Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
LOCAL CLUBS AFTER
NATIONAL HILL AND
DALE CHAMPIONSHIP
Amateur ATHLETIC Union
Junior Cross Country Race
Being Sought by German
town Boys Club and
Others.

There is some talk of bringing the
National Amateur Athletic Union junior
cross-country championship race to this
city. Secretary Meyer, of the Middle At
lantic Association of the Amateur Ath-
letc Union, announced that in all prob
ability the event would be held here
sometime this fall, as several of the
local hustllng athletic cubs were bidding
for the honor.
The Germantown Boys Club, it is said
upon good authority, is eager to hold the
event, but the names of the other Or
ganizations in the field were not named.
An ideal cross-country run could be staged
in Fairmount Park, and it will be pleas
ing news to the local hill and dale ath-
letes to know that there is likelihood
of the national race being decided here.
A number of local athletes are training
for the track meet to be held October 3,
at the Northeast High School field. The
Hale e K!lburn \. A. is the promoting
organization Entries close with E. j.
Rankin. 1906 Chestnut street, next Mon
day.
If the national collegiate championship
cross-country race is decided in 1915 here.
athletic followers will have another big
feature of sport An announced in these
columns several days ago. the University
tunity to secure the event if it takes the
initiative.
Harry Fryckberg, one of Philadelphia IS
most popular hurdlers and jumpers, will
appear ir. competition at the police car
nival to be held at the National League
baseball grounds, October l6 and IT,
c. D. Reidpath, who has not been seen
in competition in the metropolitan district
since he won the Olympic 4OO-meter cham
will be a competitor in the senior
championships to be held at Celtic Park
on October 3. The former Syracuse run
ner will wear the winged foot of the New
York A. C. and will compete in the 100
and 200 yard runs. He may not be able
To outfoot Alvah Meyer in the short dash,
but should have a great chance in the
furlong race.
A record number of entries have been
received for the metropolitan track and
field championships at Celtic Park Sat
urday, October 8, and the entries are
still pouring in to the committee Prob |
ably the most interesting events will be
the 100 and 200 yard dashes, with c. d. |
Reidpath, n. Y. A. C., Olympic cham
pion and intercollegiate quarter-mile rec |
ord holder, competing against A. T. |
Meyer, |. A. A. c., present metropolitan |
champion; F. l.. Stephenson Trinity Club: |
j. Ravenell, st. ChristOpher's Club; f. ]. |
New York A, c.; F. Kaufman, |
|. A. A. C., and f. Maurer, u. Y. A. C.
Another event of particular interest will |
be the half-mile run. with Homer Baker,
=, Y. y. c., national and English cham
oon. running against A r. Kiviat, ma
rional and metropolitan one-mile cham
pOn; w. r.. Granger, /. A. A c., who
finished second To Baker at the national
held at Baltimore: Il. S.
Fraser, I. A. a. C.; Willie Gordon Yonk-
ers; o. w, de Gruchy N. Y. A. c., and
J. F, O'Connore, n. Y. A. C.
In the discus event there will probabIy
oe a duel between f. Muller, !. A. A. c..
national and metropolitan champion, and
J. II. Duncan, Bradhurst Field Club, pres
INT record holder. Both are i'm good
shape, and it Will not be surprising to
zee the record OF l49 feet 9la inches broken.
Hannes Kolehmainen, the worlds praat-
st amateur distance runner, who re-
urned TO his home in Finland four
months ago, uneXpe ctedly returned 10 This
,ountry on the White Star liner OlympIc
Tuesday. The little Finlander's return did
rot become known until yesterday, when
le reported to Coach lawson Robertson
# the Irish American Athletic Club. nm
Ter whose colors he ran while COMPETING
n his native country.
Kolehmainen, who Is eligible for tba |
russian army, had a difficult time get
ing out of Finland, and came here WITH
ut bag or baggage and little money. He
vas obliged TO 90 through a number Of
aring escapades with a friend who ac.
him as rubber and assistant
a new record from Finlan5
o Sweden !