New-York tribune., 1919-06-11

OF the procession.
Sports Parade To-day
To-days demonstration in Fifth Ave-
nue., which will begin at Washington
Arch at 10 o'clock in the morning, will
be marked by as many historic features
as was yesterdays, but of far differ
ent order This is Sports Day among
the Scouts, and everything tending to
show the spirit of cooperation with
which the Scouts enter the field of ath-
letics will be given a place in the pa
rade.
Every branch Of athletics will be rep
resented in the procession, which will
typify the healthy, sport-loving, out-ofS
door character of the Scouts organiza-
tion. 1t will be parade unique in
New York, where no spectacle consti-
tuted solely Of the sport element ever
has been seen.
William G. McAdoo, head of the ma
tional Scout membership drive, and
"Big Bill" Edwards, head Of the city
membership campaign, will lead the
marchers. Brigadier General George R.
Dyer will act as grand marshal. They
will leave the parade at the Public Lii
brary Building, however, where thew
/
review the marchers from a reviewing
stand that has been erected there.
Foremost among the various sports
represented will be contingents of
Americas two great outdoor pastimes
baseball and football. Past and pres
ent stars of these two great games will
march in person. Miller Higgins and
the yankees" and Hughey Jennings
and the Tigers" will march in uni
form, with the redoubtable Ty Cobb,
Bobby Veach and the other Detroit
players forming an attraction in them
selves. Old time baseball stars will
be numerous, among them being Mike
Donlln and John NJ. Ward, who will
head the ex-profes with Bill
Clark, now Princeton baseball coach.
and Keene Fitzpatrick, now Princeton's
athletic trainer. Harvard University.s
baseball team, led by Bill Reed. old
time Harvard star, will be on hand.
"Pooch" Donovan will accompany the
Crimson team. Dutch" Carter. for
mer Yale pitching star, will head
contingent of Yale ball players.
Following the parade there will be
monster Boy Scout rally at the Polo
Grounds, where hundreds of Scouts
Will be the guests of Colonel Rupert
and Major Huston, owners of the Yam
KEGS, at the game between the, New
YORK Americans and the Detroit Tigers.
Football Heroes Also
Football will be represented by an
equally large and distinguished list of
past and present day gridiorn celeb
rites, headed by Foster Sanford.
famous coach of Rutgers College foot
ball team, which will parade with the
Princeton Varsity football team. Fortv
famous athletes will accompany the
football contingent, among them being:
Walter Camp, Wyllys Terry, Eugene
Richards. House Janeway, BUNNY"
Booth, "Shep" Homans, Jack Gates.
Ted Coy, Charley Brickley, Brink
Thorne, Billy Ford. Bill Smith, George
Lancon, Howard Ameli. Walter Cos
grave, Elmer E. Thompson, Ross and
Steve McClave, Dave Fultz, Donald Nc
Fayden, Harold Short, Harry Kers-
berg, Colonel Reed Fitzpatrick, Ford
Murphy, Tom Thorpe, Irv Wilmington.
Dick Hodge, Tracy Harris and Her
bert L. Pratt.
Admirers Of boxing will have an
opportunity Of seeing many of the
present champions and past idols of
tistiana in the boxers% division. Kid
Mcfarland, onetime glove celebrity
and now Of Collector Edwards's office.
IS assisting Charles Harvey In arrang-
ing for huge representation Of fistic
| stars.
Benny Leonard, the lightweight
champ, and Jack Rritton, king of the
welters, will STAGE an. exhibition on
doat at the head Of the boxers d.
vision.
whole division will be given over
to members ofithe New York Athlet;c
Club, who will march under the lead
ership Of DR.. Graeme M. Hammond
president. and. Judge Henry A. Glider
sleeve. Stars of track and field whcsa
names are calculated to stir the hearts
Of thousands Of admirers in the snort.
ing world Will compose the clubs rem
resentat'on1 Olympic and interna-
t'onal title holders will be amono tho
marchers Oldtime athletes will he
headed by II. f. Buermyer, the oldest
champion of the club, who is "vouthv
of but eighty years
An imposing array Of billiard nlav-
ers will march shouldering cues under
the leadership Of Jack Doyle. On
float at the head of the CONTINGENT
Willie Hoppe, monarch of the green
cushions, will play n real game Of bill
lIards on real billiard table aa the
procession moves along