New-York tribune., 1919-02-25
Athletic Stars
Rally Tonight
AT the Garden
Eighteen Events ON Card,
With Many Champions
Among the 500 Entries
By A. c. Cavasnara

Track and field athletics will return
10 the pre-war standard when cham
plons from various parts Of +bs
ohited States gather tonight in Madi-
son square Garden for the twelfth an
nuai carnival of the Millrose Athletic
ASSOCIATION. Favored by 8 new floor
SAID to be especially springy. and the
entry OF strong fields, there is every
reason to believe that new records
Will be established. 10
There are eighteen events on tho
programme and half of this numher
arc invitation contests, in which cham
pions IN club and college circles will
eNnlblt their prowess.
oonslderable attention will he cen-
tired on the Millrose 600 race which
VIII bring back to competition the
l,eeaountaole Captain James Z. (Ted)
meredith. Captain Meredith recently
announced his retirement from active
athietics following his return to this
country after a splendid career as an
american aviator in France. but re-
considered his decision.
Meredith Seeks Trophy
Captain Meredith's princina, min, j.,
coming back" will be to win perma-
nent possession'of the r. H. Post nrize
winch goes to the athlete winning this
race three times. The worlds half
I, nlile record holder has two "legs' on
the prize.
Four rivals will oppose Meredith
the most dangerous Of whom ara To',,
campbell, Chicago; Dave Caldwell
66oston, and Homer Baker, of this CITY
oampbell and Baker appear as sure
troublemakers and it has been renortcd
that Campbell, the sensation of 1918.
time - -s0oi"
Local athletic followers will also
have the opportunity of witnessin~
the wonderful hurdling ability biIleS'''ns az
Lieutenant Bob Simpson. who Is
entered in both the 70-yard low and
nigh hurdle contests The Missouri
University greyhound" accepted the
invitation to compete principally be
cause he was certain of smashinp the
tests. WI
Lieutenant Simpson appears in
splendid shape and does not anticipate
include Earl J.. Thomson, Dartmouth:
George A. Trowbridge. Princeton; Jack
Eller, unattached, and Fred Pollard.
Meadowbrook Club.
Jole w. Ray, who is entered i. the
hodman Wanamaker one and half
mile run, has announced his determine
tion 70 capture this event for the third
tlme. Kay will have a bitter rival in
=. Joe Stout, Chicago University. who
IS keen to take his scalp. Stout has
run several trials over the distance
ana on each occasion has broken the
record to the credit of Ray. Max
Bohland, Gordon T. Nightingale and
Cecil Leath, complete the field.
Stars In IN Val nt
Billy Ganzemuller. W. Greed Ray
mond, Loren Murchison and Captain
Andy B. Kelly are the principal stars
in the 7O-yard dash, while Dartmouth
pennsylvania, Massachusetts Tech and
Columbia are among the entrants in
the one-mile scratch college relay race.
Boston Naval District, PHILADELPHIA
Navy Yard and Camp Upton appear to
be the strongest combinations in the
service relay contest.
Stars are in abundance in the manv
other races. Charles Pores, American
ilve-mlle champion, will grace the
scratch mark in the two-mile run:
Harry Barwise, Eugene Jennings and
Walter Whalen should have bitter
fight in the high jump, while Jim
O,Brien looms up as the likely winner
of the 300-yard run.
Six teams will strive for the Metro
politan Association medley relay cham
pionship, while Baltimore Tech. victor
in the interschol elastic relay last wear
will endeavor to- repeat the triumph
with the same list of runners. Edward
REM will toe the scratch mark in the
walking contest.
Among the invited guests will be
Lieutenant Colonel Kincaid and nine
teen officers of the eth Division. who
returned recently from France. Thev
will watch the contests as guests of
Rodman Wanamaker