Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-22
MANY CO[[EGIANS
IN SHANAHAN meet
State, Penn and Cornell Ath-
Ietes In Games Today.
205 on Entry List
GIRL STARS TO COMPETE

The nineteenth annual track and Reld
day Of the shanahan Catholic Club will
be held this afternoon, starting at 2
r. NJ. on the r. r. r. Y. NJ. G. A.
grounds, Forty fourth street and Park.
side avenue.
More than two hundred athletes
20S. to be exact--have entered the
twelve events, with total Of $50 en-
tries. In addition to the regular events
there ore two special numbers on the
program. a seventy five. yard dash for
girls, in which twenty -four girls will
compete, and a special one. mile relay
for Knights Of Columbus councils.
This IL the frst time In the history
Of the A. A. U. that an open race has
been held for girls and is in line with
the new policy OF the national body ad-
hitting them to competition In track
sports.
Six councils have entered In the
Knights Of Columbus relay. which will
be the first event held under the
auspices Of the recently formed X. OF q.
Athletic Association.
Many Clubs Entered
Shanahan, Meadowbrook. German.
town Boys Club, Kensington Recre-
alton Center. Enterprise. Nativity. Vic.
trix. Jersey Harriers, Kirlin. Harvard
Boys Club, Coshlan, Scandinavian
American A. G. and Penn A. A. have
all entered athletes. and in addition
there are number Of unattached men.
College stars competing for the vari-
GUS teams will feature the games.
Meadowbrook has Weiand and Taylor,
Of Penn State; Rodgers, Rose. Needs.
Herr and Altmaier, Of Penn. and
r.athrop and Carter, Of Cornell. Shana- =
han has entered Powers, the Penn
hurdler. in the dashes and FouraCre in
the middle distances. Germantown has
several representatives from Penn State
in Kisselhoff. Erb and Russell.
Johnny Kehoe. Enterprise star, Is on
scratch in the 220 yards. Weiand, Tay-
lor and Rodgers, all wearing the colors
Of Meadowbrook, are on scratch In the
44O. Frank Kelly. Of Shanahan. and
John Herr, of Penn. are on scratch In
| the $50.
Johnny Gray, Bill Rittler and Andy
| Hisler are on scratch In the two mile
run and will concede handicaps to sew.
enty seconds. In the high jumps, Walter
Whalen, of Enterprise, and Needs and
Lathrop, of Meadowbrook, nre on
scratch. A. Rose. y. of p. will Leap
from scratch in the broad jump, md Tex
Hamer, of Penn. and Jim Comeford, oi
Enterprise, will be on scratch In the
shot-pu
Ten Clubs In Medley
Ten clubs have entered in the medley
relay race. The Meadowbrook team oi
Taylor, Rodgers, McGrady and Herr
will be on scratch and will allow handi j..
caps up to seventy five yards. This race
promises to be one of the features of the
afternoon. In the city sports on the
Fourth OF July the Germantown Boys
Club team Of Kisselhoff. Mcdonald. Ed
perton and Erb defeated Meadowbrook
for the first time In number of years,
and the store team is out for revenge.
The special race for girls draws a
field Of twenty four. and many prom
incnt girl athletes take part. Miss Mary
Kilkenny, all-around star of the Curtis
Club, is among the prominent entries
and Meadowbrook has Dorothy Nough
the Temple star. and Samuel J. Dallas
Of Meadowbrook, says she will likely
equal the record Of 8 4-5 seconds fol
this event.
The list of events follows:
44O-yard dash heats: loo.yard dash, han
dicap, heats; lo0-yard dash. novice: 100
yard dash. handicap. ssml- final heats; 100
yard dash, novice ssmi-fnal heats: 440-yart
dash handicap. Anal heat: loo.yard dash
handicap. hnei heat; l0o-yard dash, novice
da sh. handicap; 7b-ysrd dash FOR girls fna
heat: special relay race. Knights Of Coun
bus: one.mile run, novice;, 22o-yard dash
medley relay race. handicap; running high
| jump. handicap; running broad Jump handl
| cap; twelve. pound shot-put handicap.