The sun., 1891-06-17
| SID W omAs ON xxeIrsn sronrs
How A. "A. George wns Beaten In the
Tho 4 tand.ynrd ChsmpionshIp.

| How A "A George wns Beaten In the
| Tho u ,snd.ynrd Championship.
CBrIsrA, "a ,giand. MAY so-Attrncted BY
the names nd "a 'rtised throughout Tho town oil
the champion l1thletes that would compete.
seven thousand sport-lovinG Northerners put
| in nm appenra, \ % to-day At the Southport
Athletic .ports. THE meeting included three
Northern champ. k,bships. - These champion
ships are oren TO pny one to win 80 that All
American or Auatr, Nian can come over to Eng
land. and though pr tbahly beaten at the regu-
lar championships y June. may be still able
to call himself cham. eson OF the North when
he ls1yes the oon ttrY. AS matter
OF fact j. Rlbblewhite. who lives In district
attached to the Sou,hei y division OF the ANA
,eur Athletic Association, has been and still ia
In many cases tho holder tof Northern cham-
pionships. The Northern. ,rs some time ago
presented a petition to the Mort hern Counties
Association to get this stateN4t things reme-
died, but the petition was sens, In too late to
stop tho ovents btiAr open" this summer.
The opinion is that e Md!sS dbiy ssS Sorfa 30 tor
srn sha%pIonshs nexs year " 10
,ss sss:ss NJ ] 8:
AT soai hpo9s sSe race eagsr,v looks for ws'
the tIs SS il
rear before his fellow countryn His InanSe , SS
e sS Dny E III Instead sssusp spq Ns
sss SsS %Si 81 sSss; sssss'
ssssSnt sssSpa has EhS5s hs spSt al lis fa hs
used 10 seoIng him use, were adopted by tlA'
Mrnhasstan A shapien as he made thG
Gins %ims pIS %laass as q "i sssonSs sas n FcNIey
proSaSy oWns to hs wnnnH Tie mile
race sar'ier IN the afternoon n minutss S,,S ".
fG sIGi y NJ sss ~ =
AZ iSe Manainsham Footsait Cubs sports,
aesse e. and
ley 10 the 100.yard scratch race: but on Iour-
the same S aiternooS @ 10 Ds Heuse eeit Inc away Wei.
made hon2rs cay sy be.5nT % n. l0fmer M ePn b
best easily won tho two-mile scratch race At
the Manningham sports. O. souoh; bis best
oa' 9 saofd hSrs
~ s ssS n; q ss Ss1s Il Il E
quit at any moment.
won the three, hsnd
track, T. 10 minM.es21 a!. : seconds kitbiewhite
msnt IN ATHLETIC lhs H5cYs He W i
the Biichfeld Harrisrs from tho Midlands>, ,
have been bitter opponents OF the Airedale
Cup holders the Stafford Hurriers. ant have
never missed a chance of recruiting their
ranks though no worse In this respsct than !
the Salford Harriers. With Kibblewhi.e. Nor
ton. Parry, Morris. and probably Thomas run.
ming for the holders the Birchfed HRrrier.' :
chance OF gaining the trohy Is remote indeed,
for this year at enst. There Ia NO clause In
the rules governing the conte-t to stop any =
club that enters running man who Ia not first 9
claim, 80 that tho donors are to blame for the :
present state OF things
Tho coming OF tho American team OF athletes | .
from the n. A. q. has caused considerable In :
terest. Several English papers by no means
lall In easily With the protected visit probably
" stand down" last fall when the American =
ch am pion hps were held at Washington,
One journalist points out. that though several ,
ORGANIZATIONS In England have received lot
tors on the coming invasion. no communica. =
lion has been .Rent by the M. A. @. secretary to
Z. Herbert, secretary OF tho Amateur Athletic Z
Association. However. those who know c. o. |
Hughes personally: must 10 aware that this 4
would occur through no want OF courtesy. but 4
on account OF his being untniormed y
rs to Herbert's address.
At meeting OF the Amateur Athletic Assoct- !.
alton. the not very priucely sum OF 500 was
voted for banquet to welcome the American | 4
!eam after the cham pionships. It. is to be |
hoped that the 500 will purchase viands easily 7
dRestsd. Should the team suddenly lose .
heir athletic ability alter the championship |
pro hably the cheap feed you'd he blamed |: |:
.or II. SIDNEY THOMAS.