The New York herald., 1921-02-06

OLYMPIC YICTORS
IN MILLROSE MEET
Athletic Champions to Be Seen
in Garden Games Next II
Tuesday,

The fourteenth annual indoor games
OF the Millrose A. A., to be held in
Madison Square Garden on next Tuesday
evening" promises an athletic treat which
I In attractiveness will excei any previous
Alillrose meet.
New York. will see representatives
from every athletic centre IN the land
The programme is composed mainly OF
invitation events. with many Olympic
stars among the starters
Jackson V. Scholz OF the Detroit A. c..
undefeatcd last year In all his indoor
competitions will appear to defend his
title of indoor sprint king, Schoz is the
fastest man off the mark that New York
has seen in many day. but he will
have exceptional performers for his op-
ponents Loren Mu, Gibson, formerly of
the New York A. c., and now affiliated
with the Illinois Athletic Club Of Chicago
and winner of the seventy yard sprint
at the Millrose games in 1918 and 1919.
has this year in worlds record time
beaten seholz by the proverbiai eyelash.
Bernie Wefers, Jr., running with the
same burst Of speed and jump that made
his father famous years ago. is still
undefeated In the campaign running
from last September to the present>date
in races from scratch. If he Is in prime
condition Tuesday night he will bring
the thousands of spectators to their feet.
10 Loomis of Chicago, another dan
gerous contender, has this year run
within fraction of a second OF worlds
record figures and has been training
hard.
Then there are Allan Woodring, the
Olympic 220 yard champion Billy
Hayes. the former national 100 yard
champion. also q member of the Olympic
r - fax d.
ward Farrell of Brooklyn COLLEGE. Graeb
of Columbia, Conway of Mercersburg
Academy Hal Lever Of University or
Pennsylvania and others.
The field for the middle distance
events is the best balanced possible. The
famous Rodman Wanamaker trophy,
which has for the last four years been
won by Joie Ray, the crack Chicago
flier. may this year be taken by Hal
Cutbill of the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton, whose running the last few weeks
has been the talk of athletic circles.
Ray must run close to the record II he
hopes to win.
The tnree-quarter mile run which was
placed on the programme at the request
of many of the contestants rounds out
n middle distance series of events with
Devaney, Leslie, Joe Higgins Connolly,
Larry Brown, Newton Brown, Paul
Draper. Douglas and Reed of Yale
among the starters.
The high and low hurdle events Will
make the temperance In Madison
Square Garden of the greatest timber
toppers of the world. headed by Earl
Thompson of Dartmouth, the Olympic
champion and worlds record holder,
Thompson will have to reckon again
with his famous Olympic rival. II. Il.
Barron of Penn State College. Among
other serious contenders will be the
Loomis brothers of Chicago.
In the past the Millrose has featured
but one or two college relays as added
attractions. The interest these events
occasioned was so pronounced that tho
committee this year has deemed 1t wise
to elaborate on the college relay fea-
ture, and will present to the New York
athletic enthusiasts no fewer than
twenty colleges and universities Thess
have been made up with special atten-
ton to their athletic capabilities.