The New York herald., 1922-01-29
Athletes Coming From All
Sections for Games in
Garden.
NEW RECORDS EXPECTED
Mile and a Half and 600 Yard
Special Regarded as
; Features.

Wednesday evening will witness the
annual revival of the indoor track
games of the Millrose Athletic Asso-
citation. an organization composed of
the employees of the John Wanna
maker store of New York. AS has
been customary for years, these track
events will be held in Madison Square
Garden, where for the first time in the
history of indoor athletics in the New
York district a specially constructed
track viii be laid for the purpose Of
afTording the star athletes Of America
the opportunity of breaking the exist
Ing worlds records.
Under the most expert supervision
there has been built and is ready for in
stallation raised track running from a
height of 10 inches to the flat, and con-
structed of the finest grade wood OBJ
tsinable for the purpose. The new floor
III Madison Square Garden does not per-
nit of spiked shoes being used, and in
consequence the Millrose management
deemed 1t wise to construct for their
games a track which would do Justice
to the caliber of the entrants who on
Wednesday will feature the fifteenth
annual set of track games.
shorter Sprints.
There have been stars of great mag
nitude in the past at Millrose games,
hut never in such profusion as this year.
From sprints to long distance runs the
events have filled even beyond expecta-
tlcns.
A departure has been made in the
method of conducting the usual sprints
races. The narrow exit at the Garden
makes a shorter sprint more desirable
tlan the usual 20. To this end the
committee has arranged for one set of
races at 40 yards. another set of races
at so yards. with different performers
ia each, and grand final race at so
yards to determine the premier sprinter
Of the evening. In the preliminary
heats Of the 40 will be seen Frank Con-
way, the junior Metropolitan champion !;
Jackson v. Scholz, former Olympic star
and now residing in New York; Gus
Desch, the worlds record holder Of the
quarter mile low hurdles and the star
all around athlete of Notre Dame, with
George Perryman and others. including
Chaplin of Harvard University and Lever
Of Penn.
In the so yards dash still greater
numbers of 1uminaries will toe the mark.
Loren Murchinson, long New York's
sprinting idol. will be from st. Louis to
show a burst of speed to the tape.
Bernie Wefers, holder OF about all the
sprinting honors worth while in this
section; Gourdin of Cambridge, recent
winner of a series of sprint races in
Brooklyn; Allan woodring. famed as
conqueror at 220 of Charlie Paddock in
the Olympic Games: Billy Hayes, for
ner champion of the land IN the sprints,
viii help Descb keep Notre Dame to
the fore with the newly found police
star. Bob McAllister, Vic Graeb of Co
lumbia, lie Coney OF Lafayette and
others.
Practically all those entered in the
EPrints will be at the mark when the
cali is sounded for the 500 yard run.
IT should be noted in passing that all
events save the one mile walk are
scratch.
Events That stand out.
Two classics stand out each year on
the Nillrose program, the mile and
half for the Rodman wanamaker trophy
and the Millrose 500 for the gold Z.
IT, NVoL Cup. lJtSI year y Instance event
was a thriller, when Hal Cutbill, fight
iug Off every burst OF speed OF the re-
doubtable Joie Ray of Chicago. came
TO the worsted a winner. The distance
IS really more than Cutbill cares to run.
but he has trained again for this race
in order not TO disappoint his New
York friends. Ray will have other Sc
we're competition. Rick OF Princeton,
Buker. New England champion ]. j.
Connolly OF Georgetown, Mercer of
Colby. Rittler of Meadowbrook, San
born OF NJ. 7. T.. Brennan of ~ Y. A.
g Max Bohland, two milo Metropoli-
tan champion; Garvey. Romig and
others. The record may fall
For the Millrose 500 there will be at
tho mark a sextet of the most re-
r'arkable middle distance runners in
America-Tommy Campbell OF Yale,
Allan Helfrich of Penn State, the ma
tIonal half milo champion: william
Sievenscon of Princeton. Dave Caldwell
uf The Boston A A., twice winner of this
event; Jack Sellers OF the New York
\ G., and the present holder OF the
trophy. tho swift moving Earl Eby.
row located In Chicago. Another win
Tor Eby or Caldwell will give either
permanent possession OF the trophy. Un-
doubtedly the fastest time in years WILL
o. made IN this race.
One or tho records which has stood
tnc test OF time has been that for two
thirds OF n mile. For fourteen years
this mark has deficd competition, but
~ Is hoped that the aggregation OF stars
asserblcd to run in this event viii mean
the placing OF new mark on the books. |
Tho fieid n composed OF the best mid
die distance runners OF the country,
with tho worlds 1000 yard record
older. Larry Brown. captain of the
University Of Pennsylvania track team,
as the leading candidate for new fig
ures. Sidney Leslie OF New York II
figured TO give Brown tussel 20 the
iapc. Mike Dcvaney OF the Millrose.
Joe Higgins os ~. Y. A. G., Robert Craw-
ford OF Lafayette, G. Cornetta OF N. Y.
A. c., Harmer of the Shanahan A. c..
Eirley from Boston College and Homer
smith OF Syracuse and Dc Lasslo OF
y. Y. u. and n number OF others have
sent in their entries. This race should
he one " tho most fiercely fought on
The program.
star Distanccr.
One OF the outstanding stars of the
last season has been the colored phe-
nom from Pittsburgh. Earl Johnson, who
has annexed The five and ten mile ma
klonai championships Tic has been pre-
rsrrng for n campaign on the boards
thls year and will endeavor TO show