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Sprinter's All American Athletic Team.

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Chicago and Fred Murray. former oiym-
pic Club, now unattached,
Mint Of the All Americans reside In
and around New York city. Fred Muir.
ray Is a Californian but is in business
In New York. and probably will sport
the Mercury Foot Of the New York Ath.
letic Club as soon a. he 10 eligible.
Eight Of the selections now wear the
silks OF New York clubs, though Bill
Plant OF the Long Island Athletic Club
OF Brooklyn Is considered In the list.
Five Chicago athletes have places on
the team. No other city Is represented
by more than one star.
BY his splendid sprinting in the ma
tional championships Andy Ward clearly
's deserving Of the 100 yard berth on the
all American team. Ward did not show
any 94-5 seconds performance, but he
was clicked in "evens" by competent
timers In both heat and ANAL, and hung
his feet In the faces Of such crack sprint
ers as Roy Morse Of the Salem Crescent
A. c.. Alvah Meyer and Irving Howe Of
the Irish American A. c.. Joe Loomis Of
the Chicago A. A.. Andy Kelly Of the
New York A. c.. Dana Jenkins Of the
Young Mems Club Of New Orleans and
Harry Williams OF the Spokane A. c..
SNhNiiiS itih euu Nciy MI u1u
been credited with doing As seconds
this season. though M Of the trio was
able to finish one. two or three 10 Ward.
who won In 10 seconds. Kelly picked up
a point by finishing fourth. but Jenkins
n williams did not qualify for the
finals. williams beat the great Howard
Drew in . As seconds at the San Diego
try outs, and Jenkins twice this season
was credited with As seconds BY al
legged Southern timers. Kelly was clicked
In . As seconds at the New England In.
tercollegiate championships.
About the only great ~sprinters who did
not meet Ward In the national champion
ships were II. L. Smith Of Michigan. the
intercollegiate A.. A. A. A.. 100 yard
champion. and Carmann Smith Of wis
consin. the conference 100 yard cham
pion. Smith Of Michigan beat Smith Of
Wisconsin at the Penn relays. The cali
bre Of the sprinters Ward aid show the
way to the worsted In the century sprint
at the nationals leaves little doubt Of his
ability to beat either Of the Smiths.
Ward shaved 81 SIS seconds in both
heat and fnal In the 220 yard national
championship. and II one nan could be
selected for two places Ward might get
the all American 220 yard berth al we'll
as the 100 yard selection. With Ward
out Of the running the choice for the 2a0
yard position lies among Andy Kelly OF
the New York A. c.. Carmann Smith OF
Wisconsin. Roy Morse Of the Salem Cres-
cent A. c. and Billy Moore Of Princeton.
Moore Gets FuPlong Berth.
The writer believes that Moore 10 most
deserving Of the selection. h Tiger
sprinter defeated q wonderfully feet field
In the 220 yard dash In the intercolle.
giate championships. tearing the tape IN
81 SIS seconds, the samc time as Ward
huns UP In the nationals. He showed a
phenomenal burst OF speed. and we
would have liked to have seen Moore and
Ward meet in the nationals. Had they
met and both been in form II would not
have been surprising TO have seen the
winner do 81 lis seconds. Among the
men whom Moore left behind In the 22C
yard race at the intercollegiates was II
l.. Smith Of Michigan. and every ont
knows what a great double furlonser the
Wolverine Is.
Carmann Smith won the conference
:20 In 81 3-5 seconds. but as he was de-
feated earlier in the season by II. l.
Smith. whom Moore led to the tape Al
the in,ercollegiates. Moore apparently
is the superior of the Wisconsin flyer
Andy Kelly won the New England inter
c~oilegiates in 22 is seconds He bea'
Morse in the metropolitans In 70 seconds
but Morse turned the tables on him II
the nationals. the Salem Crescent A. C
and New York A. c. athletes inshint
second and third to Ward.
When one considers Ted Meredith's re
markable worlds record wreckinG ~ 81
seconds quarter at the intercollegiate
championships no one can question tn
flying son Of Pennsylvania right to tn
uuarter mile berth on the all American
team. Meredith ran q great field o
double f~urlonGers into the ground
Binga DESMOND. the colored crack Of Chi
cage University. was credited with doinl
AZ 2-5 straightaway at the conferenc'
championships. Tom Halpin OF the Bos
ton a. A. defeated Meredith In the quar-
ter at the national championships II
~ As seconds. but Meredith was shor
on work and far from being IN the con
d!tion he was In when he ran his re
markable ~ IS seconds ace at the In
tercolleg!ates.
Despite his 1859 Is half mile rae
at the Penn-Cornell Qua meet and hi
four ~furlongs in 1853 at the intercol
leg,ates Meredith cannot be considered
for the half mile position on the al
Americans on account Of his being tn
all American quarter mile selection
But a worthy champion 10 selected In hi
stead.
Don scott, Worthy Cha mpion.
Don Scott Of the University of Missis
sippi gets the half mile berth. and NJ
one can say him nay. At the conferenc,
cha mpionships Scott huns up ! :63 l.
and then came East for the national
and took one OF the greatest fields o
middle distancers that ever answered tn
call to post INTO camp In :54. Scot
took the lead at Il fire and from nag
fall to finish never was headed. running
the legs OF and the hearts out OF sucl
tried and true half milers ~ Home
Baker. the International half mile cham
pion Joe Higgins. the New Englan'
cha NIPPON Larry Scudder. the metropol
itan champion. and Earl Eby. the Cen
trail Association champion.
1t IL doubtful n Meredith at his hes
could have defeated Scott in the styI
OF a race the Mississippi youngster RAJ
at the nationals, The writer believe
that Scott under the proper conditIoninI
Is capable OF doing :51 for the hal
mile. In Scott's section of the countr,
few meets are held and he gets tn
benefit OF little competition. II Scot
could be brought East and given IN
benefit OF three months Of campaigninI
II is hard telling what the youngste
would run a half mile In. II Scott an
Meredith could be brought together tn
race of a century likely would result.
Comedian Selected.
L. v. Windnagle's ass mile at IN
A. III