New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Star Athletes
Gather Tonight
In Legion Meet
Games at 23d Regiment Ar
mory Attract More Than
Four Hundred Entries
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Scenes of the halycon days of the
23d Regiment will be repeated tonight
when the infantry organization plays
host to an all-star cast Of athletes in
the annual games of the 106th Infan-
try Post. American Legion. The vet
cram athletes, who are promoting the
games, have succeeded in obtaining
the best track and field men of the
East as competitors. IT is hoped that
quite profit will be realized, for the
money will be put into fund to Sc
cure clubhouse for the ex-solders
College repre- sentatives will battle
against the club entries in the various
contests. Several feature events are
on the program, wnile the seventy
yard high hurdle senior Metropolitan
scheduled. The entry list comprises
more than 400 individual contestants.
Thrilling Race Promised
What should unquestionably prove
the most thrilling race is the half-mile
scratch relay closed 20 members of the
American Legion. Eleven squads of
four men each will compete, and among
the scheduled starters are champions
OF various classifcations. The Univer-
slty of Pennsylvania post, which team
/ established new record for the dis
tance outdoors last year in Philadel-
phla, rules a strong favorte
While the Quaker team is the choice
tor principal honors, some predict a
surprise, for the reason that the Phia-
delphlans have not indulged in any in
door competition this season. This is
expected to prove a disadvantage to
1a
bnatlons entered arc the BissvilIe
Post, which group comprises the cham
plon Loughlln Lyceum athletes, Prince
ton University. the New York A. c.
and the combined list and 1O6th In
fantry posts team.
Twelve men viii start in the 70-yard
hurdles, Princeton University being
represented by six men. Among the
Tigers arc Carl S. Erdman, former in
tercolleglate champion George Trow-
bridge and S. Harrison Thomson. The
local clubs ace will be the veteran
Jack Eller, Loughlin Lvceum. who has
shown some sensational trials in prep
aration for the contest.
Earl Eby, inter-Allied middle distance
champion, will be put to a severe test
ITO achieve victory III the special GOO
yard run. The Pennsylvania student
faces an exceptionally strong field in
Jimmy OBrien, Jack Sellers, Mike
Devaney, Homer Baker and Eliot Bale.
sitter among others. In the rs mile
handicap relay race are several college
teams which promise to make it hot
for their opponents.
N. Y. A. c. Gets Prem
Herbert Prem, who is among the
best running, hop, step and jump per
1crmers in this country. was among the
athletes who filed applications yester-
day with the registration committee
announcing their intentions to join
local clubs. Prem aligned himself with
the New York A. c. forces, and is
eligible to represent this organization
| immc diately.
Others who have changed their club
affiliation arc William Frick, Glencoe
A. c.; Louis De Witt, Glencoe A c.;
v. NJ. Kelly, Loughlin Lyceum; Fred
erick Burdett, Glencoe A. c.; Matt j
Lynch. Knights of St. Anthony; Harry
Samson, Washington Heights A. A., anc
S. A. johnson, Morningside A. c.
Another star to enter the Millrose
games at Madison Square Garden or
February 10 is John V. Sylvester, OF
the University of Missouri Sylvester
cousin of Bob Simpson, is being
coached by the latter. In the inter.
allied championships, Sylvester fin
ished second to Simpson in both the
12O and 220-yard hurdle events. win.
ming his heat in the latter event in
"a 15 seconds.