The Washington times., 1908-09-19
WORLD CHAMPIONS
TO COMPETE TODAY
Famous Athletes on Program
of TraVerS Island Sc
niOr Events.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-With ali the
famous athletes in the country, includ-
ing many Of the meI who placed Amer
icC as the foremost athletic nation in
the world at the o. mpic games IN Lon
don In July, with an entry list Of l5l
seniors - fifteen events, the National
Amateur Athletic Union Of the United
States VIII be held at Travers Island
today, and promises TO be the most in
teresting and successful ever held by
the governing organization.
In the senior division eighteen en-
tries have been made Tor the 1OO-yard
run including J. A. Rector, Dan Kelly,
Lawson Robertson. Of the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic Club; II. J. HUFF and J
c. Garrels. OF the Chicago Athletic As
sociatiOn-
The 225-yard run should be a grueli-
ing race. with such performers as HUFF.
Garrels, Hamilton. and Taylor, a quar-
tet Of the Vests greatest sprinters;
Seitz and Wagner, Of the New York
Athletic Club. and six members Of the
Irish-American Athletic Club, including
Robertson, Keating. and Northridge.
Classy Field.
For the +e-yard run a truly power
ful field of Quarter-milers viii appear
on the market Melvin ". Sheppard.
the Oly1 pic games hero. viii have as
opponents J. B. Taylor, the colored rum
ner formerly Of the University Of Penn
sylvania. Harry Hillman. II. A. Sedley,
and Paul Pilgrim, OF the New York
Athletic Club.
Sheppard. Carpenter. and Pilgrim are
also entered for the half-mile run, along
with Jim BromilOw, of the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic Club. and W. Mckay. Of
the Montreal A A A
In the one-miIe run the New York
A g.. Irish-American A. c. and Moh-
treaI A A A make up the nine en-
tries, headed by Champion J. z. Sulli-
van, OF the Irish-ATaerican a C; W
Ray. Of the Montreal A A A, and
Joe BromilOw, II. l. Trube and w. J.
O'COnnell, of the New York a {.
Crack Distance Men.
The fve-mile run promises 20 be a
heart-breakiug race with Champion J.
J. DAILY, NJ r. Driscou. who won the
senior three-miIe Metropolitan and win
uer yesterday. George BOnhag and John
Joyce. Of the lrlsh-AmerlCan; EDDIE
Carr, Of the Naviers. and Fred Bellairs,
Elsie. Trube and Bailey, Of the New
York 4. G., as starters.
| The struggle for hurdle hOnors should
be impressive. as Shaw, of Dartmouth,
/ who has made the worlds record OF
10 seconds. viii meet John J. Ellis, Ba-
| con and HOorox-
In the junior championships yeSJerday y
the Irish-American Club captured point
/ scoring hOnCrs by the narrow margin
! Of four points. New York Athletic Clut
/ came second, scoring 81 points 70 the
| Irlsh-American' G5.
Gurley Club Point Winner.
| Gurley Athletic Club. OF Washing
I ton. was among the point winners, sc0r
I ing three. King. of the Capital organ
\ izatiOn. gave D. J. A Hern. of the
la. A c., a hard rub in the running
/ broad jump Hern won the event by q
! scant half inch. His jump was 20 feet
/ lliz inches
| GissinE, a former Mohawk A. g man
who ran unattached yesterday, sprang
J a surprise in the Ealf-mile run wher
! he won by six yards from W. Nc
/ Kay. o. Montreal HeOund, Of BrOoklint
/ A. c., was third
! Mike Driscou. OF the Mercury A c..
I won The nve-mile event after sprint
! beating out J. J. Lee, OF the Bostor
Z a. G.