Show NO io DEARTH DERTH OF OFA A ATHLETES FOR NATIONAL MEET MEETA A A. A A. A U. U Championships to toBe toBe toBe Be Held at Great Lakes Naval Station CLASSY ENTRIES IN SHORT DASHES Many lIany Champs and Near Near- champs to lo Vie for Honors at Chicago Chicago Au Aug AuThere 21 There will wi be he no dearth of oC athletes ot of championship calIb cal cal- Ib jr for tor the National A. A A. A U. U track and andfield andfield field CeJ championship meet Judging from the requests being received b by tho the of officials officials of- of of at the Chicago Athletic association association tion lon and the Amateur Athletic union from present titleholders and former champions Tho The titular games g this year ear will wi be hc held under the auspices of ot the Chicago o Athletic a association at tho tue Great Lakes naval train training In station staton be before before be- be fore forc an audience of or close to saIlors sailors sail saIl- ors and nothing is being left undone to make the meet tho the most successful ever Inquiries are l being ln received dally daily daly from athletes at the various army camps and naval stations and the they all al seem anxious to compete in the tho championships championships cham chain this year car carThe The field in the sprint races is an illustration of oC th the class of oC athletes who are expected expected to compete In itt the thc nIneteen events on the program The men who are planning to compete in the sprints are ace Anti And Andy Ward present champion Billy Bill Hayes Haes of or Boston and Loren Mur- Mur chinson of ot St. St Louis who ho arc are at tho the Great Lakes N. N T. T S S. Jo 70 Loomis Is at Camp Jackson and is In training for tor forthe forthe the the champs J. J V. V Scholz of ot Missouri university who won the hundred at atthe atthe atthe the Penn relays In ten seconds flat fat and anti Irwin Mahl Mahi who Is credited with wih doing 9 9 4 tor for yards ards this spring arc aro In SU St Louis Luis and have hare expressed a desire to compete in the championship lion Hun dred Billy r euf eastern r Intercollegiate intercollegiate Intercol Intercol- l yard ard champion and Allan Alan Woodring with a record of oC 21 1 3 Ss for tor 20 yards ar s. s will wi be bo on tho the Meadowbrook club chub cub team from Philadelphia Howard Dr Drew w. w worlds world's record holder for the tIle hundred d. d who makes a successful b come back last spring Is now at Des DesMoines Moines la Ta and Is likely to be among the starters Charlie Charle Hoyt last years year's conference Is at the tho Charleston Charles Charles- ton navy yard ard and has been J keeping In shape b by competing In all al of oC the athletic ic events e held at his station The Metropolitan district will wil be bo represented represented b by Roy Hoy Morse and Pete White hUe of ot the thc Salem Crescent A. A C. C both of ot otI whom have done ten tent flat Cat this tills season I There has never been a sprint race I run outside of ot an Olympic championship championship champion champion- ship meet which co could boast bOlst of or a n better bet bet- Iter ter tet field fel of sprinters than tho the one one which promises to start in the national in meet C Ct While there are arc not so man many goodmen gOOdmen good goodmen men available for fr the other events event there will wil be bc enough h stars to male the make the competition interesting For the tho quarter quarter I ter tel there will wl bo lie Shea of oC Pittsburgh th the national and Intercollegiate champion chain cham i pion who Is now taking a course course in In InI I aviation alaton at Boston loston Tech and has written written writ writ- ten to Martin Delane Delaney coach of oC the tile Chicago A. A A. A to the effect that that he I II Is I anxious to tT try for a record at the championships ch and is training with wih this In n mind Geor George e Dernell Metropolitan Metropolitan Metro Metro- pol politan tan champion and amI Jimmy OBrien O'Brien Metropolitan 00 00 and yard GOO indoor champion are arc at Pelham Ba Bay X N. T T. S. S S Tom Toni Halpin former national cham cham- pion Is at the tile Boston naY navy yard and andIs Is ls getting In shapo shape for the quarter Frank Loomis Jole JoIe na Ray Itay Joe Irish and Dan Ahearn all au of oC whom hold national national na na- na- na titles are arc around Chicago and tonal will wi compete 1 Mike e national nation nation- al l 1 half mile mie champion Is In charge of oC athletics at the naval aviation school at M. M I T. T T. T 1 and Charlie Pores national mile five champion is at Pelham Bay 9 N. N T. T S. S Larsen expects to de defend defend de- de fend his title in Iti the tue running high jump and Ache Arlo Mucks Jucks who Is on OR a farm arm out west went has promised ed to help the tIle Chicago o A. A A. A win the tile team championship b by competing In the tIle shot and discus discus If I Pat Ryan Ran national hammer and md six fifty e pound weight throwing owing cham charn- pion Is unable to obtain a furlough furlough fur fur- lough from froni his duties as a soldier at Rt atOne atone one of oC the tile southern training camps camp Matt Iatt McGrath of oC th the New ew York police force and the Olympic With the hammer will wil be on hand to hrIn to tn tho the east cast the lie I I I ship h l honors I in i these cs h e two events I AV lv B. B winner of ot the hop step and aud Jump at the Penn relays last year cal with the r record cord leap of oC forty eight feet four COU and ant one half Inches incites has written writ writ- I ten toil to Frederick VV lv nub len secretary secretary- treasurer of oC the J A. A A A. A U. U from Cram the noval nn- nn ha base nt at Hampton Roads val operating e Va Ya that he lie is anxious to comp compete compte te In Inthe Inthe intile the tile nationals national nation nation- naton- naton al nl champion and record holder with wih the ho javelin is a l student aviator lator at th the Princeton ground school lie He has hns entered cn- cn for tor the senior Metropolitan championships and as lie he expects to get ct through at Princeton September r 7 7 It t is likely that he will 1 be atle atlo alo Co 0 o make tho the trip to Chicago Kd Jd Knourek k national pole vault auH champion Is at the Great areal J Lakes ke N x N. r. r r S. S and is 11 v vaulting o over r twelve f feet ct Col It I IB Is Just IO possible that Tarry harry BabcoCk the tile Olympic pole vault Irr champion will wil iii be ie a n competitor at the tue nationals Babcock is at ono one of the tile aviation fields In II To Texas ns and recently won the tile polo vault and nd running broad brond Jump at tile the ramp amp gaines all hUe Tom Tom- n. n the tIle crack all around athlete from the tile Pacific coast coast is in Iii tile the 81 same sanio camp with Babcock and they ther mn may make maleo th the trl trip together Of OC course It Is not expected d that th these mo past last and present champions who wh Continued on Following Page Pago NO DEARTH Continued from Preceding Page c. ar nr now In tho the army or navy service lee will be in record breaking form arm but lut their presence In the events event will add great Interest to the games and will make e the comp competition keen Entry blanks and other Information about the championships can be had by addressing Frederick W. W Rubien A A. A A. A U. U of ot U. U S. S 90 Broadway New York or artin Delaney Chicago Chicag Athletic association Chicago Jio I |