New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13
TIE AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION GAMES
THE FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN
ST. LOUIS NEXT MONTH.

THE FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN
ST. LOUIS NEXT MONTH.
ST. Lous Sept. IL CspeciaD.-Elaboate prep
aroons are being made for the fourth annual meeting
of the Amateur Athletic Union, which will be held on
the St Louis Jockey Club grounds on october 81 IN
order to decide the amateur championship OF America
in the different branches Of field and track sports
II is expected that every big athletic club in tho
country will be represented by its crack athletes
who will endeavor to break al previous records one
Of the most exciting contests will be the hundred
ward dash in which Luther Cary and Remington. OF
the New-York Manhattan Athletic Club VIII attempt
IN y-rest the championship from John Owen, Of the
Detroit Athletic Club. who won 1t last year at the
meeting in Washington, by breaking the WORLDS record
Their most formidable competitors viii be owen and
Jewett Of the Detroit Athletic Club. The former
has a brilliant record "a spriDter Another great
race will be the quarter mile rum in which W. C.
Downs. Of the New York Athletic Club. the present
champion, and Mortimer Remington me English and
Canadian champion, will take part
Among those who will take part In the half mile
rim are W. c. Dohm Of the Ncw-YOrk Athletic Club
le ex-champon Of America H. L. DOdman. the
present champion \. b. George. and possibly Harry
Frederlcl1s all Of the Manhattan Athletic Club and
Wright of Yale who is the intercollegiate champion.
The competitors in the mile run will be Kibble
waite the champion of England. A. 2, George. the
champion of America. Tommy Connect. Of the
Manhattan Athletic Club, the five mile champion
Willie Day. Ernie HieItsberg. Of the New-Jersey Ath
letc Club and william Mccarthy, OF the Xavie
Athletic Club Klbbewaite has an enviabe record
I'm England and the exploits Of "Tommy" Connect
the Irish Boy" are familiar to all American lovers
OF sport
1t is expected that nearly all the cracks" in Tho
United states will take part in the hurdle races
Among them are Ducharme Of the Detroit Athlete
Club the present champion Dody" SchweQer, of Tho
! New York Athletic Club F. G. PuGer. and E. L
Barnes of tho New-Jersey Athletic Club J. J. Mooney
of the Xavier Athletic Club, and Al Copeland. o
the Manhattan Athletic Club. Duchame has hn
record and has beaten all the men he will meet Blu
in athletics as In everything else. it is true that tn
| unexpected Is always likely 10 happen. and then
nav be n new champion this year.
The running high Jump promises 10 be exciting
Among those who will compete are Alvah Niclersou
of tie NcwYort Athletic Club Powell. Of the PsStim
| Athletic Club Of ST. Louis. J. Il. Edwards. OF tn
| NewJersey Athletic Club, Long and Morse Of Tn
| Boston Athletic Association. II. l.. Hallock. and II
| K Pritchard OF the Manhattan Athletic Club II
the weight throwing contest the entries are: Curtis
the English champion. C. l.. Nlc0ll and Eddie LANCE
Of the Manhattan Athletic Club and Frank Murray
Old Cinders7 Of the Acorn Athletic Association. ant
Magee, Of the Detroit Athletic Club Ryder Of tn
Newly Athletic GLIB. and T. Luce. Of the Detroi
Athletic Club, will compete for the pole championship
Altogether the meeting promises 10 be thai
| usually interesting, and II some records are no
' smashed, a good many people will be surprised.