The New York herald., 1922-09-24
HELFFRICH FAILS
IN RECORD EFFOR?
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inches. The superiority of this effort
may be judged from the fact that Pat-
rick j. Mcdonald. the champion. suc-
cessfully defended his title with put
Of 46 feet 11N inches in the champions
ship games at Newark two weeks ago.
day with an actual heave of As feet 4
inches. Second prize went to John Col
denberg of the Pastime A. G. with put
of 40 feet inches. While his heave was
equally as good as Wanzer's he had "a
much larger handicap that the New
York A. C. victor, so under the rules first
prize went to Wanzer.
Matthew J. McGrath of the New York
A. c. scored an easy victory in the ham,
mer throwing contest. His best throw
was ITO feet 2 inches. Patrick j. Nc
Donald, a clubmate, was second. Third
prize was taken by l.. H. Weld. a for
mer all around champion athlete OF
Dartmouth. who also represented the
Mercury Foot organization.
Devaney's Title Safe.
Michael Devaney of the Millrose Ath-
letic Club successfully defended his title
for the national two mile steeplechase.
the feature event of yesterdays games
at Travers Island. Out of field of
eleven entered only one. w. T. Gegan
of the New York Athletic Club. failed
to start. while Joie Ray. who intimated
at the national championships at New
ark two weeks ago that he would be In
the run. failed to enter. The field in
cluded. in addition to the defender. Mar
vim Rick. New York Athletic Club; A.
Dolder, New York Athletic Club: W. A.
Rittler. Meadow Brook Club; w. Michel
sen, Cygnet A. c.; William Kennedy
Cygnet A. c.: Edward Cam. Shanna-
han A. c.. George G. Williams, Shanna-
han A. c.; Nicholas Gianocopulos. bet
ter known as Mick the Creek" Creek
American A. Cs and Victor Coteretsas,
Greek-American A. c.
Dolder led for the first lap and two
thirds of the ten and two-thirds turns
around the track, when Devaney took
the lead. never to be headed thereafter.
Three laps later Mervin Rick worked his
way to second place, forty yards behind
the champion. Mick the Greek" stead
lily dropped toward the rear and with
five laps to go Nicholson went into third
place and the three leaders kept
those positions until the end. When
only three laps remained 1t looked as
though Nicholson would wrest the Sec
ond position from Rick. However, the
best he coul. do was to get within a
couple of yards, and when Rick showed
sudden burst of speed toward the end
dropped back about twenty yards. When
the gun sounded for the final lap De-
vaney led by sixty yards but by the
time he reached the red yarn Rick had
gained thirty yards.
int In he IL hov q
cap run faded with the announcement
that James Connolly Of the Boston
A. A., who was scheduled to start would.
would not race. A hurried call to return
to Georgetown University was the cause
of his absence. The race was won by
#. r. Pope of the Jersey Harriers, who
had an allowance Of seventy-five yards.
The summaries:
120 YARD DASH (handicap) heat was
by John G. Valentine. Hollywood Inn Club
tsh yards), second. Time. 12 rs seconds.
Second heat won by Robert McAlister. un-
attached (scratch): Thomas Rector. STAN
iSI i2 i-Io aeconds. Third d'i heat % won by viii.
lam Hayes. Boston a. A. tscratch); Paul
Second g. Dv' rs New Yef so a seconds. g. roarS
heat won BY Bernard sandauist. Swedish
American A; 9. loh YARDS 2. A. Dickey.
ond. Time. i s-io seconds Fifth heat
9 yards,: ). Todd New xsri; <. g. s.ls
second %sch won shr% re il sseonds
PUTTING THE 10 POUND SHOT (hapdi-
cap)-won by orville wanzcr. New York
A. @. q fooD. with a put of 40 feet 4
inches; John Goldenberg, Pastime A. C.~(7
feep. with a put Of 40 feet inches. sec
e.. tscratch). with a put Of 4s feet inches.
third. Wanzer and Goldenberg actually
tied, but first prize went TO Wanzer be-
THROWING THE 10 POUNL HAMMER
lscratch)-Won by Matthew J. McC;rath,
New York a. g., with a throw Of 17o feet
Inches; Patrick j. Mcdonald, New York
second; l.. H. Weld, New York a. q. with
ONE MILE WALK ehandicap,' leap won wv <, by w
Won Bargen.. Morningside A. C. t25 Sec
onds); Joseph u. Pearman New York A.
troit A. G. cf Detroit. Mich. go seconds,,
third. Time. 700 4-5.
600 YARD SPECIAL RUN--won by Alan H.
Farley. Loughlin Lyceum az yards). Sec
ondl John r. Sellers. New York A. C. ts
Yards. third. Time. I'LL 3-5. Record for
RUNNING HIGH JUMP (handicap) Won by
Richmond w. Landon, New York q inch)
Mh With jump Of feet 2 inches; u. J. T.
with a jump OF feet II inches, second;
Thomas J. Halloran. unattached a inches).
y Iect y lncnes, third.
THROWING THE JAvELIN (handicap,-
Won by II. L. Bowman. New York A. G.
,scratch with a throw of 1d7 feet 81,
inches; Paul Courtos, New York A. a.
Go feep with throw OF 159 feet. second
,. Petander. Swedish-American A. a.
tscratch) with throw of 1855 feet ~
THROWING THE Sc POUND WEIGHT
thandlcap)-Won by Matthew McC;rath
New York A. G. (scratch) with a throw
Of 3S feet 6h inches: Patrick j. Mcpon.
aid. New York A. G.. (scratch) witb .
throw OF 3s feet 5is inches, second: John
Conway. Pastime a. G. q feetl with n
throw OF - feet t1M inches, third
ONE MILE RUN (iandicap)-Won by T. n
Pope, Jersey Harriers A. A. (75 yardsl:
Arthur Cassott, Glencoe A. G. C35 Yards,
second: II. A. Taylor, Jersey Harriers a
A (3o yardsl, third. Times. Lag In
TWO MILE NATIONAL A. A. IT. CHAM
IIONSHIP PSTEEPLECHASE EyENT-yyo,
by Michael A. Devaney, MilIrose A AZ.
Marvin Rick, New York A. c.. second. W
NICHOLSON. Cygnet A. c.. third. Time.
800 YARD RUN chandcap,-won by walter
B. sweeney, Jersey HarrierG A. x, IN
YARDS, Frank De Solo. Loughlin Lyceum
~ YARDS, second; Charles A. Dcitcv. Sf
C.nhaistopher's Club 20 yards), third. Time.
1000 YARD RUN thandlcap)-won by Al
1ulsenbeck, New York A. G. COZ yardsp.
Joseph staigor. Hamford A. A. (f5 yards)
second; George r. Nolan. New York A. q
VIZ yarus). third. Time. 2:17 1-5.