The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-24
Track
Meet for
Rose City
New York A. c. to Meet
Multnomah Club Men
in Dual Meet, Portland
BY BILLY SrErP

PORTLAND, June 2i.--The East
against the west-the big athletic
event of the year in the Pacific
Northwest-is scheduled for Multno-
NAH Field. saturday, June IS.
Under the colors OF the New York
Amateur Athletic Club and the Multi
nomah Amateur Athletic Club. the
greatest aggregation OF athletic talent
ever assembled In this territory will
attract thousands to Multnomah
Field.
The New York Athletic Club is
bringing TO Portland Is men Multi
nomah club has assembled the very
brightest stars in the athletic galaxy
OF the Pacific Northwest. The dope
on the events follow:
DISCUS THROW--In this event
the New York Athletic Club Is enter
ing Robert G.. Walker. metropolitan
champion, with a record of better
than 40 feet. Multnomah Club will
oppose him with three men - Tuck.
Powell and Pope. Under favorable
conditions, Pope. with his record OF
better than $50 feet Is expected to
break the American record.
HURDLES - In the sso-yard low
hurdles. Portland fans will sec three
of the greatest hurdlers TO ever APP
pear in the Pacific Northwest in one
race. The New York Club believes
that II. III. Meyer Is a possible ma
tionai champion. That might be
agreed 10 here were II not for the
fact that in Vic Hurley and Willard
Wells Multnomah believes IL has two
of the best hurdlers in the country.
Hurley has easily proven the class
of the Northwest in this event and
his time OF 2i;S compares very IA
vorably with any made in the coun-
try this year. In Willard Wells,
Stanford star. and national intereol
legiate champion OF 1920. Multnomah
Club looks to have a national cham
pion.
FIVE-MfbE RUIN this long
grind probably appear three Multno.
nah Club members to fight It out
for a trip to the national champion
ships Harry Floeter and Alvin Ito
bart. the Oregon Agricultural College
star. will oppose Nose Payne, the
greatest five-miler ever developed In
the Northwest in his attempted
'.comeback"
POLE VAULT-The New York
Athletic Club is bringing X. NJ. Burtt
Metropolitan champion, with a record
Of IL feet inches. Opposing the
Portland team has Etdon Jennc.
crack Pullman valiltes.
ONE HUNDRED AND 220-YARD
DASHES-Edde Farrell and Bernie
Wefers. Jr., representing the New
York club, are two OF the fastest
dash men In the East. Eastern sport
ing writer's say that Bernie Is n
worthy successor of his father, who
was the first man to run 100 yards in
80 and 220 yards in 2i.i. Eddie Far.
rell looked to be the class of the East
when he won the i0o-yard dash at the
Penn relays this spring.
Opposing these men. Multnomah
Club will have the greatest aggrega-
ton Of sprint men who ever repre-
scented the Northwest.
Vic Hurley. with his record OF "a
10 far has the edge on these men.
although his margin over Shook has
been extremely small, and o. A. C..
supporters are looking to see Shook
defeat him. In Grilley and Rockey
the club has two men less known
than Shook and Hurley, but whose
supports expect to sec them win.
The 44o-yard: In Stephenson and
Ray the New York club is bringing
two Of the point winners In the in
tercollegiate championships. while
Merit Hollinger. o. A. c. quarter
miller. with a record under so sec.
onds. will uphold the West.
: The sso-yard: For this event the
New Nork club is bringing A. b.
Helffrich. another American repre-
sentative who participated in the
Olmpic games Of 1920. His mark of
155 would indicate him as the logical
winner. Moreover, he will be ably
supported by Lincoln Adams and J.
r. Sellers. former national 60o-yard
champion; while the West pins all
its hopes upon Lee Sims. o. A. C.