The sun., 1891-07-12
CLEVER YANKEE TRICKS.
WHIT DUN kN8LrsH COUSINS HAYB
AEEN or AMERICAN AI8LETE&

Trips MsAe ty Amateurs OF This Coun
tsy-A Numher OF Records Broken =
Len Mysrs's Fhsnone.ai Running.
The success OF the American athletes abroad
Atbrssent and the great interest manifested
By the public in their trip. recalls to mind the
many speedy and sturdy amateurs who hav,
crossed the Atlantic to measure swords with
the English cracks. and the many superb vic.
tories American representatives have won
This country has always been the aggressol
In this respect and - result many English
championships. Q Roodly number OF English
records. and SCORES upon scores OF trophies
have gone to the credit Of visiting Yankoss.
The nrst athletic invasion was made in 1881.
I. z Myers, accompanied BY T. McEwsn. II.
p. Pike and q. A. Avery Of the Manhattan
! Athletic Club. sailed on tho steamship Britain
nis. May 21. to give Britishers sample Of the
: bhenomsnal runners ability. Myers was
Joined on the other eide BY the great hesl.and-
+, Toe walker OF that period. Z. e. Merrill OF the
J Union Athlstic Club OF Boston. and the two
made England's cracks weary boiors they re-
turned to America.
, A series Of Joint athletic meetings had boon
arranged between the London A. O. and the
Manhattan A. C.. and a cry was at once raised
tbst Myers and Morrill, we're participating In
Rate-moncy ventures. The fret meeting was
held at Stamford Bridge. London June 25.
whore Myers gave the EnRlishmen tho first
tSste OF his quality defeating their crack. W.
r. Phillips, In the scratch quarter mile run In
A9x seconds in q cauter, Phillips coming In
eight yards behind. The people wero enthalsl-
astic over this victory aud tho time. which
broke the existing English record OF sos sec-
onds. Myers received o $40 cup for the raco.
and an equivalent sum was spent for record
medal At this meeting Merrill also showed
his calbre. winning the two-mi!e walk with
ridiculous easo in Ii minutes 50 seconds.
AT tho second joint meeting. hold at stan-
ford Bridge grounds July Q. Myers electrified
the crowd By winning the hai-mie run In
minute Sc seconds. which beat tho then worlds
amateur record Of l:o6h. 1t was tho easy ma.
ture OF tho victory which set the crowd vii d.
Tha American trotted In slowly. Baker. the
English crack, being fifteen yards in the rear.
Merrill kept up his end ut this meeting. bring
ing the Stars and Etrlpes to the fore in tho
three milo walk. winnin. easily in tho excel
lent titne OF 29 minutes % second.
At the Americans third appearance in Eng
land q disgracefIl incident occurred which
gSaoG Thys Bfsn T'ms9 IasSla Of 0Gs9 sl @ hs
Hsrrlsrs. he held at Aston ioWer sroHn4s, Sr.
IN a seconds which broke tho yoIids.
espsIoS St Was a s!ssS M Merrill s VIZ Vas son:
walk. his most DANGEROUS ,c9mpe,itor was
Whya.t the English record holder. who was
,Hfeyns spD start s5s,. he5s Sss
tho Engll.hmen were not. .ior: one after the
Stss thsy sa III IN shS Last D
ing suspiciously the las! hall mile, At this tho
mob. who lined the track. and hai been
Spshed upon the track and siopred the race;
Merrill was pushed and ios,led about amid
the American party was in serious danger Of
being maltrenled by The Ioughs: Tables and
oss aS9TR Ea FSs'n nssns sH
was aba abandoned the the walking IL handicap being
beat the American. % an The ell tnsiish newspaners % rs
denounced the e!acSguardism 10 round terms.
English mile at the Lewes Athletic Club sports.
winning the, tbe hHRndieap R mls In minutes ~
81 6 MINUTES Is seconds He walked scrSDu- %
Hss.S :1ss TsEss
tsepth snnpal at sthlst.e champion hip moeting
Birminshsm. sl on July I6. Week alter the the dis.
sEssoel%' soI Myers s won the
raok eenerousy s sIs reiusea S to ets
BaE.s 2osaon Ht
}stic Club, who won in 2 minutes 2Ss seconds.
hsrf sf q aoi Ss saess s si wssa
RaSy Nhya ahC wa. %oa s 1 4 as5s ses
loan Tie alert 70 hold Raby as lis aSi iai Zip
on the fourth mile; The crowd gave, him a
warm reception Tor his gameness. and by their
Taker the rons lie 5aa sos ,ro@
she mob the sntnr, az PREVIOUS
DniRO bY winning the quarter and hall milo
aF a9 s 81 q ~ Tgs
Clubs fast walkers, ". S. Hart, liIed by ambi-
tion, started for Europe single handed to up
point. He competed at the English champion
ehip meeting and several important games.
Snsish JUDGES Of King. and he he Was Vas dis. lis
qualified before showing what be could do
uth %Ga aets spos anal MSk sa
home before International comnliGationsa arose.
part A,Scse Glib sh
with the South London I!nrriers foI Joint
!lip i raining at ter each oi tue sehssuled meet.
ings but from q patriotic Wow It was q success.
The Invaders were ali champions OF Amrrcn:
T. + Myers GnarEEsr mile: A g. WHldron loo; @
Fa.nk Muay sS ua
Eepresentng the famous old Williamsbureh |
cu Sy Mesf Sde o tho se
Athletic Club. Americas seven milo walking |
champion. ard the fairest and prsttisst walker
that ever Wore O shoe.
Meek ind started matters Gloriously for the |
6tars and Stripes. having won the Beven- mile |
qhamgpIonship Of England at Birmingham on
shiD but iour days, The FIRST ioint meeting
yas held at Lille Bridge grounds. London. on
Jnly 5, Myers winning the quarter NJ lie run in
aS s-5 seconds; Murray the iour.mils walk in
tional records. Meek being third. Tredericks
was not IN condition. but ran SECOND to the
the three-quarter mile run. L. u. Carter. then
q Moseley Harrier, WAS third.
The second meeting. was held, at Aston
lower grounds, Birmingham, on July Z. Myers
Worlds record Of l, minute 52-5 seconds.
%ooa IN 70 rua
"a t.5 seconds. being beaten nine inches after
could do no bettsr than flnish second to Shook
r. tas nile 1n rIn, m won IN 1I mnuIes y ssco1ds
!, The third meeting was held at the Trent rent
lnyineiblss Myers won II. 200! GoG,yard rHn ~ n
rec0rd nv n HacOnI laadinn aII tna Wav aud |