The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-24
A. A. U. STARTS Big
WAR FUND DRIVE
VIII Hold Athletic and Boxing
Meets in Garden and
Local ArmOries.

The Metropolitan Association Of the
A. A. U. put It's shoulder to the wheel
at a special meeting last night and gave
the United War Work Sports Campaign
another big boost In n rousing rally in
the rooms OF the American Railway Ex-
press Employees Association delegates
from the local branch OF the A A. u.
completed all plans for holding a great
athletic carnival here In Madison Square
Garden on Saturday evening November
90. Famous athletes from all parts OF
the country will compete. All proceeds
will go to the United War Work Cam
paign Fund.
Thirteen events in which the cream OF
the American athletes will contend will
make up the programme. The feature
event will be 1000 yard special scratch
race in which Joie Ray, the phenomenal
Chicago middle distance runner. will
measure strides with his two time con-
queror. Tommy Campbell OF the Illinois
A. c., the present national half mile
champion; Willie Gordon OF the Pelham
Bay Naval Reserves, Jack Sellers of the
New York A. c., Lieut.. Edward Bales
tier Of the Royal Air Force, Toronto, and
others.
Keyed up to high pitch OF enthusiasm
by thrilling speeches by Herbert L. Pratt
and w. W. Roper. chairman and execu-
tive secretary OF the United War Work
Sports Campaign Committee Judge
Jeremiah T. Mahoney OF the New York
a. c.. Murray Hubert. DR.. Robert ].
Bell OF the Crescent a. c., Gen. George
w. wingate of the Public Schools Ath-
letic League. DR.. George J. Fisher OF the
National Y. NJ. c. A. and others. II did
not take the delegates long to plan big
athletic doinga
Meets in Jersey Too.
Besides the big carnival on November
% other athletic meets will be held In
various armories in Manhattan. Brook
Ign. Jersey City and Newark.
During the week OF November rs
there will be big amateur boxing
tournament in the Madison Square Gar
den Concert Hall under tho auspices of
the American Railway Express EN-
ployees Association. Swimming meets
will be conducted by the New York
Womsn's Swimming Association in the
G, c. n. Y. pool. Brooklyn Central Y. NJ.
C. A. and the winter pool, Brighton
Beach.
"diter u. oaitnoil, a prominent anna
teur sportsman and horse owner, has
donated a handsome point trophy for
the big meet on November % Prizes
for the separate events will be donated
by New York and Brooklyn newspapers.
The thirteen events that will be con-
tested include running handicaps at rs
yards, 500 yards. 900 yards. one and a
half miles and Ave miles one mile walk.
running high jump, pole vaule. Sc pound
weight throw. IL pound shot put.
military medicine ball relay race for
twenty men teams and a 70 yard hurdle
race.
Among the famous athletes who will
be seen in the sprints are Frank Shea OF
the University OF Pittsburg. Arthur
Hencke OF the Great Lakes Naval Train
ng Station, the present 100 yard cham
pion: 10 Loomis OF the Chicago A. A..
Connie Shaughressey OF the Brooklyn
Federal Rendezvous, the national 40
yard champion; Billy Ganzemullcr of
Penn State, the Intercollegiate 100 yard
champion: George Dernelj. Jim O'Brien
and others.
National Ave mile champion and
record holder Charlie Pores will measure
strides with Viller Kyronen, Earl John
son, Jimmy Hannigan. Eddie Mayo. Max
Bohland and other famous distance rum
ners In the five mile handicap. Matt
McGrath, Pat Mcdonald and other
famous weight men will struggle for
the laurels in the weight events.
Thompson to Compete.
Among the feet fence fiers who will
top the timbers in the 20 yard hurdle
race are c. r. Erdman OF Princeton, the
collegiate champion Earl Thomson OF
the Royal Air Force. Toronto, the ma
tlonal 100 yard hurdl!ng champion. and
Walter Smith OF Cornell. Champion
Dick Remer will have his old rival Eddie
REM and Labowitz. the Junior national
champion. to extend him in the one mile
walk. 10 Loomis will compete against
Egon Erickson. the former national
champion. and others in the running
high jump
The Brooklyn armories In which
meets will be conducted are the
Thirteenth, Forty-seventh and Twenty
third. In Manhattan meets Will be con-
Quoted N the Twenty-second. Sixty
ninth and Twelfth Regiment armorics.
Under the direction OF Tom Cassidy
Jersey meets will be staged In the First
Regiment and the Fourth Regiment
armories.
In addition 20 the amateur boxing
tournament in Madison Square Garden
there will be another tournament At the
greensboro A. c. In Long Island City
under the direction OF Robert Kennedy
on November IL.
Those appointed by Chairman Fred
erick Ruben 10 assist him in staging
and promoting the games are Murray J
Hubert. George r Matthews. Martin
Klein, Arthur McAleenan. Lester Stevens.
Peter L. Waters, p. J. Sullivan, Robert
Kennedy, George Halpin. Fred Niles,
T. J, Sullivan. Barlow s. Weeks. John
McFugh, Thomas Cassidy. T. ]. Me-
Inerny. Gen. George w. wingate, Miss
Charlotte Epstein and Herman Obertu-
Blessing.