New-York tribune., 1916-07-04
$4,000 YOUNG
ATHLETES WILL
PERFORM TO-DAY
City's Carnival of Sports
Will Rival a Greek
Olympiad.
BY A. c. CAVAGNARO.

After weeks % earnest training, boys
Of the greater city who have athletic
ambitions are on edge for the fight for
honors on track. tank and diamond
in the fourth annual safe and sane
Fourth OF July games under the aus
pices of the City Of New York. The
celebration will open with swimming
and gymnastics early this morning,
while the fash OF the spikes will wind
up the competitions az dusk. This
method of observing Independence Day
was conceived by the late Mayor Gay
nor in 1912. and the idea proved an IN
stsntaneous hit. 1t has become so pop
ular that many cities throughout the
country have adopted the same plan.
This years carnival in the thirty-six
parks, FIVE public baths and several
gymnasiums has drawn an entry list or
$1,000. Soccer and basketball cham
pionships in four classes will also be
decided. Il is the largest representa-
ton of the younger athletes OF the city
in competition. Many Of the contest
ants will put on their first running
shoes at one Of these meetings, 20 later
develop into formidable runners.
In order to stimulate additional in
terest, the half million people who are
expected to congregate at the various
athletic grounds to watch the competl-
ton will see some Of the greatest ath-
letes OF the world on hand. These
stars have rallied to the cause at the
invitation Of William J. Lee, chairman
n
made the celebration possible after
several months Of hard endeavor. Some
Of the worlds champions who will dis
play their respective athletic ability
are the great Hannes Kolehmainen. PAT
Mcdonald, Jack Eller, Pat Ryan and
Charles Pores.
The Amateur Athletic Union has lent
a hand in the proper conducting OF the
great carnival by calling into service
every man who has acted in the cspac-
itv Of an athletic official in the metro
politan district Il is expected that al
most 1000 men will help in handling
the contests.
The parks and public baths at which
games will be held to-day are as fol-
lows:
MANHATTAN
battery Park; chery street PM. Ci1'o9 ~ p 40 40
chsrr7 stress. seward l1-k ea,s -, 80 $500 nss.
TorapRrs squse Pars. Avenue and I1D,,e
Street: Hamilton Fish PARK, Easf fo'ip a.l i'
corlsa- Hook Hook Tscfa street rsif Frs. Avenue.
s., Gshue's Park, Ess, lfiry-ni'n 81 re-. eng ~,
Avenue. Hudson PARK larmi.e a.d NlHe,, e'.e,,,'
Eighteen n Street and Tenth Ar'lnc. lle WE ,lA,
ton Park. FlfY second 'a sl., -.oif a.t'L s.t
Eleventh Avenue. chelsea Paris e'i elfl.N
street AID Ninth Avenue. rhcn.s Jefer ta...
East ION street. Ca-m4-sf tefN
and Ausvrlsrn Arcnur. As'or i''.i. li'in ci--
AID Eighth Avenue West fIf-l-"l.'n ri-ft'. rear
Tenth Avenue. No-syl.e. lols' e.'
and Third Avenues. QIeersH.ro Hr. ig' i'c' N lat
Tlftv-nluth Sreef. John Jay It-L seven. r'sNla
Street aud East River. Chou5 aai A4iAei s,fe'.''
BROOKLTN
McCsrr.n PARK nrssl Avenue s,f ior.rsr si,set st
is,-,b s..ee,. Ctr,rs--fsi FeI1 Albany Avenue
sad lincoln Road. Bushvics Fa. I.tnain ATsne'
4e'sse9 yg p lr1g e.. "a a. Ae'2' 5. o- ,.ru-. NtS
los psrr Rlrcffale and ssr.r.tn r'rses; he1
Hoos ParE Rlca'rt and ns.sh s-'. MeHfiasa, E.Iiaa
PARK. seissl. Mckibhn and White st,sf
THE BRONX.
Pslhsm Bay PARK, Pelham Bay 600. ,o, FSr. S..
Crofona PARK North opposite Pf1s.eg AleNl. .., n
Comb's Dam Park. 1921 street sni Jerome A'fnue
QUEENS
Hollis Field. Hollis Long j. and Asiorf A 10
Orchard and Munson Streets. Astoria. Long hiAAa.
RICHMOND
cs-as Athletic Field. Hamilton Avenue ard ST.
Narki, Place. New Brighton. staten SlAd
MANHATTAN.
Park playground championships midget junior
"s Bassbs s soecer and basketball at ths park play
rounds and symnasis
PUBLIC BATHS.
2s1 IVES, si1tis,h Street Maah,itan h, I~sw2y ~.
bird street, Elst Ei'sr F,ty ,o,rS
s,rest M.nhauan. Betsy Head. hopNlLsoh ana
Dumont Avenues. brooklyn.