New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
Thirty-One of the Stockholm
Stars Entered for Games
Next Thursday Evening.
RECORDS LIKELY TO FALL
Race for 600-Yard Crown Has
Attracted Field Uneaualled
in the United States in
Recent Years.

with the flower OF the American ath-
letic world from which to draft its en-
tries the indoor national track and field
championships which Will be held in
Madison Square Garden next Thursday
night give every promise OF being one OF
the greatest meetings ever held in the
history OF amateur sport in this city. ii
will. in way. be revival OF the Olym-
pic games, for thirty-ore OF the lusty lads
who bore the Stars and Stripes to victory
on the cinder path and I'm the field Of the
stadium at Stockholm will compete in
their favor.te events. Drew. Meyer. Shop
pard. Davenport. Meredith. Jim Rosen-
berger, the lanky lad from County Mayo.
and about fifty other men. whose names
are in the mouths OF athletic enthusiasts.
will be seen in action. and unless all signs
fail many records Will fall
The coward race Is the one to which
followers Of the sport look forward with
keenest interest. With the possible excep-
ton OF the Olympic games there has never
been a feeter set OF runners entered In
any one race. Olympic. national and col
legiate champions are named. and the
record of | minute 10 As seconds. estab
lished by Mel Sheppard. appears 10 be in
danger. Ted Meredith Of the Universe
" OF Pennsylvania; Ira y. Davenport, Of
the Chicago Athletic Association; Mel
Sheppard. Tom Halpin. Of the Boston
Athletic Association. and Abel Itiviat. Of
the Irish-American Athletic Club. Will
break from the barrier in the dash for
glory and the medals. And what race IL
should be. Every man entered has shown
a clean pair OF heels 10 the best OF the
world at one time or another
Ted Meredith. champion OF the world
at 500 metres. established worlds record
for the half mile at Stockholm In finish
ing out the distance between 800 metres
and the $50 yards Meredith won the 500
metres in 81 $40. and he rushed on 10
the half-mile point in minute 52i2 sec
onds. Meredith won the Suburban Quar-
tet from Halrin and Sheppard In 80 l-5
seconds In the games of the knights OF
St Antony. He is primed for the race,
and needless 10 say, he Is anxious 10 win.
The man TO whom many look TO defeat
the flyer Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania is Abel Klviat. the Irish-American
A. G. champion. The distance is per-
shown such remarkable versatility In all
his work that II would not surprise some
II he led the Olympic hero home. Kiviat.
however. has done his best running at
distances over three-quarters Of mile.
and he has established records for the
three-quarter mile. one mile and one mile
and one-half indoors this winter. He. too.
has been practising under the careful eye
of Lawson Robertson, and he says that
the man who beats him home will be en-
titled to the medals.
From the West, however. come reports
that Ira Davenport will present briefs re-
ouiring Meredith. Kiviat and Sheppard
ct al to show cause why he should not
take home a gold medal and establish a
new record. Davenport IL ten pounds
heavier than he was when he ran that
wonderful race in the 500 metre event In
Stockholm. crossing the line. as he did.
right on Meredith's shoulder. racing a
dead heat with Sheppard In :52. He has
turned half miles In better than min
utes several times In practice, and only
the other day stepped over the boards In
I "a la on a track measuring twelve laps
to the mile.
Sheppard and Halpin, always popular
fayorites. will be there or Whereabouts
when the worsted is snapped at the
finish. Despite the fact that Sheppard
has shown unmisslkable signs Of slipping
on several occasions, the crowd never
seems to forget his performances in the
London Olympiad, and roots for him
with might and main. Sheppard Is run
ming at fast clip right at the present
time. and hopes that he will bear OFF the
laurels. HaIpin has shown many fine
bursts OF speed In recent competitions.
but he IL not regarded as a probable
winner.
The seventy Vineyard dash will provide
feast for those who revel in furious