Evening star., 1941-01-26
Three Tie Freisinqer,
Defending Speed
Skating Title
Ryan, Landry DeodIocked
For Lead in Senior
Women's Contest
By the Associated Press.

BY INT associated PreSS.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. 25.-Leo
Freisinger, defending senior mems
champion from Chicago, was tied
with three Others tonight for the
lead in the National Outdoor Speed
Skating Championships at the end
of the first days racing.
Tied with Freisinger, winner of
the 440-yard event, were Vic Rom
chetti of Chicago, the 1888 cham
pion; Ken Bartholomew, 1889 title
holder from Minneapolis, and Chuck
Leighton. Minneapolis Olympic team
member in 1910. All four had 80
points.
Bartholomew was disqualified in
the mems three-quarter mile race,
losing a chance to go ahead on
points. He had placed second with
Del Lamb of Milwaukee behind him,
but both were disqualified for jockey
ing on the last lap.
Two Tie for WOmen'S Title.
Martha Ryan of Minneapolis, and
Carmelita Landry of Fitchburg,
Mass, were deadlocked for the sem
ior women's title which last year was
won by Maddy Horn, retired Beaver
Dam, Wis. skater. Miss Ryan won
the 220-yard dash and Miss Landry
the three-quarter mile
The opening events of the two
day meet, Skated on soft ice, pro-
duced several near-recordS.
Audrey Mas of Minneapolis, tied
the intermediate girls record of 81 4
seconds in the 220-yard dash. Miss
Mas, who set the outstanding time
of the afternoon, was tied with Betty
Knapp of st. Paul. in the intermed-
late division. Each had so points.
FreiSinger missed tying the IA
year-old 440-yard record by tenth
of a second. The record, 354 sec
onds, was made by Charles Cor
man at Lake Placid in 1927.
Chicago Skaters Sweep 440.
Ronchetti and Bernie Cannata,
Chicago Silver Skates champion,
gave the Windy City a slam in the
440 event by placing second and third
respectively.
Bob Fitzgerald of Minneapolis, led
the field for the intermediate boys
class championship by winning the
220-yard, half mile and mile races.
His 22O time of 189 seconds was one
tenth of a second off the national
record held by Orel Duffy, of the
Canadian Association. and Earl
Mosiman of Minneapolis.
LA CROSSE. Wis. Jan. 25 P,.-
Results in the national outdoor
speed skating championships which
opened here today were:
Senior mems 44o-yard dash-Won by
Leo FreiSineer fChicagol. second. Vic Ron
chetti che tChicaAgol; third Bernie cannata
(ChlCagol. Tlme-:}5.5 = seconds.
Senior women's o2O-yard dash-Won by
Mar;ha Ryan (Minneapolisl. second, Doris
Tetzlsf Ia Crosse; third Elaine Bagda
Won 5y SHsey Nsas s1s
White Minneapolis. Time-2I4 sec.
BY of in
- Intermediate. boys 22O-yard dash
%Sn e EsaPd sa1 rfs5sd os9 hfd
seconds.
Saine N.I Potzmsnn innaao st Paul; third M Dorothy
Leo seroka (Kenosha, Wis. second Allen
Sprosty tDelaf1eld WIS.,; third Don
Fahrenbach tChicago>. Time-20." sec
JuveniIe hcvs. oeO-yard dash-won bv
Don Laser (Hollywood. Ill.): second, Paul
RyrlD Warnes CWinnetka I'll Time
300 seconds
juvenile girls eeeo-yard dash-won by
dine Sect IMinneapoilsS third. Dolores
Autey Minneapolis; Time-;3.6 seconds
by Bob Fitzgerald Minneapolis. second
Glenn Lanphear minneapolis: third. Ed
Olson Cleveland. Time-1 minute 81 A
Senior mems three e-auarter-mile race
Won by Charles Leighton tMnneapolisl. :.
second Richard Cover Minneapolis: third
S.S seconds
c-saf Midset po girls ,,s> ,eGo,y,srd dashmwOn by
hisRsSa, soss @5sh ass ssssnfs
Chadima Cedar Rapids. Iowa) third.
u LLOYD Lgndeen (Minneapolis). Time
Intermediate girls ssO-yard race-won
by Betty Knapp tst. Paul: second. Audrey
Mas tMinneapolis); third. Shirley Jane
burnett NCnIcago). 1lme-l minute 40
seconds.
Juvenile boys ssO-yard race-won by
GERALD een sk5a DeSs @ third sefPaa Paa
Westerman (Watt rtown, Wis.,. Time-1
minute 33 6 seconds
Senior women 94-mle-Won by Car
meita Landry, Fitchburg. Mass: second,
Louis Herou, Minneapolis; third, Elaine
B. Gordon Chicago. Time: . minutes.
30.2 seconds.
Junior boys $50 yards-won by Don
Fahrenbach, Chicago: second Allan
Sprosty, Delafield, Wis. third, Harry
Korthals, La Crosse. Time: l minute 2s.4
seconds
intermediate boys | mile-Won by Bob
Fitzgerald, MINNEAPOLIS; second, Chet
Seroka. Kenosha, Wis: third. Mel Romfo,
Minneapolis. Time: , minutes 54S sec
onds
Senior men . mileS-Won by Ken
Bartholomew, Minneapolis: second. Vim
cent BOzick, Detroit: third. Vic Rom
chetti.. Chicago. Time: minutes 400
seconds
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