The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
Murchison, Meredith and Roy
Among Stars in National
Championship.
CALDWELL ALSO ENTERS
MiIlrose 600 Winner TO Run in
18th Regiment Armory
on Saturday.
NJ GEORGE u. UNDERWOOD.

NooAS 70 Nav SeAhotto Uh1hS VIM bAotfs
In the Millross A. A. meet last week and
several others who aid not lend Iustrs
TO the big Garden games will strive for
the laurels in the annual national senior
indoor championships of the Amateur
Athletic Union in the Thirteenth Regi-
nent Armory, Brooklyn. next Saturday
night.
Frank J. Shea OF the University OF
Pittsburg. intercollegiate 44o yard cham
pion. and by many thought to be the
greatest double furionser that ever dug
up the cinders. 10 one OF the champions
who will make his maiden bow In in
door athletics in the greater city. An
other much talked about athlete who will
make his first board floor appearance
here is Matson Collier OF the University
of Indiana, the flyer who made Howard
Drew run in near record time In the
1918 conference championships and beat
scholtz. the Missouri collegian. who
cleaned UP in the sprints at the Penn
relays.
Against Collier in the sprints-so
yards and 800 yards national champion
ships-will be seen the great Loren
Murchison Of the St Louis x. A.. whose
cannonball sprinting was one Of the fea-
lures OF the Millrose meet; Lieut.. Andy
Kelly. the 800 yard record holder: Lieut..
Sherman Landers. the present 800 yard
national champion; former National
Champion Lieut.. Roy Morse. w. Greed
Raymond OF the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, intercollegiate 220 yard cham
pion. and his team mate. Elmer Smith.
and Billy Goenzmuller. the intercolleg1-
ate 100 yard champion.
LOOMS May Compete.
Joe Loomis, the elongated Chicagoan.
also may be a starter. although his
entry has not yet been received Frank
Shea Is entered in both the 800 yard
and 800 yard events and probably will
compete in both. Long Tom Halpin OF
the Boston A. A. also has sent In his
entry for the 800 yard event. and 80
has his clubmate, Steve Rose. Jimmy
OBrien OF Loughlin Lyceum. Metro
politan and junior national champion.
also will break from the barrier In the
longer sprint
Dave Caldwell. whose tornado finish
gave him the Millrose 500 over Tommy
Campbell, the national half mile cham
pion. and Ted Meredith, the Olympic
champion. will answer the call to post
against Shea. Campbell. Homer Baker.
the international middle distance cham
pion Marvin Gustafson of tho Univer-
eity of Pennsylvania. the present ma
tional 500 yard champion. and possibly
Capt Ted Meredith in the race for the
COO yard title
Capt. Meredith has not yet sent in
his entry. but in all probability he soon
will do 70. Ted's great race In the
hlillrose coo was 4 clear indication that
the Olympic champion boasts all of his
former speed and stay. and that with
a little training and campaigning he
may better some OF his present worlds
records
To the experts Meredith's great come
back in the Millrose 600 was the out
standing feature OF the Millrose meet
The fact that after twenty-one months
absence from the cinder path he could,
with only a fortnight's training under
his belt. flash forth with SO creditabe
performance shows wonderful future
possibilities Capt. Mersdiths great
running certainly speaks we'll for army
training.
Ted's Drikht Future.
Surprising as It may seem to some.
Neredith's best running years lie ahead
of him. He still Is young man and
5ust now is in the full glory OF his young
manhood, Just the point when one be st
IS fitted for feats OF physical strength.
speed and stay. Those who had placed
Ted among the ranks OF the has beens"
ere likely TO get the Jolt of their lives.
1t all rests with Meredith himself II
he cares to take up the ardors OF train
irss and go at the game with his old
Vim and dash he is likely TO flash forth
with some performances that will put
al Of his great ones OF the past in the
shade. No halt-hearted work will do
II, however Ted has got TO put his
whole soul in the game once again " he
Sr 81 fnr Ia thoN lie,
will be his for the striving.
The 1000 yard race at the national
Championships should furnish Just as
exciting contest as tho struggle for
fhe 500 yard title. Jole Ray. winner
Of the Rodman Wanamkaer one and a
half mile cup race, has tossed his hat
into the arena. Ray will have TO run in
record time TO win. for among the
cracks who will measure strides with
him are Davy Caldwell. Tom Campbell,
who three times has defeated Ray at
the half mile Homer Baker and Mike
reranney. thsx'ormer national haS mile
chan. pion.
Pores Is Entered.
National Ave mile champion Charlie
Pores will be a starter In the two mile
event He will be opposed by Max Bob
land. the national cross-country cham
Blpl JOle ray. bdTlhnO NlBntlnBdle OF
New Hampshire State College and Joe
Iieberman OF the Meadowbrook Club, the
Junior national two mile champion. Ray
should capture the race with ease. None
a. the others classes with him.
The contest is expected TO furnish
further evidence against the alleged FIVE
mile record Pores Is credited with Every
time Pores answers the call 10 post IN a
distance event he furnishes further evi-
dence that he did not run In the wonder
rul figures the A. A. u. officials credited
him with last summer. In the three mile
race at the Millrose meet he was within
two seconds OF being a full minute be-
mind kolehmainen's record. despite the
TACT he was raced hard all of the way by
max Bohland. Yet A. A. Y. officials want
the fans 10 believe Pores is half a minute
Easter than the Flying Finn!
Intercollegiate high and low hurdline
Champion Charlie Erdman of Princeton
viii he seen In the 10 yard hurdles
Earl Thompson OF Dartmouth, II Is ex'
pected, will start. although he not YET
has sent in his entry. Trowbridge, Mas
sey' Smalley and Pollard are among the
other timber toppers who will ne seen.
Among the ssars who will take part ir
the held-events are Pat, Mcdonald. the
olv1nn'n shot putting champion: J c
fosklns OF Chicago. the national stand
Ing jump champion: Ted Clarke, the
FORMER Poly Prep lad who recently cap
tnred the Junior national standing jumr
tfle in meet record Wrecking figures