The Washington times., 1902-02-02
KNICKBRBOCKER
CLUB INDOOR MEET
Will Take Place at Madison
Square Garden.
Largest Entry List Ever Received
tor such heet-Duney and All
Other Cracks will He There.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-Six hundred
and thirteen entries have been received
for the Knickerbocker Athletic Clubs
carnival at the Garden, the largest entry
ever received for an indoor meeting.
Athletic club circles have been greatly
interested in the monster carnival of
sports to be given by the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club at the Garden on Monday
night, and the entry list is record one
| In fact, it is the largest entry ever re-
ceived for an indoor meet. and is a trib-
ute to the standing of the Knicker booker
Athletic Club in athletic circles. The en-
tries are divided among the different
| events as follows:
Sixty-yard novice, 76; 60-yard handicap,
80; 22o-yard handicap, "A; 440-yard handi-
cap, AZ; 440-yard novice, So; SS0-yard
handicap, IS; 3-mile run scratch, "a; 600
yard race for schoolboys, 13; running
high-jump handicap, 80; 16-pound shot
handicap. "a; 56-pound weight handicap,
I; S00-yard hurdle special 3. and 81 divid-
ed among the entries in the intercolleg-
late, interscholastic, and special relay
races.
Georgetown VIII He There.
Chairman Sullivan, of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club games committee,
today received a wire from Georgetown
University requesting him to enter their
team, and stating that Champion W. j.
Holland would run on their team. This
entry will make the intercollegiate relay
race in which Yale, Columbia University
of Pennsylvania, and Rutgers are to COM
pete. still more interesting. Duffey, the
worlds champion sprinter, will also come
to meet the rest of the cracks.
intercollegiate Relay Race.
The race that will attract more at
tention than any other is the intercol-
legiate team relay race in which the fol-
versity of Pennsylvania, Columbia, and
Rutgers.
The following will represent Yale: w.
B. Weston. d. w. Franchot, T. E. Kane,
and ]. H. Stevens. The University of
Pennsylvania team will be composed of
the following: j. X. Baillie, w. G. Alb
bott, F. T. Drumheller, and /. A. Orton.
Columbia pins her faith to the following
men: Capt. C. B. Marshall NJ. Bishop. C..
\. Baker, and William van Cise. Rutgers,
the following men in strict training:
Captain Stevens, Ransom, Kirk, and Van
Muir
Weight Contests.
The weight throwing competitions will
be among the most sensa-
tional heavyweight contests ever held in
In the Sc pound weight con-
test John Flanaga holder of the worlds
record, will figure on the scratch mark.
and he will be closely pushed for honors
by John Mccarthy. the giant policeman.
The shot putting contest will be even
more interesting than the So pound
event The star performers will be Rob-
ert W. Edgren Of the Knickerbocker Ath-
letic Club, and Joseph Gray. brother of
George Gray. holder of the American re-
cord of A feet. Inxboth weight events
there are dozens Of the best american
weight throwers entered, and the battle
Tor the prize should be one of the great
est sights ever seen in America.
school Relay Races.
The speedest aggregation of schoolboys
hat ever ran a race will compete in the
relay race. AS there are
eleven teams entered. it is necessary TO
'un the race in heats. The Brooklyn
High, Cutler School. Montclair High,
School. Pingry School, and
oratt Institute will all start in the first
,eat In the second heat Xavier Prep"
'eddie Institute, Cooper High, Wood
,r!dge School, and De Witt Clinton
school will face the starter. The men
ire so evenly matched in these two races
hat it puzzles the experts even to pick
winner in both heats. AS there are
i've prizes and six men are to run in
he final heat. the teams cannot say
hat they have not received a chance,
specially since the committee has seen
o ii that the six strongest and the six
weakest teams have been pitted against
me another in the preliminary heats.