New Britain herald., 1928-08-09
MERlDEN ATHLETE STARS
IN POLICE MEET EVENTS
Gordon Winslow of New Departure Club Does 100
Yards in 10 Seconds Flat-Keen Competition
Marks Individual Races-Waterbury Marathoner
Wins Five-Mile Grnd-Thousands Watch Boxing
Bouts-Sablotsky Shines As Announcer
Gordon Winslow Of the Meriden

Gordon Winslow Of the Merider
New Departure A. c. was the out.
standing star of the track and f1elG
meet conducted yesterday afternoon
as one of the features of the an.
nual field day of the local police
department. BY his work in the
trial and semi-final heats In the 1Ol
yard dash, he demonstrated plent,
Of speed and then he came through
to cop the final dash in 10 seconds
fiat. He also placed first in the 500
yard run.
several thousands of people in
Guiding the majority OF the delegates
and guests attending the annual con-
ventlon of the State Police Associa-
ton of Connecticut, gathered at VIII
low Brook park during the day.
Counter attractions We're run off
thick and fast. Many viewed the
annual baseball game between the
Meriden and New Britain depart
ment teams while others We're keyed
up to a high pitch of enthusiasm by
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the various events.
During the afternoon, the atten-
ton of everyone at the park was
directed from the activities to the
sky where Ted White of Chicago
made a sensational parachute jump
from a plane piloted by Lieutenant
Carl Dixon OF this city. White, the
youngest licensed parachute jumper
In the country, made a flying leap
from the speeding plane and dove
200 feet before the big umbrella like
contraption opened up and allowed
him to sail gently to the stadium
ground.
Following the leap, Dixon went
through a hair raising exhibition of
stunt flying that had everyone gasp
ing. Thrill after thrill was furnish
ed the spectators as he flew upside
down, banked, rolled, did tail spins
and all but made the plane talk.
The big feature of the track meet
was the marathon run. 1t was won
by Ralph Raimo of the Waterbury
Boys club with Ted Lawson, three.
mile champion of Scotland, second.
and Harry Rollband of the Duwe!l
A. A. Of Norwich third.
Local fans were keenly disappoint-
ed when Dan Hcaley. local favori1e
to cop the honors, dropped from
the race after completing two laps
of the track at the stadium. Healey
stated that the handicaps We're too
liberal and he became confused as
the field was circling the track
thinking that the winner was too far
in advance to catch him. Raimo
had handicap of two and a half
and he came in about so
yards ahead of Lawson. The Scotch
man sprinted to the tape and was
in excellent condition at the finish.
Healey would have been a close con-
tender for second place honors. The
time for the event was 81 minutes
5 Is seconds.
There We're Is contestants in the
race and nine of them finished. Fol
lowing the first three, the order in
which the runners finished, was as
follows: Fourth, Austin Kelley. Du-
we'll A. A., Norwich; fifth, Nick
Perazelli. Waterbury Boys club;
John Kelley. Dwell A. A., Norwich;
Lawson, unattached; eighth.
John Boldrigline. Dwell A. A.. Nor
Wich, and ninth, Anthony Zinavage,
Dwell A. A., Norwich.
Fourteen athletes entered the 10G-
yard dash trials. Four heats We're
run. Winslow doing the distance in
10 seconds fiat. In the semi-tinals,
Ninslow again took his heat in 10
is seconds. He then COPIED first
n the finals, duplicating his time
If the first heat of 10 seconds fiat.
Ralph Buckley Of the Meriden New