New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12
STARS
WILL BATTLE
FOR TITLES
Cream of Country's Ath-
letes Here for A. A. u.
Championships.

Stars will glitter in the annual senior
national indoor track and field cham
pionships of the Amateur Athletic
Union, which are to be held in the 22d
Regiment Armory, l6Sth Street and
Broadway, next Saturday evening. The
gathering is one of this cOuntry's best
athletes, and the passing OF the games
will find number OF the old records
for the meeting broken.
Runners will be on hand from the
Pacific Coast, Canada, the Middle West,
the South and New England to battle
for the titles. Although the athletic
organizations have accounted for most
of the entry list of some two hundred,
half q dozen colleges have done their
share in contributing intercollegiate
champions.
The struggle for point honors
seems to he the most perpleXing one
For the last four years the IRISH
American Athletic CluO, of this city,
has had a monopoly on the team tltle.
but in this years meeting II appeal
10 be an open one. Sixteen men have
been nominated by the Winged Fist
club to uphold its prestige. but the
tasl is sure to be q herculeaE one
The recent passing of the "unat-
tached" period of William II. Taylor,
the standing high and standing broad
jump champion, which makes him
eligible to represent the Irish Ameri-
can Athletic Club, seems to be the
stroke that may enable the organiza-
ton to win by a few points.
Champions make up the roster Of the
Boston Athletic Association, Chicago
Athletic Association and Illinois
Athletic CLUB teams that will be here
Dave S. Caldwell, Tom Halpin, y ID
Colby, Harry Barwise, 5. ID. Rose an
William II. Meanix, along with two
others, make up the Boston combina-
ton. 10 LOOMS, Earl Ely, outdoor
national champions, and Harry Goe.itz,
supposed dark horse in the running
high jump. compose the three from
Chicago, while Dan Ahearn, Ivan Never.
and Joie Ray will be in the van of the
Illinois representatives. Harvard and
Yale with a half dozen OF their best
athletes expect to make a good show
ing.
All the holders OF the titles in the
thirteen events will defend their
honors. 1t is safe to predict that a
number are to be deposed in the eimi-
mating Of the entrants.
George +. Goulding, the Canadian,
winner Of Olympic and national titles,
will toe the mark in the two nile
event and with his entry will be Eddie
REM, Of the Mohawk Athletic Club.
Irving T. Howe, OF the Boston Athletic
Association, will have his hands full in
retaining the 60-yard dash with such
performers as Howard p. Drew, Roy +.
Morse, Sol Butler, of Dubuque iowa
College, who is touted as another
Drew; Jack Eller, 10 LOOMS. +. p.
OHara, and A. b. Kelly. all Of whom
are possessors of championships.
LOOMS is 10 make his initial effort
as a middle distance competitor in the
300-yard run, and his speed over the
long route will be eagerly awaited by
athletic enthusiasts. As he Is also
down for the running high jump, the
Chicago Kangaroo will try to repeat
his three-ply killing of championsh ips,
as in the national contests at Balti-
more, in 1914.
Tom J. Halpn. the Boston Athletic
Association Splinter, is said TO have
rounded into shape for the 6O0-yard
run, but the race is sure 70 bring about
bitter contest. Opposed to the Hub
star will be such sterling athletes "a
Earl Ely, who is junior national out
door champion, and recently defeated
Ted Meredith; Caldwell, Rose. two of
his eliminates; Joe Higgins. Of Holy
Cross College; Dick Egan and Eddie
Fraser, of the local Irish-American
Athletic Club. and many others.
The two-mile race is sure TO furnish
one of the prcttiest races of the even
ing, with Mike A. Devanney, OF the
Millrose Athletic Association. facing
difficult task in retaining his title.
Some OF his opponents include the un-
deniable Hannes kolehmainen and Pat
Flynn, of the Irish American Athletic
Club; Joie Ray, the national champion
In the one-mile outdoors, and A. u.
Colby, OF the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton, who is New England champion.
with the pace sure TO be heartbreak-
ing one. the record Of 9:lS. made By
Harry j. Smith. seems to be in danger.
New figures 10 replace 2:i5 %, made
by Abel X. Kiviat in 1914. have been
predicted for the winner Of the 900
yard run. With Caldwell running in
his present invincible form. Il is pos
sible that he will hold his title. How
ever. II such be the case. the Hub ath-
lete will know at the end that he has
been In the hardest race during his
career. brilliant assemblags Of Uncle
Sans best athletes will be aligned at
the start against the Boston express.
They include John ". Overton, ofYale,
the intercollegiate champion, who was
unofficially timed two-ffths Of second
better than the present record at the
recent Intercollegiate indoor meeting;
Irwin Meyers, OF tho Illinois Athletic
Association, who was recently beaten
by several yards by Joie Ray IN a mile
race IN 4:l7; Earl Ely. one Of the best
OF middle distance runners in tho West
and sydney Leslie. Of the Long Island
Athletic Club. Probably no other event
will attract such attention as when the
starter fires the gun that will send the
group Of champions out on their jour
ney.
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