The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-17
FAMOUS ATHLETES
TO TRY FOR TITLES
Kolehmainen, Ryan, McDon-
aid Among Stars in Senior
Metropolitans.
OPEN PERSHING FIELD
Games Next Saturday to Fea-
ture Opening of Jersey City's
New Track.
OPEN PERsHING FIELD


Next Saturday promises to be q big
day athletically In Jersey City. The
citizens across the river are to celebrate
the opening of the new Pershing Athletic
Field, at Central and Manhattan ave-
: nues, Jersey City, and at the same time
y will witness the running of the Metro
politan A. A. u. senior track and field
, championships, the big feature OF the
celebration.
The entire field will be thrown open
!. to the public on that day. The leading
I. stars in the tennis world will play ex-
hibition games of tennis on the new
= courts, the wading pool will be open for
. the Riddles and all of the apparatus
viii be put in readiness for the 5000
children who are expected to use the
playground. Two bands will furnish the
&. music during the afternoon and evening
and a great chorus of girls will enter
tain with singing, while the best athletes
. Of the metropolitan district will compete
for titles in nineteen events on the track
and in the field.
= Those championships will serve as an
= excellent tryout for local athletes who
viii participate In the national cham
pionships at Franklin Field, Philadel-
!. phia, September IL and 10. The club
officials will have an opportunity to
compare the times in the track events
and the performances In the field with
those recorded by the athletes of other
districts in their respective association
championships and thereby learn what
chance their representatives will have in
the big national meet
N. Y. A. C.'s Big Team.
The fields In the various events are
T larger and classler than they have been
!, for a metropolitan championship in a
, number of years and the competition
!, promises to be keen. The New York A.
Z C. has one OF the largest track teams in
:. training for the national championships
/, that has ever represented the Mercury
:, Foot 1t Is expected the New York A.
G. will uncover some dark horse in the
!, senior Nets"
Homer Baker, the former interna-
tional half mile champion Jack Sellers.
national indoor 500 yard champion and
present Metropolitan half mile cham
pionf Mike Devaney. 1917 half mile
champion, and A. l.. Hulsenbeck, Metro
-, politan Junior half mile champion are
>. among those who will fight it out for
:. the title in the $50 yard championship.
!, This Is one of the best fields that has
faced the starter in a Metropolitan nalf
mile championship since the days when
Mel Shepard and Harry Gissing were
the premier half milcrs of this district.
. For the first time in a number or
years the field in the five mile is an
), exceptionally high class one. As rule
in the past there has been some par
ticular distance runner who has stood
out above all others and this fact has
had tendency to keep many of the
good men out There are at least four
men in this race this year who have
an even chance of winning.
Kolehmainen I'm "Come Back"
Charlie Pores, the recent title holder
and also holder of the American record
for Ave miles, heads the list. followed
by Max Bohland. national cross-country
champion; Hannes Kolehmainen. the
olympic champion distancer, who will
.attempt to come back" and. Paddy
Flynn of the Paulist A. c.. who is
running better in every race. The five
mile looks as though It might result in
one of the best races of the meet.
In the quarter mile George Dernell.
the present champion. will defend his
title. Nell Shaughnessy. runner up to
! Dernell in the Metropolitan and winner
Of the national 440, will also be on
hand again. as will Jimmy O'Brten.
Loughlin Lyceum. national Junior 900
a. yard champion. and w. I. Adams. New
York, A c.. winner of the Metropolitan
junior quarter. Pete White. Salem
Crescent A. c.. !; Freddy Teschner, Glen
coe A c.: Frank Conway. Morningside
A. c.. and e. Perlnsan. Glencoe A. c..
will be seen in the sprints.
AL OF the local stars will take part in
: the field events. including the giant
: weight throwers Pat Mcdonald, Matt
McGrath and Paddy Ryan In the shot.
!. ffty-six and hammer. and George Bron-
: der IN the javelin. Dave Politzer will
h. In
Erickson in the running high jump, Jo-
seph>Rothschild and J. Geist in the hop,
step and jump. and Gordon Dukes and
Anton Human in the pole vault.
An Ideal Campus.
Pershing Field IL on the site OF the old
Jersey City Reservoir. Half Of 1t has
:, been levelbed for third Of mile run
ming track containing four baseball dia-
monds. The track is raised above the
:. level of the infield, so that In the winter
time the infleld can be flooded. furnish
ing a skating surface of $40 feet by
=. about 600 feet.
Tho cinder running track, which Is
three laps to the mile. will have 22o
>. yard straightaway wide enough for Ave
!, hurdle lanes and six sprint lanes One
side of the field, where the children's
; playground. tennis courts. wading poo
= and field house are located. is raised
!. much higher than the track and baseball
field. furnishing a splendid vantage
. ground from which to see the athletic
events.
:. The inneld along the 22o yard straight.
: away has pits for the running broad
:. jump. running high jump. pole vault and
hop. step and jump; also the circles fol
the sixteen pound shot and the f1fty-ss
pound hammer and the discus throwing
,. events.
h. A. Harry Moore. Commissioner of tn,
Department of Parks and Public Prop
critics of Jersey City. who is responsible
for this fine playground and athletic
field, has expressed a wish that the fielt
: be known as the Pershlng Athletic Field
e The residents of Jersey City are verJ
much in favor of calling 1t Moore Field
: in honor OF Commissioner Moore 1t II
- possible their wishes will prevail wher
the field officially Is named.
NEW JOB FOR JOE RAY.