The sun., 1891-05-17
RIG MEN IN ATHLETICS.
THE OUTDOOR FOR THE INDIvIDUAL
sLL-AROUyD CHAMPIONSHIP.

vorkine order. Tho purpose OF the competi
tion IL to determine the best all-around ath
is,s. and those devotinR themselves 10 spe'
oialty have no show In It Championships te
dscide who are the best specialists have beer
held in America for ffteen years. A success.
snl candidate for all-around champion. .hir
honors must have big arm and shoulder
muscles to throw weights. He must have speed
for running 100 yards and endurance for trav.
eliina distance. His legs must DO active fol
tho various jumping events dnd whom 1t Ia
known how practice for any one OF those Inter
iores with ssome other event. 1t can DO .sen
thnt q champion at tho game must be an ath-
leto OF unquostioned ability.
II |, safe to soy that fcw amateur athletes who
a.yoto themselves 10 speciality know how
"a got themselves into their best condition.
n,boro havo been many essays on training for
sneclal events, but II an athlete wants to read
syery one OF these he woulo then not know
how 10 train for general athletic competition.
Just how the celebrated nll.around athletes OF
America condition themselves may be inter-
eating. Daniel Long OF the Boston Athletic
Issocistion. who is now training for tho New
Enslsnd all.around championship on May 81.
AMI the national hy.ure on June 2. "a consid.
srod q very dangerous man By the old.timera
Long will mako his frat appearance In an ALL
:. ound competition this spripg. and It 10 .
matte. OF great conjecture as to how his abil-
IN compares With Arthur Schroeder. A. A. Jor-
dan. II W. Ford. or III. O'Sullivan. Long has
a ane physique. lIe stands feet 10 inches in
height. Snl weighs In athletic dress l74
rS'icSss rrssSss and jumping. aud no one need bs sur.
pound pound shot contest. ,.hrowinE tbs sixteen;
IS weIsSt |. and md tho running high jump on June
!, thus obtaining twenty points. which will be
VIZ nav has been training of and ON all through
sSjmnssium. Games like throwing the ham
anp arc snH to praStce Indoors. On
account Of their requiring SO much room; but
putin. the shot the running high Jump.
bs engaged in on the average gynnasium
floor Long needs NO Orr; practice Ice for % thr9T. ~.
.l s TsFas he msn IL h wHn
tunniuG broad jump: and the distance run.
a. .na hs are than havs
prsctissd considsrab y In his weak events he
vil show some surprsng iSrmn: r. he makes az t.
proGrsmms every time he Visits the athletic
Gounda No one knaTs H,. anything y about HI, his
and @ hs
other q. around men. he will make 8 great
% 6niy II stsietss Who have been in the around
eempstition kn1w hoy @ Nne,s strength M dsnarts
StsL psssHE snV n,,onnt n y:
raMnared viii WHAT The same athiete viii do
IL tho actual competition. The 1rst four or
suiss out t6e S last % i've are. a. rule. very df.-
= ..i athlete in have the ham %
NJ, ~ N sir or ayan Sna
s -, IL bs:. hs can a. is in tsn he n.isSborhood
nay nroye vsry % sroubIesoms TO TonW on nn ao.
ssaato hls no. h.yins sny s.perisnes. Aeis M
sS: ss: ,T.R S. sotSD ss
TSks battle sT aTs .ha
ss Ss Sbo oi II ~ 20 vD oy
Ga " NSId: ;Ses.STisy s la i, an i at.
az +; sSsssss sSs efssss%%s ga
ss hs sas R an
Ssa tn Wnsk az Sar9 as tha nthsr. am ha ,maS w,d
S iast Is tired At the o. end Ford has b .. always Ts
,1pGius hsh iS%D running broad lump and
SsniSs . q * 5u%HIns hs + p1s.eeIlsd. and bis
al eempsrs with On. who MAKES ,asS wes6s is6
S.sround obamponsbin iavSSs IN Which ne ne .n last
psted nav be- ctsd Pnttipa the IA. nonDd nn shnt
much ~ The snrnriea ~ tSe rno,,iut' dua' na Mnu
Gsores r Graz. Ike worids cnsmninne M1e sSnfs TnSs
putter. boat Ford by less than TWO fees snsi al
s With no s Of v Mhs ese Ford ps betsy
y run @ IN tbe G1ay was SnS
fors 'SSs MA ior OF uno rest OF tne aIternoon. while
tsssIIw % H. "A atea easy Gater ios the race winning
All ycrv III ii,tIa Ford sSSohIs, and tiring him.
~ snsr. ~ MmtIe. ,h. lora mas always hnd 80 much
euit ~ sav ,Io o ,.nS onu !unps tnst y Is dlin-
Sssi,v Ssr3 , now ~ Wouiu 10 anected by
''ias IN sr.war 49, compeliilon:
an hi. .ssounI .I Tue auesaupn nov No trains tor
nass n vuHu = wna. compeutlon, FORD said:
sIeen IN IHtns IstH 70 Keep VOL. ana got plenty ot
for ma Ia sss sy yoats u mas po0n vorg diulcuit
ossSin ~ Ho' nntolrlm lor mo all. nd cham
Tina X ~ iwsr"v vSnns Gun OF lts taSiag - much
Ming hish ju,np MnIa ea',IS d dEsa0ssisg lof :un'
ma thsn xis;,, i,, 90 nome noc get mS dlnn@r.
settnv hn,nNH H gymnnaiypl IN the evening.
Iosf f,nt yT ,rn,nScrs vSGcrs ~ o'clock with No slime
lion n far Simanng tor an an.aroQnd compett.
work and i, Ii,n,eiIeo. lou must have outdoor
Srctt III tSsss iong Time 10 practies each
q IN s,nnaSe iSaSe NY onlee now st 1. NJ. get
mnif ~. Ssy leRdy Ior work An hour later,
snhoms an 0unqs n0,.. ageip o. :SO I. ~. and
Soursnt . - . 0nal later after giving up. two
I.s~suy Huou. DN!t VI the Cay which could be