The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-02
LOOMS AND MEYER
WILL CLASH AGAIN
Seventy Yard Scratch Race Put
on Programme Of y. Y.
4. c. Games.
PENN STARS MAY ENTER

4 race that is likely to attract more
attention than any sprint run in this
district for many years has been added
to the programme OF the New York 4. G.
games to De- held in Madison Square
Garden on Wednesday OF next week. A
special 20 yard scratch event has been
included for the purpose OF giving Joe
boomis chance to get even for the
beating Alvah Meyer gave him by a
narrow margin at the FOrdham games
on Saturday night.
Had LOOMS won his three events on
Saturday IL Ii not probable that he
would have made another journey to this
city 80 soon. but he Is not one who rests
under the sting OF defeat and promptly
accepted the offer OF Paul Pilgrim to
engage IN another speed test with Meyer.
The irish American Is confident that he
can repeat. as he Ia only Just rounding
into form after a long rest. As soon as
Pilgrim approached Meyer with the
proposition the latter signed an entry
blank and said Sure. III run LOOMS
every night i'm the week" George orion,
coach OF the University OF Pennsylvania,
has consented to allow Lockwood and
Patterson. the crack sprnters of Penn.
to join In the race and Pilgrim Is on the
lookout for one other great Splinter 10
enter the lists. as tine race VIII be linn
tied so that IL may be decided in one
heat.
Il will be hard to pick the winner. and
leaving the Pennsylvania men out OF the
question there Is still a knotty problem
as to whether LOOMS or Meyer IN the
faeter for this distance. In the race last
Saturday Loomls was ahead of Meyer at
the 20 yard mark and 1t may be that the
fear OF running into the wal at the end
OF the race made him case enough to be
beaten. Loomis had competed in the
high jump before running the scratch
100 and this may have slowed him up
On the other hand Meyer performed an
unusual feat by running In the sprint
at the Brooklyn Diocesan Union games,
where he was beaten. and then travelling
i'm an automobile from the outkirts OF
Brooklyn to the Twenty-second Regi-
ment Armory to snatch victory from the
Westerner. with both men bent ON win
ming the race should give good line AZ
10 the winner of the indoor champion
ship sprint TO be run early in March.
There will be more collegians than
ever before AZ a New York A. G. indoor
meet on account OF the opportunity pro-
vided by the games TO condition the stu
dents for the indoor intercollegiate meet
Yale and Pennsylvania athletic mana
gers have sent word TO the New York
A. G. games committee that they will
enter every available track team candl-
date in the games.
The Yale team will be headed by capt.
Sheldon in the hurdles and will include
Val Wilk!e the quarter miller and Wes-
ley VI. Oler Jr.. the high jump cham
pion. The after will be a formidable
opponent for l.oomis should the Chlca-
goan decide to compete in tina; event
as well as the sprint race.
George orion, who has organized a
systematic campaign 20 strengthen his
team. especially those depended on for
the relays. will enter a couple OF teams
In tine relay events. Among the better
known Penn men who will compete are
Lippincott LockVoo Patterson and
Meredith.