Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-09
LEGION CONTESTS
ATTRACT ATHLETES
Noted Track and Field Per-
formers Will Compete in Big
Meet at Vineland
MARATHON TO Be FEATURE

Hineland. Aug. 0.--The entire popu-
latlon OF the town is expected to turn
out for the annual Legion games held
under the auspices of the Thcodor.
Roosevelt Post, No. 4, at Lands Park
this afternoon.
according to Ernest Harper Me-
MILAN. chairman of the Vineland
ChamDer OF commerce. commander OF
the Roosevelt Post, and who spent two
years hghting for Uncle Sam "ovcr
there. two hundred and ty-throe
athletes from all over the East will
compete.
Hundreds OF enthusiasts from out of
town also will witness the meet. which
probably will be the greatest of it's kind
ever held in South Jersey.
Ihe Meadowbrook Club. of Philadcl.
phia. has entered among others Al
l.ec0ney. Lafayette holder of tbe 100
and 20 yard intercollegiate titles.
| l.econey is one Of the greatest speedsters
ever developed in the East. and. MS
he is resident of NIoorcstown. tbe
Jerseyitcs. will be pulling hard for him
to sprint his way to a pair of victories
Forty-on athletes will toe the mar,,
for the fiv,-':ile marathon raro tLat
will start activities this afternoon Tbe
race will be run from the center of tho
city, to the athletic field Ilmar Prim
Of the Finnish American 4. C.. winner
OF the IillGnova- to- Philadelphia mara
thon held in connection with the legion
games in Philadelphia recently. is the
favorite to win. He will start from
scratch. i''i'
.Prim will allow handicaps IN 70 five
ne ''Ises' STANLEY Gotto and Bill White.
OF Enterprise. having the limit
niohdE fomig, cx-Penn State star :
Anaf filsler. illiams and Tobabpn. ali
of Meadowbrook. will start NOT fnr from, an,
the scratch mark. ''''''
Bill Rittler will have n chonco to oo,
sweet revenge on Johnny Herr. the Penn
star. in the mile run. Rittler waa
Deaten by Herr in the Scottish games
iaSt week and will attempt TO turn tho
tapes. Both will start from scratch
Herr ana Rittler also are entered i,
,he haif mile run. Rittler, however
! VIII nave fivc-yard handicap on Herr
VINO Will run from scratch. Offenhou.
ser. one of West Philadelphia Hirh' :
distance runners. will attempt to wi,
with twenty. five yard handicap.
r, Three times in previous meets has III,
Germantown Boys Club beaten th
Meadowbrook Club in the mile reln,
event. Each time, however. the Ger
mantown quartet has had handica,
of eighteen yards. Today the suburban
ties will have n twelve yard lead on tn
Meadowbrook four. which will star
from scratch. Germantown will depen,
on Edgerton. Russell, Hemmerly an,
kiSselleff. The Meadowbrook team vii
be composed of Dewey Rodgers. Fran
McGrady, W. T. Wieand and NJ. Chan
dres.
A pair of Penn athletes will be O.
scratch in the field events. Albert Rose
who finished second in the intercolle
giates, and Sid Needs are the perform
ers. Rose is the scratch man in tn
running broad jump, While Needs start
from scratch in the running high jumr
Besides the Meadowbrock Club. Vic
trix. Shanahnn. Nativity. Germantow
Boys Club. Northwest Boys Club. q
Philadelphia Scandinavian America
A. c. and Finnish American \. G.. O
New York, and Legion teams fror
Washington and South Jersey town
| have entries in the meet.