The New York herald., 1921-02-20
ARTHUR STAFF IS
THEPROFESSIONAL
SKATING CHAMPION
Chicago Filler Rolls Up 1876
Points in Lake Placid
Meet.
MCGOWAN, 120, SECOND
Adirondack Amateur Cham
pionship Goes to William
Steinmetz of Chicago.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
LAKE PLACID, n. Y, Feb. 19.-The
American professional championship
which ended here to-day was won by
Arthur Staff OF Chicago, with a total
of 1875 points. Second TO Staff was
Everett McGowan of st. Paul, with 120
points. Edmund Lamy of Saranac
Lake finished third scoring 65, and
| Ben O'Sickey of Philadelphia fourth
| with 40 points. Both the 220 yard
dash and the half mile were won by
| Staff, while the three mile went to Nc
Gowan.
As the men lined up in the 220 yard
! dash tense silence gripped the crowd
as they waited the report OF the starters
gun. With the fash Larny was off, beat
ing the bunch away from the mark
| by good three yards. He held his
advantage until at the head Of the
! stretch. when staff came with a rush on
the inside and MCGOWAN swung wide Ia
! the outside. They both passed Lamy
about forty yards from the finish. Down
| the stretch these two men sped, with
| no apparent advantase for either until
/ NllIll Ten dluS OI liie tape, Wntn Slall
! by a supreme effort forged slightly in
advance of MCGOWAN. to win by few
inches. MCGOWAN finishing less than a
half foot in front of Lamy.
| The half mile was a loaf for the first
| lap, but as the men entered the stretch
on the second lap Lamy took the lead
from MCGOWAN, increasing the pace.
! Rounding the turn in the backstretch
Staff, who was behind both Lamy and
loo ut fg Int G.tHI 11xr
jumped forward. opening up a gap OF
three yards. O'Sickey also passed Nc
| Gowan and Lamy at this point. and
though OSickey tried hard to overhaul
Staff as the men sped down the stretch
he was unable to do so. Staff winning.
O'Sickey getting second and MCGowan
third.
Before the start of this race it was
announced to the press that Lamy had
pulled tendon in his back. He was
advised not to compete further in the
meet but insisted on skating both the
half and three mile events.
Lamy Wins Lap Prize.
AS the men took the ice for the three
mile event the officials announced that
a lap prize of SO would be given for the
man leading for the greatest number Of
laps It was won By Lamy, who took
sixteen of the eighteen laps. The pace
for the first sixteen laps was slow. but
on rounding the second turn in the back
stretch for the seventeenth lap Staff
who was third. suddenly jumped the
bunch. going out at a heart breaking
pace, with MCGOWAN and Lamy follow
ing closely, and O'Sickey trailing AS
the men shot into the backstretch for
the last time MCGOWAN sprinted despe-
, rately after the Chicago skater
O'Sickey at this point passed Lamy.
AS Staff and McGowan rounded the
last turn going into the stretch neither
man appeared TO have an advantage.
and O'Slckey was only about two feet
, in the rear. Fifty yards from the tape
/ MCGOWAN, putting forth a last effort.
passed Staff to win by yard. O'Sickey
finishing third As this event was
7 skated in heavy snowstorm. the time
of minutes 10 l-5 seconds must be con-
sdered fast
Bobby Mclean OF Chicago former
champion of America. had been invited
to attend this meet, but did not do so
and as he has not defended his crown
this year and as these events were
sanctioned by the Adirondack Skating
Association. the professional champion
! ship Of America goes to Staff II is
( hoped that a match race between staff
and Oscar Matheson OF Christiania,
! Norway. present holder OF the worlds
title. can be arranged
, In conjunction with the professional
championship the Adirondack amateur
championship was skated. The 220 yard
dash. first event on the programme
went to Fred Buendgen Of Chicago, with
Leslie Boyd OF the fremont Rink New
York second. and Julian Stenmetz of
Chicago third.
Al Lcitch OF Lake Placid won the
, half mile. Julian Steinmetz of Chicago
taking second. and Bobby Hearn of the
, fremont Rink Club Of New York get
! ting third place.
Young Richard Donovan. the st. Pau
star. won the three mile Leitch was
second and William Steinmetz Of Chi
> cago third.
: William Steinmetz Of Chicago was the
, winner OF the Adirondack championships
/ on points. with 90 TO his credit Al
> Leitch was second with so, and Donovan
, third with 80.
I The races here to-day conclude tho
most successful outdoor skating year in
the sports history.
The summaries:
/, Professional speed skating Championship Of
America.
o go Yard Dash. Final-Won BY Arthur
of ST. Paul. third. Edmund Iamy Of
sITsn2s s Esfs Ws g By 50 r,b5S iGSosas st, m
caEo. second. Ben Osickcy of Philadelphia :
+ third Everett McGown. 81. Paul. Time.
T / .3s %.
D Three Mile Final-Won by Everett Nc
C;owan, 81. Paul second. Arthur staff. Chi
cago third. Ben Osickey Philadelphia.
Time. Q 10 i-J.
! Adirondack Amateur Championship.
: go Yard Dash. Final-Wpl by Fred
. / Buendgen. Chicago. second Les Boyd. Tre-
: mont Rink club New York city. third J.
a Stcinmetz Chicago Time, 20 - seconds.
. Uaf Mile. Senior, Finai-Won by Al
!. f.oitch. Lake Placid second. J. Steiumetz.
- Chicago: third. Bobby Hearn. fremont Rink
. Club New York Time. ! 20 20.
+ Three Mile. senior, Final-Won BY Richard
4 Donovan ST Paul. second. Al Leitch, Lake
: Placid: third, william Steinmeiz, Chicago.
7 Time. 1871
BELGIAN CHAMPION LOSES.