The WINGED FOOT terian Church of the Holy Apostle, Ninth Avenue 1921 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of The New York Athletic Club William L. Miller William C. Poertner Arthur McAleenan Fremont W. Spicer Address of Officers: THE WINGED FOOT DECEASED Post, William B. Life Member, Elected 1883 Resident Member, Elected 1917 Resident Member, Elected 1911 Died November 27, 1921 Kilpatrick, Charles H. Resident Member, Elected 1915 Died December 5, 1921 Cushman, Charles A. Resident Member, Elected 1892 Died December 17, 1921 Hayward, William T. Resident Member, Elected 1883 Died December 18, 1921 Schaefer, Edward C. Resident Member, Elected 1901 Died December 19, 1921 CHARLES A. CUSHMAN No. 1 Charles Allerton Cushman, seventy-eight, a member of an old Chelsea family, died late on Staurday, December 17th, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Since retiring from business ten years ago, Mr. Cushman made his home in the Hotel Luzerne, Amsterdam Avenue and Seventy-ninth Street. He was a grandson of the late Don Alonzo Cushman and was born in the old Cushman homestead at Ninth Avenue and Twentieth Street, one of the landmarks of the Chelsea section. His grandfather was an extensive real estate owner in that section, and his father, Charles C. Cushman, was one of the founders of the Presby and Twenty-eighth Street, where Mr. Cushman's funeral services were held. A sister, Miss Gertrude Cushman survives him. WILLIAM TYSON HAYWARD William Tyson Hayward, formerly head of the J. C. Wemple Window Shade Company and the Floss Shade Roller Company of Ogdensburg, N. Y., died Sunday, December 18th, in his apartment in the Marie Antoinette Hotel after an attack of acute indigestion. Mr. Hayward, who was 64 years old, was born in this city. He had been in the shade and shade roller manufacturing business for almost forty years. He was one of the first members of the New York Athletic Club and was active as a member up to the time of his death. Mr. Hayward was a member also of the Sayville Country Club, Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club and Manhattan Club. He leaves his wife and three sons. CHARLES H. KILPATRICK A Recent Photograph Charles H. Kilpatrick, formerly the holder of the world's championship as a half-mile runner, was stricken with heart disease on Monday, December 5th, while riding to work on a New York Central train. He died a few minutes after he had been taken to the emergency hospital in Grand Central Terminal. Mr. Kilpatrick, who was forty-seven and lived at 2525 Grand Concourse, the Bronx, was apparently in excellent health when he boarded the train at Fordham. He seldom was ill, and always maintained his interest in athletics. Mr. Kilpatrick, born in Albany, Oct. 23, 1874, began his athletic career when he was fourteen, winning a sprint in an athletic meet open to sons of members of the Caledonian Club of Albany. In his freshman year at Union College, in 1894, he won the intercollegiate championship for the halfmile, running it in 1.59 1-5. While still a freshman in Union College Mr. Kilpatrick became a member of the New York Athletic Club. He won three championships, the National A. A. U., the Metropolitan Association and the Canadian. His best record of the three was 1.55-4-5 for the half-mile. At this time he was under the direction of Mike Murphy, the famous trainer. In 1895, Mr. Kilpatrick won the world's championship for the half mile and established a record, 1.53 2-5, which stood for fourteen years, when beaten by Lunghi in the Canadian championships of 1909. His record was made on Manhattan Field, IN HIS ATHLETIC DAYS adjoining the present Polo Grounds, when he was entered by the New York Athletic Club in the international dual meet against a picked team of the London Athletic Club. Subsequently Mr. Kilpatrick became athletic director of the University of Wisconsin, and in 1905 entered the employ of Spalding & Brother in Chicago in charge of their gymnasium department. After a trip to South America he was made manager of the New York Fifth Avenue store. He is survived by his widow. EDWARD C. SCHAEFER Edward C. Schaefer, died on Monday, December 19th, at his residence, 7 East Eighty-eighth Street, aged 71 years. For many years he was President of the Germania Bank, now the Commonwealth, and at the time of his death was Chairman of the Board of Directors, a position to which he was elected upon his resigning the Presidency, the occasion being the completion of his fiftieth year with the bank, with which he started as junior clerk. Mr. Schaefer was born in this city Dec. 16, 1850. He was the son of Frederick Schaefer, one of the two brothers who founded the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company. For fifty-three years he was connected with the banking business in various capacities. Besides his fifty-three years of continuous service with the Germania Bank, now the Commonwealth, he served for several years as Vice President and Trustee of the German Savings Bank, now the Central. From 1884 to 1912 he was also President of the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company, and one of the three managing Directors of the Schaefer Company, a realty corporation. For many years he was an active member of the New York Yacht Club, Atlantic Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, New York Athletic Club and the Manhattan Club. He left a wife. T THE VETERAN'S DINNER HE Annual Dinner of the Veteran's Association of the New York Athletic Club will be held at the City Club House on Saturday evening, January 14th. This is always one of the most popular and best attended dinners of the year and this year the indications are that the attendance will exceed that for those of the past. Several innovations have been arranged, one being a large table to be placed in the center of the banquet room at which will be seated the men who competed on the first outdoor athletic tract built in America. This track was constructed in 1871 by the New York Athletic Club, at 130th Street and Harlem River-the land now being used for the foundations of the Harlem Bridge. The headquarters of the Club at that time were at Wood's Gymnasium, 6 East 28th Street,-now the site of the St. George Hotel. The meet was held on October 21st, and among the competitors who will be seated at the table were H. E. Buermeyer, Paul A. Curtis, Daniel D. Wylie, Wm. E. McCredy, Alfred H. Curtis, Daniel M. Stern, Henry C. West, James W. Carter, Howell H. Barnes, George G. Stow, Wm. M. Murray, Robert Stoll. Another feature will be a facsimile of the list of members in the year 1879, which contained 170 names, and also a copy of the program of the First Handicap Athletic Meeting held in America. The Veteran's Association is composed of members of thirty years standing. Swimming By JIM HIGGINS OPENING MEET-DECEMBER 3, 1921 C AME the first meet of the indoor season, Saturday, December 3rd. A stag affair. Much cordiality and pep on tap. Brisk competition in the pool. Promising youngster uncovered in the 50-yard novice. Name of Clifford. Won like Morvich, in that colt's first start. All by himself. Also triumphed one J. Smith, J. meaning Jerrold. Fresh from the newsticker did this sturdy yeoman enter the pool, with 3 in 1-or was it 3 to 1-in his pocket. But closely pressed was he, this Smith. Like the bottom pair of a pile of trousers. 'Twas the well known Ruddy of breast-stroke renown and a Helwig who crowded Smith mightily. Anon a diving contest, or so it was announced. But some did fail-and go astray. And thus we had a diving, true and good, by Davidson and a few, who kept the faith. As for the restAlackaday. What with distance plunging and life-net jumping, their like was never seen before. But cheerio, -time will righteth all-and Mr. Dahm will not forget his lines again. The nightcap was, a water polo joust. In which the Blacks outscored the Whites by two to one. But mindful of the Volstead Act, we'll treat no more of Black and White and so--we've done. Summaries 100 Yard Swim for Bratton Cup (Sealed Handicap).Won by Jerrold Smith, N. Y. A. C. (6 seconds); Stephen Ruddy, Jr., N. Y. A. C. (6 seconds), second; Louis R Helwig, Central Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn (3 seconds), third. Time: 1 minute, 1/5 second. 50 Yard Swim (Novice): Won by Alfred Clifford, Dwight School; Frank Purcell, Central Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn, second; Horace Penney, Morningside A. C., third. Time: 26 3/5 seconds. Fancy Diving (Handicap): Won by John S. Davidson, N. Y, A. C. (scratch), 102.6 points; Lloyd Jensen, Central Y. M. C. A. Brooklyn (3 points), 92.9 points, second; Joseph W. Kreuttner, unattached (6 points), 87.8 points, third. MERCURY FOOTERS DOWN MCGILL On Wednesday, December 21st, the Swimming Team of McGill University, Montreal, made its initial appearance in our pool in a dual meet with the New York Athletic Club Water Men. The presence of several of Canada's Olympic performers on the visiting team, served to bring out a capacity crowd. In order to make assurance doubly sure, Leeming Jelliffe and Gig Genthner came on to lend their strength to the Mercury Foot Troupe. In the first event, a 50-yard breast stroke race, Steve Ruddy was returned a handy victor, after a sparkling performance. The young Metropolitan Breast Stroke Champion covered the distance in 32 2/5 seconds, which equals the American record. Johnnie Curran finished third, but was disqualified for employing an unorthodox kick. In the 100-yard swim, Leeming Jelliffe, the intercollegiate star, caught the judges' eyes first, with the ever-reliable Jerry Smith a good second. Whatever solace was taken by the Canadians in the evening's sport, came when George Vernot, the runner-up to Norman Ross in the 1500 Meter race at Antwerp, shook off Leo Giebel in the Furlong free style race. The big champion from Rutgers was palpably short of work, but this does not detract one whit from the excellence of Vernot's effort. In the 50-yard swim the spectators got a great thrill, when Genthner and. Nelligan came down to the wire so closely lapped that only the judges could seperate them. Another near-dead-heat occurred in the 50-yard back stroke swim. Henry Giebel proved the winner over brother Leo, in corking time. The relay race was almost no contest, the Winged Foot quartet's margin of victory being a full length of the pool. Leeming Jelliffe swam the fastest leg, turning in 24 3/5′′ for his 50. Interest in this race centered largely in the re-appearance in competition of that champion of champions, Ted Cann. Teddy fairly toppled them out of their seats when he finished his 50 yards in 25 2/5", the same time as that made by Genthner. The third of a trio of hair-line decisions was won by George Dahm in the fancy diving contest. George's total was just 1/10th of a point in excess of that accumulated by Jack Davidson. Both men were at the top of their game and displayed the finest form seen hereabouts in a long while. The soccer water polo contest that wound up the program was also won by the Winged Foot representative. Shortly after the whistle blew for the opening of the first half, Steve Ruddy was rendered hors de combat, his place being taken by Leo Giebel, who, along with Max Ritter registered goals in the first period. In the second stanza Teddy Cann, Hill, and Hal Volmer increased our score to six, the former Columbia University star scoring twice. Taken all in all, the dual meet, although resulting in a one-sided victory for the New York Athletic Club, furnished fine competition and gave the spectators a good line on the tremendous strength of our aggregation. The next dual meet in our pool will probably bring together the New York Athletic Club and the strong Cleveland Athletic Club team sometime in the latter part of January. The Summaries: 50-Yard Breast Stroke Swim-Won by Stephen Ruddy, New York A. C.; Wendell Laidley, McGill University, second; Leslie Parsons, McGill University, third. (John Curren, New York A. C. finished third, but was disqualified.) Time:-0:32 2-5. 220-Yard Swim-Won by George Vernot, McGill University; Leo Giebel, New York A. C., second; Paul Chase, New York A. C., third. Time-2:29 2-5 100-Yard Swim-Won by Leeming Jelliffe, New York A. C., Jerrould Smith, New York A. C., second; James Ross, McGill University, third. Time.-0:56 4-5. 50-Yard Backstroke Swim-Won by Henry Giebel, New York A. C.; Leo Giebel, New York A. C., second; William Munro, McGill University, third. Time-0:34 4-5. 50-Yard Swim-Won by Philip Genthner, New York A. C.; T. Nelligan, New York A. C., second; James Ross, McGill University, third. Time-0:25 4-5. Fancy Diving Contest-Won by George Dahm, New York A. C., with 97.8 points; John Davidson, New York A. C., 97.7 points, second; Wendell Laidley, McGill University, 68.1 points, third. 200-Yard Relay Swim-Won by New York A. C (L. Jelliffe, P. Genthner, H. Vollmer and T. Cann); McGill University (G. Vernot, J. Ross, H. Fisk and W Laidley), second. Time-1:41. Point Score-New York A. C., 46 points; McGill University, 13. AFTER COD (WHAT THEN)? A blue plate special in four parts. With a selected cast; costumes by the B. V D. Co. Continuity by Joe Ruddy (after he recovered). The action takes place December 5th, 1921. SCENE I (8.00 A. M.) A merry cod-fishing party consisting of Bob Ripley, the Ruddys (Steve and Joe), Wildforster, Cy, etc., and chaperoned by Gus Sundstrom, has just left the Long Beach dock in the good ship "Freezona" bound for a point 18 miles out. The day is balmy and spring-like (so far). Consequently the boys are dressed a la tennis gallery at Forest Hills. Gus (standing majestically at the bow and sniffing the ozone): “This is grand! This is grand!" The Boys (below deck): "Fix up the bacon and eggs, just what you need, Bob, after being in so long . . . . in is right, Joe . . . . why a guy'd be crazy to wear heavy clothes on a day like this. what time are we due back at Stockholm you know myself . . more eggs, Cy. SCENE II. (11 A. M.) The "Freezona" is now convulsing on the riotous billows, eighteen miles. off shore. The boys have been standing the gaff for over two hours-but some of them are beginning to look as if they wished the coach would send out a flock of substitutes from the sideline. The boys: "Hic . up. . . hic. leven . . what |