New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Prominent Title Holders W1n
Be Seen in Twenty-second
Armory Saturday Night
By A. C. Cavagnaro

That athletics make the better -,
der has been exempliied by the es,
erosity of the officials in charge of a..
various war training camps throne.
out the country in granting furlou.A.
to men in the service to compete :.
the senior national track and 6e,a .
A. U. championships, which. take n,s..
at the 22d Regiment Armory On nov.
Saturday evening, Where, in form.,
years, athletes were affiliated with
clubs, it is now q case of representa-.
one of the different units of uncls
Sam in competition.
1t is gratifying to note that Of N.
thirteen champions who won tbs;,
titles in the same building last YEA,
ten OF them, most o, whom are !,
war camps In this country, will be on
hand to defend thar honors. The thru.
absentces arc Leutenaa1 John
Overton, formerly Of Yale, who is nov
Somewhere in France; Earl Thomn.
son, erstwhilc Dartmouth hurdle star
and Haywood Holden, tivc-mile cham.
pion, who are at remote training camn,
that would require considerable TIM
to get here.
When the A. A. u. announced tb,.
it would conduct its indoor champion.
ship games as usual. grave doubt wac
expressed on many sides over the nos.
slbility of the games attracting tbs
stars of the country. However, all ot
this pessimism has been removed with
the announcement that the meet had
attracted an especially strong entry
list In several cases the number q,
entrants is so large that many trial
heats will necessitate wedding ou,
of the competitors.
Will Watch Two Western Stars
Two Western stars who make tbe,
first appearance in this city will haya
every move followed by tho spectators
They are Clinton Larsen. formerly Of
Brigham Young University, the sams
institution which produced Alma Rich.
ards, the all-around star, and Dean
Letter, of Mckinley High School Of
st. Louis. Larsen will come up from
the aviation camp at Waco, Tex, whers
he Is pursuing the studies of an ayi.
ator. Athletic enthusiasts of st. Louis
look upon Letter as the most versatils
athlete the West has ever developed
Larsen's agility in clearing the eros,
piece in the running high jump first
came to the attention of the public al
the Penn relay games in Phladelphi,
last year. Hindered somewhat bv ,
soggy turf, Larsen caused sensation
by sailing over the bar at the heiph
of 5 feet 5$s inches. He then a;
tempted to displacc the world figures o.
s feet z Sic inches, and succeeded, bu
after clearing The height knocked dow
the cross piece with his elbow in fall
ing to the ground.
However, he still proved he was tn
logical record holder at this specialt,
in an exhibition jump several months
later. Although appointed A. A. u. Of
iicials witnessed the feat of Larsen
clearing feet rs inches, the recor
was not allowed. as the competition
was only an exhibition one Larsel
Will meet 10 LOOMS in the event in th
senior games and as spirited fight a.
those which marked every meeting be
tween Alma Richards and Wesley Ole
several years ago is promised.
st. Louis Banking on Letter
st. Louis athletic followers prjd
themselves considerably on the all
around ability of LETTER. The school
boy has proved as fast as grease
lightning IN the sprints and has aread
mastered the art of clearing the OBJ
stacles IN the hurdle events with tn
Skill Of a Bob Simpson. Letter cam
home. IN second place in the junior ns
tlonal outdoor 220-yard low hurdle rae
IN st. Louis last year.
In recent schoolbov meet Lef1e
nnlshed first in four races and secon
IN another. He won the ffty-yard das
IN 10 seconds. with his nearest riva
eeight yards back. He later capture
the hfty-yard low hurdles in G 3-5 sec
onds, which is only 2-5 of a second be
hlnd the worlds record.
Letter is to compete in the seventy
yard low hurdle event, and he is eel
certain to make the meeting exceed
ingly hot for his other rivals. Thes
include c. r. Erdman, jr, Of Princeton
Arthur Engels, Officers Reserve Corp
camp Upton, and Frank Loomis, Chi
cago "A. "A, among others. LETTER is
Iahgy youth, built along the lines 0
sampson, and his only fault at presen
IS sIowness in getting off his mark a
the crack Of the gun.
BESIDES the many service men tha
Will compete, the events are we'll file
with club and college men. Entire
from the college institutions to dat
include representatives from Cornel
pennsylvania, Yale, Harvard, Syracuse
fordham, New York, Johns Hopkn
and Pittsburgh. Cornell. Pennsylvania
Boston Navy Yard, Camp Grant an
Pclham Bay Naval Reserve will en-
deavor to wrest the medley relay It'll
from the Chicago A. A. team.
The entry for both the 60-yards an
the 3o0-yards events is large. In tn
snort dash, 10 Loomis, present cham
plon, and now with the 333d Field Al
tllery, will match strides with Lieu
tenant Eddie Teschner. formerly o
Harvard. but now at Camp Deven'
aver, Mass. Andy Ward, the natlona
outdoor champions W c. Haymont
Pennsylvania; Eddie Holman, Of Ill
nols University, the former ConferenII
cchamplon, and Lieutenant Andy b
Kelly are all expected to start
Lieutenant Kelly viii also conpe!
IN the 30O-yards event, at which he !
the champion and record holder OF .
20 seconds. In this event he will iae
an exceptionally fast field Of rivals, ID
GUIDING c. +. Phillips, Of the Bos'q9
Navy Yard; Holman, George }
Dernell, Boys Club; James O'Brls'
Loughlin Lyceum, recent winner Of To
500 and 600 yards junior national title
and Js Loomls.
= Earl Eby. Officers Reserve Corp
Camp Grant, should successfully q
tend his 600-yards title if he is in u
proper condition. His most danger
Gus rivals include O'Brien, Tom Halpll
Boston NAVY Yard: Howard Berry. Av