The New York herald., 1922-07-05
HAIR PINS FLY AT
GIRLS TRACK MEET
Miss Adeline Gehrig Wins
Standing Broad jump at
Brighton Beach.
by LUCY CALHOUN.

! A sodden field and a slippery track,
/ with intermittent showers sending cas-
cades of water down their backs caused
| trouble for the young women athletes
at the Brighton Beach meet yesterday,
but in spite Of the difficulties some good
records were made.
Adeline Gehrig, the astonishing young
woman champion all round athlete Of
the New York Turn Verein, was there
in splendid form and beat her record
made at the national meet some weeks
ago in the standing broad jump with
seven IT. in. hop. Elsie Hampel
came second, with Z fl. 5 in, and Elsie
Buchholz Of the German American Turn
Verein won third place. with fl. ~ In.
II was in this event that the men
present seemed TO notice the most inept-
ness in the girl contestants. Their
clothes were not right, they lost combs
and hairpins, they swung their arms too
much and bounced about before jumps
ing and they persistently fouled.
However" as one man remarked,
you cam expect everything when
they're just beginning these games. The
important thing is that they are begins
ming. We like TO have the girls get into
the track and field games
There was a good gallery for the
games, a gallery clad for the most part
in bathing suits, the only practical cos-
tune for a New York June or July field
meet. Umbrellas are such nuisance.
one rather wistful mother had come
out to see her daughter perform and
was wandering about the field drenched.
unable because OF load OF track shoes.
sweaters. score cards and other of the
athletes paraphernalia to raise her
regenshirm. Daughter was too excited
to notice her difficulty.
Miss Gehrig, Miss Elsie Hampel Miss
Rose Fisher, Miss Catherine O'Shea,
Miss Alice Kelly, Miss Blanche Dixoir,
Miss Valerie Korben, Miss Buchholz,
Miss Wilhemine Hayn and little Miss
Fannie Jaffe, who ran on an indepen-
dent ticket as 'twere, being uncon-
nected with any OF the clubs represented
In the meet, were the outstanding atlt-
letes. The meet was the first to be, held
for women outside the schools and COLI
leges. Most OF those competing Vera
young business or home girls. Many
were members of the Municipal Athletic
League. A number of events were called
off on account Of rain
The summary
STANDING. BROAD JUMP-won by Miss
$ inches Miss Elsie Hampel. N. Y. Turn
Vereiu. feet inches. second; Miss Elsie
Buchholz. German American Turn Verein,
FIFTY YARD DASH-Won by Elsie Hampelj
Blanche Dixon. second; Alice Kelly. third.
Time, 80 seconds.
BASKET BALL THROW-Won by Miss
Gehrig. 75 feet . inches; Miss Fanny Jaffe.
60 feet 5ls inches, second; Wilhemine Hayn,
90 feet inches, third.
leo YARD DASH-Won by Miss Rose Fisher.
Bayonne A. A: Miss Alice Kelly, Germah-
American A. A., second; Miss Blanche A.
Dixon, Municipal League A. A, third.
Time. II seconds. .4
go YARD RUN-Won by Catherine O'Shea,
Sokol Gymnasium; Miss Valerie Korben.
Staten Island, second Miss Blanche A.
Dixon. Municipal League A. A. third.
No time taken.
BASEBALL THROW-Won by Mise Ross
Fisher. Bayonne A. A. 115 feet 10 inches:
Miss Adeline Gehrig, New York Turn ver-
Elm, 1853 feet 4iz inches, second; Miss Fan
ME Jaffe, 15s feet inches. third.