JANUARY 22, 191$
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SPORTS OF ALL;SORTS
ID four years IIP lias never missed a Sunday, and
the totul mileage dariutf tbat time approximates
4000 mil PS. In September lie walked from New
York to Boston, a distance of -Dli miles, making
tbe distance in 00 hours. Now. at (JO. he is
looking forward to taking a walk of 456 mil**
from \ew York to Buffalo.
A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cul.. under date
of January 1, says: "The J-os Augeles A. C.
will send several star track men east to compete ID the A. A. C. meet at Newark. N. .1., next
Summer., Fred Kelly, star hurdler, will be among
lb<- list: 'TulTy 1 Conn, star foot bull player of
Pasadena Hiffb School, will represent the flub in
tbu 14O; Charley Horgstrouj will pole-vault, anil
E. M. Kannett \vill run the 'half mile. Bonnett
i» the former Stanford star who covered the 880>artl run iu l mioute 54 3-5 seconds.'.'
,
Julius Katz. iho sturdy harrier of the Pennant
AililKtif'Cliib. won UIP Yon leers Diamond Derby.
u ciRht-mile handicap road race, held under the
uspic.es of the Hollywood Inn A. A., in Yonkers.
N. Y., on January 1. He was accorded a mark
or ft minutes If* seconds, and crossed the line
winner about 100 yards ahead of L. Levine, unMinched, who started 30 seconds in advance of
him. The victor's actual time for the distance
was 40 minutes 8 seconds. K. A. (.'amp, of the
(uannm A. A., wns the third to finish.
Henry F. Siojjri, the Chester. PH., lad. running
for the Mercury Athletic Club, of Philadelphia,
registered the lirst win for (he New Year wh<*n
b« easily won the fourth annual handicap modified Marathon run of six miles on January I.
given under the auspices of the Theodore Starr
Club and the South Street Business Men's Association, defeating one of the largest and fastest
nHds of hill-and-dale runners that has faced the .
siarhT in the past two years. Siegi'l, who had
2.;io on tht* scratch man, Frank Zuna. of the
Irish-American Club, won in 32.40. F. Rogers.
MartiLu-ite Club, was second in 33.14. Zunn. the
rraicb iimn, flnishod fortieth. Harry Rabinowtta. representing the Boys' Club, of the Church
riutt. with no rtllownnce of O.r» seconds, won the
11 me prize by covering the course in the actual
time of 3^ minutes.
Syracuse University has dropped Michigan
from iicr Track schedule and given the vacant
plBf» to the i::iilversity of Pittsburgh, which baa
bfi-ii making nipid strides in nthletics. The
iintr or their diiuL meet ut Syracuse will p'robnhly
In- March II. Pittsburgh and Syracuse will «lso
come together on an outdoor track next Spring.
Although ho run nearly » quarter of n mile off
thp ciiiiise, A. Fltiuriu-y. of St. Christopher A. C.,
who was allotted a handicap of four minutes,
won the in it iti I handicap road run held by the
Hjiilt-m Athletic League on .January L', over a
course of about five und three-quarter miles.
The victor's* actual time for the distance was
31 in., !'s. /. Xaslasky, of the Morningside A.
C., wno WHS favored with the limit mark of five
niimilf*. wu-* the second to cross the line. HU
cluhiuatp. J- Hanley. was third. The Morningtide A. C. won the p<>int trophy.
A. 1. l>uvis, of tht- Irish-American A. C., was
TQMeM In the live and one-half nil IP road run
conduced by the Pnstlme A. C.. in the Bronx,
January ^. He stepped over the course in J9
The A. A. U. Bulletin Board
(In tbis Department each week will be publi*lied a complete list of the official A. A 1. U.
events.)
Place.
Date.
ETent.
January 21 Save-A-Home Fund Indoor Tracksand Field Games ....... ..New York. N. Y.
January 22 Intercity Boxing Tournament, at'1 New York A. C. ....... ..New York, N. Y.
January 22 Indoor Track and Field Games. Polytechnic- Prep. School... ..Brooklyn. N. Y.
..Philadelphia. Pa.
January 22 Cross-country run, No. West Boys' Club .......
January 26 Indoor Track and Field Games, Millrose A. A. .......... ..New York. N. Y.
January 27 Swimming Meet and Middle Atlan'tio'Ba'ck Stroke Cham... ..Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jftou'y 27-29 Boxing Tournament. Crest-cut Athletic Club ............... ..Brooklyn. N. Y.
. .Brooklyn. N. Y.
January 29 N. Y. High Schools* Track and 1'ield indoor Ch^amp
..Brooklva, N. V.
January 29 Junior National Track and Field rhampi"n$M;)< ......
..Buffalo. N. Y.
January 29 Indoor Track and Field Games. 74th Ufgiment .....
..Atlantic City, N.J.
January 29 Swimming Races. Hygeia Swimming CTub ..........
..Philadelphia. Pa.
January 29 Swimming Meet. West Branch Y. M. C. A., ..........
January 29 Indoor Track and Field Games, Central Branch Y. M. C. A ..Philadelphia. Pa.
..New York. N. Y.
February S Indoor Track and Field Games. Jlst, Kogimenr
..Buffalo, N. Y. .
February 4 Indoor Track aud Field Games, fotli Kegimenl
,. .Boston. Mass.
Febniary 5 Indoor Track und Field <;auie>. fcostou A.' A.
February 5 Swimming Races for Women, (lernantuwn Y. W. C. A....... . .fiennantown. Pa.
February 5 Indoor Track and Field Games. fftlitary'A. L ................Philadelphia, Pa.
February 5 Indoor Track and Field Games. t|£raynnU Hall H.' SL,........Brooklyn. N. Y.
February H Indoor Track mid Field Gunics, Ve\V Vfon; A- <" • • '»
. - . .New York. X. Y.
Fehninry 11 Indoor TrucU and Field (i;imcs. KprUli:im I'OU'wslty ........ ..New York. N. Y.
February 12 Indoor Track and Field Games, flfll Ii«'g.-J. Ilopktns CD... ..Baltimore, Md.
Feitr'y 17-19 Koxinj: Tournament. V*w Vorl; Ati'lerte Qub. .....;.,...... ..New York. N. Y.
February 18 Swimming Meet. East Liberty Y. M. C. A. ,...'......,..... ..Pittsburgh. Pa.
Febru'y 18-10 Boxing Chumpionsliips, Middlu Atljuitic Association...... ..Pittsburgh. Pa.
Febniary 19 Indoor Track and -Field Games! Eastern Hist, II. S.... ... ..Brooklyn. N. Y.
February 19 Indoor Track and Field Games. ttr< nx C'hurrh House....... . .New York. N. Y.
February 19 Indoor Track and Field (James, Georgetown I "Diversity..... ..Washington, I). C.
'February 19 Indoor Track and 'Hold Gani*»<, <ttaffa'nf"Assocja'tIoi!.... ... ..New York. N. Y.
February 22 Indoor Track and Field Games, pickinson High School .... ..Jersey City, N. J.
February 22 Indoor Track and Field Games. *! reek-American A: C...
..New York, N. Y.
February 22 Indoor Track and Field <!ames. Juiig'its oT St. Arttony..... ..Brooklyn, N. Y.
February 22 Marathon Hace (full distance) jVnnant A. C.......... ... ..New York, N. Y.
Febnmry 24 Swimming Meet and Middle-AtPantic Breast S. Chp....'... ..Pittsburgh, Pa.
February 2G Indoor Track and Field Games, Horace M:mn II. S......... ..New York, N. Y.
February 2U Indoor Track and Field *tames, .-t-Jth Hegitnent ............ ..Buffalo. N. Y.
Febr'v 20-27 Indoor Track and Field (.ante*. tf l
..Chicago. Ills.
1 Indoor Tract and Field Game*. Paterson Klks. ........ ... . .Paterson, N. J.
March
.1 Indoor Track and Field (fames, S-mi Itt-jciuieiit............. ..Buffalo. X. Y.
March
4 Indoor Track am! Field. Games, fceorge Washington Unit... . .Washington. I). C.
March
4 Jndcor Tiacli and Fi'-ld Dairies 82nd Itegimenl............ ..New York. N. Y.
March
4 :-.<Mcr Track und Relnv.CnrHivar, l-ntcrcplU-giatP A.A.A.A.. ..New York. X. Y.
March
4 Indoor Track and Field (James, Burnnrd iMiool ........... ..New York. N. Y.
March
4 Wrestling Championships. MicldUT At hint i<* Association,
March
..Pittsburgh, Pa.
r, Outdoor Track and Field Games. Tula no Stadium............ .. Ne*» Orleans. I.a.
Ma roh
10 N. Y. High School Swimming C£ninpi<mxhJ|>s. City Coll.... ..New York, N. Y.
March
11 Indoor Track and Field Games. MeadowbmoJi Games....... ..Philadelphia, Pa.
March
11 Indoor Track and Field Games, fentrat High School........ ..Newark. N. J.
Ma-eh
1 I Indoor Track and Field Games. tlumllUfn Institute......... ..New York, N. Y.
March
12 Outdoor Track and Field .Games, 'l''ihin<* $tiulimn............ .. Xe\T Orlei.'is. I,a.
March
March 17-18 Middle West Conference Indoor Track t'hftrartlajishlps....... ..Kvanston. Ills.
18 Indoor Track and fiold (lamps. Wanainakrr Cadets........ ..New York, N. Y.
Mawh
18 National A. A. 1'. Senior Indoor,Track (,'ltflDipionships. ..... ...New York. N. Y.
Ma roh
18 Indoor Track and Relay rarnlralJ'MUxonrl A. A............ ..St. Louis, Mo.
M« roll
Ill Outdoor TraeU and Klplil (lumcs. Tnlani- Stadium............ . . New Orleans. La.
March
2R Indoor Tra^k and Fit-Id (.iamos. 74th flffriment............. ..Buffalo. N. Y.
March
3-4 A. A. I'. Boxing Championships,'Mechanics' Hall.......... ..Boston, Mass.
April
7 Indoor Track an.I Kh-lil Came«. ffttli Itesiment............. ..Buffalo. X. Y.
April
8 Indoor Track and Kield Games. P.ineeton Club............ ..New York, N. T.
April
S Six-Mile Rond Race. IVnnnnt Athletic club ............... . .Xew York. N. V.
April
IS Indoor Track and Field (lames, 74fh Regiment:............ . .Buffalo. N. Y.
April
njinntes flat. N. Schwartz and his elubmate,
R. Bernhnttz, finished in second and third places,
respectively. A large field participated in the
race. Davis took command of the lead at the
start and never relinquished it. After the second
mile was covered he was never in danger of being
overtaken. He jogged home victor by nearly 300
yards.
f
George Kirkwood. of the Paulist A. C., »nd S.
Friedrichs, of the Ninety-second street Y. M. H.
A., ran a dead h'eat in the weekly four-mile
chase lield by the Pennant A. C., in the Bronx,
January :!. They were timed In 21 minnte*. I.
Feiiiberg, a member of the Ninety-second itreet
Y. M. H. A., was the third to finish.
At Edinburgh. Scotland, on January S, the
Powderhall marathon. of li oiiles, was won by
G. MeCrea, of Scotland, who finished It.' yards
ahead of Hans Holiner, of New York, second.
The winner's time was one hour, 21 minutes,
55 seconds. Holmer won In 1914 and was third
in last year's race.
The long-standing case against Abel Kivlat
and ~-Harry J. Smith was1 virtually closed on
January o, when counsel for the atbletes failed
to present their brief to the special committee of
the National Amateur Athletic Union, which several weeks ago heard the athletes' appeal from
the decision of the Metropolitan Association declaring them ineligible for further competition in
amateur sports. The athletes were found guilty
of demanding excessive expense money to compete in a set of games in Troy, N. T., last
September.
At New York. January 8. Nick Ginankopulas,
the big Greek distance runner of the Millrose Athletic Association, of New York City, won the
senior national "cross-country championship over
the Van Courtlandt Park course. The winner's
time was 32.483-5. Hannes Kolehmainen, IrishAmerican Athletic Club, was second about 41)
yards behind the leader, and Russell Springtree,
Yonkers Y. M. 0. A., finished third. The team
prize was won by the Irish-American A. C., with
2.~» points, and the Millrose A. A. was second with
30 points. Only 15 men started and all but two
finished, J. W. Overton, Yale, and Stanley Root,.
Mercury A. C.. Philadelphia, did not start.
Colby's exceptionally bright chances for' winning the State championship in the relay races
at the Boston A. A. meet next, month were badly
shattered when Walter F. O'Brien, of Lawrence.
Mass., the former Holy Cross star, and probable
captain of this year's team, broke his left arm
in a basket ball game. O'Brien would have
run as anchor man this year.
Dr. Graeme M. Hammond, fencing champion
and former intercollegiate quarter-mile champion,
is the newly-elected president of the New YorU
Athletic Club. Dr. Hammond waa also a member of the American teaiu which fenced at the
Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912. He expects to introduce no radical changes in the athletic policy of the club during his regime, but
he does expect to werk for the furtherance of
all branches of athletics. J. T. Mahoney, a
former high jump champion and all-around athlete, was elected vice-president, and Arthur MeAleenan was re-elected captain of the club.
The Official Authority on All Hatters Athletic
JUST PUBLISHED
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Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks
OfficialandA. A. II
Intercollegiate A. A. A. A.
Records
ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
By F. W; RUBIEN, Secretary-Treasurer A.A.U.
Summaries of championship and other important events
of the past year
Diagrams showing improvement in time and
distance in the various standard
( events since 1888
COMPLETE LIST OF WOMEN'S RECORDS
Pictures of prominent athletes and £ cenes at important
athletic meets
N. S. TABER
Mailed, postpaid, on receipt of 25 cents
M«ltin£ New Record for Mile R
Time, 4m. 12 3-5*.
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BtUtimor*
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St. Louis
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Ban Francisco
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Salt Lake City
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Toronto, Can.
London, Eng.
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Bristol, Eng.
Edinburgh, Soot.
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Paris, Franc*