The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-01
MANY COLLEGE MEN
ENTER JUNIOR GAMES
Unusual Array Of Talent fol
Title Events-Many From
Distant Points.
STRONG FIELD IN 600 RUN
Pat Conway Decides to vacate
Post at /. A. A. C.-Clark
Back on Boards.

Chairman James e. Sullivan Of the
championship committee Of tho A. A. U.
finished classifying the entries for the
Junior indoor championship last night.
The list shows an unusual degree Of tai
ent for junior meeting and the surpris-
ing feature IL the large number Of ath-
lctes who are coming from distant cities
to attempt to gain titles. The meeting
will be held in the Thirteenth Regiment
Armory next Saturday and a corps OF
competent officials has been engaged to
insure the acceptance Of records that It
is believed. will be numerous.
In the sixty yard dash the metropoli-
tan district will have capable repre-
sentative In Hal Holland of the Xavier
a. a.. who though Junior was MEM
her of the last Olympic team. James
Ravenell, the colored sprinter OF the st.
Christopher Club, and X. W. Mcdonald.
the former National A. e. man, are other
good local lads. The out of town com
petitors are Jack Gardner of the Central
High School. Philadelphia, Lewis a. Will
son. Massachusetts Institute Of Technol-
ogy. and +. J. Hiney and II. A. Conner
Of the Boston a. A. Most OF these sprint
ers will be in the 200 yard dash. In which
there is another distinguished visitor In
William Lamont of Washington ana Lee
University.
There is n strong field IN the 500 yard
run and several of the entrants have
brok en- the Junior record in practice. New
England is strong in this event with Z. II.
Guething. NJ I. r.. n. Veg and l. Wal
dron. Colby College, and J. Burke and
~. y. Mahoney, Boston A. A. Myles
McHugh. the half mile Junior Metropoli-
tan champion, is entered for the 600
but may decide to carry the colors of tho
Pastime A. G. In the 1000 yards instead
There he will have to meet the Canadian
crack. NJ. W. Pollok of London Y. NJ
e. A., Mark X. Thompson and NJ. Golden
of Colby, II. j. Meehan, Shanahan G. c.,
Philadelphia. and the best of tho Boston
A. A pair. j. O'Nell of the New York
\. G. is another who will make a strong
bid for the title.
a sprinkling of Swedes. Greeks and
Firms will make the two mile race an
international one. The New York A. c.
has six men who have shown well oil
the fiat and across country Arthur Roth
former Junior hill and dale champion
is one OF the Mohawk A. &. trio. while
Colby College will send favorite to
the mark in Ezra Wenz. holder OF the
two mile interscholastic record for the
distance. Collegians are likely to fight
out the finish in the hurdle race with
Trenholm of Dartmouth and Macdonald
OF Columbia
Tn. largest entry OF all has been re-
ceived for the standing broad Jump for
which dartmouth sends Harry r. Worth
iugton, member of the Olympic team
The Irish American \. C., Bronx Church
House and Mohawk a. c. have entered
literally. In the standing and running
high jumps the New York a. c. should
score heavily with Alex W. Moffatt. the
Harvard crack as one OF the wearers Of
the winged foot. In the l2-pound shot
put the colleges are likely to have matters
much their own way with Brickley. Har-
ward: Maxheld, Dartmouth. olmstead,
Columbia and White, Syracuse, Til"
old Yale football player. j. X. Fitzpatrick,
will DO one OF those To try and defeat the
students for tn. New York \. G. There
are only half dozen men In the one mile
walk with 4 Rcmer of the Irish American
y. G., the best man on public form.
fractional fights In the New York
4. G. and Crescent \. G. were followed
last night by the statement that the
Irish American A. &. would have to look
TO- a new man for the presidency. II
was stated by "A man in close touch with
the affairs of the club that i. J. Conway
would not accept the nomination again.
Conway has led the Irish brigade for
such a long time that his right to leader
ship has been unauestionsd. So far as
could be learned there is no internal dis
sension. Conway always has stood for
the prominence of athletics In the club,
hut has grown tired of directing affairs.
Tie club election is TO take place early in
January.
Jimmie Clark. the noted marathon
runner. who wears the cherry cross of the
Naver \. a, has determined Ia come
out of his shsll for the games Of the club
to be held in the Twenty second Regi-
ment armory on January 10, 1t is
several years since Clark competed. but
he has been doing light work for some
time and is confident that he will make
good showing in the long distance
event on his attempt 10 come back.