The sun., 1916-12-05
Big BOARD FLOOR
CARNIVALS COMING
New York A. c., Irish Ameri-
can A. G. and Millrose A. A.
Announce Dates.
ATHLETICS R X UP
~ GEORGE =. UNDERWOOD.

Rising like a Phoenix from Its Inn
mortal IRE. the grand old sport Of athlet-
les Is about to take a new lease Of life.
Athletics has been dormant for quite
some time. principally due to q period
OF natural reaction. A steady diet In
yariabiy tends to duh the appetite.
Baseball and football are made all the
more appetixing on account Of the games
being limited to certain periods OF the
year. Athletics always 10 In season.
Hence there are bound to be times when
the sport dulls On even the most ardent
enthusiast. Track and field competi-
ton has Just passed through one Of Its
inevitable periods of depression. Now
for the boom!
ing the curtain on the first big meet Of
the indoor athletic season, the annual
junior Indoor national track nj field
cha fpionships being scheduled to be held
on January I In the armory of the Third
Field Artillery Of Buffalo, formerly the
headquarters Of the Sixty-nfth Infantry.
Then the stage will be shifted to New
York. where the threa blue ribbon board
floor carnlvals OF the year-the annual
indoor meets Of the Irish American A. c..
New York A. C. and Millrose A. A
will be heid.
The Winged F1stites will start the big
ball rolling on January 13. holding forth
in the Seyenty-nrst Regiment armory.
On January "a Madison Square Garden
will be the scene OF the Mlllrose A.. A..
carnival. On February 10 the New
York 4. c. will call the athletic clans to-
gether In the Twenty-second Regiment
atmory In all probability. though the
Mercury Foot club rs yet has not
definitely decided on the place where its
games will be held.
OvertOn TO Run Here Saturday.
Three OF the greatest hill and dalers
who ever measured strides. Johnny
Overton of Yale. intercollegiate cross
country champion Villar kyronen of
the Millrose A. A.. senior METROPOLITAN
Gloss country champion, and Hannes
kolehmainen. the Flying Finn. will
break from the barrier In the national
senior cross country championships to
be held over the Van Cortlandt Park
course mex Saturday.
The entries OF the three stars were re-
ceived at A. A.. L. headquarters yes
terday. Dan Ferris. secretary Of Mr..
Ruben, also announced that the entry
OF Jim Henigan. the game little lad
who carried the silks OF the Dorchester
A. &. 10 victory In the recent chase for
the Junior national hill and dale title, is
expected. With O%verton. Kolehmainen,
kyronen aud Henigan hitting the trail
a cookie OF the heart warming race
should result.
Australian swim mePs Cancel Trip.
In a letter from Billy Jnnack OF San
Francisco. who was to have directed the
tour OF the Misses Fannie Durack and
Mena Wylie. the Australian meraids, Il
Is announced hat the fair amph.bians
from the Antipodes will be unable to
come ~ the United' States. Billy does
not state the reason for the calling OF
OF the proposed tour. swimming enthusi-
asts will be greatly disappointed. for
the two Australian Subsequently, Mis-
Durack. who won the 100 meter swim
at the Stockholm Olympiad-are truly
remarkable amph!bIans. They were TO
have de- onstrated their prowess in all
the large cities throughout the country.
we'd Send Thanks.
Frederick Ruben. secretary O. the
from Erie Bergvall. secretary OF the
Swedish Athletic Committee. thanking
hin n the association for It's kind offices
In making possible the recent trip Of
the American athletes to Sweden. MIR.
Bergran writes he Is confident that
our American friends return home salts
fled with their long overseas tour" He
continues: I'VE have learned to admire
your young men and regard them as
our friends. II Is our hope that in the
future many similar visits will be UNDER
taken and accom- lished."