Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20
Famous MeadoWbrook Ath.
Iete Announces Intention
to Try Comeback-D al-
las Pleads for Stadium
SPROUL BOOSTS SPORTS
Bv EDWIN J. POLLOCK

u1IIE lure of the game, that intangible
rorca that takes old men to the goli
links, keeps veterans in baseball eV"u
when the throwing arm is dead ava
the legs crippled with anu
bolde athletes to the cinder pain untll
the spring has gone from the stride. mas
taken Meredith back to track athle'es'
Some time ago Ted announced that he
was through with running. That was
when he was fresh from Ii helds oil
France and his trend of thought turned
not to athletics. bu. to the rearrange'
ment of domestic life and business after
a year and n half in the service The
indoor track season has started. the
call of the game has sounded and Teds
ears are normal.
Meredith made the announcement that
he vas going back 70 spiked ehoes and
running toys at the sports writer's come
back dinner at the Hotel Walton last
night. and his words We're greeted with
a resounding applause that proved the
popularity of his decision.
After Post Trophy
Ted will at'aempt his comeback at
the indoor Millrose games slated for
he Madison Square Garden in New
York next Tuesday night. He has two
legs on the Post Trophy, one OF the most
valuable cups ever put up for compe-
tition, and one more victory will give
him Dermanent possession.
The former Penn fier n aviation
captain has been training REGULARLY at
Franklin Field. and is in fairly good
condition.. He has been working under
The d'rect'o1 of Lawson Robertson. and
the Quaker coach is sure to have fhe
RaI md p1tYa . a ~ IL A. I.at .1.,.lI
condition for the event.
Moredith will represent the Meadow
brock Club and It is Il known ract that
request from Samuel ! Dallns. the
secretarv Of the club and tho ,,res'dert
% the \ A l.. hed sornethirg TO do
With Ted's comeback Dallas wants to
keen as many athletes in competition az
possible and therefore hates to see a man
~ Mer"d''r'e "aliber retire.
Need Of Stadium
The great wood ~ n Stadium in this
civ for the conduct Of snorts Of an
sorts was the tonic expourdod IN Dallas'
snee"h before the writers and their
friends.
'Philadolnhia he said, "has the
greatest athletes in the world, hut il has
no place TO show them during the indoor
season our club every wear is put TO
great expense to c~o-duot the indoor
Games. II no small club can attempt
to e'"ps u trock carnival because of
the financial drain.
New York. on the other hand has
numerous s'adiums and armories in
which to hold meets. ard II is only in
this raapect that philadelph'a Is lao
ging behind in athletics Thare have
been several movements started hove 70
brild a st"dium. but all have failed
The M~eadowbro0k Club thi, year ~
I'D against 1t There is no available
place to hold the games and there is p
strong possibility that they will not be
staged.
Among the other athlete speakers was
lack Sproul. son of Governor Sproul and
a former lieutenant in infantry who
had been gassed in action. Junior Sproul
was one of the best basketball and
baseball players ever turned out at
Swarthmore He is now a student in
the Law School at The University Of
Pennsylvania.
Jack emphasized the initiative eX-
hibited by the doughboys in Franco and
said that such initiative vas founded by
athletics pompet tive athletics.