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Show Galaxy of Athletic Stars To Compete in Legion Meet Weismuller, Hoover and Paddock Among Promi-nent Promi-nent Entries distance helng t and three-fifths seconds. sec-onds. In a recent athletic carnival held at Stanford university stadium, winning ex service men were rhosen to represent California In all events. Their rifle teams Is said to be strong Johnny Weismuller, champion creed swimmer, end Norman Ross. Interallied Olympic swimmer, are among the en-tranta. en-tranta. Weismuller will endeavor to break some of his own records at the Audubon Park Lagoon where the swimming- will take place. J. 8. Prescott. low hurdle record holder, and H. K. Hasran. 2!n-yard man of Intercollegiate Intercollegi-ate fame, will run for Illinois and Hob Oardner. former national amateur golf champion, will be among the entrants Walter Hoover. worlds champion oarsman, has challenged all comers. He represents the Minelota department of the legion which has challenged all other departments to four end eight oar rowing races. A complete track and field team will he put In the field by the Mlnneaota department. I NEW ORIF.ANSept. 10 With an entry Hat of UOn athletes and 4fl rifle teams, the American legion national athletle championships, to he held during dur-ing the- lesion national convention In New H-leans. October l-J0. loom up ss one of the largest meets held In this country. Reports received at convention headquarters head-quarters from legion departments Indicate In-dicate that full track and field teams will he brought to the gathering. In addition to the 4 rifle teams from the various departments, hundreds of Individuals 111 Shoot for medals In j the legion free-for-all. Kntrles In all at h let Ic events close October . The list of names of athletes parti-eipatlrg parti-eipatlrg reads likes a roster of the country's best sthlettc talent. Many legion men entered have held or new hold world's records. California s tragic and field team will be led by Charles Paddock, world's I champion and holder of the record for the I've- yard dnsh. h?a time for that Fifteen swimmers, who mad re-, re-, cords st Lakewtvod, Georgia. In the I legion state department meet, will come I to New Orleans. 9 Track and field men I wrere also chosen at ths Oeorgla con-tst. con-tst. In addition to the Maine rifle team from vjuantlco Virginia Is sending thra thletes who are record hol lers In tiielr chosen events. Francis II. Byrd, jui.ip-er. jui.ip-er. Is Just a shsde under the world's record In standing and running broad Jumps. In addition to being a formidable formida-ble weight man. Charles McDormott will enter the discuss and - pound weight. Mcltormott was navy heavyweight heavy-weight boxing champion while In the service and Is expected to carry off the legion title in airdheur heavyweight heavy-weight bouts. VW. Walter H. Miller, who Is one of the runners-up In the rcent goif play at Hrookllne, Mass. will lead Virginia's golf team. Mew York. Kansas and Nebraska legionnaires le-gionnaires are holding their athletic carnivals during the latter part or tnls month and will finish them In time to snnounce their entries prior to October Octo-ber 1. Reports from these states show that exservice men have been In training train-ing throughout the entire summer In prepsratlon for the finals, to win the honor of coming to New Orleans aa state athletic representatives. One hundred and fifty exservice men will take part In the amateur boxing and wrestling houta Tennessee is sending right star tennis players ss well as full track and field and aquatic aqua-tic teams. Louisianna sport writers heller that men from that state will have a shade the better of other contestants because they aer acclimated and are training on the grounda that will he used for the contest in the rifle events, Louisianna Lou-isianna will stand well up among ths leaders, since Its team Is composed of i.atlonallv known shots, who have been In constant practice for the lest three monthe. Included In Its membership are Colonel Guy ifolony, superintendent superinten-dent of New Orleans police; Henry Haf-fner. Haf-fner. Emtio Sevin. Captain E. C. Nicholas Nich-olas and LJeutentant O. L. Rhaw. Tulane university atadlum track, where running events will he held, will be entirely rebuilt during the neat few weeks. The present track will be sacrificed sacri-ficed and a new bed of cinders laid. Ths legion proposes to make Hs athletic events an annual feature of national conventions. Athletic activities acti-vities are supervlaed by a national ath-letlc ath-letlc commission, appointed by National Commander Hanford MacNlder. Its member are J. R. Murphy, former university un-iversity of Iowa football star, chairman chair-man ;Orant land Rice, sporting editor. New York Tribune: -am H. McMeekln. sporting editor, Ijoulsvtlle Courier-Journal; Courier-Journal; Prank Flennery. Chicago. former for-mer Washington and Jefferson star. Snd Millard P. Kohler. legion director of athletics fa Kaneae. Al C Llnd-berg. Llnd-berg. Chicaga. former track, football and Ha ee bail star of the university of Illinois. . 1 |