New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
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Rally to Aid
Big Sport Drive
Women to Open Campa;e,
With Aquatic Carnival at
Brighton Beach
By A. c. Cavasnaro

VI TIE metropolitan Associs
ton have rallied creditablv - =.
cause OF the United War Work ca
raign, which will or next Mondsv -
cially begin its sports drive 10 49,;
the sum of sI7o.5oo.o0o to iurn,ss
recreation and purchase athletic scn;s
ment for the soldiers and sailors
In fact, the response to the sn
that all give helping hand has iIpsS Iss.
SO liberal that the officials of ,ha
soclation have been compelleS
stretch the drive TO three weels
crder that all the. sports progrgm.ss
Planned may be held. -'''1es
while the drive is not to begin "a;
sially until next Monday. the NJ.
York Women's Swimming Assoc;a,'snms|
viii hold an aquatic carnival ~ ~
Brighton Beach pool tomorrow e,,sa
ing. On this occasion the compet;,es'
VIII be composed principally OF mss
maids. but there will be one race s. /
sailors from the Pelham Bav N.rsl v
training Station and the Feas,si
rendezvous of Brooklyn at 100 wards
Every prominent girl swimmer in M
city viii be on hand to do her bit.
ne ilst OF entrants includes Mrs
Clairc .ialiiIgan Finney, the best Of
Americas champions: Miss Josenh;ra.
Bartlett. local diving champion. rNine M;n
helen Wainwright. a twolve-vear.oiS
mermaid, who gives promise of u Ss'
veloping into a sensational diver: M;,.
Charlotte Boyle and Miss Lucy Pr.s1
man among others. Both Mrs. Finxs,-
ana Miss Wainwright will give eyNs
titions in their specialities. 1t is proh.
able that Mrs. Finney will ESSAY :
crack at the 100-yard record.
Big Games at Garden
The feature meet of the entire nro.
gramme will be conducted under tho
jurisdiction of tbs Metropolitan As.
sociation at Madison Square Garden
on the evening of March 29. Ths
events scheduled number twelve, and
among those invited to show their
ability for the good cause will be some
OF this country's most noted athletes,
Two special events will be decided. one
a 1,000-yard run and the other 70.
yard high hurdle race, for which prizes
are to be awarded by The New Yor,
Tribune.
Those who have been asked to com.
=, pete are Walker Smith. the Cornell
University star; Earl Thompson. nov
with the Canadian Flying Corps: c. R
Erdman, intercollegiate champion. now
III sATvice; Harold Baron, national
champion, and Jack J. Eller one of ths
best athletes who ever skrted over
the obstacles.
The record for this distance, with
six 3-foot, inches high hurdles Sc,
10 yards apart, is 9 2-5 seconds, estab.
lished by Jake Hsrtranft, of the New
York Athletic Club, in 1913. II the
star hurdlers entered are in their best
! condition it is likely that these figure,
will be smashed.
The other big event. the f,OO0-yart
run, will find Joie Ray, national dis.
tance champion. facing keen rival in
Tom Campbell, University High Of
Chicago, who has loomed up prom.
nently within the last year. Severa
other fast men over this route are en-
tered, but when the real test comes i
will doubtless be duel betv cen th
| two Wcstcrners.
Revised Meet Schedule
The revised schedule of meets 70
the drive follows:
York womer,s Swimming Ass XssociasloD '' BnsSs II S
November s-Amsteur boxing and wrestling ur
at New Brunswick
| November ll--Amateur boxing tournament
| oneensboro 4. c.. Long Island City and swim
| ming carnival at Central Y. NJ C. A. pool
November 12-Wrestling boninp and gymnasti
exhibitions at Central Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium
November l3--Indoor track and field meet an
reception under auspices Of Loughlln Lyceunl
Knights OF st. Antony and McCsddin Lyceum a
A7th Regiment Arnory. Brooklyn
November l4-Indoor track and field meet unde
auspices ec Metropolitan Association At G9th Ileg
! iment Arnlory. New York: boxing ut Crescent 4. C.
/ Brooklyn
November 15--Nisht road rsce. 81 miles
| through streets OF Harlem. and basketball gam
md dance at Manhattan Casino under the auspce
OF Alpha Physical Culture Club and coored atii
letic clubs OF Harlem. and swimming carnival III
der auspices OF Navy Y. N. 4. A. at the Contra
| Y. NJ. Z. A. pool.
November la-Indocr track and field games an,
reception under auspices o? Long Island Atheti
League. composed Of the various athletic clubs II
| Brosklyn. al I'D Regiment Arnofy. Brookya
amateur boxing and wrestling Tournament unds
auspices O. A A. L. Commirsione Fred J, Y
Delaney. OF Flushing. L. l.. at Flushing amor
gyiniiastic. loxilg aud wrestling exhibition III
! competitions under susniess OF Navy y. N. 9.
al Central 7. N. G. A. ggunasiurn: indco- trar.
and field. Wrestling ai-1 boxing 1t I'D Regime
Arnory
November o3--Indoos TRACK and field me-, Mao
son Sduars Garden. suspicss c. MetIcpcl.ieI A.
| ISOLATION.
Nossmbsr 2t--lAsht- mile ms,l,. auspices O. Pa
| time A C.. Maconib's Dam Park. The Br5nz.
November 27-Indoor track and aeld nee
! auspices p. S. A. l.. and 4. 4. L.. .. IAN Hes
Incllt ArnlorS. DroOhlyn.