Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
LOOMS AFTER 44O-
YD. HURDLE RECORD
Many Stirring Events carded
for Legion Games Tomorrow
Afternoon on Franklin Field
NEW SPRINT SENSATION

with the arrival Of more than a
hundred athletes from all parts Of the
country to take part In the second an.
nusl American Legion games on Frank
lin Field tomorrow afternoon. the stage
is set for one of tho biggest track meets
| hold in Philadelphia In years outside
Of the relays and the iutercollegistes
Five hundred in all have affixed their
signatures TO tho entry blanks In the
many events scheduled TO start at !
o'clock tomorrow afternoon The Army
Navy and Marine Corps all have squads
OF athletes entered. while the best 10
, college and club ranks in the East aud
! Middle West will be seen in the bigger
events.
Frank Joomis. the Chicago A. A.
athlete, arrived this morning and stated
| that he was ont 20 break record in
the quarter milo hurdle race. Anthony
! Desch, Of Notrc Dame, made the new
record in the relays and Loomis. who
was not entered az that time, says that
| he is going To break Desch's mark II
given any kind Of competition. He
will not have to worry for competition
with Frank Riley, of the Knights of
st. Anthony Club, Of New York. on
scratch with him and the best in the
With Loomis after the record in the
hurdles and the 600-yard record in
| danger of falling with such stars az
Eby. and Paddy Driscol in tho race,
track enthusiasts nrc due TO see some
exceptional performances.
Five Yards for SmalIey
George Orton. who is managing the
games and making up the handiCaps for
the various events. stated this morning
that Everett Smolley. the Penn star.
and Martin, the Red and Blue freshman
iumlnary, would have five and seven
yards, respectively, on Thomson. the
Dartmouth worlds champion hurdler,
thomson has never defeated Smallcy by
more than five yards since the two have
been running against each other. Har-
old Barron. who will also be on scratch
pushed Thomson to a worlds record at
the Olympic games last summer.
An army captain will trv his luck Ia
the marathon race that is due to start
at Villanova and finish after lap on
Franklin Field. He is r. Il. Fl. Rob-
erts. Of the Third Army Corps. He has
been q star long, distance runner for
several years and hopes to beat the
| field of ninety two and carry the cham
1ionship back TO his army post.
Canadians Here
The Canadian relay team which Is
entered in the one mile relay race
against Philadelphia. Boston and New
York arrived this morning and stated to
0 man that they hoped 10 score vic
tory over the three American teams
Tho local team. consisting of Eby,
Brown, Maxam and Rodgers, of Penn,
| is the favorite. but all three of the other
! teams have quartets Of stars capable Of
! turning the mile in close to record time
Williams. the Lafayette star sprinter
who has come to the fore this year with
rush, will have two yards on Allan
Woodring, the Olympic 900 yard cham
pion. and Al Leconey. Of Lafayette, the
scratch men IN the sprints. Young, of
the Loughlin Lyceum, Of New York.
who turned a ten second hundred two
weeks ago. only month after he put on
his first spiked shoes. has also been
given two yards. In New York they
call Young the sprinting rhenom OF
the West and look for him to endanger
Paddocks records after he gets the ex-
! perience of competition.