of the night was the Todd Spe-
cial," race OF $50 yards, scratch. II
Attracted a string Of six starters aud
after an interesting exchange OF pacing
tactics the victory rested on the mantle
Of Sidney Leslie, unattached. and he
came home. five feet in front Of Joe
Higgins of tho Nev York A. c., with
Larry Brown Of tine University Of Penn
sylvania third by four yards.
Another smart event was the 800 yard
handicap, with Bernie j. Wefers of the
New York a. c. penalizcd two yards
behind scratch as the star competitor
The young man maintained the family
tradition for speed by winning in the
rafting good time of b 10 seconds.
Considering that the full distance was
222 yards, Wefers did the best piece of
running seen on the boards this winter.
Local interest reached the highest
point when the shipyards relay Of one
mile was put on the floor. After lap or
SO the Federal Shipyard took the lead
and gradually drew away to win by
sixty yards from Robins Dry Dock, with
the White Fuel Company third
Fifteen in Mile walk.
A field of fifteen turned out for the
mile walk handicap ANA the spectators
We're treated to varied assortment Of
heel and toe methods Of progression. The
1Y1 fol 20 oh ..f ,e
Ninety-sccond street Young Mems He
brew Association, the junior national
indoor champion, who had an allowance
of % seconds. He was the virtual
scratch man. Norris Grcenberg of the
Pastime a. c. was moving wen and
fairly in second place about a hundred
yards from the finish when he WAS dis
qualified for Skipping" J. McSorloy
'of the Glencoe A. C. had q handicap of
a minute and succeeded in making Il
close second.
The summaries
22o Yard Run Closod--Won by William
shannon, Robins Dry Dock; John Anderson.
White Fuel Oil Company second Frank j.
Gcrisser White Fuel OH Company, third.
Time, &c So seconds.
one Mile Walk, Haudcap-Won by H..
Lobou, Ninoty-sccond Street Y. VI. II. A..
- seconds. }. McSorley, Glencoe A. c. 60
seconds. second w. g. Burkhard Mohawk
30 seconds.
300 Yard Dash. Handicap7Won by y. j.
Wcfcrs. New York A. c.. penal lized yards
behind scratch r.. French, Mornngside
A. c.. yards. Sc oud. ". Farley Loughlln
Lyccum, 10 yards, third. Time. 81 10 sec
Cnds.
$50 Yard Run. Novice-Won by W A.
smith unattached w. Seaton. Colurqbia
University, second W. L Higgins Standard
OH Company OF New Jersey, third. Time.
minutes So seconds
Two Nile Run. Handicap--Nou by C.. Rus
SELL Ionkers s.. NJ. G.. A., 40 yards; Sol
SiVersteln Glencoe a. c.. lGJ yards see
ond. NJ. Schaefer, unattached, 1870 yards,
third. Time minutes 80 20 seconds.
one Nile Relay tolosCd 20 Shipyards)-
W1L by Federal ShIpylrd. with NJ. Leon
nrt. G.. Cunnif, II. Wentworth and !. War
burton: Robins Dry Dock second. with w.
shannon. Harry MciIun, a. Seavers and o.
La0kso White Fuel Company third. with
John Anderson, e.. Grrtisser Frank Lengau
~. '"1nk j. Ger iesgr Time. 3m. 80 lbs
$50 Yard Run (Todd SPECIALIZATION by SD
~. unnttnched; Joseph Higgins. New
York g.. second. Larry A. Brown. Third.
Time, I'M los.
one Mile Medley Relay OIandicap)- Won
by l.oughlin Lyccum 30 yds), with =. Keat-
ing, +. Flynn. H. Iauser and J. Foget:
Glencoe y. g. ti6 yds) second. with r.
Nanhars, f. B. Iosmor p. W. McCready
and = Bcnedict Brooklyn \. a. (6l yds)
third. with l.. Buxbaum. $. Abrams. ".
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