New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
No Yor c With q Team Championships, Enjoys MoSL ouCC
Track Victory
Is Outstanding
Event of 1922
Winged Foot Athletes Cap
iure National Title; 81 In
dividual Winners Listed
By lack Masters

Tventy-one sectional and national
team championship, and eighiy-one
Individual winners IN thirteen branches
~ sport IL the remarkable record
made in the past twelvemonth By the
New York Athletic Club. as disclosed
IN the annual report Of the Winged
Foot organization. released last night
Never before has the local club COM
piled such a record and because Of the
large number Of American champion
ships included in the list, no other
club can approach the achievements
81 the New York A. G. during the year
which will end tonight.
The croVning achievement was the
rotorn 20 the East Of the national
rack and held trophy, which the New
York A. &. reRained from the Los
Angeles A. c. az the title meet held M
Newark last September. and although
the local club turned IN an amazingly
large number Of individual winners
in this branch it is the team vic
tories that stand out.
Here is the list Of events for which
The New York's hold team champion
ships;
National track ard field, senior and
junior, indoor and outdoor.
Metropolitan track and field, senior
and Junior. indoor and outdoor.
Nationla fencing, senior and junior.
National double shell rowing
National trapshoOting championship.
Eastern rife championship.
New York State revolver champion
ship.
National gymuastic championship.
National water and polo champion.
snip.
ship
n0sor and outdoor)
Senior metropolitan indoor swim
ming championship
Vietories in Other sports
fr events where there were no team
championships the Winged Foot also
scored heavily. Tn tennis for instance
rrrroscntivca Of this club won the
New Jerucy. Maryland and New York
state titles, as well a. the Westchester
County and Eastern New York cham
n.onships. while at billiards the inter
national 18.2. national 182, interstate
Ig.Z and national pocket billiard tro-
phies we're accounted for by members
OF The New York A. {.
A total OF 1850 points vas scored
during the year. 377 Of these being
frsts. and the individual honor man
II this group was Bernie Wefers Jr.,
pho registered I2q. Wefers gathered
bis points on track. his most notable
efforts being made on the boards last
winter. Herb Nollmer, swimmer and
water polo player and Sid Leslie
track. arc tied for second place, each
with 81 points.
The victory Of the New Workers in
The national track and field champion
ship was severe blow 90 the West
which grabbed the title on the Pacihc
Coast in 1891 but it was not unex-
pcctcd 10 those who had kept close
tabs on the performance Of the East
erners. FOR they shattered AT previous
records by winning each Of the Metro
uolitan team struggles with apparent
ease
with this unusual record it would
seem that the East would be big
factor In the 1924 Olympics al Paris
but sad 90 relate. 10 is expected that
I'D bv foreigners unless something rs
done 20 develop a few high class long
distance runners. and with this In view
the New York Athletic Club Is contem-
plating competition next sumner
which viii bring out distance material
every week
Long Distance Runners Encouraged
This viii be in line with the policy
0f 1922 when series OF distance races
was held at Travcrs Island 20 cncour-
age participation IN races over the
longer route Willie Kelly. Of the
Newark Athletic Club. was the winner,
bot Willie. like many other good mid
de distancers. has decided that the
hort way 20 the prize Is the easiest
and he viii work at the half mile and
600 yard distances this winter
POINTS SCORED rs OPEN COMPETI.
TIDN