New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-28
Racing 4 Other Sports
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT.
Indoor Titles May Be Spread
Over the Whole Country.
KEEN RACING PROMISED
Canada's Champion Splinter to
Meet Good Fields in the
Dashes.

Local athletes viii be compelled to guard
their laurels with scrupulous care AT the
indoor championship games which will be
held on Monday and Tuesday evenings in
Madison Square Garden. a strong field Of
university and college entrants, combined
with champions from North. South, East
and West, bids fair 10 cut in heavily on the
big point scores usually run up by the New
York and Irish-American athletic clubs,
both or which have entered their full teams
The athletes from other cities are the
strongest candidates who have competed
in New York City for many years. and the
meet promises 10 be a record breaker in
more WAYS than one.
Against Mel Sheppard and Harry Gis-
sing VIII Ie pitted Frank SsueT, the West
ern half-riIe champion. and one Of the
best middle distance men in the West
While he did not show up well at New Or
leans he Is confident that he can beat both
the star local runners. MCGEE. the old
Princeton miller. and Beck, Of Pennsylvania.
also viii dispute the title in the 1-0eo-yard
run. HAYES. OF Philadelphia. promises to
give Gissing a warm race in the 6o0-yard
rJI--
Iakernau. the Canadian champion
Splinter. Is entered. with a galaxy Of stars.
in the dashes- Scarcely a foot separated
Iyukenaan and Cloughen IN the century dash
when the two met and the Canadian had
little difficulty in beating the local athlete
in she furIouE. ICller and norland fell be-
fore him in the 12e-yaTd hurdle race, while
he won the broad jump with lean Of p
feet. The Canadian, If he is in form, will
give the home athletes the time Of their
lives 10 prevent him from taking q cham
rionship or two across the border He will
not be lighting alone. however Cooke and
Jessup. Of Princeton. Pleinstein. Wheeler
and Wagner. Of Yale. all spTinters Of note
VIII make the local athletes 20 the limit
Chisholm. one Of TaIe's best hurdlers, and
Iuk=man are sure 70 make things interest
ing over the jumps.
The polt vault viii he one Of the most
hotlv contested events of the meet. z. H
SchrOtl, the junior national pole vault
champion. of New orleans, viii be pitted
against Byers. OF Yale. Hapenny. Of Mon
-reaI and Rabcock ana Dukes Of the New
York Athletic Club. All Of these athletes
have done over II feet inches. and some
have better4d Il feet
Gil. 81 Baltimore. WIN bs on hand 20
defend his title Of 60-yard champion. H
" Field. Of Slater. Mo, will come on for
the standing broad pump and standing high
q champion. as there are few good stand
inF broad jumpers hereabouts.
Boston viii send on a team composed of
Hedlund, The Brookline miller: Sheehan.
half-miler. Coe. shot putter, and Prout
o~e-qrar1er miller. Chicago will be rep
resented by Ciiffen. who beat Martin Sheri-
dan at New Orleans and Frank Irons
champion broad jumper. Cliffors, Schoen-
fus. McGuee and GilIen are entered from
philadelphia. while J. K Lewis will rep
resent Harvard
Word comes from Pittsburg that Barney
preyfuss has called on Fred Clarke, his
manager, 10 reorganize the Pittsburg base
ball club. even TO the trading or selling Of
Hans Wagner. if necessary. Flynn has
begged Tor another chance At first base,
but II is said that he viii be exchanged.
~ohody that is. nobody in the National
League wanted Coveleske the one-tinle
Giant killer. 50 that. with all clubs waving
claim. Cincinnati has released the big pitch
- 10 the Chattanooga team. Of the South
ern League.
CovelesBie. pitching FOR the Phulies, did
more than any one man 20 rob the Giants
Of the National League pennant in 1895 He
was "A failure the following season, and last
spring was traded 10 cincinnati AEIllllLi-
farned him ont 70 Birmingham, where he
pitched winning ball. but again proved a
failure on his return to the Reds, so goes
hack 10 the minor league once more
An Informal opening OF the St Nicholas
Skating Rink viii take place this evening,
when the regular patrons and the mem
bers q the clubs which visit il Will enjoy
the first skating Of the season The re-
Gently installed equipment for freezing the
surface has been successful beyond the eX-
pectatiOns Of the rink managers.
A meeting Of The representatives Of the
various clubs comprising the Amateur
Hockey League VIII he held some time
next week 10 arrange a schedule for the
coming season.
Canada viii be represented IL the twenty
mile team race which takes place at Madt-
son Square Garden on November BY
Fred Meadows the clever ffteen-mile run
ner who carried of several races here last
year. and ) 1bie Woods. With the entry OF
this team there are now three combina-
lions in tine race. including HOlmeE and
OueaI the American team. and St Yves
nd I.argue The F'Tenchnen.