New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
Joe LOOMS, Chicago Star.
TO Make Bow in Big
Garden Meet.
FLYERS IN THE
6O0-YARD SPECIAL
Meredith, Halpin, Baker and
Others 10 Measure Strides in
a Series Of Features.

Madison Square Garden will be the
scene Of what promises 90 be the great.
est track and field meeting o. the in-
door season on Thursday evening
Many of the events viii 'bc on par
with championship Camc. and DC is
certain that records viii fall, as prac-
tically every national title holder and
every athlete worthy o. mention 'u the
East viii be seen in action at the sixth
annual games ot the Ml.lrose Athletic
Association.
The meet iu the big amphitheatre is
national in character. for entries have
been received from as far west as Chi
caCo and from many surrounding cities,
principally Philadelphia and Boston,
the latter being represented by the
cream o. The Boston A. A. track team.
10 is hard 20 pick a feature IN the
wonderful all-star programme which
has been arranged. Chief interest. how
ever. seems 90 centre bon the first ap-
pearance boz the East OF Joe LOOMS, Of
the Chicago A. A.. 90 whom experts
credited the greatest athletic feat lu
1914 by capturing three national titles
a. Baltimore DO one day, when he won
The 100-yard dash. the running high
jump and tho 22o-yard hurdle race
Loomis viii start lu similar contests
In the NillroSe meet. Owing 10 the
fact that athletes hcreabouts have the
advantage Of plenty OF indoor compe-
tition. LOOMS VIII have 20 be In the
best OF condition 20 duplicate his great
work 81 Baltimore He will measure
strides In the sprints and hurdles with
Alvah Never. Of the Irish-American
a. c.; Don Lipnncott and +. b. Lock
wood Of the University OF Pennsvl-
,'Hia: !. J. Elier and !. A. High, Of the
Boston a. A.: W. Bursch. Of the New
lors 4. c.: Fred Burns. Of the Boston
s. A. Frank Stephenson. Of the Trinity
club; G. Il. Clark. Of the Xavier A. A
and A. Jones. Of the Smart Set a. {.
oomis viii meet high class compe-
tition iu the high jump in Gene Jen-
nings. the present indoor champion;
Barwise. Of the Boston A, A.: Grum-
pelt. Of the New York A. c.; Geohring.
Of the Mohawks, and Rodriguez, the
junior champion.
Another big feature is the invitation
900 in which Sis OF the worlds fast
est middle distance men will start from
scratch. The field viii be made up OF
Tom Halpin. Of the Boston A. A; Ted
Meredith. the worlds record holder for
500 metres; Homer Baker, Of the New
York A. c.. the American and English
half-mile champion; Dave Caldwell. Of
The Boston A. A, the intercollegiate
half-mile champion; Win Cough, who
recently won the junior national 600
yard title. and Hugh Hirschon, Of the
lrish-American A. c.
There is the most intens. rivalry
among tho various men entered. Tom
Halpin was the sensation of last years
indoor season. when he won many races
al distances from 800 UP 20 / 200 yards.
His latest accompll shment was his de-
feat Of Meredith At Buffalo recently In
a special ii0-yard race. The perform
ances Of Meredith are well known 10
every athletic follower. in the inter
collegiate championships last year he
won the quarter-mile from a fast field
in .0:i8:25. and az the national cham
pionshps al Baltimore he defeated Tom
Halpn in a close finish for the quar-
ter-mile championship.
Homer Baker won the half-miie
championship at Baltimore, and was
picked by all experts as the best man
Zoo the world At this distance. Dave
Caldwell. Of the Boston A. A.. in win
ming the intercollegiate half-mile
Championship last year, defeated
Brown, of Yale; Meredith. of Pennsyl-
vania. Capper. Of Harvard. and Hayes,
OF Princeton, and established a new in
tercollegate and American record Of
1853 20. Cough has been sensation
IN New York athletic circles during the
last wear.
The two-mile handicap for the Rod
man Wauamaker trophy, on which both
the Long Island A. c. and the Irish
American A. {. have two legs. has de-
veloped into a feature attraction. The
lrish-American A. c., with its trump
card. Hannes Kolehmainen, on scratch,
IS the favorite for the final victory
necessary 70 get permanent possession
of the bronze The great Finn may