The New York herald., 1922-01-16
MET SKATING TITLE
TO PAUL FORSMAN
Tremcnt Star Captures Three
Firsts for Total Of 80
Points.
MISS MUELLER VICTOR
Women's National Ice Cham
pion Takes Local Honors
IN Easy Fashion.
MISS MUELLER VICTOR

With three individual titles IN the four
events, Paul Forsman of the fremont
Skating Club captured the metropolitan
amateur outdoor ice skating champion
ship when he finished first in one OF the
two final races held yesterday morning
at the fremont Ice Rink.
Forsman, who won the Eastern title
On Friday. added thirty points to his
first days score. for total of 80 point s,
forty more than was credited to George
Pickering Of the DyclSman Club, who
took second place. Wesley Becker. also
OF the fremont Rink, was a close third.
with 40 tallies, while Mike Mclaughlin
and Samuel Goldberg. also fremont
skaters, tied for fourth with 20 each.
James Smith, 1S1st Street Palace, and
George McCooi. Dyckman Club. broke
into the scoring column with 10 points
each.
The Ice wa, smooth for the 22o ward
race. the first event. which was held at
II A. NJ, but as the sun mounted higher
me fierce burning rays made slush of
fne rink. When the five mile handicap
was run. at ~ 80, skating had ceased
70 be pastime. and the winner pushed
his way through like snowplow.
In the furlong four heats were de-
cided and in another Mclaughlin raced
against time to qualify. He made It
romped away with the final after a short
fight for the lead with Pickering. He
won by five yards. while Mclaughlin
nosed out Pickering for the silver medal
by inches in mad squirt down the
stretch. The winners time was 81 2-5
seconds.
Becker Takes Mile.
Becker won the mile contest, in which
Forsman dropped out when his foot
caught in q bad hole that the sun made
on the west straightaway. He aroused
enthusiasm on the fourth lap when he
flashed into the lead from last place
while making the south turn. The mis-
fortune happened 200 yards further on.
Miss Elsie Mueller. national champion,
won the woman's race in hollow fashion.
With Saturdays victory she scored so
points; Miss Hattie Dose. fremont Club,
was second with 40 points. and Miss
Rosalind Sternberg and Miss Mildred
Truslow third with 10 each.
The summaries:
fremont Ice Club; Mike Mclaughlin. IRE
mont Ice Club. second George Pickering.
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fremont ice Club Samuel Goldberg. IRE
mont Ice rlah. second; George McCoil.
Total Poin. % Score or' ror chsmpicnsh,p- aU rpI
Faul Fo-sn.n 90: George Pickering. so;
Wesley s'cte- 40; Mike Mclaughlin and
samuel 'olrte-y 20 each; George McCool
Half N.ie Race for LRdies-Won by Miss
Elsie Npsller. isist Street Palace; Miss Hat
tie Dose. fremont Ice Club. second; Miss
Rosalinr Sternberg, unattached, third.
Time. 2 H.
Tota' point Score for Ladies-Miss Else
MuelI CO. Miss Hattie Dose, 30; Miss
Mildred T-uslcw and Miss Rosalinc Stern
berg. 10 each.
Five Mile Race. Bandicap-von bv Wesley
Becker. fremont Ice Club (scratch Henry
Neilbcr. fremont Ice Club $50 yerds), sec
end: Mike Mclaughlin. fremont zee Club
go yards). third; George Pickering Dyck-
man Oval go yards). fourth. Tins.
Half-Miie Race. Novice--Won by r. Nc
Psrtlan. unattached: II. Potter, unattached
second: z. Werie. unattached, third. Time
:33 35.