The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-29

the three gentlemen whose watches recorded
Cary's 9ls see. are average good timers; L may
stale for tie further Information OF " -. y: =;
that The World allowed Jnhn owen ~ 81 t'te
Defroif Athletic Club the credit OF his 10 sec.
performance for the same reason thli ~ aItra,
ward allowed Cary's 9Ia see. feeolu- uve"uoS sc
there was every cNlOCbCt VI INV bS""iHN"NsN "
the performance. -. ,t
authorities, accepts aud rejects RECORDS on tnetr
merits alone regardless OF tue Amateur Ath-
lelfc Union or any other oiganlZadIeh' 1heie
cannot be two 1OO.yItd records. me Mofl9,
therefore, having recognized Luther II. cary
record OF $40 sec cannot take lh'o account
other performances that are not records
Notwithstanding the many "roasters !"
Kttlemen, Bethune and Gibson have re-
ceived in various journals and quarters,
they seem to make sprint-raeing. according
to their system Of running, paying occu-
patton. A correspondent from Philadelphia
writes:
A great fooi-running job, In which $4,000
was won and lost croOkedly. was run III BROOK
lvn on Wednesday The runners were: NJ. l..
kltueman OF Harper, Kan. and c. i. Gibson,
alias WeinbreGner, of Davenport, Iowa. kiftle-
man was easily beaten. II was 100 yards Tor
stakes OF $4,000, and 100000 was bet ON Inc
side. Only those Interested saw the race.
Frank WethCd OF Detroit, one OF the best
known gamblers in the West was the stake,
holder and won $4,000 on the race. lie passed
through here on Tuesday, going East, and SAID
but little about the race. hiiilemaB's PACKERS
were ichigin and Canadian people, principally
The name Tommy Connect is Familiarity
known To all amateur athletes OF this c0un-
try. The young athlete has won numerous
events at championship meetings, and New
York exchange, just 10 hand, says: Inc
game little champion tive-mile runner OF
America is a very sick man at present. lie
is suffering from severe attack OF pneu-
monia, the result of cold contracted In the
open handicap croSS-cOuntry run OF the
Prospect HaTrieIS on Nashlngton's BIRTH
day. Connects illness comes at an un1ortu-
nate time, as it viii probably prevent HIM
from competing in the senior cross-country
championship run, which many athletes
thought he would win.
An Olympian is DESTROYS of ascertainlng
nat has become of the First Calltornla
Guard Athletic Club, which has been chris
tened the baby club of the Amateur Ath-
le;ic Association. Among lis members are,
however, some promising athletes, namely
p. Butt c. Deveir, F. b. Ladd, p. J. Ken
nedy. j Foulkes, c. Burnett, +. Speyer and
ii. Couklin. Since the club was admitted Il
member Of the association nothing has been
heard from it athletically and grave doubts
are entertained that any OF Its members
will capture world record tins year; but
there is no telling what may happen in the
way of military athletics.
James Robinson, the trainer OF the Man
haitian \ hietic Club, SAID yesterday that
notwithstanding all reports 10 the contrary
TIeU W tslllS VIII again uOH JHt opIhtu oHOt
next summer, Robinson says that those
who think that Fred Wrestling has spent his
best days in the sprints are mistaken, and
he believes that the game little eX-champion
of America, England and Canada will beat
them all next season.
The athletes are getting ready for the
indoor championships, which will be held
at the Pavilion on the 24th of April. The
hurdle races, which will be somewhat Of a
novel feature IN indoor athletics, will prove
very interesting, as those who will contest
are said 10 be quite evenly matched.
Handicapped John Elliott Is undoubtedly
the right man in the right place. He is a
strong supporter Of clean athletics, and the
association could not have appointed a
better or more capable man for the position.
L. c. Boss, the clever jumper of Har-
ward, who holds the record Of "A feet II Y
has Joined the Boston A. A. ana will repre-
sent & in the iutUrP