The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
GOOD RACES LIKELY
FOR INDOOR TITLES
stellar Performers Will Bat
flo for lIOnOrs in Middle
Distance Events.
NAVY COLLEGIANS ENTER

..u.,,. ard athletic clubs have cu.
..r,d tho cream Of their athletes Tor
.,o annual indoor championship meet
,,..b I'D. to be held IN tho Twcnty-sccord
r,, t,rn, Armory next Saturday. There
.ut I-t II title events. n though
.u.r, wpu,r viii ~ necessity DO IA high
las. man there arc several contests
..t.b vil I've made more interesting be-
AIS, IT the preliminary skirmishes that
,a,. taken place this winter.
I'm ,nis respect the middle distances
..,,l out. for the best men In this lint
have been competing all through tho
.,so, with varied results. The supreme
,os, for these stars will come In the
GOA and 1000 yard races, and 1t would
,,kc a bold man to predict the winner
,, either ~ these events. Dave Cald-
.rl who has met with more pro-
,onnccd success than any other or the
middle distance men in recent events,
entered In both the 800 and 1000.
Nh, the chances are that he will reserve
,s efforts for the longer distance. Cald.
AN 'lA'fA - f'
sol, is near the top at both. for only
,,s, Wednesday he beat the renowned
Meredith in a 200 yard race at Newark
. time which II recognized will estab-
..h , new record for the distance.
A. the 1000 yards distance Caldwell
IA. scored we'll this winter. and one or
rs greatest achievements was the win
,ac Of the special 1000 at he zanam
,,,,res. IN which he pea both Joe llig-
An: Of Holy Cross College and Ted
meredith ~ he University of Pennsyl-
,,r,a one Of his dangerous opponents
n, this event will be John w. Overton
a, Vac. a versatile athlete, who appears
Me 10 run equally well across country
and on the Hat. Ovcrton ran "A brilliant
rae, in the six lap relay OF the inter-
f,lie.ldte games In thc Garden. ana
,borch running over the distance WAS
timed in that effort III us for the 1000.
II these figures are correct Caldwell will
ave 10 ~how the best that Is In him
IN defeat Ia. NJe man. rs the indoor
-,cord for 1000 yards is 2:lj 20. made
by Abel kiyiat in 1914. Another for
mtdahlc candidate for this event Will be
,arhcorine Ia lvan Meyers of the Hi
-ois A. e.. who recently led Jolo Ray
,or the best part of a mile. which Ray
c,n from Myers by "A small margin In
minutes Il seconds. Homer Baker,
the l,,ai runner. also * rounding to
sorm and may prove a surprise party Tor
the INVADERS.
Higgins. though u strong runner for
Il. loco, a. proved by his victory over
TIE other cracks in the Mc.Aleenan 1000,
will be a competitor in the 500. and IN
MS event will find "A formidable OPP
.lr.ut IN Bingham of Harvard. "A re-
cable man AZ any distance near a quar-
;tr Of a mile,
Io.. Ray. who has improved consider
.hiy since a.. ran In the two mile cham.
n1g.ap last year, will carry the en-
'.r Of 'le Illinois \. c. u will at
..uur 20 capture the title this year from
san vel known men rs Mike Devanney.
81 Leslie and Willie Nyronen. the
.~y o. Howard Drew in the sprint has
,ot dis other speed artists, and
., ~. IN. new men 20 dispute the SUI
r.ematv Of the colored champion Is A.
p Kelly. "A Holy Cross student. who
e.l T.. 80 yard and 800 yard titles at
~ New England championships New
t.ugI4ud MI send on a strong contender
.r the ca hurdle race in +. d. Pollard
a. Brown University. who established
a rev district record when he o the
~ ward championship over the sticks in
S., SEC. Derrili Trenholm OF Dart
mouth, Jack Eller OF the Irish American
\ g. and Arthur EnSels of the New
York \ e. viii ne the chief men to
oppose N" New Highlander.
IN m, Held events interest VIII centre
o. " II Taylor. tho Western high
tlmn.r. who on this occasion will be
eligible ~ compete for the Irish Amer
an \. =. We has promised new records
{ conditions are favorable. and with the
"p-vilege Of using spiked shoes from a
rihber 'akcoff the Chicago man should
'ilfl his promise in al least m OF his
spellaltics.