Evening journal., 1914-06-26
Athletes WARM
UP FOR Field MEET
Many City Lads Will Com.
pete in July Sports Of
lriSh-Americans
RELAY RACES
DRAW RUNNERS


lrisn-American track and field meet
to be held at Wawaset Park on Julv
10 athletes all over the city have
been donning running togs and ara
tuning up. Not only those who have
Just stopped competing for their va
rious schools and colleges. but alsn
a number of former good cinderpath
performers are among the above. All
during the afternoons and evenings
now athletes can be seen jogging out
at the Wawaset Park, along the Tenth
street reservoir, Concord Heights and
other available places.
Probably the most interesting event
OF the afternoon in the closed events
will be the relay race closed to the
amateur clubs and Industrial teams
of Wilmington. In this event will he
seen some of the Wilmington per-
formers who have been away at col
lege and have performed brilliantly
for their respective institutions. The
entries received for this race are:
Penlyn Hall, comprising Craig, Eaton.
Bugles and Fletcher; the Irish
American club will be represented by
Crew, Hartman, Matthews and
O'Toole. Bob King. Norm Ellison.
Herb Means and Rheuby will enter
under the name Of Wilmington club.
The Edge Moor Iron Company will
comprise Bob Bradford, Riley, Dom
aghy and two others, and the Y. M.
9. A. will be creditably represented.
The Y NJ. H. A. will have a team
that will make them all travel.
In the above relay, the cream of VIII
mington athletes is represented. "Nippy'
Hartman is former Friends School
performer. He represented that team
when they took second place at the
Penn relays two years ago. He has been
away at Lafayette College during the
past season where he also was a stellar
performer. Harold Crew was only but
few inches away from Rhebuy when
the latter equalled the Wilmington High
School 440 record at the June meet a
lew weeks ago. He also carried the
Cherry and White colors in all the
meets for the High School. Matthews is
also a former High School boy. He il
attending school at Penn and is expect
ed to pound the dust in quick time.
|OToole will be the anchor man for the
team. He also ran a fast quarter mile
at the June meet. starting in the rear
OF the other two contestants about
twenty-five yards and beating them out
at the tape by five yards
No introduction is NEEDED for the team
comprising King, Mears. Ellison and
Rheuby. II is safe to say that there
is not another faster quarter miller in
this vicinity than Rheuby. He did that
distance few weeks ago in 53. Oh
dirt track. The other three are well
known athletes of the city, and although
out OF practice for time, promise TO
make the others step.
Perlyn Hall will be represented bv
stellar quartet. Craig was a close third
IN the 44O yard run at the High School
meet Eaten copped the half mile and
also won the senior relay for his team
at the same meet. The other two are
new ones in the athletic game.
BY having Bob Bradford as their
anchor man. the Edge Moor Iron boys
could not have picked a speedier man.
Next to Rheuby, Bradford can make
them all take notice. both in the quar-
ter and the 220 His other three as
sociates are just making their debut
in the running game.
Physical Instructor Messiner has
not yet desided who he will appoint
to represent the Y. NJ. c. A. in the
relay, but it is a safe bet that he
will pick a winning team. Surely four
fast ones can be picked from that
association.
No doubt the Y. M. IT. A. will de-
pend largely on the Topkis brothers
to do honors for them, although II
is said that organization embodies
quite few sprinters.
The other closed event that prom
ises to arouse considerable entbus-
lasm is the relay race for the civ
League The Pioneer boys claim they
will run away with the handsome
trophy offered by Joseph q. O'TooIe
Of this city. The Eden Athletic CInb
has always been known ~
put forth fast team II
any event, and nothing else i
looked for in this case. Manager nj
icy, they say, may as well concede tba
trophy to his club. Some snrintors
are within the walls Of the big
Woodlawn Club and they also viii
make il hot for the others Tbo
Christiana boys seemed 10 have gone
short Of runners At least notbine
has been said as to their club being
represented.
In the open handicap events Mel
Sheppard will be seen, as will John
ny Gallagher and Billy Hayes. Quite
Few entries have also been received
from The Baltimore Cross Countrv
Club. Something that has never been
seen here before will be the athletes
representing the Y. M. c. A., of Ches-
ter The latter club claims several
champions and they will be down on
the big day.
President MCGOWAN has not vet
picked the team that will represent
the CITY League in the baseball game
against the Fort DUPONT soldiers. Bin
knows the league like hook ana
he sees nothing else but the hand
some cup offered for the winner
coming to his league.