New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Athletes Must
Go to Laundry
In the Future
A. A. u. Committee Lays
Down Other Stringent
Rules for Competitions
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Dy "A. X. AdVdSNdTO
Athletes of the Metropolitan Associa-
ton will in the future have to keep to
the straight and narrow path as re-
CARDS observance of rules covering
track and field regulations, according
to an edict issued by the registration
committee.
have been dealt with leniently, in many
cases the individuals concerned escaping
with reprimand where the act merit
ed penalty. However. in the majority
Of these instances the cases involved
were those of first offenders, and 1t
was only due to this fact that they
escaped unpunished.
The committee of five is determined
to preserve discipline at every athletic
meet. 1t will insist also on the wear
ing of clean linen by the competing
athletes. In q number Of the recent
meets athletes have been seen wearing
costumes that appeared not to have
been laundered for many q month.
These scenes will not be tolerated any
longer, for the first athlete discovered
wearing enc of these muddy colored
suits will be called to task and sus
pended for q period of six months.
Some of the athletes, more partlcu
larly those who have attained high
standing in the sport, have been 10th
properly to fill out their entry blanks
when registering for an athletic meet.
They have left this work to the handi-
capper of the committee, who under the
rules has full authority to deposit
those blanks in the waste paper basket.
The handicapper will in the future
bring the case Of each of these athletes
to the attention of the committee.
Athletes so will have to guard their
step as to insubordination at games or
suffer a penalty that will keep them
idle for long period. 1t has not been
uncommon for runners when the finish
of race was exceedingly close to
question the placings of the officials,
who, when stationed on q direct line
with the finish, are consequently in a
better position to pick the winners.
The committee especially intends to
curb this evil.
The best equipped athletic field in
Brooklyn will be opened on June s,
when the Loughlin Lyceum will conduct
a track and field meet on its new
grounds at Morgan Avenue and Withers
Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This
field has been named McGoldrick Me-
mortal Field, as a tribute to the late
pastor of St. Cecilias Church. which Is
the home Of the Loughlin Lyceum ath-
letes. 1t was built through subscrip-
tions by the parishioners Of the
church.
In ell respects the athletic field is
modern in every detail. 1t has q grand
stand with capacity Of 1000 and q
bleacher section which can accommo-
date 1000. Underneath the grandstand
are dressing rooms for several hum
dred and sufficient number of shower
baths. The track is six laps to the
mile, and there is a 120-yard straight
pull up" easy after the finish Of
sprint race. Jumping pits have been
built and there is a baseball diamond.
The field is inclosed by 10-foot high
concrete wall.
The programme of events which will
mark the dedication of the grounds
will be featured by the renewal Of the
Loughlin Derby at eco yards. an invi
tation fixture, to which all the most
prominent men at this distance in the
East will be invited to start. Besides
this event, the special attractions in
clude a 70-yard hurdle race, 1,200-yard
relay race, open to clubs and colleges,
and a parochial school 88O-yard relay
race. Five open handicap events are
q 75-yard run, 300-yard run,
! 900 yard run, two mlle-run and S80-
yard run for novices.
Close to 200 runners will start in the
six and half mile open handicap road
run Of the Morningside Athletic Club
this afternoon. The contest will start
and finish at Manhattan Casino, 154th
Street and Eighth Avenue, and will act
as good trial for The Bronx to City
Hall race next Saturday.
Penn has four likely champions in
the 100, 22O, 440 and 98O-yard runs at
the coming intercollegiate champion
ships in Davis, Raymond, Smith and
Gustafsen. These four stars did par
ticuiarly we'll at the recent Penn relays
and their form showed that they re-
CURED very little more conditioning for
the title contests. Gustafsen is looked
Upon 70 emulate Ted Meredith in the
Of late, should swing around this dis
tance close to 1:55. Raymond looks as
II he should retain his furlong cham
pionship.
Several athletics who have returned
from the war in Europe are preparing
for the senior Metropolitan
cross country championship run over
the Van Cortlandt Park course on May
IT. The Paulist Athletic Club hopes to
turn out the winning team With the ac~
quisition Of Pat Flynn. Harry McGinn
and Frank Zuns, the A. E. +. champion,
all three Of whom are former distance