New-York tribune., 1903-02-16

Prornpted by the enthusiasm displayed both on
and after the last set of games at the Madison
Square Garden on December q and encouraged ~
the wishes of the members of the club, the Greater
New York Irish Athletic Association proposes 10
hold another athletic carnival to srpass its former
efforts.
In the first place. there is a contest scheduled
which no other organization has ever before at
tempted to place its programme in connection
with an indoor athletic meet This innovation IS
game Of pushbaII. To supplement this game a
Gaelic football match for the championship IS
scheduled The rival teams I'm the pushban con
test will be the Metropoltaus and the Central
Flyers of Yonkers. acknowledged champions at
this game The teams for the Gaelic footbah
championship game have not yet been selected
Practically everything athletic that could gladden.
the heart of the athlete and please the sport loving
public is on the programme The sprfnters have all
they could wish for. from a 6o-yard dash TO
44O-yard run. The distance men can show their
true form in either the half mile: the weight
throwers have a chance to distinguish themselves
and incidentally establish a new record in throw
ing the 56-pourd weight for height. while the
human grasshoppers." recently
termed them, will have their inning in the pole
vault for height contest Even the novIces have
not been lost sight of, for 44-yard run has been
put on for their special benefit Besides these the
most important of the early spring will De
run off these games. This is the ten
mile Amateur Athletic Union championship !" ore pro
afL1ateS IN thar section will do their utmost to
repeat the victory year. when Boston man
crossed the wire a winner It Il expected thaC
athletes from all parts Of the country ana even
from Canada will take part, and that not fe"er t n
forty men will face the starter IN this race Inc
local distance men have already gone into active
Cftv has already entered five men. VINO u Is
asserted can hold their with the best New
England or any other part OF the country can
produce =. 80. -,,
Early as it is the entries are coming IN so rap
fdIy that the contests are fast uIilnS-. lAlS -
noteworthy for the that the 4IhleteS are
usually diIatorv and wait until the last week Pc
fore they send in their names. Inc -act tndI IhlS
is the only indoor meet in which the athletes can
run on a dirt track have something 20 90
With this unusual CELEBRITY. p J. Conway. pres
idan+ Of ,he club and James r. Sullivan, chairman
of the athletic committee. say that TINS Will oe
the greatest indoor meeting ever held IN TINS cotn-
try And the Greater New-York irish Atnletc As
socation deserves all the ENCOURAGEMENT tE4t nlay
he given to it IL has its credit IN the last year
+be holding OF more athletic meets than any Tour
clubs com biued while Celtic Park. its country
grounds has been the scene daily OF al manner
of athletic contests
The Crescent Athletic Club increased its lead Tor
first place in the Amateur Hockey League on Tues
day night by defeating the Brooklyn Skating Ciup-
The former team has not yet met with defeat Inc
New-Yoyk Athletic Club also won a victory on
Friday night by easily outplayinS the BrooAIyh
Skating Club representatives The outcome OF lne
Ia contest ViudcatiOn for the local team
as the Skating Club defeated the NeW-1ork ATT
Ietit, Club team earlier in the season Inc staho-
ing of the clubs in the league follows: ~ -.