The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-11
NEW YORK A. G. HAS
NO TEAM IN GRIND
Men Who Won Junior Run Last
Year Ineligible by Rule
of A. A. L.
COLUMBIA rs FORMIDABLE

Considerable surprise was expressed
when the entries for the Junior cross
country championship OF the Metropolitan
Association were announced yesterday
that the New York A. G. was not repre-
scented by full team. This will leave the
premier cub out of the competition for
what Is considered the chief honor OF the
race to be decided next Saturday at Van
Cortlandt Park. and Is the more notice.
able as the Winged Foot team won this
event in easy style last year
That there Is no desire on the part of
the New York \. G. officials to boycott
the race is evidenced by the fact that 1ve
of the men belonging to that club have
been entered for the individual title. The
reason for the exclusion of the club from
the team contest Is not far to seek Once
club wins the team race the men COM
peting on that team are barred from fur
Their competition az members of "A junior
team. 1t appears that the y. Y. a. G. was
unable to recruit enough young blood 20
make fair showing as "A team, so the
smaller organizations viii! fight for the
title with the Irish American \. c. and
Columbia University.
The application OF Columbia University
A. \. for membership in the Metropolitan
Association was approved by mail vote
which closed yesterday, so the Blue and
White runners are now eligible. There are
seven teams altogether the others being
Irish American A. c.. Bronx Church
House. Long Island A. c. Mohawk A. c.,
Holy Family Lyceum and Nonkers Y. NJ.
e. \. OF these the Bronx Church House
Is most favored. as IL is composed OF a
well balanced !ot of runners which. though
not containing a real first rater is bound
to supply five men well up among the
leaders The Long Island A AVIa
second to the New York \. G. last year.
hut through winning the individual title
Sid Leslie, the strongest man in the club.
is ineligible this season Under these con-
ditions the Irish American A. c.. third in
l"l3, is expected TO move UP a peg and
even may finish I'm the van
For the individual title there is likely
to be great race. as the entry OF eighteen
men not on teams Is larger than ever
before. All the runners on the different
teams are OF course entitled to compete
for the individual championship. but with
Few exceptions the teams do not contain
material likely to finish In front of the
best of the individuals. l.. @. Smith thu
leader or the Columbia team. apparently is
a runner Of sterling merit. judging by the
way In which he has been beating his
team mates in practice. T. Travelena.
winner of two important road runs last
winter is another young runner of UNI
doubted class, but the rest are of the
plodding variety and not likely to shine
IN fast company.
Nick Gianakopulos. with the credit OF a
defeat of Wiiie Kyronen. is the favorte
for the initial position but on public form
as indicated by this race "A year ago he
VIII have to improve to beat II. Spring.
steen of the Ionkers Y. NJ c. A. Spring
steen finished second last year and was
more than minute In front OF Glanako-
pulos. who landed in fourth place. The
lE4s-
lately. but he showed excellent form all
through last winter NJ. Hughes OF the
New York A. c. should be another dan
gerous contender on the form OF year
ago, He finished NTH then, only eight
seconds behind the Greek The indi-
vidual entries follow:
A. j, Fogel Irish American A. C; r.
Springsteen, Yorkers Y. NJ. G. A G. De
Stetano, Ozanam A A; NJ Greenberg.
sheridan A. c.; \. l.. Lemberg Trinity
Club NJ. Hughes, II. Alderman S. Cobb,
r, Rigby and II Honohan, New York
A. c. j. NJ Kerins. Irish American A. C..
y. Gianakopulos, Millrose A. A. j. Arm
strong, Johnson q Johnson: r. Kehoe,
johnson johnson; ]. Talmage, John
son a Johnson; q. Laaksa. Kaleva A. G.
c. Pores. unattached, and j Maier, Bronx
Church House.
Entries for the team cham plonship which
VIII be finally passed ON by the cha mpion-
ship committee to-day follow:
- Columbia UnIvcrsity--L g. smith. r. f.
SWn'PP"r hjoS H. ;n6n kSnEthOrne n v Myers
NJ. Schinman and T.. Zazofsky.
irish American A, CIV. Fogel, T. zuna
W. Calvin, w Rozett l. Messer C. Rosen-
baum. p. Heating. j. Garney and r Lawson
Bronx Church House--F. Ruggiero, a.
Kiely, j, J. stack, Il. Byrn.. j. Costello, II.
crosby, w. Burkhardt and II. Gunthor
Long Island a. C.--J. W. Plant, O. Schef-
ter, A. Messcr, u. !. Burgdorf. A. Richmond
G, Sanders and II Kramer
Mohawk Athletic Club--F. Travalena H.
Nye' - Masterson. j. Dolan r. Lux c, Erik
son H. Malary, +, Mccullough, j brooks
f. Nergano and s. Weiss
Holy Family Lyceum-Gotch Becker, F.
fIesche, A. Rostaig. q. Andrews f. jain
d. IeNal, j. Erb and II. W. Smith
nonkers Y. NJ. G, Al Hanpson, j. a.
BELL T. Maclay. A. Larson and S. Adler