New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
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'BUSY DAYS FOR ATHLETES
Many Indoor Meets To Be Held
Within Next Two Weeks.

Athlates Of the metropolitan district are
tooLtro forward TO busy times within the
next few weeks. Several sets or lmpor'aii'
track and field games will be held In the
armories of the local regiments ana many
NJ the foremost athletes of the immediate
vicinity will face the starters gun Inc
Irish American Athletic Cub Will hold Jus
annual indoor winter carnival In Manson
Snuare Garden on Thursday night. Dough-
lin Lyceum will conduct its annual games
in the armory of the 47th Regiment, OF
Brooklyn. on Saturday night, and on Fep-
ruary the Church Of st. Francis De sales
will entertain its members and guests IN
the armory of the sth Regiment of New
York.
Chief interest centres around the lTish-
American games The flower OF the East
ern athletes will be on the line. George
Bonhag, Mel Sheppard, Bob and Jack Eiler'
Harry Gissing. Alvah Meyers and Jim Ho-
senberger and the entire track team OF the
Irlsh-Amerlcan club will be opposed by the
New York Athletic Club and the other
smaller clubs OF the city. as we'll as by the
Boston Athletic Club, which will send down
a full team in the quest OF honors T.,
The race at 800 metres from scratch III
which George Bonhag and Billy Kramer
viii meet again, promises TO be the sensa-
tlon OF the night. Kramer raced Bonnas
off his feet and made him quit recentis' eis
and the latter is out TO regain his laurels'
Bonhag will probably retire from competi-
tion after Saturday for the winter IL IS
his intention to be In the finest possloie
condition when the trials for me ~ gitlpaJ ,nrnd
team are held. A game OF old-fashioned
Gaelic football will be played and a steepie-
chase. with a water jump, IL also on the
programme.
The armcry OF the 47th Regiment, Brook
Ivn will be the scene OF a great galaxy OF
stelIar athletes on next Saturday night
when the starters gun booms out for the
start OF the first race in the annual games
Of Ioughlin Lyceum. In addition to the
usual programme Of events. which will be
contested at Olympic distances, half
dozen races will be held open to the MEM
bers Of the Catholic Athletic League. one
NJ the features of the meet Will be family
relay race. This race is open 20 families OF
,hree brothers. In 1909 and 1910 the hylr =
RaCons captured first honors, but only after
n thrilling struggle with the heet-footed
Rilevs. This year other families have en-
tered among whom are the RosenoauIns
and Bernas OF the Morris Athletic Associa-
tion.
On Thursday evening. February l. the
annual track and field games OF the Church
OF ST. Francis de Sales Will be held In the
armory Of the Sth Regiment. The entries or
Abel Kiviat, Mel Sheppard, Alvah Meyer,
Jim Rosenbercer Martin Sheridan and
many other men OF note insure night Of
fine sport There will be a one mile relay
race. open only to members of the Catholic
League. An entry list OF dozen clubs
from the Catholic League insures some fast
running and thrilling finishes. There will
also be a two mile bicycle race, in which
Eddie Goodwin and Walter Van den Dries
will ride from scratch.
Many prominent athletes will chase after
glory and medals in the games OF the Morn
ngslde Athletic Club In the 22d Regiment
Armory on February 3. Willie Kramer,
Mike Collins Fred Bellarsy Harry Smith
and Frank Masterson are among the dis
tance runners entered. while Roy Dorlon,
Neyers. Stephenson and Clarke will break
from the barrier in the dashes.