New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
20,000Entered
ForCity Game,
On July Fourtb
Army and Navy Eyen,.
Added to Usual Program.
for Sane Observance
By A. G. Cauasn.


rfuss'an'sm and Kaiser Bill uudor,.
cay would receive profitable ls,.. .
Il they could be on hand for III. a..
sa'e and sane games Of the cs..
ne" York, to be held on the ronr,s :.
July. On this commemorative ~.
the signing Of the Declaration =, "
pendence boys, girls, mothers fs,h.a .ae-
sisters, brothers, of all nation. We,
compete freely in every form Of r.. m
ton for medals offered by pscrea- psia
Knickerbocker. ~ father
ihe innovation was instituted
iate Mayor Gaynor by the cuy.su ~ sas
ment of the use of fireworks ,v;.I saii'
sultant heavy casualties. n ,nasIs., sn n'
instantaneous favor, and s;nne wa
time the project has grown tn Ms.
pendous event. sps
William J Lee, Chairman 80 !,
Mayors Fourth of July Comn;t,ls " ue
Athletics, is in charge Of tsa On
gramme. He has the aid ot pao-
OF 1000 officials provided to ss,;.s
the work by the Amateur iy. Asha..Mla y
Union. nSaieue
Every playground, bath, gyrnna.;,~
and, IN fact, every piece of gronrs
the city that will permit Of stb,.sa I =
recreation, has been reserved IN, f'si's ~
days activities. While coranct;,;sss sas
on track and field are predominsfs;sass is;sas
feature of the festival, folk dancss hss
girls, exhibitions by prominent ho,...
and the displaying Of their prowsss -
champion athletes of the world III, AZ
also play conspicuous parts in the nm.
| grammes. f'~
Twenty Thousand to Compete
When the entries are counted !, !.
expected that the competitors will ts,ss
teyond the 10000 mark. In ~
Borough Of Manhattan alone athl.ts.
Will strive for glory in seventeen narls
not to mention the gymnasiums snS
baths. Boys of Brooklyn have tse
larks at which they may participsts
IN running races, while three play-
grounds in The Bronx, .wo IN Queens
and one in Richmond complete the list
OF scenes of thirty-seven set of track
and held games meetings.
AS is betting the times. men Of ths
army and navy wili be much in the
limellght at the greater number of play.
grounds. Commissioner Lee has seen
to 1t that they have been allotted q
share of the events and il the com.
petition among these enlisted men SONS
OF Americas most prominent athletes
will match strides.
Interested merchants of the vicinity
IN which the track and field games will
be held undoubtedly will follow their
| example of last year and donate useful
wearing material for races afoot among
men and women. These crfnpetitionS
always have proved very attractive to
the grown ups and it has not been
uncommon for gray haired men, en-.
joying handicap, to lead home younger
rivals.
This sane manner of celebrating ths
historical day always has attracted q
record crowd of onlookers in ever
section. In the congested parts of the
city the ovals around which the boys
and girls run ere so densely packed
with spectators that residents whose
homes face the scene of activities look
en- from the more advantageous points
house windows and on roofs. The
crowds that watched the proceedings
| last year were estimated al 100000 in
the aggregate, but it is expected thss
Commissioner Lee will report an even
! bigger assemblage upon his return
from a tour of the meetings this year.
Service Teams Matched
| An added feature in this years pro.
gramme consists of several champion.
ship games between service TEAMS ~
and around the city. On the baseball
diamond. in the Sheep Meadow Of Cen.
t,al Park, the teams of the Q. 5. s.
Granite State and Naval Overseas
Transportation Service viii meet for
the title of the Third Naval District
At the Pelham Bay naval training
station the championship CT the con.
tending company teams will be decided
while at Camp Upton the champion
slip of that camp is scheduled !.
At several of the parks or. the Wess
Side of Manhattan, where asplrants loI
pugilistic honors prevail in great
quantities, these boxers will perform
free of charge for the spectators
Among those who have volunteered tnelr
services Ate Joe Lynch, Young Rlley,
Sam Sieger, Willie Pomerantz, FRANKIE
Notter, Herman Epstein. Johnnie Dun-
dee, Eddie Wal ace and Young oi.O; !.o;
However, this does not close tne 'iss
of performers in the roped ring, 20
the directors of the games at the aiHea,
ent other parks have always ioanu
eager boxers who string or the NV. y.
ounce gloves for the edification o. ''s
+ cnlookers. n,
The places where the centesu v1A
take place are listed herewith