New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
BIG INDOOR TRACK MEET
Al the Great Athletes Entered =.
Il. A. u. Games In Garden

Champion athletes from all parts OF ths 49,.
will meet tomorrow and Tuesday nights IN ~
nuaI indoor championships OF the Annaterlr 49,
Union at Madison Square Garden The Hst - =
tries assures Of the greatest athletic ca-5,,s.
szyer held IN America Two-thirds of the z1c~.--s
American Olympic athletes will be sseu IN -,
besides dozens Of other lesser lights Of tas go
path
II Is probable that several indoor -.
will be ests tsbIfshed before the meeting come. =.
end on Monday night The programme has -
arranged so that the prsIininarfes and anaI -
in each event will be decided on the san. -.
The events for tomorrow nis1t follow: ssv.-s-
hve-yard run standing broad jump. running ~.
Jump 3Oo-ysrd run. running hop, step and hr,.
one-n1ils walk 10oo-yard run. throwing aftv-s.
pound weight for height. tvo-niIe run putting -
pound shot 22o-yard hurdle and pole ysult fo- =
tancs.
Anti. best sprfnters will measure stride, 4, a.
sprints. Including G. j Merz. OF th- New York -.
letic Club. s G. Northridss. r CIoughsn and "
Keatins of the Irtsh-American Athletic Club.
Lukernan Of the Montreal Athletic Association.
@ Ecknan Of the Acorn Athletic Association:
3. Dorland. OF the Pastinne Athletic Club, and y
Davbran Of Prinoeton
Mel Sheppard. the hero Of the Olympic xs-s
will try for a new record on the 1.eo0-yard r1n =.
he will not lack for fast competition IN nis 49,.
for pitted against him will Be such srsrIiux ~
formers as Paul Pilgrim Of the New York &ts,sr.
mate; z Sweeney. Of the Pastir1s Arhlstto On.
and NJ Villas OF Yale
The two-n1ile r1n VIII b. one u ths test sp.-.,
on the programme. for Il Will bring together :
Ballars. the cross-coUutry champion; J. :. E,,s.
the ten-unile champion, and Win Bailey, VIA =
ished second to him in this race Jimmy Lee :,
jrnior 'cross-country champion; George Bonhzx
J. Collins and host Of other men who hazs IA
history IN long distance running Thess a,
men viii meet Tuesday night n ths fys-s,
race and. in addition, there VIII ee Ea-vey ca-
John Joyce and some oth4r1
The 5zo-ysrd hurdle race Is down for dses,
On the nrst night. The field il small but II "a.
high class among the entrants bang Harry =
nan = J. Sullivan. J. J. EIIer, Charley Bacon =
NJ Dwight HfIlnan. Eler and Bacon ara w
dsrfui runners over the low urr6ers. and . zug
not Be surprising Il a new indoor record vas nsa
On Tuesday night the following events VII ;
decided:
strty-yard run 15e-yard ru-. soc-yz-d rua. -.
r-1i1e run. soo-yard hurdle. standing high iuzz
three standing broad jump. putting 5Apou1d saes
pole vault for height and three-HlIle walk
Keen competition will be the rule IN Al the ssH
events In the weights the entries include Mzsrr
Sheridan. Of the Irtsh-Arerican Athletic GuA
world; Nike McGrath, ot the New York Arhlsts
Club. Eho always gives John Flanagan tussIs i
the hammer throw; N F Horr. captain this al
Of the Syracuse football team and q great veizh-
tosser; jim Mitchell, ot the New York Athlsr,
Club. who has been IN competition longer thar ar
other athlete and has held more records " u
Coe, Of the Boston Athletic Association ro-rs
holder OF the shotpur record. and s ?. GI1ss. .
the New York Athletic Club. These men will mats
their skill and strength in the and 24-poUnd shct
puts and in throwing the 55-pound weight n
height
H 2 Porter, Of The New York Athletic Club.
the star in the running high jump. and he vi
try TO break the Ing standing record q Nix
Sweeney. Fitted against him will be 4 Gr1m
pelt. L. Z Sisson. g z Roosevelt ard G J Flsn
ing OF the New York Athletic Club. 4 4 GidusT
Of the Boston Athletic Association. and sevs-z
others The other Jumping events include r.
standing broad, standing high. three standing
broad snd the hop step and jump Besides Ia
men already mentioned other Jumpers who nj
compets include Plat Adams and J 2 Conzsz
OF the New York Athletic Club. Frank Non.
Pleasant. the Indian; Martin Sheridan. J 4 B.
Ter. OF the Brooklyn Central Young Mems Chs
tisn Association. and s c lawrence. OF Harvard
There are two pole vault events, one for Reg.
and the other for distances. The entrants for thsg
include Martin Sheridan. W Happenny Of II
Montreal Athletic Association: c. Vein and :
Bennett. OF Princeton: Claude Allen. OF the Irish
American Athletic Club. and J. L Barr and S C
Lawrence, OF Harvard