New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-01
Five Thousand
Athletes Will
MakeSafe4th
Superintendent Lee An
nounces Banner Indepen-
dence Day Programme

OF five thousand athletes, ranging from
small youths TO Olympic and national
champions, will storm every play
ground, public baths and gymnasium in
the five boroughs OF the city next
Wednesday, TO compete in the annual
safe and sane Fourth of July games,
which are held by the City of New
York. The innovation, started by the
late Mayor Gaynor, to take the place
of the barred fireworks, has proved n
very successful substitution. both from
a competitive and spectacular stand
point.
According TO William J. Lee, superin-
tendent Of park Fairgrounds, the games
this year will prove better than ever
The entries for the various parks are
unusually large, especially for the
recreation grounds Of Seward ark
Chelsea Park, Dewitt Clinton Park and
Thomas jefferson Park, which annually
draw n tremendous crowd to watch
the Unknown boys and champions COM
pete.
Races for the Boy Scouts and en-
listed soldiers are the added attrac-
lions this year In the events for the
soldiers recruits of either the army
or navy or regulars in both are per-
mtted to compete.
Five Hundred officials to Act
The track and field games will be
held in the afternoon, under the su-
pervison of almost five hundred OFF,
Gals, who have been gathered to-
eether by the local association OF the
Amateur Athletic Union. Mr.. Lee has
promised several extra attractions at
some of the Fairgrounds. one being
number of boxing exhibitions by many
prominent individuals, among them
Benny Leonard, the new lightweight
champion. In the morning the boys
who favor the baths and gymnasium
recreations will take part IN their
competitions. Soccer, baseball and
basketball, games which carry cham,
pionships, will be decided at several
of the parks. -,
Since the idea was created by the
late Mayor Gaynor similar policy
of celebrating independence Day has
been followed by many other cities
throughout the United States. Lester
G Stevens, of New Brunswick, y. j.,
who is the A. A. L. commissioner OF
that district, announces the competl-
ton of some Of the greatest athletes
on track and field in the meet which
is TO be held at Nielsen Field by the
CITY of New Brunswick. All the pro-
ceeds will be turned over to the Home
Defence and Red Cross Fund:
Among the three hundred athletes
announced as entrants by Mr.. Stevens
". 1 a s,,1T
two of the best javelin throwers in this
country; sherman Landers, Gordon
Milne, Fred s. Murray, W. F. Gordon,
George W. Dernell. Roy F. Morse,
Eddie Carroll and Earl W. Ely. The
entry is representative of an Eastern
championship meet.
Bayonne to Cut In
The annual Independence Day cele-
b-ation Of Bavonne will take place on
the CITY Park Oval. under the aus
pices Of the Jersey Harriers, hustling
organization, which has progressed
rapidly of late.
The games TO take place in the
various parks are as follows:
MANHATTAN
SssrT street. Clinton and Cherry streets. New
'S Seward. can, and Hester streets. New York
Tom55sias square. Avenue and Tenth Street.
NJ T,nl gS Fish. East Houston and Pitt streets.
Ne; coresr, Hook Jackson Stree, and cOrear' Hook
twelfth street, First Avenue TSs l y Street
between Avenue and LIS s A,en &C.. and Frs,
AysnGe, Nec nina and varick streets New York.
Ttyttes1,b street and Tenth Avenue. Eighteenth
street and Tenth A7'nps New sco7 S0'S 70 r,yfourh
T1evarsh Avenue. New YORK.
chelsea Twenty eighth Street and Ninth Avenue
ny olSss Jefferson Eas, iIoth Street. New York
CsTnensyilns. l52d Street and Amsterdam Ave-
D S,or 'T FED i4a,h Street and Eighth Avenue New
we Ne, ri,y.nn,h Street. Fr,y-nlnh Street. near
yo,ks,Iis ioiss street between Second and Third
A, onsssoro bridge zoo; o, East F'ynin,h Street
NS Ios a0 Jaw Seventy eighth Stree: and E,', River
NS ch, rg' and Mnls, Street. Cherry and Market
streets, c NfS Stadium 18Th Street and Convent
Avenue. New York.
BROOKLYN
N-C.--ep Drisgs Avenue and Lorimer Street,
b' go'-syn Athletic Feld. Avenue and East
sixteenth Street. Brookyn, ,,s,,v .,,,p. and
Bu.hvick Pslk. putnam Avenue ytra. between irving
Pc:sy Head Psrk. Hopkiison and Durnoh' ave-
my %sv iC,s Riycrdae and sacrnan streets Brook
~ p,A HOOK Richard and D9ish, Streets. BROOKLYN
Mclaughlin. Bridge. Jas and nurs euecs
wSKisbln. siesel. McKbbin and white Streets
bWinl.msbu-s B-fds-. South Fi',h Street and
Bedford Avenue Brooklyn
BRONX
Pelham, Rsy. Pelham BAY. BronI. -. -.
'ro,ona Cro'orA Park North. opposie f'oepec'
Ns-onJs Dam. 1924 street and jerome Avenue
TIE BronI o,.r,-,.s
Hollis Field Long Issnd a.. .
A,toris Fie'd orchard and Mun'on stree" A.
'''i@' Lons i''e'0 RICHMOND
curt. Athlete Field. Hamilton Avenue ana ~
Ns-ts Piace. New Brighton. staten Island
MANHATTAN
PARK PLAYGROUND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nrdse, Juaior and Senior Glasses
Hs,e,Ail soecrr al bsskefoaA a. ne pars play
sfOuads and zyur asia
PtBIIC BATHS
p,m No. 40 Wet siIteth Street. Manhsi-
bah 10. iB-Twsn,J.,hifd Street. : River
Nm So. &c ie-, Twsn,y-eiShih Street
Nj p.1 10. iD-E~, Fly fourth Street. M.nh''-
mn 70 IL Rutgers Plac. Manhattan.
psfb So iF-Rsfsy Head Hopnnson ara Du-
faaat Afrlncl. Efookyn