New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25
COLUMBIA GAMES AT THE GARDEN.
Many Well Known Athletes Entered In Va.
rious Contests To Be Held Saturday

me nrst indoor athletic carnival that Columbia
mas held In Madison Square Garden in twenty
years VIII take place on Saturday evening and
from present Indications the meet win long be re-
memoered From the class of the entries and the
arrangement of the programme it viii be second
only to the relay races, which an annual
AFFAIR OF the University Of Pennsylvania
me athletic committee OF Columbia, with the
assistance Of Gustavus T. Kirby, who Is chairman
OF the advisory board Of managers OF the 1 c. A.
A A A and Columbia manager, have been work.
ing Tor months to make the affair a success 10
Is the Intention Of the Columbia authorities to
make this meet an annual occurrence.
There are less than eleven relay contests
scheduled Tho principal one will be the one-mie
intercollegiate relay race, teams OF four each.
each man to run 40 yards. In this contest Har-
ward. Yale. Pennsylvania Columbia, Princeton and
Cornell will have teams entered. and many pre-
dict an indoor record for the distance will be es-
taoished In the two-mie race Yale well Is
Columbia, Pennsylvania anu Cornell will have
teams.
In the relay FOR teams from this city and
Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association
branches six teams have entered. Every prominent
regiment in this city will be represented In the
military relay race II VIII probably be a fight be-
tween the 18th. Of Brooklyn, and the 22d. Of this
Harry Hlman. the New-York Athletic Club cham
EoV quarter miller; lawson Robertson, Greater
Iuu and j. Underwood. star sprtuters OF the regi-
T. ). Walsh. last years 10oyard and 220-yard cham
pton; W 5. Edwards. one OF the best quarter
Hlers. Meyer Prnsten. holder OF the worlds REQ
ord for the broad jump. and W. ". KOhn. former
Columbia man and member OF the Columbia team
which last March defeated Cornell and the Uni
Versty Of Penusy lvauia at the Garden.
In the one-m!le relay race for athletic clubs the
New-Yovk PastIme. Mohawk. Star. Xavier and
Greater Ncw-York Irish Athletic clubs repre-
seDcd, wei AS nearly all the other clubs in the
Metropolitan AssG-ia ton.
The onc-mile private school re.ay race has at
traetcd a good deal ~ attention. and the entries
for the oDc-nile grammar school nu-
mcrous that IL viii have 10 be in heats.
There IS also Indian League relay and
two relay races open to students OF Columbia.
The Columbia College Association through its
games committee was the first organization to
apply the Public Schools Athletic League for q
sanction, and Or. GuNrk has granted sanction
for the two races that are 20 be held
The two contests that attracting especial at
tenti0u are the Amateur Athletic Union champion
ship races the 60-yard dash and the twO-rnie run
In the former will be seen Arthur Dufey, Of
Georgetown.
Among tho distance runners who viii appear IN
the two-rnile George Bonhas, who has
already defeated Carr and Joyce in a two-mie rum
Alexander Grant, OF the New-York Athletic Cluo.
W r. Schutf, the Cornell man. holder or the two
mile intercollegiate championship and two-m!le in
tcTCO.lcElatc record
In the open handicap athletic contests all OF tho
prominent athletes from this section OF the coun-
Try as we'll representatives. from Yale Harvard
Pennsylvania. Princeton. Cornell and Columbia
have entered and Will take part Tho contests
are 5OyRrd dash. 600-yard run. oue-mtle run, lin
tied high Jump and limited shot and pole vault