New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Athletic Stars
Will Compete
In Big Meet
Return of Ted Meredith
Will Be Feature~of the
Millrose A. A. Games
By A. G. Cavagnaro

An entry list that includes one of the
will compete in the annual track and
field carnival of the Millrose Athletic
Association at Madison Square Garden
next Tuesday evening. All sections of
the country will be represented.
The college world is to be represent
ed by the best men of that division,
while the club athletes will be there
in strong array to hold up their end.
In all, the list numbers more than 500
individual entries for the nineteen
events on the programme, of which nine
are invitation features.
Many old athletic favorites, back
from the fighting front, will reappear
after an absence from competition of
Captain James f. (Ted) Meredith, one
of the worlds greatest middle distance
runners, who Will attempt to win pos
session of the valuable e II. Post
trophy in the "Mllrose 600" Should
the former University of Pennsylvania
wonder be successful in capturing this
event for the third time he will UNI
doubtly retire from active competition.
Besides Captain Meredith, the stars
entered are Lieutenant Bob Simpson,
the greatest hurder of all times
Earl J. Thomson, Tom Campbell, the
new middle distance sensation; Dave
Caldwell, Tom Halpin, Charles Pores,
Homer Baker Fred Pollard, Jack Eller,
Andy 3. Kelly, James j. O'Brien, c.
R. Erdman, George Trowbridge and
Joie Ray.
The nine invitation events will num-
Der all champions among the starters.
These contests are the 7O-yard low
and high hurdles. Millrose 600, TO
yard dash, Millrose- Wanamaker one
mile relay, Rodman Wanamaker one
and half mile run, one mile intNr-
scholastic relay race and one mile
army and navy relay. Besides these
events, there are handicap contests
and several other special events in
which the handicaps to be allotted will
be limited.
Captain Meredith will have his work
cut out to win the Millrose 600, for
among his opponents are Homer Ba-
ker, of this city; Tom Campbell, of
Chicago; Dave CALDWELL of Boston,
and Marvin Gustavson, of Philadelphia
Lieutenant Bob" Simpson, worlds
record holder over the l2O-yard high
hurdles, is bent upon breaking the
marks for both the 70-yard high and
low hurdle contests. The erstwhile
University of Missouri athlete is said
to be in remarkable shape and ready
to fight off determined opposition from
Earl J. Thompson, Fred Pollard, c. R.
Erdman, George Trowbridge and Jack
Eller, all of whom are timber toppers
of the sensational order.
Joie Ray, the pocket edition of the
late Tommy Connect, will also en-
deavor to earn q third leg on the
Rodman Wanamaker one and half
mile trophy. Rays most dangerous
rival in this event may be Clyde J.
Stout, of the University of Chicago.
who has undergone a special prepare
ton for this event. Reports from the
Windy City have credited Stout
with running this distance in faster
time than the record, which is held
by Ray.
In the one mile intercollegiate re-
lay race Dartmouth, Columbia, Penn
Elvania and Massachusetts, Tech are
named among the starters, while the
service team. relay entries are Bos-
ton Naval station, Pelham Bay, League
Island, Of Philadelphia, and Camp Up
ton. Baltimore Tech is favorite again
to capture the honors in the inter
scholastic relay race.
An exciting race of the evening
should be the one mile medley relay
championship of the Metropolitan As
ISOLATION, with SIX teams scheduled
to start