The sun., 1916-09-07
DELANEY PREDICTS
G. A. A. WILL WIN
ChicagOans Latest Arrivals
Work Out ut Weequahic
Park.
READY FOR BIG MEET
NJ GEORGE y. UNDERWOOD.

As We got out Of tho Hudson Tube
train at Park place. Newark, yesterday
n clambered aboard n jitney bus for
weequahic Park. where the national
track n field championships Of the
A. A. U. are to be held tomorrow and
Saturday. a bronsed young giant on the
seat opposite us showed his paw and
said. "fiowdy."
We said "Howdy," too.
He was a tall. well set up. splendidiy
proportioned fellow. lie had on a gray
suit with a sonbrero OF the same color.
And he had q nice new brown mustache.
We knew We had met tho chap some
where before. but to save our life We
couldn't place him.
As the bus bowled along down Broad
street the conversation. which had been
on the weather and things In general,
turned TO athletics and the big meet
that starts tomorrow. our ac1uain'-
ance asked us low Bob Simpson. the
Missouri hurdler. was moving.
From what we have heard" we re-
piled. he Is In tiptop form and going
great guns. Tho race between Simpson.
Thomson and Kelly in the high hurdles
should be "A corker. shouldn't II? Three
wonderful fence fiers. Simpson. Thorn
son and Kelly"
The young giant gave US a peculiar
look. There was a lull in the CONVERSE
ton. and then with a half smile. he
turned and said
Say. I'm afraid you haven't placed
me yet. Don't you remember. me? I'm
Fred Kelly
II was Kelly Himse1fi
And sure enough. behind hat nice.
new brown mustache was Fred Kelly
himself. But with that silky hirsute
appendage OF his upper lip 10 ono could
be blamed for not recognizing the great
hurdier from california. Even platt
Adams. who was a bunkle Of Kelly's OH
the trip TO Stockholm in 1919. says that
when he met him at tho station last
Monday he thought Fred was Sparrow
Robertson.
Simpson was taking a workout ~
Kelly arrived at the track. The big
M!ssourian. tanned a nut brown, looked
TO be in wonderful condition. As hs
greeted Kelly the giant Missourian
topped the Californian by "a good two
inches n Kelly is "A s~ixfooter himself.
Simpson said he had been playing con-
siderable tennis this summer n he
thought IL had tied him up some.
81 seem to have limbered up a lot IN
the last week, however" said tire his
Missourian as ne logged down to thu
starting line to take IA few practice
sprints. hob took half a dozen starts
and then wen; out on the grass and un-
corked IA series OF short bursts. Follow
ing that he took some kicking, stretching
and bending exercises to get the kinks
out Of his muscles.
One OF simpsons exercises tends Ia
show how Bob Is able to use the, remark
ably low crouch-he practically lays his
body across his front legs-ir taking tho
hurdles. Dol first sat down on the grass
with legs stretched straight out in front
81 him. Then he bent his body from tho
waist and stretched forward til his I'm
gers were out beyond his toes. While ~
that position he kept striking out with
both arms as II hitting something in
front of him. Bending far forward he
urithed and twisted til every upper leg.
thigh. back and abdominal muscle got -
good stretching and exercising.
simpson arrived here yesterday from
Chicago with tho Chicago \. \. team.
under charge % Trainer Martin Delnrey.
The Cherry circle team was made IN OF
Joe ana Frank Looms, Earl Eby. Mike
Mason, Harold loge, George licinish,
sherman Landcrs. .. Benson. bow Har-
Graham. the Chicago University pols
r%allter, accompanied the g. \. \. squad
East. Arlic Mucks and other Middle
Western cracks viii not arrive here I'll
tomorrow.