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Show GREAT TRACK MEET TO BE IN NEW ORLEANS (By Hal Dexter.) What promises to be the greatest and most representative championship champion-ship track meet that was ever held In this country is the ono which will take placo at New Orleans on October 14 and 15. For the first time in the history of the sport and championship meet has been awarded to a city In the far j south and all of us northerners are wondering what the ultimate effect i will be on southern athletics. The athletic association of that city are I sparing no pains to make the event a huge success. j In former years when the national I championship events were held In the i east very, few clubs, outside of New I York and New England contingent i competed. At this year's meet en- I tries have been assured from every section of the country and San Fran- j Cisco will have as many athletes at the games as New York and Boston. ! The opening gun in the campaign for entries was tired when James E. ' Sullivan sent out the official entry 1 blanks for the games The meet will be held on the Tulane University athletic ath-letic field, which is being put into shape by the commitleo in prepara- : tlon for the big races. All of the modern Improvements will be Installed, In-stalled, so that there will be no kick coming from any of the visiting ath- j lotos. I The Southern Association has de- ( elded to give the $3,000 which was raised to help perfect arrangements to the national lody to distribute among the clubs throughout the country coun-try that will send athletes worthy of consideration to the games. This committee com-mittee Is made up of two men from New York, Boston and Chicago, and representatives of other associations. A strong team Is being mustered by the Chicago A. A., which will Include such stars as Craig, the Michigan flyer, fly-er, Horner of the same school, Johnny John-ny Carrels, Frank Irons, Spider Coo and others of like note. |