The morning call., 1891-09-13
ATHLETIC.


J. C. Kortick is fast coming to the front
as a great sprinter. II he keeps on he will,
bv Thanksgiving day, be in condition to
give good account of himself.
P NJ. Wand did some fue work in the 100
yard handicap. which he won with very lit
tie to spare, for had Henderson got away
well it is almost certain that genial Phil
would have suffered defeat.
V. \. Bakulich, although defeated in the
56-pound weight, knocked the Coast record
ga feet inches) out of existence by sending
the ball q feet = inches. Morse surprised
every one-eyen hmself-by his excellent
performances with the weights.
A Keller is fast coming to the front as
speedy hurder. After the hurdle event on
Wednesday he remarked that Foster was
not his superior. Keller has made wonder
full iml rovement in hurdle-racing, and his
friends will be given an opportunity of see
ing how he can compare with Foster from
scratch at the next meeting. Gentlemen,
get ready.
The Olympic Club field day on Wedres-
day was a great success in every way and
went far to prove the truth of the old adage,
keeping everlastingly at it brings success" ]"
There will be an invitation ladies' day about
the oath of October, to be followed by the
annual fall field day on Thanks giving day. -
E. E. Edwards Of the A. A. A. A. is the
making of a frst-class man. 1t cannot,
however, be expected of him to repeat sue
cessfully in events with such seasoned com-
pettors as he had to contend with on
Wednesday. When it is taken into consid-
Grafton that Edwards is nothing more than
novice great things must be expected from
him in the future.
There was not enough imp ortance at
tached to a. S. HeDdersOn's won derful rum
ming in the 120-yaTd handicap on WedneS-
day. Not one of tie papers stated that he
accomplished anything great i'll this event.
Perhaps they failed 10 notice that 100 yards
in y seconds was equal to even time, and
that it eQualed the record of such men as
Meyers and Wendell Baker, and that it was
only one-tfth of a second behind the worlds
record made by Phillips of England. Hem
derson is unquestionably wonderful sprln-
ter.
c. NJ. Yates Jr. has improved wonderfully
in his walking. and minutes 4oZ5 seconds
nff the 125-yard mark is equal to Z minutes
% seconds for the full distance. While
Yates is good walker, prominent judges
think that he would do better in running
and particularly so in middle distances. II
has often been noticed that young
athletes make great errors in selecting the
distances best suited to them. This was the
case with S. o. WinslOw 70. c. who for
years thought lie was Intended for great
mind, and he has turned out to he one OF the
most promising long distance runners in the
country.
The following communication explains
itself:
sporting Editor Call: The gentleman up a
tree who devoted a paragraph in au evening
paper 10 the handleap pplng OF the Juveniles has
gone q long way 10 ind fault. 1t Is only fair 10
state that no serious fault could be found In that
department, as the finishes were In almost every
Instance close and exciting. Perhaps The gen.
teman In question could inform the handlcapper
the proper way 10 handicap boys who have never
Tuu a race?
Regarding the handicapping of boys who
have never competed in track events,
it would have been the better plan TO start
them all from scratch at hrSt and then
handicap them afterward, according to
merits displayed. The handicapping Of
juveniles is, however, difficult task
The Toronto Empire received a dispatch
on the 4th inst. from Hamilton as follows:
very smooth piece of work was done here
last evening Eight or ten days ago several we'll
known Canadian sports arrived at the Royal HO-
tel aud arranged 100-yard race between w.
Boyd, The Wel-kuOwu sprlnter, aud an unknown
The stakes were to be $500 side aud three
gold watches. The sports put up SOU sue
and The watches when the match was made, me
balance 10 be put up on the day OF the race. NO
body was let into the secret. The race look
place at Dundurn Park about o'clock yestef-
oay afternoon III the presence Of seven or eight
spectators. Boyd won easily 1t is said that the
race was job, and that the unknown was b.
Coyne, who can beat BOYD with ease. About
$500 changed hands. 1he victim was SaInuei
Wilson, said 10 be Toronto man, who backed
the unknown.
A Montreal paper OF August 2Sth says:
Tie wrestling match which took place last
night between Quinn, champion OF the Paclnc
Coast, aud jim Duaue OF Troy. N y, was the
most exciting exhibition ever held IN montreal.
Those who put up their money on Quinn at odds
OF to won. Quinn had the advantage In win
ming the toss for style aud chose calea-ds-catcn-
can, his lavorite style. This was soon decided
and Ouly eight minutes elapsed before Duaue's
two shoulder blades tOuchrd the pad. Alter
winning the first match, Quinn naturally had
choice OF second style. Duane said lie would
have liked collaT-an elbow. but quinn was not
giving anything away, and chose Graeco Roman.
He was Just the least bit better than Duane,
but, considering the rules OF GTeco Roman, II
looked at one time as If Quinn should have lost
n fall on a foul. The referee DID not lhlnk so
and, after slraDge hold that nearly pumped
the life out OF Duane, Quinn succeeded 10 turn.
ing him over and winning the match In TWO
straight falls.
Mr T. j. Manning OF the Acme Club
writes that a number OF athletes, members
of the Pacific Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union, will have a cToss-eountry
run to-day from San Leandro. The distance
will be twelve miles, and the following
named athletes will participate: Martin j.
Hynes, Jim Magee, B. Bishop, A. Morris,
John SWeeny, w. Gallagher and Henry
O'Bren. Any other amateur athlete desir-
ing 10 join in the run will be welcome.
AS the time draws near for the interna-
tional tug-Of-war, on October oath, Interest
increases. The various teams now entered
are losing no time to prepare for the strug-
gle The German team will be captained
by Alfred Fuhrman, Secretary OF the Brew
cry Workmen. The American team is
composed Of a grand body of stalwart
young men from the Preside Barracks, as
follows: George A. Soyer. Fourth Cavalry;
John Buckhirt, Fifth Artillery; Herman
Grashof, Fourth Cavalry; Herman Austin,
Harry W. Kemp, John Fl. Sivert and =. j.
Montague, Fifth Artillery; Peter Rise,
Fourth Cavalry James Lennon, John Park
inson and John Whalen. Fifth Artillery.
These men will average 184 pounds In
weight: in height. feet $40 inches, and
in age 26 40 years. Each team when pull
ing will consist of ten men, with the allow
ance of a captain and two substitutes.
AT THE BUTTS.
A.. Infantry