New Britain herald., 1922-01-18
WEFERS RETAINS
 ATHLETIC TITLES
New York Man Wins Senior
 Metropolitan A. A. J. HonQrS

New York. Jan s.-e-Nerrnrj l, Wefers lr.. of the New York A e, retained his two senipr Metropolitan A A. r. indoor nhamo,oralipr before a large erow., ln Madisan sa lere far den last night I'irs, hc took ;lle si%- ty yard title nlh then 'ha lioaors at 800 yards James n'i.ii"n of i.ohGa$ lin l.ycerm. who vas a nsn1c.aa ,n ils' putc Wcfer's agbt tu t..e Fitle ari net start in the i'pai, attllonsh he apa : ined for t ny wrning ? ria hSit,
 Others 'ri;, lpoliHFC -r cnlnnotH ir tho ma asanst Wrf'rs ~Are Gserrc pcrryman. ,nsltaeh.d. Robert '.. Mc.Alls,or e. the GloHc pc A. C.. and Carlos Figisernn. an .n'trscholastic ic champion NHho represented the st. Christopher A. q, -
 McA'lintcr and 'e-rl ,;5a1 spoiled two starts ,~ leaving th,ir marks in advance ns tfe repor. p' The start CTS pistoi. Roth were penalized. Wefer qnlefcs. to grt away, soon had clear loai ann won easily. McAl- lister pent f'igncroa for second place by two fH"..
 .hthiii ~ iill q lfHl VI bhpl' spVu race in the ,rcond semi arai He made false i''"ali and was penalizcd a foot. Ills friends groaned when he took his place back of the others. They thought the penalty would bring about his deTcnt, Hnt it did not Me Aliister got away in his stride and bounded to the front after racing forty yards. IlN breasted the tape three yards in advance of Figueroa. the second man.
 Final at BOO Yards.
 In the final heat Of the 400 yard run Wcfers got away quickly in his best stride and soon had command ing position which he maintained to the close.
 Andy Kelly, the former Holy Cross college star and record holder. was eliminated from this race by tripping and falling in taking the second turn in the second trial heat. Fl. F. Perl man of the New York University and l.. Buxboum. unattached fell over him.
 Jack sellers of the New York A. c. and Michael Devancy of the Melrose A. A., veteran winners or titles Ut ,1if- ferant distances had battle for first prize h, the 1000 yards run They raced on alr1o even terms until :he bell lap when Devaney tired and Sellers gained the victory.
 Sydney Leslie, the veteran middle distance runner of tho New York "A. C., showed that muscles arc still supple enough and his Of 3ulfcient quality to earn high Eonors in classy competitions by carrying off the title in the Goe wards run. His most worthy opponent in the final heat was Jack Sellers. his club mate. Leslie won by tight yards
 A. Dolder. anothe' preventative of the Mercury Foot organization in croWine when the field skirted the first turr, Dolder was thrown off his stride. Losing his balance he erash- cd to floor and gave up the chase
 Wilitan Plant Of the Morningside 4, C., Ar1erica's premier amateur pc- destrian, carried off the title in the one mile walk. He went to the front at the start, and the farther he went the greater his lead became. He led Joseph E. Pe nrman Of the Now York A. C. to the tape by half lap.
 Pat Mac! ,onald was an absentee in the sfotpntting event and the title went to lialph Hills nf Princeton, the interscholasti record holder Hill's heave WAS 43 feet oss inches. Chris topher NrettQs of the rastime A. C. was the runner-up, with 42 feet Ii inches.
 Hohland Keeps Two Mile Title.
 Max Bohland retained his title in the two mile run, after a long, hard contest. He was under pressure throughout and frequently was com pe1led to surrender the position of leader to D. l'orsman of tho New York A. c. The title Mercury Foot runner kert the champion moving along at fast clip all the while but he Was not quite good enough to go to the front in the stretch spurt Boh'and won by two feet.
 Joseph Erbal Of the New York A. c. had two mishaps in the high jump. Clearing the bar on one occasion he hurt his left arm. Later he turned his left ankle. The last injury caused Rim to u,Jit