The sun., 1916-09-03
CINDBR
PATH IN TITLE
MEET SATURDAY
Athletic History Will Be
Made in National Champs
at Weequahic Park.
FENCE FILTERS SHOULD
FURNISH THE FEATURE
~ GEORGE b. UNDER WOOD.

~ GEORGE b. UNDER WOOD.
when Forrest Smlthon Of the Mutt
nomah A. C.. Johnny Garrcls Of Michigan,
Al Shaw Of Dartmouth and Billy Rand
Of Harvard took the last fence almost
abreast in the final heat Of the 10 meter
hurdle race at the Olympic Games in the
shepherds Bush Stadium. London. 1908.
and raced neck and neck toward the
,apa, Smithson breasting the worsted q
sant hands breadth . winner In the
great time Of IL seconds fiat. the late
amented James Il. sullivan turned to a
friend and exclaimed
Great guns, what a contest! We
never before saw a hurdle race the equal
d that and we probably never again will
zee one. But II the God OF Races as
They should BE Run ever again frames
Up such a struggle l willingly would cir.
cle the globe to see it,"
II poor Jim sullivan had not passed
into the great beyond one Would be GER
.ain to find him at the track side At Vice.
quahic Park. Newark. next Sunday at
,ernoon. For from all the s!gns along
The trail the God q Races as They
should BE Run has arranged a hurdle
race which will result In n contest which
will make the memorable 10 meter final
Al. the London Olympiad Of 1905 pale into
insignitcancc.
In fact there are likely to be two hur-
die races contested which will thrill the
SPECTATORS even more than the great
olympic fence flying contest Of 1908.
Champions Galore Entered.
On next Friday and Saturday at Wee
ouahic Park. Newark, the annual Junior
and senior track and field c~hampionsh. ps
Of the United States will be held. The
junior events will be held on Friday and
the struggle for the senior laure!s will be
Waged on saturday.
And those OF us who never have seen
On olympic meet can. by X to
Newark sec a carnival which will be
o.ympl.n in everything except the name.
No Olympic Games ever boosted a
classie- entry list than has been received
for the senior track and feld champion
ships Of the little old T. s. a. at Wee
quahic Park next Saturday. 1.-the limbed
strong lunged. stout hearted champions
from all over the country will compete
The cream OF Uncle Saminy's champions.
from the rock ribbed shores OF Maine to
the sun kissed slopes of the Sierras. from
he Great Lakes TO the Gulf. will struggle
for the laurels.
Hurdle Races VIII Feature.
The entry list is such a classy one
that ord. nariiy Il would he a herculean
task 10 pick out a feature event. But
50 phenomenal and closely matched helds
will compete in the 100 yard hix
hu.lles and the ego yard low hurdles
tho. .knea sun fiTnhar fDnn.nT ekenlA
seem to stand out above the others.
In the 1870 yard high hurdle event four
men are entered, zach OF whom has bet
tered the wonderful mark OF l5 seconds
which Forrest Sni,hson made In win
ming that great 10 meter t20.3 yards)
hurdle race at the London Olympiad.
The four wonderful fence fliers who have
topped the timbcrs in faster time man
did the great Smi;hson at London are
Bob Simpson Of the University OF Mis-
souri,. Fred Kelly and Earl Thompson
Of the Los Angeles A. &. and Fred Muir
ray ot the olympic Club OF a Fran
c.,co. simpson has been credited with
dong u 3-j seconds for the 100 yard
high hurdles and Kelly. Thompson and
Murray all have marks OF u 40 seconds.
Besides simpson. Kelly, Thompson and
Fred Murray, such crack fence fiiers as
verle Murray Of Whittier College and
the Los Angeles A. G.. Jack Eller. the
lrlsh-American A. c. veteran: Bob
Ferguson. the sx-Pcnn colleglcn; Arthur
Engels, the Brooklyn %youngster: Johnny
Norton of the Olympic Club w. A. Saw
age and Bin Meanix OF the Boston. A.
A, Joe I.oomis of the Chicago A.. A. and
F A. French. the Maine collegian who
sports the Mercury Foot, will strive for
me lairels But fast as those stars are
over the fence none OF them look to
have a chance over the tall timbers
against Simpson. Kelly. Thompson and
Fred Murray.
simpson the FavOrite.
Who will win the 100 yard high hurd-
ling laurels next Saturday?
The experts disagree. Most Of them
PICK simpson to nose out his rivals.
Kelly has almost as strong a following
among the experts, while others pick
Earl Thompson. who twice this season
has defeated Kelly n who only was
beaten Il foot by Kelly at the Western
;ryouts at san Diego a fortnight -
IA the great time OF II AS seconds.
Those who saw Free Murray fly the
fences In the intercollegiate champion
ships held in the Harvard Stadium last
June cannot see how Murray can be
beaten.
While the experts are united in the
opinion that the struggle for first laurels
lies among simpson, Kelly. Thompson
and Fred Murray. IL would occasion no
surprise II some OF the OTHER hurdlers
entered horned in on n place. There Is
many u slip twixt the starting line n
The finishing tape and no contest In ath-
l'ios IS more hazardous or uncertain
man Is hurhling. While zone Of the ex-
priiS look to see Loom!s or Eller cap
'urc premier laurels in the 100 yard high
hurdles 1t would occasion no surprise
u Joe or Jack succeeded in nosing some
o' the Zig Four out Of a place and pulled
doHh a third or n fourth prize,
Tic e.o yard low hurdle champion
NI1 = likely 10 result in a contest even
none i%r!!liug than the high hurdle race.
IN" struggle for the low hurdlins laurels
VII result IN a more open battle. Simp-
f'h is not favored 70 win he race ,.ver
'i' low fences. tho experts looking for
u" winner to turn up among Kelly, Fred
MGridy, Johnny Norton Of the Olympic
C'Ar, Norle Murray of the Los Angeles
a. [. and Joe LOOMS OF the Chicago 4. A.
NerIe Murray Pushed Norton.
Fred Murray and Kelly each has
zone % 3-5 seconds over the furlong
nights. At the Western tryOuts last
mont Johnny Norton led Verle Murray
ana Kelly home In tho low hurdles.
WHICH were held around a turn, In the
gF"t, time Of 20 1-5 seconds. superseding
htIy's old round the turn record of
~ 20 seconds. It was Verle Murray
ana not Kelly who forced Norton TO the
.lmi,, Johnny only noSing out Verle by
q WHISPER In the last desperate dash for
Tho worsted.
Most Of the experts look foc Norton