El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-23
Indoor Athletic Contests
VIII Draw TOpnOtchers to
Madison Square Garden


New York, n Y, Dec. 23-Big
champions and little champions will
pound the boards at Madison Square
Garden next Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and, before the last faint rumb-
hngs have died away, there will be
proclaimed the national indoor kings
OF the United States. The juniors win
tight 1t out on Tuesday and the SEN
Tors on Wednesday.
In many ways this will be the most
important athletic event of the winter
off season. First, Of course, is the
consideration that il will decide the
national supremacy Of indoor stars.
Secondly, it will provide a reliab bic
standard for speculation as to the men
who will represent America at Stock
hoIm next summer in the Olym-
pic games.
As was predicted several weeks ago,
when the program for the indoor
banner occasion Of the winter season
VIII show in competition together more
first caliber men than ever before
clashed beneath a roof.
Westerners Entered.
It has generally been the case with
indoor championships in the past that
practically all the entrants were the
members Of clubs in Greater New
lork- however; this year there are
several top-nOtch Westerners entered /
and the New England states have a
large representation. The eastern col /
leges have also supplied a gOOdsy num-
Der of the aspirants for indoor hOnOrs,
and the tilt between Harvard. Yale
and Cornell shining lights for the prec-
ious medals will be well worth watch
ing.
Many of the intercollegiate stars will
De eligible Tor the junior events. but
the majority Of them viii stay out OF
these so as to be in prime fettle for
the more strenuous tests on the fol-
lowing evening. While the Junior
events doubtless will produce some ex-
cellent contests and records. some few
events possibly being run in better
time than by the seniors, the big in
terest is naturally crystaIized IN the
competitions that are unlimited1as to
eligibility.
With the. exception of a few Of the
so-called eccentric" field events. in
which there are only a few we'll
known performers. every contest o7, tbe
card will be bitterly fought from the
shortest dash all the way up to the
five-mile run.
A Remarkable Quartet.
remarkable quartet in Olvah Never. OF
the Irish-American A. c. of New, York:
Jim Rosenberger of the same outfit:
Reggie Foster, the former Harvard
track captain, and Richard Craig. the
Michigan flyer, who tied Wefer's mark
in the 22O last summer.
The middle distances will show A
wonderful array in Jim McEntee. Har-
~ Gisstng, Leroy DOrland Mel Shep-
New York, and Oscar Hedlund. the
Boston strider. Several of these viii
pit their prOwess against John Paul
Jones, of Cornell, in the half and mile.
II is almost a certainty that Jones viii
be extended to smash one or both OF
the indoor records.
In the Hurdles
In the hurdles there are half dozen
arnNN -Han# nnsnnme~
brothers Of New York The jumps will
be fought out by AlOffatt, of Harvard I
and the GOthami tes-GrumpeIt Adams I
Fielding, Erickson. Ahearn and Oler
Workers, McGrath, Walsh, Dincan and I
Sheridan
Probably the most significant
event of the entire meet will be the
five-mile senior. In this George Bon I
nag, the champion, will meet Berna, of Z
Cornell, and Lewis Tewanima. the Car
Isle indian. A man who can run a
good five-mile indoors is generally l
is certain to be coEking race, as no f.
two of the big three" have ever clash I
ed before.
Tewanimn In the Olympic
Speaking of Tewanima in the light I
of a Marathon runner recalls his ex- 4
perience in the last Olympic Marathon, /
the one at London. In that race he I
was looked upon as the best bet of the /
American contingent, although he had !
been running but few months Ac- /
cordingly Joe FOrshaw, Of st Louis, !
the veteran of the team, 40 had fin /
ished eighth in the Olympic classic at /
Athens, was given the job of acting I
as TeWanima's running mate, to pace /
him and give him much-needed advice !
along the way.
At the twelfth mile. when Tewanima /
was in sixth place. the Achilles" ten /
don OnNhis right heel gave way. For /
shaw did the best he could to fix up /
the little indian, but II was to no avail /
Finally, after all but three Of the 200 !
entrants had passed by, FOrshaw de- |
cided to give up his efforts with Te- |
WANNA, whom he helped into one OF I
the emergency automobiles Joe then I
by this time was strung out for five /
miles ahead.
One by one he cut them down. and, |
when he arrived upon the Stadium /
track to begin the last final sprint, |