The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-21
ATHLETIC.
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Olympic Clubs Invitation Field Day.
Cinder- Burners.
judging from the number of athletes
training like beavers at the Olympic Club
grounds for the invitation field day events
it is believed that some grand performances
will be noted. The weather being now fav-
Orabe for outdoor sports large attendance
is expected. The following notes of inter
est regarding the ''hOme stables" will inter-
est the athletic fraternity of this Coast:
E. Mays of the University Club objects to
being made a monkey of by any body, and
is willing to run A. S. Henderson another
220-yard race for a gilt edge colar-buttOn.
S. Y. Casady, o. A. c., has signifed his in
tentiOn Of retiring from the track for one
year. Casady, who is an athlete that is
hard TO bring in proper shape. requires a
great deal OF training. He has kept at the
cinders for two years and needs good rest.
There will be two amateur races given by
the Thistle Club at Shell Mound Park on
July 4th which will ba open only to the P.
A. A. A. w. The distances are $50 and $50
yards omen handicap. The prizes are alu-
able Entries will be closed on the I'd at
the Olympic Club
+. r Foster, the Olympic cyclone, will be
seen on the 9th IN the running high-Jump
contest, and if he does half as well in 1t as
in the hurdles he will certainly please his
friends. It's rumOred that he IS willing to
meet any athlete on the Coast in an all
round competition. This is talking loud for
a man who is little more than novice.
Old Bert Collins was once the pride Of the
athletes, but since he strayed from the paths
of Tecttude (cinder paths and became old
and stiff he Is neglected for younger asplr-
ants. Old athletes viii remember his first
6S0-yaTd race, which he won after desper-
ate finish in 2 minutes 17R seconds. He
must have OYerdOD3 himself, for, strange TO
say, he has never eXcelled that time since.
\. l.. Bakulich of the Olympic Athl tic
Club is undaunted by his recent defeat at
the championship games and is now peggng
away at the weights. He put in an appear
ance at the outslda grounds on Sunday and
did so well with the 90 pOund shot that he
placed W. Morrow's recent record Of % feet
inches far in the shade If the distance
was stated it would probably be thought
shot story by some.
Walter A. Scott of the Olympic Club will,
in all probability, be seen on the cinder
track in the near future, having Withdrawn
from the presidency Of the Pacific ASsoCia-
ton of the 4. A. w. Scott has won more
championships for the Olympic Club than
any other of its members, and after his
years rest will come forth with renewed
vigor to battle with the present holders of
distance records.
Frank O'Kane. o. A c., has at last COM
menced steady training, and can be seen
four evenings In the week at the grounds.
II OK. continues N this course until invita-
ton field day, some records will have TO 20
under. A number Of athletes maintain that
he mas not improved any since he was
novice. This may be so, but he has never
trained as he should, and invariably went
into races when he was not IN anything like
condition.
There is no doubt but the invitation field
day of the Olympic Athletic Club, on Sat
urday, June 9th, will be success. The
programme viii be nearly all track events
and will be run off without intermisSOn.
The events are: 100, 800, 440 $50, one-mile
fat 120 and 220 yard hurdles, running high
jump, putting the siXteen-puund snot all Of
which will be open handlcaps. No prizes
Will be given Competitors OF outside clubs.
The Oiymplans intend 10 follow this event
with another similar field day about Sep
TENDER 9Th, and every effort is being put
forward 10 p0PularIZe outdoor sports. 1t is
hoped that these field days will have the
desired effect on the public.
Sporting writer's of several New York
paptrsare undoubtedly jealous OF Luther
Cary's recent performances on thu cindrr
path, and 1t seems to be with great reluc-
lance that they credit him with records
which only a fanatic could discredit. Cary
is one of the number OF celebrated Ameri-
can athletes who have sailed tor England
to show their cousins what American athe-
letes are really capable of doing. friend
Of John Owen, who writes for a New York
sporting journal, says of Cary:
Tie fact that neither Luther Cary the wonder.
ful splinter, nor bis fleDdS have filed u claim
with The Record Committee OF the Amateur
Athletic Union for the record OF 9$4 seconds for
100 yards which ii IS declared Cary made at the
recent class games 1T Princeton College Is eX.
citing considerable comment. IL the record is
Claimed there Is likely 10 b. an interesting COM
pcatiOn.
sam see. who was A tlme-keeper for Cary last
Saturday says that he protested against The way
Cary was started. He says that he was "shOt
OF the mark" The Cay crowd would not
lis en- u see, aud so lie spoke 10 several MEN,
bers Of tie Record Committee about The affair.
! be result is that Cary may have trouble In OBJ
tanning recognition Of his alleged record.
EXlerts say that in "shOoting Cary of the
mark start was allowed such as John Owens
Jr. OF Detroit did not receive when he ~ ide the
celeDrai 40 record. The opinion Is spread
ing lhaI Cary was started with the instruction 10
go al the word Ready Sell" the starter firing
bis pistol as lie spoke the last word. There was
no waiting TO hear tue pisIOi3 report. When
Cary returns from Europe he will be advised 10
repeat his performance IN The Yicility of New
York, where lie can be timed by thoroughly com
peteuI men and WlleIe there Will be no "shOO ting
on The mark"
Among the many rules of the Amateur
Athletic Union that will bear revision. says
the New York Sun. is the definition of a
novice. The rule at present reads:
A novice Is one who has never won prize In
any dNulGtlC ColHDclllluu Opcu 10 tue inenDefS Oh
two or more clubs, and this status shall be deter
mined By his record when the entries for such
event closed.
That even the trainers of the law cannot
make anything out of the foregoing rule is
shown at athletic meetings. the latest sQuab-
bic being at the Manhattan A. e.. games on
Saturday, when William b. Curtis, James
+. Sullivan, George w. Carr, Sam Cornell
and others waxed hot over an argument as
to whether al athlete who had won a prize
in a high-jumpIng competition some time
ago could compete in the novice Quarter-mile
run. The rule is certainly ambiguous. Tugs
of war, boxing, lacrosse, lawn tennis, foot
ball, bicycling and many other pastimes
come under the head of "athletic competi-
tons" A champion boxer, for Instance,
taking up running. would he not be novice
Tunner2 Or a rider taking to high Jump
ing, what is he under the definition? Tie
question is full of possible cases, and
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