The evening world., 1891-12-04
SPORTING NOTES AND news.
Capt. Oollett on the Early Days
Of Cross Country Running.
The Outdoor Clubs Show q Big In
crease in Membership.

tommy Cnllott, captain OF the 81. george
Athletic Club Harriers, said: 81 am exceed
ingly interested In cross-country work. hav-
Ing INDUCED In 1t for fifteen years l ran IN
the first individual championship held in this
country over the Fort George course In 1883.
The run was held on Election Day, and the
weather was freezing cold Delaney finished
first.
Peter Golden second, myself third, g. d.
a, Philips fourth, sparrow Robertson NTH,
" Lon" Myers sixth. Malcolm W. FORD came
In eleventh only to discover that he had lost
a pair OF gold sleeve-buttons In 1884 tho
championship was run from Fort George, ana
won by McTaggert, Of Canada.
In 1855 the start was made from the N. Y.
A. c. Grounds, Mott Haven, and won by Z. c.
Carter. Carter won the championship over
the same course In 1856, and In 1887 the lirst
team championship was run from Fleetwood
Park. The most enjoyable evenings ever cx-
pcrienced by cross-country runners were In
1sS0-9O, when the difIerentclubs gave invita-
tion runs The club giving the run would
provide light lunch and smoker. The boys
enjoyed It hugely. 1t would be great thing
II the practice would be taken up again.
will guarantee that the st. George Club Will
give such q run II the other clubs will fall
into line. The st. George Club pack averages
twenty-five men every sunday. The st.
George course is five miles.
"Cross-country running is one Of the best
outdoor exercises young man can indulge
In" said l.. J. Mccormick, Secretary of the
Prospect Harriers. "Of course, like every
other exercise, 1t can be overdone, but when
4 oil olu hap
ilcial."
Ii strengthens the muscles of the legs and
greatly improves the wind. have been run.
ming cross-country for the last f1Te years. and
have never lclt any Ill effects from It; on the
contrary, | know It has greatly benetited me.
The sport Is becoming very popular, as Is
of the various clubs that devote special at
tcntion to outdoor running.
Capt. James p. Findlay, of the Union Ath-
letic Club, says: "When / went into cross
country work was IN rather poor condition,
the exhilerating sport. A man Is out In the
open air away from dust and unhealthy at
nosphere, and his lungs have chance to ex-
pand and give him more breathing space.
alt Is an excellent method OF training for
sparring matches, wrestling and all other
athletic sports. 1t gives one endurance, a
strong pair OF legs and improves his wind. Our
pack now numbers about 80 men, and we run
every sunday over the Bay Ridge course"
j. II. McMullin, Chairman OF the Athletic
Committee OF the Varuna Boat Club, said /:
"Our members are becoming interested in
cross-country running and walking. Our
regular pack has not been organized yet, but
II will be very soon. our Fresh Air or Walk
ing club, under the captaincy OF capt. Chas.
Edison, Is booming"
Harry Dimse, a member OF the Board OF
Managers OF the Metropolitan Association,
and Chairman OF the Committee OF Arrange
boxing tournament, In showing the beautiful
prizes that are to be given to the winners at
) the coming tournament. Dec. %, said:
"Those are the only prizes that any man
they don't want to fight for them they will
not be compelled to. will turn the evente
into wrestling bouts or anything else before
Will pay out one dollar. ! am bound to do al
/ can to put down the perncious practice u
paying cash to boxers 1t is time these fel
lows were brought up with short turn
Judge Tighe, President of the varuna Boat
defeat at the hands OF Charlie Pierce, OF the
Nonpareil Athletic Club said: - am sorry
| for Mike. He would not have been defeated
. had he been well, but he is very far from It
Q | will advise him to rest until Spring, anC
t l think by that time he will be In FORM"
Larry Ford, OF Brooklyn, and John Boggs
or iloboken, are matched for handball con
test, to take place al Mike BOyleS court
!. HUboken, Wednesday. The conditions OF the
;, match are the best three in five games for {
stake OF $40.
: The Epiphany Lyceum prides itself upon IL
strong football team. They will play tn,
Xavier Athletic Association team at Xav1e
oval on Sunday next. The Epiphany team Il
anxious to hear from any strong amateu
team, the Varunas and Sylvans preferred
Communications should be sent to $50 sec
= onQ avenue.
The Stuyvesant Athletic clubs cross-coun
u try team had an exciting run over thei
; course last evening. j. j Dean, Stuy
: vesant 4. c., finished first; j. Flanagan
: star A. G., second and Capt. Melville, OF tn
Stuyvesants third.
' The Prospect IIarriers, OF Brooklyn, vii
hold their annual crosS-country champion
ships over the Bay Ridge course on Washing
4 toms Birthday.
Y The indications are that new match vii
Q be made between Tommy Kelly and Bil
" Plimmer. Kellys hackers will confer witt
plimmer's representatives tonight and tr.
and effect compromise. P. II. Black, Kelly
s manager, said last night: "Tommy is not a
u sick as we thought he was. We have decide,