The New York herald., 1922-10-01
BIG SEASON AHEAD
FOR INDOOR MEETS
Fall Games Of 212th Regiment
Are Set for October 20 at
the Armory.

Indications even at this early date
are that the coming indoor season
here in tho East and particularly in
the metropolitan district Is going to
be the most active In the history OF
indoor track meets. The fs2l-22 in
door season surpassed all previous
years In the number and caliber of
games held. but Judging from the plans
already under way the busy season
will extend over a longer period than
heretofore.
During the war the number of in
door meets fell off considerably. but
in the past three years the meets
have doubled. and the new organiza-
tions that have promoted games have
been very successful and their games are
The first of the indoor games will
be held on October Is. when the 2l2th
Regiment will conduct It's annual fall
games at it's armory at Sixty-second
street and Columbus avenue. From
that date on there Is hardly week
without at least one athletic meet
scheduled. The Millrose Athletic Asso-
citation. which annually promotes the
most important athletic meet OF the
indoor season, has advanced the date
of it's games this year one week For
a number of years the Wanamaker
games early in February, but mid
season examinations at that time kept
many Of the college stars from COM
peting. This year they will hold their
big meet at Madison Square Garden
on January 81.
February Busy Month.
February will be busy month for the
athletes. Seven meets are already sched-
uled, and It Is quite likely that as many
more will be announced for that month
before the season progresses very far.
The second week of the month will find
three important meets taking place. The
first of these is the Metropolitan senior
indoor championships and they will be
staged at Madison Square Garden on
February 5. The Newark Athletic Club,
which so successfully conducted the ma
tional outdoor championships last month.
has selected the seventh for the clubs
annual indoor meet, and three days later
the Wilco Athletic Association, which has
made quite a reputation for itself by
staging one of the finest meets OF the
year. will stage its third annual.
Fordham University used to conduct a
big indoor meet at one Of the local ar
mories annually before the war. but Of
late years they have confined their ef-
forts to interclass games THIS year,
however, they plan to revive their in
door meets and January 20s has been
selected as the date. Brooklyn College,
as usual, will hold its indoor meet on the
third Saturday in January. and 1t is
probable that many OF the stars who
contemplate participating in the Miilrose
A. A. and othe important games mere
early In February will make 1t point 20
arrive here four days earlier and make
their first appearance in the Brooklyn
College games.
The dnte of the national indoor cham
pionships has not been decided and VIII
not be until the annual convention OF
the A. A. u. taking place in THIS city
on November 21-22. The last SATURDAY
in February Is favored as that date VIII
enable the college athletes to compete
The intercollegiate A. A. a. A, cham
pionships take place on March 3. and
usually take rest from competition
after that date so that they can start
training early in April for the Penn
sylyania relay carnival and dual meets.
No doubt efforts will be made to bring
some of the foreign stars to this
country for sonie Of the big indoor
meets; also some OF California's cele-
brated crack performers. The athlete
most In demand no uouot VIII pe
Charley Paddock. the worlds greatest
sprinter. II is doubtful however. IL he
can be prevailed upon TO come East
for an indoor meet. He made a sorry
showing on his firsc and only appear
ance in an indoor track race few
years ago. Joie Ray. the great little
miller from the Illinois A. c.. is ex-
pected 10 remain at the top among, the
distance runners. and as he is great
attraction here In the East, the fans VIII
probably see him race here often.