Show SEVERAL CITIES WILL MILL GET WHIRL IRL AT MEETS NEW YORK Feb 12 With With a view to bringing about the best results from both an athletic and financial standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- I point the championship committee of ot the Amateur Athletic union announced I today it had placed the different competitions competitions com corn petitions for 1916 in widely separated sections of the country The track and field events will be de- de in this city on March 18 also the yards swim and the fancy diving diving div div- ing events which will be be held in the New York Athletic clubs club's tank the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing month Wrestling and gymnastics gymnastics gym gym- which have been at all times times- popular in Newark N. N J J. will be staged again this season in that city The boxing championships which have proved to be by far the most re remunerative remunerative remunerative re- re of the national contests will be decided under tinder the a auspices of the Boston Athletic association at Boston Bos Bos- ton during the first week of April The Central association will have charge o 01 the basketball championship at Chicago during the third week of March During the following month two Chicago organizations the Illinois Athletic club and the Chicago A. A A. A I will take care of the water polo contests contests contests con con- tests and several swimming events I The yard swim has been awarded to the Pitts burg A. A A. A while the two remaining tank competitions will be decided at St. St Louis under the direction direction direction tion of the Missouri Athletic club lb of that city Following is the official schedule April 8 yards Pittsburg A. A A. A April 10 10 yards and fancy diving New York A A. C. C April 22 22 50 yards and plunge for distance Missouri A. A C C. St. St Louis April 26 yards breast stroke and 50 BO yards Chicago A. A A. A April 27 21 yards relay and yards back stroke Illinois A. A C. C April I 28 28 water polo Illinois A. A C. C Basketball Central Basketball Central association Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Ill March 15 16 16 17 Boxing Boxing Boston Boston A. A A. A Boston April 3 and 4 Wrestling Wrestling Newark Newark May 4 and 6 Gymnastics Newark Gymnastics Newark May 13 Track and field Metropolitan field Metropolitan association association asso asso- New York March 18 |