New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Ted Meredith
Plans to Break
More Records
Pennsylvania Athlete Will COM
pete in FurlOng Race at
Newark.

Having hung up worlds records for
the middle distance races, Ted Mere
dith, the former University of Penn
sylvania athlete, IS anxious to better
the time for the furlong distance. The
present mark for a straightaway course
is q Is seconds, first established by
Bernie ]. Wefers on May 30, 1895, and
since equalled by Ralph c. Craig and
Don Lippincott.
Meredith has proven that he is as
speedy a sprinter as middle distance
runner, and during the last month ne
has trained diligently for he dashes.
In the recent try-outs of the Middle
Atlantic Association Meredith captured
the 22O-yard run as he pleased and
eased up in % As seconds. Had it been
necessary Meredith would doubtless
have cut down these figures consider
ably. His opportunity will come at the
national championships this week.
Having competed chiefly in middle
distance races, Meredith may be slow
in starting off his mark, which IS an
important factor in a short race. How
ever, he has realized this fact and has
been working hard to remedy this pos
sible defect.
Athletic enthusiasts look to Meredith
to cause much trouble for his rivals IN
the championship contest. In his many
races the Olympic champion has dis
played a strong sprint at the nnlsn'
During the Cornell and Pennsylvania
dual meet, prior to this years intercoI;,
legiate championships, Meredith tried
his hand at the 100 and 220-yard dis
tances. He won the 100-yards in ~
seconds and the 220-yards in % Sec
onds.
Harmony is sure to prevail at the
annual meeting OF the Metropolitan AS
ISOLATION, which takes place at the
Union Settlement on Monday evening"
September 49, No independent candl-
date has announced himself as com
petitor for any Office. Frederick W.
Ruben, the president, Is certain 70 De
reelected unanimously, while Anore"
+. Tully, who has been secretary-treas;,
urer for the last two years, also VIII
be renamed. The position OF oiheiai
Handicapped is sure to fall again on
the shoulders OF Herman Obertupes-
sing.
The liveliest part of the meeting
will be the election OF the registration
committee. The work OF one OF the
members has not met with general ap,,
nroval. and it is believed that he VIII
be deposed. Candidates who are seek
ING a seat in the body include FRANK
In m
Cnh. Fred Niles, Of the Morningside
Athletic Club: Charles Bergen, repre-
senting the Pennant Athletic Cluo, ana
= Westmore Kingsley, A. A. L. Com
missioner of Yonkers.
METROPOLITAN athletes will be busy
Labor Day. Those who are entered IN
the national championships Will take
the opportunity of putting IN a last
competitive effort, before the title
games. The meet of the Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, at Celtic Park,
tops the bill. A pentathlon competition
features the programme, with twelve
aspirants for honors.
Other events of the day will be the
meet of the New York Caledonian Club
at Washington PARK; the members
games and special races at the sum-
mer home of the New York Athletic
Club, at Travers Island, and the ath-
letic championships OF the Brooklyn
Public Fairgrounds, at Betsy Head
Park, Hopkinson and Dumont avenues.
With a lead of twenty points, the
athletes Of the Swedish-Amerlcan Ath-
letic Club are confident of adding 10
this advantage in the second half Of
the Scandinavian-America Athletic
League championships, which take
place at Ulmer Park next Sunday after
noon.
In order TO avoid conflict with
another athletic meeting, the Bronx
Athletic League has postponed it's
games until October 8. A one-mile
Eovice and an sS0-yard handicap run are
the open races TO be decided.