The New York herald., 1922-02-01
JEWTRAW WINNER
OF 22O SKATE TITLE
Officials Uphold Referee Who
Allows Winner to Skate Over
After Being Beaten.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YorK IlrxArp
SARANAc LAKE, N. r.. Jan. 31.--
Charles Jewtraw of the Lake Placid
Skating Association won the final OF
the 220 yard dash which was SLATED
here to-day. Russell Wheeler of the
Montreal A. A. finished second and Gus
Fetz OF the Opal A. c. OF Chicago third.
At tho conclusion Of the meeting held
by tho officials. which lasted untfl late
tonight q statement was issued To the
press that the decision OF Referee joins
Harding In the disputed heat OF the
220 yard dash, will bo upheld. This ac-
ton gives Charles Jewtraw of Lake
Placid lead Of 10 points toward the
meet he having scored 30 to-day against
the 20 OF Russell Wheeler OF Montfeal
and Gus Fitz of Chicago. who scored 10.
The spokesman OF the officials refused to
comment on the decision and said thas
the skaters would have the privilege
OF appealing from the decision to the
board OF control of the International
Skating Union.
The three-duartcr mile final Which
was slated for to-days program vas
postponed until Tomorrow when HE
skaters refused TO come out for this
event because OF the dispute in the 20
yard dash until darkness had descended
upon the rink. the only light comi,g
from four strong searchlights on tie
balcony Of the clubhouse.
The dispute came up in q preliminary
heat OF the 220 yard dash. in which
Toronto Speed Skating Club Of Toronto,
George Thompson of Chicago and Alfrtd
Neufher OF the Cleveland A. c. ef
Cleveland started. With the crack DC
a gun the men jumped away in q
bunch As they hit the first corner h.
jam occurred In which Jewtraw way
practically eliminated. Immediately
after the finish the Lake Placid boy pro-
tested to- the referee, John Harding
who conferred with the patrol judges on
this corner, Mr.. White and Mr.. Daley
Both men stated that they had seen
the foul, which they believed to have
been unintentional. Mr. Harding or
dered that the heat be skated over.
Tho skaters claimed that such 4 de-
csion was without precedent and that
the rule called for a disqualification, II
anything, of the man who committed the
foul and the men finishing behind the
disqualified skater being moved up one
notch.
Lake Placid: Russell Wheeler. Montreal. sec
ond; Gus Fetz. Opal A. c.. Chicago, third.
Time, 0.20.
Reed. Logan Square A. A., Chicago. second;
Harold Fortune. Lake Placid, third. Time.
0.41.
220 Yard Dasll-14-Year-Old Class-Won
by William Lagon, st. Johns; William Bet
ters. Saranac Lake. second; Harold Du-
quette, Plattsburg. third. Time. 0:23.
440 Yard Dash-12-Year-Old Class--Won by
Jack Shea. Lake Placid; 4. Tebo, st. Johns,
second; Wesley Champagne. Plattsburg.
third. Time, 0:49.
go Yard Dasla--1o-Year.old Ciass-won
by Eugene Shea, Lake Placid; r. Mace,
Saranac Lake. second. Time. o:26.
The point winners were as follows:
Senlors-Charles Jewtraw OF Lake Placid,
10; Russell Wheeler OF Montreal, 20; Gus
Fetz OF Chicago, 10.
Sixteen-year-old Clasa-orlie Greene of Sar-
anac Lake, 80; Edward Reed of Chicago, 20:
Harold Fortune OF Lake Placid. 10.
Foufteen-year-old Class-W. Logan of ST.
John. So +. Betters of Saranac Lake, 20:
H. Duauctte OF Plattsburg. 10.
Twelve -year-old Ciass-John Shea of Lake
Placid, 80; r.. 1'ebo of st. John. 20; Wesley
Champagne Of Piattsburg. 10.
Ten-year-old Class--Eugenc Shea of Lake
Placid. 30: p Mace Of saranac Lake. 20.