The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-12
WINGED FOOT FOURS
ARE AGAIN SUPREME
Defend Quarter, Mile and Two
Mile Honors in National
Games.
ALL AROUND is CLOSE
Sturdy Princetonian Hard
Pressed by Harold Osborne
of Illinois A. G.
ALL AROUND is CLOSE
ny TED MEREDITH.


field where relay championships are
decided and S. Harrison Thomson o
Princeton University is Americas bes
all-round track and field athlete
These two points were decided yes
to-day at the third and final days o.
the National A. A. u. track and fielc
championships at Weequahic Park
Newark.
Competing a year ago out on the
West coast the Mercury Foot teams
raced away with all five relay cham
pionships. Yesterday they saw honors
for the half mile event rest with the
Meadowbrook Club of Philadelphia
and they saw the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION capture the four mile race
but the New York team won the other
three which, il not so weeping as the
1921 triumph is, nevertheless, at least
convincing.
Thomson had a field Of eight men tc
contend with n the decathon comp III
ton. and he found particularly stub
born rival in Harold NJ. Osborne of the
liilnOlS AIhiellC OtuD. Inc NsHlCdSpdA
still had chance of winning the cham
pionship in the final event, which was q
1900 meter run. If he could lead the
Princetonian by twenty-five seconds in
this race the title was his, but the best
he could do was beat him home by ten
seconds. and the versatile ). Harrison
annexed the laurel wreath. Thomson won
a year ago in the national pentathlon.
which is commonly referred to as the
all around championship.
Thomson was pacemaker from the out
set OF the contest, which started in the
morning with two hours intermission at
noon. BY the irtermission he had won
the shot put and 100 meters dash and
was second in the broad and high jumps
and seventh In the 400 meters run. Dur
ing the afternoon he won the hurdles and
discus, finishing well up In the others.
Relay Races Interesting.
The relay races proved very interest
ing Meadowbrook missed a fine chance
to win the opening 44o yard relay when
Leconey ran first and handed Altmaier,
the Penn Splinter. a two yard lead,
which he held. Rogers in getting in the
wrong position TO receive the baton from
Altmaier fumbled 1t and lost good
three yards, so putting the New York
/. A. G. in the lead. Woodring, running
~che final leg for Meadowbrook, tried
hard. but could not make up the lost
ground.
In the two. mile relay the New York
team had in Alan Helffrich the best
half miller in the country, and he more
than leveled the lead held by the Bos-
ton A. A.. winning with several yards
to spare. Connolly of the Hub club led
up until the last fifty yards. but here
Helffrich sprinted to the lead. The lat
ter covered his leg in a fraction over
Sc. which. on the slow track, was
better than he had to do In winning
the national half mile title on Saturday.
The Mercury Footers had their first
reversal in the relay events in the $50
yard tussle. The Meadowbrook Club,
running the same men as in the 44o
yard race. but rearranged at the sug-
gestion of Lawson Robertson, Penn
track mentor, went into the lead and
held II throughout. Leconey handed
Woodring the baton two yards in front
of Billy Hayes OF the Boston A. A..
an advantage that was soon worked
out to ten yards through the poor
touch off by the B. A. A Driscoll, run
ming the next leg for the Hub four.
could not gain on Woodring and this
speedy young gentleman passed the
baton along TO Rogers. However. at
this point the ". Y A. @. made a geuu-
inc bid for the race and Rogers's lead
was cut down by Bernie Wefers. After
these two came Altnnaier of the Brooks
and Farrell OF the New Yorks, and al
though the latter continued to gain. the
carly lead of the Philadelphians pulled
them through.
The second defeat came TO the Winged
Foot team in the four mile race. Bos-
ton A. A. was the stumbling block fol-
the Gothamites this time and wor
easily with fifty yards to spare. The
Boston A. A. four were Brown, Mars
ters, Heriihy and Connolly. running In
this order.
Fast Quarter by Taylor.
The mile relay. the last on the pro-
gram. turned out to be another win
for the N. Y. A. c. runners. Boston
A. A., with Driscoll. winner OF the ma
tional quarter. and Dudley, who was
third, were expected to give the title
defenders a close battle. They did until
Taylor, Princeton varsity man, took
up the running under the New York
colors and tore off a 40 second quarter
mile This was the fastest quarter oil
the three days meeting. When Steven.
son started the final lap for New YORK.
he had full fifty yards on Driscoll
The latter did not try to do more thar
keep the place he had, and Stevenson
increased his lead TO close to 100 yards
After tho all around competition
Thomson left the field at the point Of
exhaustion. The big Tiger athlete haC
been given never n moments peace b.
the smaller Osborne, and his wearinesi
told plainly tho struggle he had beer
through. Following Is the order Of
finish In the all around competition
Thomson. ese2.57 points: Osborne. 6796.2s
Vidal, 6iss. 90: Naegeli. s254.32; Lockett
ts9s92: Shevlin. A6676: Rector. 445o.1
and Daley. 3464.c Butler. who did no
complete the test. had 2so2.22 when III
went out. The summary:
pECATHLoN CHAMPIONSHIP.
400 METERS FLAT-won by Victor Nsescli
1917 points; Harold M. Osborne. second
;ots e0nso p nsg E TSoas = RECTOR
fourth. 6e5.4f points: Frank J. DAILY. fifth
6s7.eo points: Joseph sherin. sixth, 6s4: 4
points; s.. Harrison Thomson. seventh
ssi 80 points: Joseph Butler, ninth. 6i2.7
points. Run in three heats: fastest tim'
by Naereli, ~ seconds.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP-won by Harold M
Osborne. feet az inches. o3s points; 8
Harrison Thomson. feet ! inch, second
sss points; Andrew NJ. Lockett. 3 feet 81.
Inches. third. TG2 points; Lieut.. Eugene L.
Vidal. 3 feet 81 inches. fourth. I62 points
Victor Naeseii, feet a. inches. flfth,
ss7 ~ points; Thomas Rector. 3 feet 5ii
incher, sixth. 8sT 80 points; Joseph Shevlin,
feet bk inches, seventh, 7.b0 points
Joseph Butler. ! feet inch, eighth, 1858
points: Frank J. Daley, feet 11% inches.
ninth, s28 points.
100 METERS TLAT-wcn by $; Harrisoln
Bugens l.. vidal. unattached. West Point.
second. 6ss.sI points; Victor Naegeli.