The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-01
ATHLETIC.
Cross Country Running-War in the New
York Club.


ATHLETIC.
Gross Country Running-War in the New
York Club.
Cross-country running was very popular
pastime with all the amateur clubs year
ago, but since the construction of the
Olympic Clubs outdoor grounds the 0lyT-
plans have turned their backs on the real
outdoor sport, and are now giving their IN
divided attention to sprinting and racing on
the cinders. This is all we'll and good in
itself, but at least one day in the month
should be set apart for a cross-cOuntry race,
which viii bring all athletes of the various
clubs together. aud many little matters
could be talked over and argued which
would bring about thorough friendly feel
Jag and strengthen the scheme to make out
door athletics the great feature of amateur
sport in California. In unity there is
strength, and if the outdoor boys-it mat
tiers not what clubs they repTesent-will
only stand united and support their officers in
measures for the good of outdoor sport, it
will not be many years when the Eastern
clubs VIII have n Wholesome dread of COM
petition with the I. {. A. a. a. Of Cal.
Speaking Of cross-cOuntry running, New
York paper says:
Tie proposition made By E {. Carter to estab-
lSh sectional Cross country associations through
out lie country Is certainly a good one and
should be carried out. Mr. Carriers proposition,
as We understand it, is 10 have Northern. South
ern. Eastern aud Western associations With the
National CrOSs-c0untTy as the appellate body.
The Western branch association could take in
81. Louis ana all points west of that points, The
southern branch association could take in BaiLi-
more ana all POINTS south OF Baltimore. The
Northern branch association could take in New
York City aud vicinity, aud the Eastern branch
association could take III Boston auu vicinity. Ii
Is 10 lie hoDed that the crOss-eOuntTy enthusiasts
throughout the country Will act upon the sug-
EeStlOn OF Mr.. Carter aud organize In The direc-
lion above indicated. There is no form of anna
Ieur spot that l. more healthy and from which
more pure, genuine pleasure can be derived than
rom crosS-cOuntry running. and there is little or
no reason To doubt that In years to come The
sport viii be very popular throughout the
country.
War clouds are lowering over the New
York Athletic Club again. The contending
factions are about to come together and will
Try TO settle their differences. There will be
special meeting OF the club called at the
request Of fifty members, representing the
social element IN the organization. The
social element and the athletic element had
falling out about year ago, and put up
distinct tickets. The champions of ath-
letcS Won. Since then, it is said, the advo-
Gates OF convyla!ity have been longing for a
whack al their opponents. The real object
OF the meeting Is TO tlud out how much Of
the clubs money was spent last year ON
athletics. 1t is believed that more than the
amount OF the appropriation went that way.
Some of the athlete, say that the eXpendi-
tune was rendered necessary TO send a num-
her OF representatives of the club on the
Western circuit last year The call for the
meeting was headed by c. II. Wilcox, who
vas defeated at the election, and one of the
Z slgners of the call says he would like to
know what amount of the clubs money, if
any, was deposited in the wrecked North
River Bank by tile clubs Treasurer, Ed
ward +. Gedney, who was also President of
the bank
The outdoor athletes of the Olympic Club
viii be out at the grounds this forenoon in
strong force. Several imprOmptu races will
take place, and 1t Is rumOTed that Foster
Will try again to lower the record he re-
Gently made in a private trial at hurdle
racing. Foster is most promising athlete
and II nothing happens to prevent him
training his friends hope to see him lower
an American record at the next champion
snip meeting.
The crOss-country run of the Alpine Ath-
ietic Club, which was to have taken place
from the rooms of the Alameda Olympic
Club to-day, have been postponed until the
stu inst. II Is expected that the Acme and
Alameda Club athletes will be present to
Join in the run. The Alpine Club Secretary
will duly notify members of the clubs of the
hour OF meeting, etc.
The following are new English walking
records: December 26th, at Tufneu Park,
England, 1Q-mile handicap waikiki Curtis,
Hllrs, 15nI. los; 3 miles, 23m. IS. miles,
3lm. 2s. . miles, som. 912S.; 6 miles, 47m
l5s; z miles, 55m. 2lh>.; s miles, In. 3m.
Is; miles, In. lin. II 3-5s.; 10 miles, H.
l9m. q Sos; W. Witt, ii. H., minutes,
>; 5 II. Adams, Lea H., minutes, 8. Cur
tis' time for s, 8 anu IL miles now become
the fastest English amateur records, sup
planting those made by {. w. V. Clarke, at
Rchnond, March 8, 1887; but they are still
far behind the American amateur records.
IL Announced that I,uthpr Carpv nf
Princeton, is willing to go in with Lee of
Harvard and Sheriff. of Yale, in a series of
sprinting races at so, 100, $50 and 800 yards,
10 settle the intercollegiate championship OF
America, the matches to be run in the
spring.
Frank Hall will manage six-day race at
the Olympia QIondOn) during the last week
IN March. Hall offered an alleged wager of
5000 that he could produce an American
pedestrian 10 beat RoWeIl.
a new outdoor winter running track has
jaSt been constructed at Harvard. An ex-
change says that the track is near the GYM
naslum and is constructed of soft planks.
w. ID. Robertson of Brooklyn, n. Y, has
offered to match Steve Farrell for $1,000 to
run barren, the English professional, half
mile.
Fred Harmon. the well-known sprinter.
who resided IN this city number of years,
IS now mixing pills and other specifics in a
Franklin Mass drugstore.
Willie Day, the cross-country champion,
has finally concluded TO retire permanently
from ali kinds of athletic pastimes
Sir John Ashley of England will give a
championship cup for siX-day gO-as-you-
l.lease contest.
Downs, the fast quarter-mile runner, is
now principal of the High School in Lake
Village, n. H.
Charles Rowell, the pedestrian, was
married in London on the 18th inst to a
Cambridge lady.
Harry Bethune and Jim Regain, profess
sional sprinters, are harvesting in New
Orleans.