The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01
AMERICAN ATHLETES
WILL INVADE EUROPE
Hooking, Patton, Hales and
Kelly Going Besides Baker
and kOlehmainen.

Americas athletic invasion Of foreign
countries promises TO he much more gen.
eral this season than was expected at
first. 1t developed yesterday that at Least
half a dozen men will cross the waite.
Tor campaign on the other side. Hannes
kolehmainen will be the first to leave
this country. n week from Saturday. and
ne VIII be followed shortly by Homer
Baker. Horace Hooking and r. s. Patton OF
the New York a. G. and Robert ffales
and Tom Kelly of the Irish American
A. C
Kolehmairen has made ARRANGEMENT.
10 sail on the Olympic on May .. his last
competition on this side being In the
Monument A. c. games next Sunday. Tho
news OF the Films return to Europe ha.
reached the Continent and ne already has
received many offers TO run against tn.
great French athlete. Jean Bouin Hannes
may accept some Of these. but his main
idea Is to run at Stockholm in an en-.
deavor to beat tho worlds figures for an
hours run made by Bouin last wear
Kolehma'nen will represent the irish
american A. c. while abroad and vii
take with him several OF the Winged Fis
embiems denoting his allegiance TO that
organization. He will spend tho summer
IN Europe and according TO present plans
Will return here September 15
Next TO Kolehmainen. Homer Baker
- the most important OF the men who
will invade Europe. Bakers ambition IA
TO win an English championship. and ne
Will leave in time to prepare himself for
these games. which will he held on the
hrst Saturday In July. After the Eng
lish championships Baker will make a
trip TO tho Continent and will run a.
Paris He also will seek an opportunity
Tor a race on the stadium track at Bcr-
lin. so that ne may become acquainted
with the grounds on which the next Olym-
pic meet will be held.
An attempt to wipe out OF existence
Celtic Park. known TO the entire sport
loving Irish population of Greater New
York. failed when. following hearing
before the local board in Queens yester-
day. Public Works Commissioner James
A Dayton decided to lay over indefinitely
a proposition made by real estate de-
relopers TO run streets and sewers through
the park grounds. which arc located in
Laurel Hill, on the outskirts Of Long
Island City.
u c. 1mboden. representing the Heiser
Realty Company. the Dalton Realty com.
pany and the Courtney Development COM
pany. appeared before the board and
asked that more than half "A dozen streets
be continued through the park. with sew
crs. to their natural terminal points. II
was argued that the realty companies
represented had spent thousands OF dol
lars IN developing the adjacent property
and that their Improvements could not -
completed while the park stood in the
way.
On the other hand. Patrick J. conwaA .
president Of tho irish American Athletic
club. with Attorney John Il. McMull,n
declared that the cutting up OF the park
would destroy pleasure ground to which
thousands of residents OF New York re-
sorted during the course Of the year
They said there was no similar place in
, the entire city. II was also claimed e
would cost hundreds of thousands Of dot
lars In assessments TO carry through the
proposed streets and sewers. In addition
TO cutting up the park, it was also argued
that the improvement was far ahead -
tine. as there was no actual need for the
work az present