Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-15
FEW LOCAL MEN
\ IN A. A. u. GAMES
Barron and Maxam Only
Meadowbrook Athletes
q in National Meet
ATHLETES DISQUALIFIED?
BY PAUL PREP

Esmlfl j. ia 'tS, iilt HucNilHh StGIt-
..rv of the Mca 1owhrook Club and
..s,dont of the M!1lle Atlantic Division
=, ~, 4. \. T., has entered only two
%ssSowbrook cub athletes IN the
.a,,o, national track and field cham
,,lo,sh,us of the a 4. L., which viii be
s,soed saturday evening in the Twenty.
second Regiment Armory, New York;
Tho decision Of the Mcadowbrook
c,,h IN enter only two athletes virtually
s.s,,res the Chicago Athletic Association
- ,hs team honors. With the New York
IhIetic Club definitely out OF sports
.,,,,I the end OF the war and the famous
s.,.h- American Club dead as far as ath-
;.,,cs are concerned. the local organiza-
s,nn had been scked TO give the repre-
s.,,stiyes of the Windy City hard
contest for first honors.
Barron in Shape
The two runners 10 represent the local
.rganization are Robert MaXam and
harold Barron. MaXGm will be among
49, starters in the 66O-yard race. while
sasrron. who Is the national junior and
n. ssn,or high hurdle champion. will en-
Isavor TO add the indoor title to his list,
1parron ran in the Meadowbrook
f,ames last week. but was unable to do
HIMSELF Justice. as he had little chance
\ "a practice going over the timbers down
A Camp Hancock, where he is lieu
tenant.
puring the last few days he worked
kut several times and Is conndent OF
Snishing among the leaders. lie viii
!, lave strong competition in Dean Lefier.
81. Louis schoolboy. hcralded as
xn,nr champion Erdman, Of Princeton,
90 n Nyhnn1
,nualed the worlds indoor record OF 6
sscond for the 45-yard high hurdle last
\ geek in the Meadowbrook meet.
Fred Eby. the fcrmer University OF
Pennsylvania star, is "A slight favorite
IN the $50 yards race, that is if he is in
K ANYTHING like his old form. But, II out
Al condition, Bob Maxam looms up as
he winner Maxam showed plenty OF
sneed in the Meadowbrook Club games
4 the special $50 and in the intcrcity
relay, and with a title at stake he may
surprise the knc wing ones with his fleet
ness Of foot.
May Hold Middle Atlantic Meet
The indoor and track field champion
shlps of the Middle Atlantic Division Of
the A. A. L. may be held this year.
They were originally scheduled for las
night at the Second Regiment Armory,
but the lack of entries caused a post
ponement The Meadowbrook Club was
the only organization to send in first
class entry list.
A meeting of the officials will be held
Monday night, and If the various clubs
In this division decide to send in a
representative entry list the meet will
be held in a week or so in one of the
local armories.
How About This, Officials?
According to the strict Interpretation
of the rules of the Amateur Athletic
Union every amateur athlete who COM
peted In the first section of the Mead
pwbrook Club. meet last Friday night
stands automatically suspended.
4 This startling state of affairs came
Y about because Of the presence of Pat
! French, the former University OF Maine
K athlete, In the open hurdle race. French
who Is professional athlete. having
( played baseball with the Athletics for
short time last season, is eligible to
compete with amateurs in events closed
70 army and navy athletes, but lie had
no right 10 start against amateurs in
The open hurdle race last Friday night.
According to the rule book, the presence
of professional in an amateur meet
automatically suspends every amateur
Who conpetes in the meet.
\ II is obvious that French got into the
4 open race through an oversight on the
part OF the officials and nothing at all
WI come OF the incident. except that
me laugh is decidedly on the Amateur
I Athletic Union.