The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-12
NEW YORK A. G, HAS
CHANCE IN SENIORS
Country's Greatest Athletes in
National Championships on
Franklin Field To-day.
by GEORGE Il. UNDERWOOD.

Though the collapse Of the Irish AM
eriean a.. G, and the subsequent en-
listing of many of the Winged Fist
athletes, particularly the weight men,
under the banner of the rival Mercury
Footors materially has strengthened the
New York a. c. the club this season
Is. not represented by as strong a team
as some Of those OF the past. Despite
this fact the Mercury Footers have a
strong chance of capturing the team
honors tomorrow in the senior national
championships on Franklin Field, Phila-
delphia.
This is on account of the strong teams
from the West and middle West cutting
into each other. On account of the
star athletes being so we'll distributed
among the various clubs with the osten-
sibly three strongest clubs taking points
away from each other the team cham
pionship struggle will be an open one,
with the New York A. c., Chicago A A,
illinois A. c. and Boston A. A. all
having a fighting chance Of capturing
the team championship.
The national championships will start
to-day with the junior events and will
be followed by the senior contests to-
morrow. On account of the lull in
athletics during the war it is well nigh
impossible to get a line on the Junior
contenders. 1t would be fruitless to
attempt to forecast the results of the
junior contests.
Senior Events Tomorrow.
The senior championships tomorrow
should produce some OF the greatest
competition in the annals of sport.
There never has been q national title
meet in which such a. galaxy of
champions (was entered Stars from
North, East, South and West will shy
their hats into the arena and athletic
history almost certainly will be made.
The two hurdles races, the one mile
run and the pole vault boast entries such
as never featured an Olympic meet. Bob
Simpson. the king of timber toppers and
holder of the woylds 120 and 220 yard
hurdlIng records. will be pushed to the
limit by Earl Thomson of the Boston
A. A. Fred Kelly, the Olympic high
hurdles champion, is dangerous enough
to cause an unset
Marc Wright whose former worlds
pole vault record of 10 feet az inches
made in the intercollegiate of 1919.
stood until a fortnight ago, when Frank
| Foss cleared 10 feet 3 Gle inches, will
meet Foss and other 10 foot vaulters on
Saturday. One of the most dangerous
rivals Of Foss and Wright will be Ralph
| Spearow of the Multnomah A. c. of
Portland, Ore, who FIVE times this sea-
son has vaulted IL feet inches or bet
| ter and who beat 10 feet on July /.
| Ray TO Face Connolly Again.
Pushed hard by Jimmy Connolly Of
| the Boston A. 4. atNToronto last Satur-
| day, Joie Ray, the phenomenal little IL
| linois \. C. miller. turned a mile in
4 IA 2-5 and wrecked Abel Kiviat's Ca
| madam record Ray will have Connolly
opposing him again tomorrow in addi-
| ton to Eddie Fall, the former Oberln
| collegian; Clyde Stout, winner of the
| 1900 meter event at the lnteralhed
| meet Mike Devanney of the 3Iillrose A
A, metropolitan one mile and national
! two mile steeplechase champion, and
| other fleet milers
| 1t would not be at all surprising TO see
| Ray smash Norman Taber's worlds
amateur one mile record OF 4:I23-5.
Ray never will have better oppor-
tunity. Last Saturdays race in Canada
showed that Joie is at top form. The
Franklin Field track is a fast one, and
I he viii be favored by strong competition.
| Headed by Loren Murchison, Billy
Hayes, Charlie Paddock and Harry Will
iams, great field OF speed marvels will
| take part in the two sprnts. Charlie
Pores will be given another opportunity
Of showing how near he can come TO
the American five mile record OF
| "a 80 As, the much doubted mark which
the A. A. U. officially credited TO him last
year.