The New York herald., 1922-06-12
O'CONNOR SHOWS
STYLE AND SPEED
Takes Three Mile Handicap at
Morningside A. c. and
Walkers Club Games.
WINNER BY 100 YARDS
w. j. Martin of the Pastime
A. c. First Home i'm Five
Mile Walk.

Tim O'Connor. an athletic mebher OF
the New York Fire Department and a
veteran runner of St. Anselm's A. c..
made successful debut as a candidate
for pedestrian honors at the Joint games
of the Walkers Club OF America and
the Morningside A. c. at Macombs Dam
Park yesterday He selected as the me-
dunn for test of heel and toe ability
the three mile handicap walk for vet
Grams and. with the aid of an allowance
of two minutes, won first prize from a
field made up OF men forty years and
over.
The athletic fire laddie turned his at
tention to the walking game only six
weeks ago. The change OF stride from
the elastic movements of the runner to
rthe restricted style of the pedestrian
bothered him quite bit in his early
trials. but he gradually got the correct
idea OF how to stride along in approved
competitive walking form.
Somebody must have told the handi-
capper that Tim had learned a lot about
the game In q short time. because that
official made him concede more than a
minute to the limit men. some OF whom
have been competing in walking events
for years. but not with marked sue
cess. AT any rate Tim accepted his small
mark in good spirit, and when the
der FOR pedestrian honors stepped off in
good style. He overhauled' the limit men
after two miles had been covered, and
kept far enough away from the back
mark one to breast the tape a winner
by 100 yards. Tim was the recipient
OF many congratulations on his clever
victory.
Plant Falls to Compete.
Willie Plant, national champion
walker and holder of many records. was
entered in the five-mile event. but did
not start. He did not feel equal to the
task OF starting from scratch and con-
ceding the big handicaps to the others
Harry Lobon and NJ. Fekete. the virtual
scratch men with Plant. were unplaced
The winner turned UP in w. j. Martin
OF the Pastime A. c., who had the liberal
allowance of minutes 80 seconds He
defeated +. Caughtrey, of the New York
A. G., for first prize by thirty yards.
Bert French and William Torporer
were the principal prize winners. Each
carried away three. Both men showed a
lot OF versatility. They earned their
honors on both track and field
The best finish came with the run
ming of the 100 yard dash. Inches sepa-
rated William Feldstein, the winner, and
i. Melnick, the second man. The um-
maries:
100 YARD DASH OIANDICAP)-Von by
William Feldstein e yards): !. Melnick
lscratch); second; William Torporcer 6
yards). third: Joseph Chankin (scratch)
fourth. Time, 10 as seconds
800 YARD RUN CIANDICAP)--Wor by I.
Melnick q yardsl; William Feldstein %
yards). second: Bert French (5 yards)
third. Time. 80 As seconds.
RUNNING BROAD JUMP (HANDICAP)--
Won BY Bert French @ feeD. with jump
OF 81 feet; William Torporcer (scratchJ
with jump of 90 feet inches. second: A
Belsky q foot q inchesl. with jump of
10 feet 2jz inches third
PUTTING THE II POUND SHOT NIANDI-
CAP)-Won by Edward Rosenberg g feet
inchesl. with put of 40 feet 0 inches; ;
George Faust (scratch). with n put OF III
feet inches, second: William Torporcer
@ feeD, with put of Al feet inches.
third
ONE MILE RUN CHANDICAP)-W bv Ed
ward Plant go yards) William Christian
son (scratch). second Bert French (GO
yards). third. Time. 5:14 rs.
THREE MILE WALK FOR vET;R Ans
tIANDICAP)-Won by Tim O'Connor. St.
Anselms a. C. q minutes): l. e. Cole
utes Is seconds), second: Panos Anthony.
PastImc A. c. (scratch). third. Time.
2s :o4 3-5.
THREE MILE WALK FOR A. A. u.
NOVICES-Won by c. Eschenbach. Pas
time A. c.; w. +. Hausner. st Anselm' :
a. c., second H. Rappaport. South Brook
iyn Y. NJ. II. A.. third. Time. 26 - 40.
FIVE MILE WALK QIANDTCAPl-Won by
w. J. Martin. Pestime A. G. % minutes
so seconds) r. Caughtry. New York A C..
q rnnutes). Afcond: NJ. Greenberg g min
utes). third Time, a. - -.