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Show SULLIVAN PREDICTS . REC0RDSF0R YEAR More Athletic Competition Throughout the United States Than Ever. BY MANHATTAN. By Leased Wire to The Tribune. NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Tills year will bo a record-breaking ono in-all branches of sport, even down to flying, unless the quiet Wright brothers put too much of a crimper upon othor aspirants. No man bettor than Jamos E. Sullivan, secretary and treasurer of Hie National Amateur Athletic union Is bettor qualified to mako predictions, and this Is what he would nave mo say to you In his name: It Is safe to predict that. 1910. from mi athletic point ff vice, will ta the best we over had. There will bo more competition com-petition throughout tho United States than over beforo, and It Is a piece of common knowledge that competition broods quality. Now organizations are springing up In the south nnd west constantly. con-stantly. The A. A, U, of the United States has already scheduled Its boxing, wrestling, gymnastic and track and Held championships for the year. For tho first time In history a championship meet will be held In tho far south. New Orleans having been designated as tho place. Tho farthest south that the A. A. I J. ever beforo be-foro held Its meeting was Washington. D. C". It would not surprise me to seo overy standing record broken In 1910. Doos that sound extreme and too liberal? It may sound so, but I merely ask my good readers to wait. Paull may win the mile running record from Conneff. Erlck-son Erlck-son or Portnr will In all probability smash Mike Sweeney's high jump. Tho pole vault Is another record which will go, becauso the mark has been going steadily up for years. Taylor will likely beat his own two-mllo run record. |