The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-09
Legion Meet WillUncork
 KeenSports
By CHICK CREATION.

CIOSe 70 SOO StalWart track and
 field athletes making up an entry
 list apProxfmating 700, including
 national and intercoIlegiate
 champions and other stars of
 national renown, supplemented
 by by the cream in the Nutmeg l
 realm. will contend for laurels in the second annual meet of the
 Fairfield County American Le-
 side Park. The games were to <
 have been staged Labor Day Eut !
 were postponed because of rain
 The 100 yard dash event for the city championship in which the best spr1nters in the state-although theW are confined to rddgeport-presages one or the most thrilling races on thes program. Roy Welch is the titleI holdler in the century and the we'll known dope indicates that he will re-, tain it unless he meets with a mishap., wrested the championship last year will press Welch the hardest Whal len performs better in the furlong; than he does in the hundred" All. event.
 The 100 yard handicap event shouId: also a; be productive of keen conpeti3 ton. Roy Welch has two wards ori Irving Josephs. the Hartford crack who will sport the coiors of the B5 A. C. and is also favored to cop tf1is event for that reason. Ray Whaleh is the other dangerous contender, bi,k inasmuch as WeEch is figured to hays a shade on Whalen he is picked to reach the tape first. {t Girls Events On Card, N The girls events on the scard are also attracting much attention. A special match race between Carrie on, Metrop olitan sprint champ pion and
 Frances Merrill of Bristol, will feature the events for the fair sex. A girls relay is also carded with Bridgeport, IN rra1 E,Syerk k01 CTS. f The two mile run for men should also prove interesting. Jack Hand,
 the veteran & ddstance star of the Paulist
 mer Cornell star. is virtuaiiy Hy the the scratch man in this event as he has the lowest handieapt starting from "Flying Reporter of the Baltimore 1 News, is also likely candidate in
 this event. He will have a. 40 yard anywhere near his old time form, should win the race with such a. lib- eral handicap.
 Looks Good for Local.
 Bridgeport A. c. boys ought to win all the prizes in the 100, 220 and 40 | yard novice events. Squires, Jepson. l Sherwood and Lockhart are the l century and furlong, while Burr of 1 the Trade School, Hunt. o'Brien and l Wesson of Stamford, together with l Misbacvh, of the New Haven liar l riers, also look good in these events. Carroll, Hubbard, Lockhart. Squires. Crowley and Chatlos of the Anderson camp, are rated high in the "quar- | ter.' Carroll should win with Hub bard a likely nominee for second place. Leroy Brown, holder of the world I and. Intercollegiate high jump rec l ords, will have to overcome some | big 1andicaps to land first place. J. | G. Hannon, former Yale star, who l can clear the bar at feet 10 inches. 1 has been allowed nine inches rhandi- cap, which seems very much out o. proportion. The latter should win this event if he is right form. Charlie Ryder, Al Jepson and Joe McGuire of the Red and White with a foot handicap, ought to place. Sid Les He, of the New York A. C.. who holds tho 500 yard title. is entered in the 1 44O and S3O yard events. He is con- 1 cedlng large handicaps in these | events.
 The Bridgeport A. c. is favored l to win the point trophy with the New I Haven Harriers finishing second and | the Stamford A. LA third.
 The meet will start at o'clock and all competitors must be on hano l to receive their numbers at 1:3o.