The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

what is the matter with athletic
games in New York and why don't they
pay? are questions often asked by mon
| who nave followed the sport In tho
| vicinity OF New York for years. For
with one OF two exceptions the moor
| meetings have been run at Q loss, whle
enthusiasm has been lacking from otnets
which have Just squeezed through on one
right side Of the ledger. OF all the
games run this winter II - pIonao.e
that only the Miilrose A. A. and Knights
Of 81. Antony succeeded In stirring up
their patrons to a high pitch OF interes,
and a, the same time Extracting 1000
profits from the meets. The Junior
Championship of the Amateur Athletic
Union proved a fiat failure so far as
gate money was concerned. aho WHY
the New York A.. c. drew q 'arse cIO"u
to the Twenty.second Regiment Nrn n
and certainly made money. the con'pe N
tons. hivh class as they were. went OH
without, the display Of any live mteres'
by the crowd. r.
In view " the extreme nfoasu.e'
taken BY promoters to procure attraS-
tions in tho way of special scrs.'1
events for their programmes pe,naAo
am inviting a storm Of trad,.,So go
d~isapnroyal in blaming the
,as'tpg arousrd by vames In this neigh
| IeellnK aTuuSCu W h..-
lorhood to the prominence given 10 ,nese
sr,r,a, events. one thing Is certain.
ma, with bv far the largest nunhoer y!
registered athletes IN It's a's.riyt ~
Ne,ropolitau Association rs uh"o,e
arouse the general interest INA, ~
in New England and other "'sN ,na
,h. l.. The club feeilhe, Wv
we ,,t,e,. and his friends. all are
.ncriared in catering to and advel''sm.s
$40 ,rovc.s OF a few crack athle'es ~"
- from their far away hones " ~
.rn.,n ming in New York and carr! ~
the plaudi,s that by right pe,ons an
local man who succeeds IN deiea'n Iar no
| n,nents who compete on the sa"e
AS himself. ,,e special
I .an, had ito proper place on the sa an.
aroyr,nrne. but, that was "hem ,ha
;. 80, s,o,a an equal chance WI ~
D ,s athletes of getting ao"n -.
49,, when for Instance suoh ".,a,
. ..n Nevcr, Mel sheppard. Anel Nn
,nd uomer Baker were IN .ne ,h anv
y and able to put up a nsn. cnanced
y prev. Meredith or Ca'dwe'l WV ~ easy
: ., com. 10 this city IN SCARF "a ou.
= I" COM. W. 49, ars, named trio ~ ou'
. ,no,,,on and Toner baHer ,hs
I ~ MI, ND the scnb'ah'e .a,r
"". n,,b,,h made him famous " go
an There ia no rear s"''t,,
mho,,or Tor Sew York IN the,.e,.,o
'a"t,s.s and the ordinary noss 10
cares h'tr ",n,a,,h,a Boston or "or'
chicago
8 cester. 49,, r,ilitates agAins'
H"o''" ~ these features. FSp't ~,
:. III" success w. ,he care.essness o. w
'"H :, ams,lyes ~ to whether ~ Sa>
49, lose Ry this I do no, NV" ,,r bu'
,h., ,b, men have no' VIZ" ,,vs no,
that IN fnahH 49,, coalition 10 d'
> i-en IN epu ". ,nc suec,A,ors a iui
i tneir b'S' Az" - ,,,y. Caldwel liz Az
Tor the'l w." mr ,,,o sturdy Ros;onian ma
eN'ei,'ou. .,,y once. and then VIZ
Is oeeh -, vas "A triNe too snor' ~
! 'hc ra,, middle distance man ~
' inns "'' ,har,p'on OF uhn'sP"'''
MeIe"',u n..n unit, to on 800
Ito MERIT ""H ~ ,,n,r.u,ly indineren' IL
n. occasions Az" "!' ar los, in others
-. 10 wNsth'r ne grand runner whei
Tom hdllnn' 'p',. ,as been within 10
In ''ih''',' runriux weight and ma
: Nouhds 90 ,ai,ure in every efent i
been 4 n'Sm'a Even Howard pr'
"Nich ~ annoarance "A. the seventy
made or" r,,orv when he wa
Nrs, REGIMENT Hrn'F an, 10 the en-
y criticised FOR NOV "'
~ the race themselves do ~
- II tho conire''"'H 80 lose who ca
IN care whether me! W." way fail to b,
'' blame we -, oyer the specials
" COM" en'hus''s'" ,ns,s, tina, the road I
GO Those VINO ~ ,r.., lies along III
=" a successful a'nl'r'N .,.rs OF the cinds
IN path crowded WY" ~" number Of sps
r,,h may point w >,S,r,so card as q
n's ,,al events on ',r ,h.ory is co'rcc
."I ILLUSTRATION tha' woo, came almost
Bu, tho Nl'",' s.,sor when the,
Oh the beginning o' ,hc local taller
ed was som" rNahv' we, ,, tho visitors. ar
NJ migh' no." - mad seen as much
before New ,"rn'. smo,, collection
they wan !" ,,,le their hapI
iroihN '"5s IN New York. Ves'n'
'rd hunting S'""'". ~ - a y,rile o%rganizatic
rks the MiIfose -, I'm, Wanamaker e
q with IN" S'rshs'" work. and Philade
~tahlishmrntS !" TTh.r, was as much t
ph!a behind w. crowd i'm the rela
forest for the ""N &c., OF Il
rae" n''W'." ~. and the Millrose tea
Ph!'aa".i'' III, Mouse as there was
80. Of the Ne" ,"'Nns and IL is almost
any oil we ;, W,disou square CARD
certainty '"'t hacked without q
lcd ""n'n M If, mn, of town athlete exec
he rr's.t'' Wow bows from rhiladelph''
2cs u" ,,s +, special n the khieh's
'n',' MOS, also. the suburban qua
ed ~ .>",p"' i've the way. was the hrst
hin - nous trophy AFFAIRS WIN