The evening world., 1890-04-22
ATHLETES AND ATHLETICS.
The Championship Gross Country
Run at Morris Park Saturday.
viii Alex. Jordan BE tho Coming
Champion AIl-Around Athlete?

Next Saturday the great c~ross.country run
for the championship of America will he
contested at Morris Park. wcstchcstcr. Will
the present champions, the Prospect Har-
riors. retain their supremacy II they do
they will indeed have to put their beat feet
foremost; but there are many fleet feet
in the Clubs team and they have q shado
the beet chance of winning, jutlkI
ing by the records OF its individual mem.
bcrs in the past. But athletics nowadays
il replote with surprises. This Ia owing to
the rapidity with which the present wide
spread interest in athletics develops new
material. There will be MANY a flect-footcl
runner among the teams which will fight for
victory next Saturday, and as likely rs not,
some team, which has not been much CON
sidercd, may walk of with first senior prize.
Much interest will attach to the outcome
OF the junior team race, The factors and
elements that Will contribute to the victory
arc so positively unknown rs to keep the
best of the athletic judges of the day guess
ing wildly. The capabilities Of the juniors
are an unknown quantity.
Among the many JUNIOR teams entered are
those from the AcOrns, NorthfieldH, Clare
mont HarrierA, Riversides and 81. James
harriers. These are all consnicnons. and
their class. MIR. William b. Curtis is to be
senior judge OF the race.
The Staten Island Athletic Club eight.
Dared crew will take to the water this week.
1t ~ composed of experienced, strong men
and should make n formidable opponent in
the several races in which IL will compete.
j. Owens. the ,.'oAt-secouds man with.
Observation-Disclosures, il training, it is
said, for all attempt to make the hundred
yards without the valuable assistance of the
2ephyT:, and wal come on from Detroit
outdoor meeting of the A. A. L At WASH
ington,
June 10 is the date set for the all-aIound
championship. OF the A. A. u, and IL will
be held AZ Liyingston, staten Island. In
view OF the trouble. INTO. which the present
holder OF tho title. Malcolm. W. Ford,
come OF Ford's quarrel with the Board
OF Governors OF tho A.. A. U. will be watched
with incrcasing interest a. the date Of the
feat Of Ford last Fall. in the special all
Ground match between the two for that nov
famous hundred;dol!ar prize. makes II look
was the coming wearer Of he idle Of ali.
around champion, even should Ford be re-
instated by that time.
The Dauntless Boat Club will be repre-
scented In tho Harlem regatta by both q
JUNIOR eight and junior four, and perhaps
by a single.
Bradford four-osfed shell compete in the
Harlem regatta, and do not believe that tho
Bostonians will have all their own way.
The Metropolitans will enter a junior
eight in the Memorial Day regatta in all
probability, although they have not vet def
initely decided.
Tho events to be contested at the Berkeley
Athletic Club games May II are as follows:
100 yards. .cratch;. $50 and 44o yards.
F,n' bs5jicS Soo tT yardsi s sSp. sei,t half b mile
Scratch; aao-yard hurdle, handicap; two.
mile bicycle, handicap; three-mile bicycle
g5o.pound limit. Handsome prizes and
banners go, to tho winners.
tee shows how thoroughly cosmopoii.
tan, so TO speak, is the character of
this Club t~hISugboTt. The cPpmittee
amherst; h.'I. Brooks. Yale; nerbert
Mapes, Columbia;, Nv. y. .Philip. Union
All these gentlemen were in the foremost
ranks OF athletes at their respective colleges.
The st. George Cricket Club lawn tennis
grounds are among the finest IN this conn-
SHASTA. Valentine, G. Hall, II. W. Slocum
and Howard Taylor are among the stars
who scintillate on these grounds.
Roger Conner, the giant first baseman, of
the tiiants, Ia putting M n magnificent
Rame. He gets anything that comes his way
and seems to be all over at once.
With 80 many crack eiRht-oarcd crews In
this vicinity. II seems as If there ought Ia he
and spirit enough for these crews to
meet in match races for suitable prizes,
or four Of the fastest eightH about New
York would be sure to excite intense interest
and enthusiasm.
1t seems strange that no prominent base
ball LEAGUE has engaged Billy Quinn a. UNI
Dire. He looks quite the type of man TO I'LL
; place ON the umpire staff Of tho National
League. President Nick Young should give
glance in Biily's direction.
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Judging by the demonstrations of the
'pectators at the National League grounds.
hose Indianapolis men Eeem TO be inVra-
themselves into the hearts Of the
Rusie IL a special fayorite.