TRACK RECORDS BROKEN AT QUEENS MEET
Geyer, Fritz
Track Records Broken At Queens Meet By Fritz Geyer The track and field meet sponsored by the Workers* Athletic Club of Queens, held at Victory Field in Forest Park, Long Island, did more than...
...4xlM-Meter Kelay—Won by Union City Club...
...TheSpringfield stands weT**5ammed with rooting fans, and the Larks were out in the field warming up...
...just finished salting away their baseball "paraphernalia which ha* been Worked plenty this summer...
...Tommy Pries, si* | most of the hard work in getting -the team together, say*: **^» kaj*,| foster, the interest of the young CC.Fen in sport and athleam'1 • *** . Most of the thousaads who have gone back to pedaling tks saadi built-for-two can now do their spooning and pedaling oa eaasMH bicycles...
...He hoped for a crowd of 60,000...
...The women from the Union City Club of New Jersey took the measure of the lasses sprinting for the Manhattan Club in the fast time of 61 seconds...
...Pat* Vault—Won by Lange, Manhattan, 3.10 meters...
...Anna Buthe, Union City, 1.16 meters, second...
...The Carnival did have its gory moments for the 35,MS aweae** and by the time it was all over, Jacobs sadly but gracieatsrasi hi financial beating...
...4xl*e-M*ter K*lay~-Won by Queens Workers Club...
...al Der Fuehrer staged this gigantic and calogsal beauty mSA^M lovely motion picture aad stage stars because ha had bear*] k rs****w that Mussolini's emotional life revolve* ia a sSsTarent cycle haa^hiW his awn...
...J« the U.A.W.A...
...A. Mikesch, Queens...
...Sh*t Pat—Won by K. Weyl, Manhattan, 7.34 meters...
...operatives, but most of the members are young neophyte* J|(Brp£| the C.C.F...
...The Commonwealth Cooperative Federation af Caned* )mL the sport bug in earnest...
...E. Pohlman, Union City, third...
...Queens, 27.88 meters...
...second...
...7.17 meters, third...
...3 different...
...Later, qualifying certificate* were given the winners of the track and field events...
...In Philadelphia the A.C.W.A...
...Pitcher Pete ICamp, a delegation of one, then presented the strikers' demand* to clnb President A.* G. Eefcert—extra compensation for the play-offs...
...Beside* appearing in the city league, the cooperative beat**} hajta tour the Lower Mainland during the season...
...MS-Meter Ran—Won by S.Jekos, Queens...
...Women Bread Jsatp—Won by Mary Koch...
...The Amalgamated competed with the International Ladies* Garment Workers' Union in a series of baseball games for the benefit of the New York American Labor Party...
...M. Koch, Elizabeth, second...
...But the Cards, with the exception . of Manager Clay Hopper and one infietder and an outfielder, were aitting it out in the clubhouse...
...Labor Leader Seas Need for Recreation • Jack Shelly, president of the San Francisco Labor Council, is another labor leader who had a youthful fling at sports...
...Schwertl, DKC Yorkville, second...
...Track Records Broken At Queens Meet By Fritz Geyer The track and field meet sponsored by the Workers* Athletic Club of Queens, held at Victory Field in Forest Park, Long Island, did more than its share in promoting sport* for the Workers' Snorts League of America...
...and Herr Hitler recently...
...r The girl* were the cut-up* m sports in Cincinnati...
...Irohoff, Union City, 41.52 meters, second...
...on the sports* map...
...Tim*—11.8...
...Thirty-two five-man team* are at present competing in a tournament at the Cane>ae Bowling Hall...
...Max Schmeling, scarlet from cauliflower ear to rSHlilaM^'MO comely get-up of top hat aad morning coat, copped the shew I...
...Time—2:28.2...
...For the first time in the history at »W«U cation, an aggregation of upstanding soccer players will rSJsSjsjT C.C.F...
...Jacob's Fistic Carnival Below Par Now that the debris of leather and resin ha* been clear...
...Siegfried Lipschitz, President of the Workers' Sports League of America, made the main address and officially welcomed back the team which participated in the Third Worker*' Olympiad at Antwerp...
...T*r accumulate' a worthy esua, fas the fmjd, ,*une cants will bo taken' front **>ch picket sold for the pJeyaist...
...Shelly won varsity letter* in football (playing tackle), in basketball (playing guard), and was captain and stroke ear of the rowing crew for a couple of years...
...The highest rates in the industries art ats paid and the manufacturers have dealt with the U.A.VA asstl inception...
...Manhattan, second...
...Time—25.4...
...Hizh .rasas'—Won by Breltenbach, Manhattan, 1.19 meters...
...e Dtseas—Wqn by Leonhardt...
...Now he i* the party af« part in an honest American litigation...
...The Philadelphia Joint Board is awarding a cup to the winning team of the tournament...
...Field Events Men High jams—Won by HHsky, Czech, 5 feet 3 Inches...
...refused to elect him as delegate to the —Htrnul convention ia Boston November 13-15...
...The affair was held in Germany_a tjnavT lavish beauty exhibition laiidm ail by the strong-arm maa af D*aS for the benefit af hi* g—at, the castor-oil man of Italy...
...B. Pohlman, Union City, second...
...Sit'Down Gets Raise For Ball Players SPRINGFIELD, MO.-Hard sweating apple-knocker* in the minor leagues finally staged baseball'* first aitdown strike...
...alariet ia addition...
...Hi* next appearance In this country wil bay ia the Garden, January 21, aad pie posstW...
...A large gathering of cinder track and field game enthusiast* didn't allow the cold or spasmodic rain storms to dampen their spirits, and mast of the games weat off a* per schedule...
...tnay tar Mike Jacob*' Champion Fistic Carnival, even Mike doesn't sesaaaW that the affair left him slightly leu rich than his expects ties...
...Boster, Queens, 2.79 meters, second...
...Tommy Fair to Fight Max Beer NEW YORK—Mike Jacob*, promoter of Madison Square Garden, announced that he had signed the hard fighting Welshman, Tommy Parr, to a five-year contract...
...player"—(*till speaking of Archie)—"made only a carelest aJsa make she catch...
...with 100% union men and under good working taaifig At the same time Local 65 signed a contract with the ajdam Steelcraft toys which gives the young ones an opportunity ta prattbal -glee about union made toys...
...Amalgamated Bowls Strikes In Rochester, the clothing worker* take their howling quite seriously...
...The Worker** Club of Queens topped the team from Manhattan, running the distance in 51.7 seconds m the men's division...
...Schwertl, DC.K Yorkville, second...
...Bos* man Eckert tried a Tom Girdler with threat* of suspension, but didn't even get to first base/' He finally agreed to abitration &** -J-eague President Tom Fairweather...
...The feature event* were the 4x100 meter relay...
...Time—51.7...
...H. Seiti, Manhattan, second...
...Pechar, Czech, 27.80 meter*, second...
...opfHra^t w^b* KltaaaaV ^ *aJsaSa*> *ateaafa£ea\aV Usx nf' 4a«f uaaVaT* .tftfssmJ aj***"*?**™* ^*ej»*e*jpjej svasy safe- v***f *eaV<«r W^mF Jerry Mahoney Loses Election NEW YORK.—Jeremiah T. Mabeamy, National A.A.U...
...In hi* Mission High School days...
...An Olympic Team Welcome Social was held later in the evening at (he Queen* County Labor Lyceum...
...j end IiiroaitoT * * * First baseman George Archie, of the Indianapoli* Iridis^u I climb into the stand* for a foul ball...
...Geyer, Queens, 28J>7 meters, third...
...Penkewa, Czech, 2.69 meters, third...
...Rose Bret ten been, Manhattan, 4.1 meters, tie Tor second...
...Down in Springfield, Mo., where the play-off* of the Western Association were being staged between the Springfield Cardinals and the Hutchinson Larks, the inevitable took place...
...SHagskat—Won by Leon hard t, Queens, 43.53 meters...
...The Card* then went- out and beat the Larks, 8 to 2. Meanwhile, President Fatrweather ruled that this season's play-offs, as .well as those in the future, shall /provide a players* fund...
...Women (S-Meter Dash—Won by A. Buthe, Manhattan...
...The soccer game was going at top speed until old man Pluvius let loose a deluge that washed out the contest...
...sM-MeUr Kan—Won by F. Geyer, Queens...
...Manhattan Worker*' Club, second...
...Local 49 and the Rugby Workers, Local 237 were welcomed, into the League, bringing the number of team* participating ap to an even sixteen...
...With the*e fact* on hand, the mi** charged in a cag jugySjj damages that he "negligently did fail to catch a foul ball," *i»i i ff] he works for "wa» aware of the player'* ability to catch the ta...
...lP * But ia spite of the a*Kartisfng that gun-toting French naaTaa* Mussolini'* loving last season, most of the Nordic glamor "staslSS around the big heavyweight, Schmeling...
...Time—8.8...
...The United Auto Worker* announce with cycling plea******: Mercury bicycle* are manufactured under contract with Local N...
...in the Vancouver aad District League...
...Frederick W. Rubiest, I—)g lima *e«re*»ry af the Asa*l«ia*i Otymujr Ass'-, was also fca*a*aaa«a*asaa*at *T**e-**I oWaW *b*b*bbbbb* BxaaalrtautrTr Jbub>*hi ill* 11II pas**} 4» ol-ah* m<M*M SPoRT SCRIPTS By Allan Lehman the Niagara Falls Guatte that, "irowkaaV'^ashiai,, taa ijj conflict U but a sport batweoa two friendly brothers...
...a*l"^j broke it...
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...Elizabeth, 4.6 meters...
...A Pedrrated Pre** Fester...
...Lange, Manhattan, S feet 1V4 Inch, second...
...Dr...
...Amalgamated Athletes Help Labour Party Th« Annltiwild Othang CH of America, inabraj fremendous strides in the labor ¦ports field for the enjoyment of its members, also has the honor to be one of the first unions to use labor sports in fighting a major political battle...
...The Textile Worker...
...SB The old leather spheroid, so it seems, came down with a asanw I on the right arm of Mis* Betty Kelleher, interior decorate...
...In this sporting way the two unions contributed funds toward the A.L...
...Time—1:1...
...Out of this putty the winning team if, to get f>0% and the User* 40%, with rag...
...The next day kg...
...Time—1:3...
...M. Koch, Elizabeth, 7.28 meters, second...
...Soccer Plsyer* Triathlon—Won by Schlenker, Queens...
...P. campaign chest...
...1 The Buffalo Amalgamated Bowling League is now the order off the day in that city...
...Brans,.Queens, 4033 meters, third...
...president, got quite a jolt when the annual meeting el the Metropelitan A.A.U...
...as«a...
...Anna Bathe, Union City, 4.1 rdeters...
...Limbacher, Queens, third...
...Zts-Mcter Ds«h—Won by H. Poegelt, Union City...
...Hohn, Union City, lJ meters, third...
...i When Archie missed the foul tip and then watched it had I> I stands he just figured on another lost ball...
...Summary for Queens Workers' Track Meet Track Events Man IM-Meter Dash—Won by H. Poegelt, Union City...
...Included in this tournament are two -teams representing the Textile Worker* Organizing Committee...
...Several past masters in the art of booting goals wil shdk...
...All 'hands are now warming up for the [Bowling campaign...
...A.Bicken, Elizabeth,second...
...A. Mikesch, Queens, third...
...Bayer, Czech, 5 feet 1*4 Inches, He for second...
...Hand ball and fist ball were played in the afternoon, and the field events were exciting enough to keep everyone's mind off the weather...
...Although the celd and drizzly weather wasn't much help to the athletes, they performed in top-notch time, and many new records were made for members of the Worker** Sports League to shoot at...
...A grandortanent bevy of missei formed one of the strongest soft-hall teams in the Ohio .Valley...
Vol. 20 • October 1937 • No. 62
