The evening world., 1921-02-26
Seven Big Meets CGrded
For Athletes as Wind-Up
OF Winter Indoor Season

and field championships of the Unit
ed States are scheduled to be run
Brooklyn will be the scene Of the next
carnival, when tho Junior Order
American Mechanics will stage a set
OF events at the 18th Regiment on
March &c.
The feature event of this evening b
games is the one-mile medley relay
race. Seventeen teams, with repre-
sentatives from the leading clubs,
colleges, Y. NJ. G. A. and prep schools,
are scheduled 10 face. the starter in
this race. Teams will consist of four
men, one man to run a half mile, one
quarter mile and two men one
eighth OF a mile each. In addition to
this attraction several other events
In short and long distance racing
make up the programme.
Chief interest at the Samaclar
games will no doubt centre in the
1,0O0-yards scratch invitation race for
the j. +. Carney trophy. Joie Ray
and Harold Cutbill, who took Rays
measure at the Millrose games, but
who was later defeated by the Chi
cago runner in Boston, will toe the
mark in this match, Cutbil is not
in the best of condition at the pres
ent time, due to an injury OF one Of
his feet, but II is expected he win be
in shape for the coming games. Al
Swede, the Princeton star; Sid Leslie,
and possibly Earl Eby OF Pennsyl-
vnnia, will also start. There will also
be two Metropolitan Association
championships decided at the games,
the One-mile relay and high jump.
Both events have attracted a large
entry.
The I'd Division Post games will
bring out large entry. AS stated be-
fore, the games are run in honor OF
men who were killed on the other
side. Dartmouth College has offered
n cup in honor of Joseph Emery, emu
on the Green team and one Of the
leading pole vaulters, for the one
mile intercollegiate relay Three
trophies in honor OF William Noble
wallace OF the wresu Ting team, John
| McHenry jr. OF the crew squad, and
Johnnie Overton, the long distance
| star, will be put up by Yale. The
| Princeton men have offered the John
r. Poe Cup for the one-mile inter
scholastic relay for the championship
OF the metropolitan district.
Arrangements for the Post once
games have practically been COM
pleted, and the programme will con-
sist Of events in which the cream OF
athletic talent win appear. The p
o. Memorial, SS0-yards scratch, invi-
tation will be the feature race. Sid
Leslie, Joe Higgins and Jack Sellers
have sent in their signed entries, and
invitations have been sent to Joie
Ray Mike Devanney and Walter Kop-
plsh. Another feature attraction will
be the two-mlle old boys walk handi.
cap. II is expected that this event
will once again bring into competition
Sam and Louis Leibgold, Hooking
Weeks, Mann and Jacobs. The com.
petitors in this race must be forty
years OF age or over to be eligible
to compete.
Eleven championship events, opeI
to amateur athletes OF the world
will be decided at the national iudoc
track and field title meet. The event
TO be run are the 60-yard dash, 30t
600, 1000 and two-mile run, one mil
walk. 20 yards high hurdles, running
high jump, standing high jump
standing broad jump, 16-pound sho
and one and one-eighth miles medic
relay. The majority OF champions Il
the various events are expected L
defend their titles on the night OF tn
games
The Mechanics games are attract
ing large entry list and II is eViden
, that strong opposition will be tn
order of the night. A 10O-yard novice
, !, 900 yard handicap, three mile bioy
Gle race, 440-yard handicap, one
, mile walk and two-mile run are som
OF the events TO be contested. Look
like a big month ahead for the ath
letes.