New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
3 Rival Clubs
In rack Meet
This Afternoon
Pastime, Paulist and Morn.
ingside Athletes to Com
pete at c. c. N. Y.
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Three of the so-callcd Small .1rh.r
Of the local district will settle the lon,
mooted question as to which possess.,
the strongest track and field so,sa
when athletes of the Pastime Atbls,;.
Club, Paulist Athletic Club and Mo-,
ingside Athletic Club meet in r.;
angular fight on the cinder track at -.
City College Stadium this afternoon
In addition TO the closed races a..
programme calls for a number of Al.
ditional features. Augmenting tho r.;
angular list Of events are five o,.,
races at various distances. along v;,,
several boxing exhibitions for ama.,r,
boys and baseball game for the chan
pionship of Harlem.
The three-cornered meet has srous.a
considerable interest among the All.
letic contingent of the city, and AZ II.
proceeds will 20 toward replenisb;na
the much drawn on A. A. U. fund f,s
furnishing athletic equipment for tbs
enlisted men a large crowd is exoectad
to tax the seating capacity of tho
amphitheatre.
Leading Youths Involved
Numbered among the Representative,
of the clubs in the triangular meet arc
some of the most prominent athletes ~
the local district The Pastjme An
letic Club possesses two all around
starts in Daniel Shea and John Hellum
both of whom are capable of competing
in half a dozen events and of earnirys
place in each. Both Shea and Helm
/ therefore, will be conspicuous perform
ers for their club.
The programme in the closed rae.,
comprises a 1O0-yard dash, 22o-vs,d
low hurdle. 440-yard run. a80-yard nm
one-mile run, two-mile run, two.n;ls
walk, running broad jump, running
high jump and putting the 12-poupS
shot. Each of these events will bs
scratch contests.
The other clubs of the association
have rallied to the occasion to make the
open races we'll filed Jack r. Sellers
indoor national champion at 1000
yards. will start from scratch in his
speciality, along with Willie Gordon.
Pelham Bay, who also will toe ths
honor mark. In the two-mile race
Terry Halpin, who has been running
consistently of late, will face Willie
j. White and Roy Morse, one time ma.
tional outdoor champion, will start in
the l0O-yard sprint race. George Wag-
ner. the youthful bicycle king, will face
a strong field in three-mlle race.
Although the Paulist Athletic Club
seems to have shade on its two rivals
In the track events, its rather poor
representation in the field events is ex.
rected to hurt its chances for the
honors. The Winged P" has never
especially forced field events, so that
the tests with the weights and broad
Jumps will be fought out between the
Pastime and Morningside athletes, with
the former favored to wiz the majority
! of points. A clean sweep of the points
in the walking event by the Pastime
members is expected unless Lieutenant
F. P. kieser. U. S. A, of the Morning
side clan. is fortunate enough to obtain
furlough to represent his club.
Although the greater number Of the
athletes of this city now are in soma
branch of the service, a good sign for
the sports hereabouts is the fact that,
field meeting that was conducted last
year again will be held during the
coming summer months.
The latest organization to announce
the promotion of its annual games is
the New York Caledonian Club. which
up to three years ago fostered profes-
s!onal races, with the most prominent
money getters of Sthe East among the
competitors. The Scots will hold forth
at Juniper Park. Maspeth. Long Island,
on Labor Day, and an attractive list OF
events, including two races for enlisted
men, is scheduled. An incentive to the
clubs athletes is the awarding of 3
point trophy.
A tinge of the favorite Scotch pas.
time has been added to the programme
with the throwing of the caber. The
caber is long and weighty stick, and
is poised on the right hand and thrown
for distance. The open handicap races
are 100 yard dash, 800 yard run, 1000
yard run, 880-yard run (novice), two
mile run, running high jump, putting
12-poqnd shot and medley relay race at
/ one and seven-eighths miles.