Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-06

in the big race. The field In this
sprint will rival that of the junior
champs" Hal Holland, who furn-
lshed the action last Saturday at
Brooklyn, will try to beat the former
Georgetown collegian home this time.
Local interest will be centred upon
the efforts of William Kelly, the New
Jersey quarter-mile champion. Kelly,
who Is q member of the Tabs So
c1ety, II granted any sort of handi-
cap, Will be q hard man to beat, as
he is in the best of shape. peer
less Mel" Sheppard will make the
Tabs games the occasion of his at
tempt to regain his old place as the
foremost of the metropolitan athletes.
phe Irfsh-American flyer has been in
training for this event for over a
month. An additional startes in the
5000 who sent in his entry recently
Is Joe Meyer, of Long Island Athletic
Club. Meyer has made rapid strides
during the past year and today Is
rated as one of the best sprinters in
the East.
An entry received yesterday was
that of Mike Devaney, the Soho dis
lancer. Devaney signified his inten-
ton of entering the two-mile run
handicap In which Sid Leslie, the
junior oross-country champion, and
CASTOR Strobino, the Olympic mara
thon runner, are entrants.
Dave Remer, of the Irish American
Athletic Club; William Plant and
John Morrison, of the Long Island
Athletic Club, are probable starters
in the one-mile walk.
The relay race, open to all A. A.
U. teams, promises to be corker.
Among the entries received yester-
day was that of the Salem Crescents,
the Brooklyn colored club. The
Salems have a slashing quartet, 1t
having defeated the cream of the
metropolitan district in handicap af-
fairs.
The Long Island Athletic Club will
be strong contender for the big sill
yer cup to be awarded the club scor-
Ing the greatest number of points.
Harry Newcome, the manager of the
Brooklyn clubs athletic affairs, has
reserved a block of fifty seats for the
club rooters.
Hannes Kohlemaino.l, the amateur
runner, has come forward with an
offer to run any four men in the
country in relays for one hour. Ath-
letic sharps think that he would be
beaten by any four good distance
men in training. They all agree, how
ever, that such race would give
the wonderful Finn splendid chance
to beat Alfred Shrubb's record for
the hour, which is IL miles, 1877 yards,
worlds mark for the distance.
Aaron LASER, of Central High
School, will compete in the standing
high jump at the Paterson Elks'
games on Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy 81, at the Paterson armory. Las
ser was just beaten for third place at
the junior championships.
CASTOR Strobino will run unat-
tached in the Tabs games. The wee
marathoner will join the Long Island
A. c. after the required period of
unattached competition expires. Stro-
bino represented the South Paterson
A. c. formerly.
The Long Island Athletic Clubs
reservation of block of seats at the
Tabs games is but sample of the
support that the members of the
Brooklyn club give their athletes in
competition. At the junior champion
ships last week the Long Islanders
were outSin force cheering their club
mates to put forth their best efforts.
New York Athletic Club fencers
scored over the Fencers' Club team
last night in A. T.. l.. A. competition
with three weapons, each weapon be-
| ing welded by a different represent
alive. The bouts were decided at the
Fencers' Club, New York. The ath-
letic club representative, f. Allison,
defeated T. J. Meylan, of the Fencers'
Club, by a score of touches to In
the foils bout. G. H. Breed, of the
Fencers' Club, won over ]. McLaugh-
| lin of the Winged Foot team. 1 to o.
1 in the duelling sword competition.
| The sabre bout, which was the de-
Gliding one of the night, went to Lieu
tenant Won Bonblyemburg, of the N.
Y. A. c., by a score of to s. Stud
diford Pitt, of the Fencers, was but
one touch behind.
The senior national indoor cham
pionships will be contested on March
at Madison Square Garden. Worlds
champions will appear at that time
according to the announcement of
James E. Sullivan, the chairman of
the A.. A. U. championship commit
tee.