The New York herald., 1922-05-29
CURIOSITY COSTLY
TO FAST RUNNER
Frank Mcnamara Loses First
Prize by Turning His
Head.

Curiosity cost Frank Mcnamara of
the Cathedral Club. one time national
champion schoolboy runner, first prize
IN the 800 yard handicap race at the
games of the Yorkville Athletic League
at Greensboro Park yesterday. With
the race apparently won Mcnamara
looked back when he entered the home
stretch to see what his opponents were
doing. When he turned his head he
slackened his speed and he was passed
by Jack Levy of the Ninety-second
Street Y. M. II. A.. who came tearing
along with a fine burst of speed
Mcnamara saw enough to convince
him that his best efforts would be nec-
essary to gain him first honors. He
made a gallant attempt to overhaul
Levy. but failed by few inches. The
former schoolboy title holder started
from scratch and conceded ten yards to
Levy. whom he headed without much
effort after racing a furlong If he had
not slackened his pace when he turned
his head he would have been an easy
winner.
Fine running by Miss Blanche Dixon.
anchor girl of the team, gave the Young
Womens Catholic Club victory over the
quartet OF the d. A. Sekel Gymnasium
in the relay race for girls The young
women of the Sokel organization had a
lead of ten yards when Miss Dixon APP
peared on the track. The plucky little
representative of the Catholic Club not
only made UP this distance but had
two yards to spare at the end. The
summaries:
20 YARD DASH 0Iandicap) p)-Final Heat
Won by Jack Levy. Ninety second Street
Y. NJ. II. A. 12 feeD: a. Rothman, Ninety
second Street y. M. Fl. A. G2 feet). second
A. Gordon. Ninety second Street y. M II
\. g fect, third; Frank Mcnamara,
cathedral Club lscratch). fourth. Time,
So seconds.
$50 YARD Run Handicap)-w by Simon
Mallen. Yorkville Catholic Club 90 yards) I;
Arthur Fideeon, Cathedral Club (2s yards)
second; J. Van Brink. Ninety-second Street
y. NJ. II. 4. ds yards). third: Ben Pol
stein; ste Nj, Ninety,sesond ,as Street NJ H. A.
go YARD DASH FOR GIRLS (scratch)-
Won by Miss Ellen Michal n. A. sokel
sokel Gymnasium. second; Miss Augusta
Safanda. D. A. Sokel Gymnasium. third
Miss Mary Procek, D. A. sokel Gymnasium,
fourth. Time. 9 4-5 seconds
44o YARD RUN FOR NoVIcEs-won by
william Rapley. Lenox Hill A. A.: williani
McNamara. Cathedral Club: second l.
i-tNlIl, NlHetN-secOnu street \. NJ. II. ~,
third: NJ. Weiss. st. Vincent Ferrer's A.
c.. fourth. Time. 81 seconds
800 YARD RUN 0Iandcap)-won by Jack
Levy. Ninety-second Street Y. NJ. H.. A.
30 YARDS; Trank Mcnamara. Cathedral
Club scratch. second Simon Mallen,
Yorkville Catholic Club g yardsl. third
]. Mcconnell. Lenox Hill A. A. az yards)
fourth. Time "a - seconds.
ONE AND A HALF MILE RUN Grandicap)
s,T.e1 sy T. o sseoS
Patient, Union Settlement A. c. 100
YARDS. second; Aaron Farkus. Lcnox Hill
A. A. $50 yardsl. third; James Sweeney,
Jr., st. Vincent Ferrer's A. c. (4C yards)
fourth. Time, ~?
PUTTING; THE 12 POUND SHOT Handi-
Ferrers A. G. g feet). with a put of 40
feet II inches Bernard Lazorsky. d. A.
Sokel Gymnasium fscratch). with put o.
Vile Catholic Club q foot lnches). with
a put of 80 feet . inches. third; J. Kab'is
II. A. Solsc Gymnasium q foot Q inches)
with put OF 81 feet 1% inches. fourth.
tscratch) by Young Women's Cath
oic Club (Miss May Murphy. Mss Mar.
gerry Dixon, Miss Eleanore Farrell and
nasium Miss Augusta safanda. Miss Ellen
Michal. Miss Mary Prosek and Miss Fran
ces Weber,. second. Time. 33 % seconds
RUNNING HOP, STEP AND JUMP tHandi;
Street Y. NJ. II. A. (6 feeD, with jump
of AZ feet inches: w. Kemp. Ninety sec
ond Street y. NJ. II. a. 60 feeD. with a
dral Club (a feet 3 nches). with a jumr
of "A feet 1Ih inches. third; George Heard
Cathedral Club f5 feeD with a jump oi
~ feet inches. fourth
Team Score--Ninety- second Street Y. NJ. II
A. 80 points: Cathedral Club, i2 points
yorlSvile Catholic Club, points I.enox Hill
A. A. s points; st. Vincent Ferrer's A: g.
I points: ID. A. Sokel Gymnasium. points
Irnion Settlement A. c.. 3 points.