Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-25

GROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS
HOLD STAGE TOMORROW
Sixteen Events Scheduled in
Philadelphia and Vicinity
Scholastic Championships
in Fairmount Park.

Lovers Of hill and dale running VIII oe
IN their glory tomorrow, as record
breaking program Of 1s events has Deen
announced by the clubs Of this section
Tomorrow will be the biggest day In the
history OF cross country running here
abouts
The following appended list speaks for
itself:
/. Mercury a. C.. 10 a. m, at 23d and Ham
?. American Scholastic Championship run run.
Fairmount Park 10 a. m.' from UNI
versity Boat club ,,
3. schuyikin Navy. race, 10 a. m, from YES
A. Meadowbrook Club Junior race at $3.50
a. m. from 25th street and Fairmount
8. Meadowbrook Club intermediate run. 10
n. M, from 25th street and Paramount
o. Meadowbrook club seniors, 1918 n. M,
25th street and Fsirmount avenue, MA.
Z st. Francis Xavier r. a. B. Society Notn
street and Paramount avenue. 1870 =, nj
g. West Branch Y NJ c. A. hare ana n@9unu @
chase, 98O a. M. from 52d and san
som. streets, over eight-nle course. yo; 40,
o. Shanahan clubs annual contest from $40
Lancaster avenue, at 10 g., m. -, "A
10. st. dregory's Catholic Clubs event. 10
n. M, 5122 Lancaster avenue
II. Ryan Club, 10 a. m, from 5ist street ana
II. NictrlN Catholic Club' Of5O VINO Sti"oT
1s. St Monica's Catholic club. from 1Tss
Htner street, 10 A. m; 49,. ,,,,
1890 a. M, from 4th and Jackson
streets.
10 Pennsylvania Freshmen Cornell Freshmen
dual run. 34th street and Paramount
avenue 10 a. m. a.
16. Grafton A. A. run, 10 q. M, at Cratton'
Pa.
Frankford Business Mems Association
has completed all arrangements for the
race to be held over the as
phalted streets from 30l6 Frankford ave-
nue. tonight at s o'clock. The course
will be over four city blocks. which will
be covered the required number OF laps
to complete the scheduled distance.
Athletes from Brooklyn and other points
in this section will be in the running
The list OF officials Is as follows:
Referee-Peter p. Carney.
Starter and clerk-L. N. Goldsmith.
Judges Herman Meyer, George f.
Charles Fox and r. A. Denny.
Timers-George Sutton, A. L. Wana-
maker and Thomas j. Burke.
Scorers-J. p. Gaffney, A. l.. Steele. A.
Nash. II. c. Dalton, w. w. Fawley. John !
Il, Scott and Martin J. B. McDonagh.
The prize-winning athletes will be
lwarded their prizes at a nearby moving
picture show after the race The Union |
l reception.
The matter of selecting the most prob |
lble winner in tonights race Is task |
hat would no doubt have made Solomon |
aclS his brain. The scratch man, Lem
'erg. of Brooklyn, has been running so
well that his friends believe
Ie will be able to overcome the minute
second lead accorded the limit man,
however, at intermediate handicap marks
re to be found some dandy distance men,
nd 1t would not be surprising to see r.
|. Dukens, of Marquette, put UP q bid.
Ie is on fhe limit mark and appears to
ossess good Judgment and stamina W.
!. Shirley. Germantown Boys Club, and
/. B. Mellon might make the running.
Mike" Calby, Junior Club, who must be
l tiptop condition now after weeks of
will be a hard man to beat even
nough he has but 40 seconds lead on
ne scratch man, Lemberg Mike" has
lrprsed the talent several times. His
ictory in the Moose hve-mlle run is we'll
smembered. ]. S. Baylor. Marquette,
nd II. Da Silva. of Brooklyn, have tho
peed. Baylor finished second In the
inior Middle Atlantic A. A. U. champion
nip cross-country event recently, and by
nat performance indicates that he will
lake it interesting before he is through
fine pack of 10 athletes is scheduled to
art tonight, and n merry competitive
vent 1t should be.
The West Branch Y NJ. c. A. VIII do
Il 1t can to make the Thanksgiving Day !
ollday an enjoyable one for the athletes.
morning at $3.50 o'clock a pack
10 athletes will start on a hare and !
ound chase. Director Owen v. Davis
Ill order the squad split in half and he !
i'll take the hares' division while one OF
s assistants will head the hounds 1t is
that the runners will have :
'vered eight miles in running (
Next Friday night the second closed
lndicap track and field meet will be held
? the West Branch Y. NJ. C. A. This S
eet was originally scheduled to be held -.
lturday next. 3
A team of Chinese athletes may COM 81
tie In the next outdoor Amateur Ath-
Tic Union championships, to be held Q,
the Panama-Paolic Exposition, Iat o;
r to this effect addressed to the late
mes e. Sullivan was opened yesterday ~
his successor as secretary-treasurer OF
e A. A. u, Fred W. Ruben. o.
The University OF Pennsylvania will %
nd star relay team 10 compete in the o.
sh-Ameriean A. G. games at Madison
uare Garden Saturday night Ted" -
'iSuiths hocA"Ood' balcon and Kauf- | ~
IN viii carry the Red and Blue coIors cI
the special relay race. The PennsvI- co 60
mia team will take the place OF he ut Ut
W York A. C. In the Invitation con. th
T. The Mercury Footers Withdrew. II co
iition to Pennsylvania, teams from the ne
ston A. A. and the Irish-American A nr
viii compete, making the event :
city AFFAIR. re-
tn
a.,
ne cross-eountry team OF the Rich w
nd Hin High School, New York Win IN
i've In Philadelphia tonight The bov- ln'
TO compete In the national schoIsstic nu
.inpionships tomorrow morning tol
ne team consists OF Edward WarnL. VIC
tam u. Hopper, Il. Whine, /. Mia ira
SsnIesey, c. knowlton and T. Honnsr
team VIII be accompanied bv Dsnn,,
nm, the coach; William Marks. fae,,I,S ]
'lseF' and r. Harras. track manaTsr W,
BIZ
ne freshmen OF Swarthmon. Col,. rsr "a,
sated the sOphomores In 5nsI "se
terday "A points TO s3 Bonner =, tti tsh
hoinofes' was In fine fettls ana 80
whole pack. His time Tor tbs go
7 y eoure was p minutes Il seconds
ne summary;
Runner ciasa
conner sophomore me.
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