Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-13
CHAMPIONS GALORE
IN TABS CONTESTS
DeGruchy, Lennon, Holland,
Devaney Only Few Of Stars
Who Will Clash.
TRACK AND FIELD NOTES

Champions and former champions
will share the limelight tomorrow
night at the fifth annual indoor games
of the Father Mathew T. A. B. Society
at the First Regiment Armory. Those
in charge of the games have secured
the cream of the metropolitan district
to compete In the program of events.
A runner who is attracting consid-
cradle attention is Ollie De Gruchy,
who will run one of the relays of the
New York Athletic Club team In the
one-mile club relay race. DeGruchy
has been back but a short time from
Buffalo, where he helped represent
New York in an intercity relay race
DeGruchy is rated as one OF the best
quarter-milers In the metropolitan
district.
Another New York A. C. represen-
tative who has made rapid strides
during the past season and who will
appear tomorrow night is Tommy
Lennon, the Junior national cham
pion at 220- yards, title which he an
nexed at Brooklyn by beating Hal
Holland, the local sprinter, In the final
heat. Lennon and Mel Sheppard are
on the back mark in the 300-yard ham
dicap.
Hal Holland, the local runner, has
been plugging away in training for the
special 300-yard handicapped between
Mel Sheppard. Willie Kelly, of the
Tabs; P. w. Meyer. of the Long ISL
and A. c., and himself. Holland has
been allotted a share OF the scratch
mark, with Mel Sheppard. Meyer has
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has been given the extreme of eleven
yards. The limit men are sure TO
make the going fast. Holland is re-
puted to be a weak repeater. AS only
one heat is required in the special, the
local lad Is slated to uncork burst
of speed when he extends himself.
Mike Devaney, the Belleville Cath
oils Club star, has entered both the
three-quarter- mile handicap and the
two-mile handicap races. He has been
allowed fifteen yards in the former
and twenty yards In the latter. The
two-mile race is more to the liking OF
the former ten-mile champion. The
pace in this race is expected TO be
stiff, as Sid Leslie, the Junior cross
country champion. is on the honor
mark. The Long Island A. C. man is
going fast and those who witness his
effort to overhaul the handicap men
will be well rewarded.
Billy Anderson, the 1000-yard junior
champion, and ]. Ravenell. st. Chris
topher A. C. junior sixty~yard title
holder, are the respective scratch
starters in the three-quarter-mile
handicap, and the seventy-five-yard
handicap. All In all, the card prom
ises to be the best offered hereabouts
in long time.
Hannes Kohlemainen, the Flying
Finn" announced yesterday that hi
would start in training today fol
short distances. Kohlemainen hopes
to defeat Kiviat In a two-mile match
race on January "a at Thirteenth
Regiment.
James E. Sullivan. chairman of the
Pastime A. C. games committee, yes
terday announced that he had sent
invitations to Donnell B. Young, the
former Amherst College champion
quarter-miler, and Hugh Hirshon, the
newly made junior 600-yard cham
pion of America, to compete in the
Metropolitan 500" special at the
Pastime carnival at the Seventy-firsi
Regiment Armory, New York city
next Saturday evening.