New-York tribune., 1911-02-25
Abel Kiviat After Halt-MIIe
Mark Held by Egan.
TWO SETS OF INDOOR GAMES
Hebner Establishes New World S
Swimming Record for Forty
Yard Back Stroke.

University games IN the tlSt Rcei''''
Arrory. Park avenue and 3ith street anu
will start from scratch with the aVo"eu
purpose Of trying to break Dick Egah III
door record for the distance. Esan also Is
named 10 start. that kiviat VIII "o'
lack for strong pacemaker
Inasmuch as the race is a limited hahui-
can. with only the best men strung out on
,be short marks up TO twenty YARDS sport
followers are confident that Father Time
will be downed. Among the stars besides
Tgan who will be out to pull kiviat along
are Fob Ogg, Of the Mohawk Athieuc Clup'
who has been showing great form; jimmy
Sullivan. Of the Irish American Athletc
Club. and Carl Waither. Of the New YORK
Athletic Club.
"Win" Bailey who captured the hVe-Hhne
scratch race at the recent New YORK Ath-
letic Club games. will start IN the three
mile run. Among the cracis VINO VIII
measure strides with the ten-mile nauonal
champion are George Obermeyer. the great
runner from the National Athleuc CIup Oh
Rrooklyn. and Tom Collins, the Wlnseu
Fist star who hopes to redeem MS deieaI
at the hands OF Bailey last saturday night
Malcolm Macdonald, the Rhodes schoIar
who carried the silks of oxford to scores
Of victories in England, will be starter
sn the sixty-fve yard low hurdle race. Mac
Donald will face. among others, Jack ElleI
The national hurdling champion, ana MS
brother. Bob. who is rated almost as great
a timber topper. Roy Dorland' whose
3once fving at the recent New York Attn
,etic Club games was commented upon by
.U experts. also will be starter.
In addition 10 the match relay race be
tween Fordham and Holy Cross a speclaI
relay race has been added for teams from
,be Fcrdham Catholic Club, The Bronx
catholic Club and The Bronx Church
House.
Tho second annual athletic carnival Of the
Czsrarn Association will be the other at
fraction. The genes will be held in the
o2d Regiment Armory, 6Sth street ana
Broadway.
Alexis Ahleren. the speedy young Swede'
who has been working his way TO the TOP
among the distance men. viii start IN
snecial three-mile run. and the indoor
record Is In danger Ahlgren will meet the
fastest men i'm the Catholic Athletic League
and a stirring struggle is promised.
The Ozanam Association was organized
ebout three years ago TO promote the spir-
3tlal. mental and social hetterment OF
Catholic bows Of this city. TO provide for
+bero the proper means Of recreation and
eniovment and TO surround then with IN
quences uplifting helpful and lasting in
character. Clubhouses have been estab-
1ishc6 ar No AS West seth street. No. 3l2
West 18th street. No. 2S& Hudson street
and No $50 East 42d street including
among their attractions gymnasiums, bowl
ing aUevs. shower baths basketball courts
and reading rooms.
No dies are collected from the boys, the
evronsa Of maintaining the clubs being as
sincd by the Ozanam Association, which
is composed Of men and women who con-
tribute s. a year FOR this purpose
Late on Thursday night a new worlds
record was established in Chicago tank
by Harry Hebner, Of the Illinois Athletic
club lie clipped almost five seconds off
the old mark Of 27 seconds for the forty
yard back stroke. held by H. ]. Handy.
Tebner swan the distance in % 1-5 sec
onds. figures that are likely 10 stand for
some time.
In all probability p. F. O'Hara, Harry
Lee. w. c. Prout and f. X. Merrihew. who
established O new relay record for Me-
chanics' Hall in Boston on Thursday. will
represent the Hub in the intercity relay
race at the Pastime games here on March
IA II looks now as If the New York team
would be made up Of Gssing, Schnable,
McEntee and Frick; Brooklyn of Sheppard,
Roscnberger, Terwiliger and Dorland. and
philadelphia Of "TeX' Ramsdell. Hough,
Hayes and Raydock 1t will be a race
worth going far to see.
Charles S. CRube) Kissinger. the star
pitcher last season of the Jersey City Club
of the Eastern League, has signed a con-
tract for the coming season. He says he IS
ready TO take his place in the box at any
minute, as he is in fine condition.
The thirteenth annual show Of the At
Iantic City Horse Show Association will be
held from April 10 TO o. The prize list,
soon TO be issued. will contain eighty
classes. covering every department in rid
ing, driving jumping and special events.
;Trottng roadsters will be very much in
evidence again this year. The other
classes include horses in harness, carriage
horses and appointments. tandems. four-n-
hands, ponies and saddle horses. Entries
will close on Saturday, April s.
Amateur Athletic Union has announced the
following dates for the swimming cham
pionships:
March Is, breast stroke and fancy diving
championships, Chicago Athletic Associa-
ton, Chicago; Path, 5O-yard championship,
'Argo Athletic Association. Philadelphia;
25th, 1OO-yard championship, New York
Athletic Club; 2Sth, 2Z0-yard championship
Pittsburg Aquatic Club; SOth, back stroke.
150-yard championship Illinois Athletic
Club. Chicago; 31st and April l. 5O-yaTd
plunge for distance and water polo cham
pionships, Missouri Athletic Club, st.
Louis.
Announcement was made at Syracuse yes
terday that "Packey" Mcfarland, OF Chi
cago. and Billy Ryan. Of Syracuse, will
meet in n ten-round bout at Oswego on
March %. Both are 10 make 135 pounds at
o'clock.
Frank Gotch the worlds champion
wrestler who will appear on the mat at
SuIzer's Harlem Casino 127th street and
Second avenue, next Monday night is posi-
tive that he viii be able TO fulfil the big
contract he has undertaken, notwithstand-
ing the enviable records of the men whom
he will meet. yankee" Rogers. Of Fitch
burg Mass, however, IS jubilant over the
fact tha. he is to meet Gotch, and asserts
that the champion will know he is wrestling
from the moment they shake hands. De-
metrai. the Greek Demon" plans to force
Gotch TO extend himself The Greek cham