New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
ATHLETES WILL
HELP TO STAGE
A SANE FOURTH
$1,000 Track and Field
Men Will Perform for
New York.

That track and held and othef forms
OF sports are good substitute for the
injury carrying firecrackers has been
manifested in the entry received for
the fourth annual Fourth OF July
games to be held under the auspices
OF the City Of New York. William J.
Lee, chairman of the athletic commit
tee, has announced that more than
10000 athletes. ranging from the small
tots who run in their street clothes to
the more prominent athletes, who wear
the regulation costume will partici-
pate.
In order that the people who are
unable to meet expenses that will per
NIT them to see the worlds champions
in competition, may do so. Mr.. Lee
has arranged 20 have all these stars
exhibit their prowess in various parks
Pat Mcdonald will heave the shot at
De Witt Clinton Park; HanneS Koleh-
mainen will perform at Chelsea Park,
while evergreen Jack Eller will display
his ability over the hurdles at McCar
rem Park, Greenpoint. Many others
will be features at other parks.
+, To insure the proper conducting of
this big carnival Mr.. Lee has had to
ask for the cooperation of almost : 900
officials. These have been brought to-
gcther through the aid Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, which has requested
every official who will be in the city
that day 70 lend helping hand
Although track and field sports will
prove the biggest part Of the ceiebra-
ton, there will also be baseball, bas-
ketball and soccer games, for the cham
pionship of the different parks; swim
ming races and gymnsstic contests.
Track athletes will strive for medals
in thirty-six parks in the five Dor
be decided in Manhattan, nine in
Brooklyn, three in The Bronx, Two in
Queens and one in Richmond. All five
public baths in Manhattan and Brook
.yn will hold swimming races.
A much needed rule has been ap-
pended 20 the entry blanks. II pre-
vents the athletes from skipping about,
as in former years, and thus carrying
home satchel of medals. Hereafter
an athlete can compete at only one
park, and he can toe the mark in only
two events.
The celebration will begin with base
ball, basketball, swimming ad soccer
and will terminate with n grand battle
on track and field that will continue
throughout the afternoon and until
dusk.
While this city will be having a large
time, athletically speaking, the citizens
OF Bayonne and New Brunswick will
also conduct their safe and sane games.
At New Brunswick. the Johnson and
Johnson Athletic Association will have
strong group Of athletics, with
George Goulding. the Canadian walker
and Fred $. Murray, the former Leland
Stanford University hurdle star. as the
invited guests. The Jersey Harriers
have planned a big set OF games at Bay
onne, in which some Of the local men
will compete.
William NJ. Powers, Of Tipperary
fame in 1914, has been denied an ANA
teur card by the registration committee
Of the Metropolitan Association at d
meeting held yesterday. 1t will be re-
membered by those athletes who won
prizes at the Tipperary meet that Pow
ers, the promoter. awarded inferior
prizes He was then called before the
committee and his card for the remain
ing four months of the year was taken
up.
Shortly after the incident Powers
went TO Chicago, where he was granted
a registration by the committee Of thas
city. This was honored for one year
when he returned Lere. Upon his APP
plication for reinstatement the local
committee requested the Windy City
association to send on his registration
application. The reply was that II
could not be found
Local authorities have rallied strong
ly to the aid OF the Jersey City Police
Department, which will hold its first
set of games for the widows and or
phans' fund at West Side Park next
Saturday afternoon. Nineteen events
make up the programme. with six Of
these open TO amateur athletes. A spe-
cial weight competition will have Pat
Mcdonald, Matt McGrath. Simon Gil
lies, Pat Ryan and several others as
competitors. Joe Higgins. of Holy Cross
College, will be one of the starters IN
the 66O-yard invitation run. Entries
close with Porter and Odell, ~ John
Street, on July 3.