Knights of Columbus Stadium (?), East Orange, NJ, June 26, 1926
Van Cortlandt Park, New York, NY, November 7, 1926
At the Metropolitan Association Championships (track & field portion, held in East Orange), the toughest battle took place in the 100 yards. 200-meter Olympic champion Jackson Scholz defeated both former US champion Frank Hussey (1925) and future champion Chester Bowman (1927). The winning time of 10.0, however, was not remarkable considering the men's abilities. The winner's trophy for the 220 yards also went to Scholz.
Swedish colors were also seen in East Orange. Carl-Axel Christiernsson, who occasionally lived in the US and competed in Finland-Sweden meets, won the 120-yard hurdles.
Later in the year (November 7, Van Cortlandt Park), Ville Ritola won the Metropolitan cross country championship for the fourth time, even though he wandered off course. Runner-up Frank Titterton finished almost a minute and a half behind. The Finnish contribution was strong, as David Fagerlund battled to third place. Fifth place went to future Amsterdam Olympics steeplechase bronze medalist Ove Andersen, who had moved to the American scene in the spring of 1926. Ilmari Prim, newly enthusiastic about running again, finished sixth, and Yrjö Korholin-Koski was seventh.
1-4 (Spalding's Athletic Almanac)
Helsingin Sanomat, November 23, 1926 (in Finnish)