The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-09
OUR ATHLETES AGAINST THE BRITISH
Good Guide 10 Go By In tho Event of an
International Match.

OUR ATHLETES AGAINST THE BRITISH.
A Good Guide 10 Go by In tho Event of nm
International Match.
Tho all-absorbinG athletic topic hos been
furnished by the announce me ont, exclusively
published In Friday mornings Sun. that tho
English authorities are formulating sweep
ing challenge to the athletes OF tho United
States. Experts are already busy figuring on
the possible outcome Of such a contest. Some
go so far as to assert that America would prac-
tically win everything. while the more con-
servative men think that victory would rest
with the chnllenEers.
Although an international contest has never
taken place between chosen teams OF both
countries there Is no scarcity OF interesting
data bearing on tho subject The record
books furnish reliable particulars OF previous
form. The annual championship contests in
each country are also pretty fair indications OF
relative merit 1t frequently happens. how
ever. that a performance done in champion
ship may give no clue to the actual merit OF
the winner. For instance. in the recent Eng
lish championships. C. A. Bradley. who won
the 1OO-yard race. was only credited with 10
1-5 seconds. while his countrymen claim that
he is the fastest amateur thcy ever possessed.
This Is interesting. since Westlng and Cary
had no difficulty in capturing this event on
the only two occasions they tried for it.
Bradley was not then running. and English
critics claimed they were exceptionally weak
In sprinting repres entatives. but Bradley will
require to be all their fancy paints him to pre-
vent the Americans from scoring succession
OF victories In the runs up to and including
tho half mile. Beyond this point the real
strength OF England in the athletic field be-
she is we'll fixed. and although the winners OF
the recent mile and four-mile championships
theye Is always M any
Tho present champions OF Great Britain are:
ons'hsndrsayard Rune A. Bradley HAddersnsd
,F FSnr: hHpdred. and iorsyyard Run-.o Dickinson,
Eight. hundre and. eightyyard Run-w. J. Holmes
one:nis fun"H INV Wade London A. O.. 4 minute.
-Four. miIe KunI Kibolewhte. Essex Beagles 10 min.
tTen:,niie Run"w H. Morton. Stafford H.rriers, 50
One hundred.and .twenty-yard Hurdes--D. O. Bu!ssr
ssven.mlis waif-H. Curtis H,ghga.e H.rriers. SIS
TWO mile steepleehase-w H. Smith. Birchn.ld Har.
Broad Jump:D D. Raiser bubn 81 feel 4is IN
Putting tho shot-.w }. NJ. Barry. Cork AZ feet lOf
Hammer Throwing-.w. J. NJ Barry. Cork 1873 feet 8
POLE vault-watson and Dickinson a tie. II feet
tTns race was run in 1891. The race for this year
sa. aG . .. tho other events were
Onehundred-yard Run-L Ii. Cary. NJ. A. c.. 10 1.5
Two:hundredandt wentyyard Rum H. Cary. n.
Fourhundr cd "A nd-f forty yard Run-w. O. Downes n.
Eighthundred and sighty-yard Run-w. C. Dohm. N.
on mil. Run-T. p. connen. III A. C.. minutes 80 ss
rivs:mile Run--T. P. cOuneG. Nj. A. c.. 81 minutes
Ten.niie Run-E c. Carter N Y. A. c.. 81 Minutes 70
One hun dred. d.twenty.yard Hurdles-A F. Cope.
0nemue Walk-T. shearman. NJ. &C. 6 minutes
.Thfee:mi!a Wake. L. Ncol. NJ. A. c.. % minutes
Two.me Steeplcchase-E. Tjersbers. n. J. A C.. IL
High Jump-A. Sicksrson. y. Y. A. c.. 8 feet s,<
Broad Jump S. Reber St. Louis % feet ~ inches.
Putting the shot-d. Il Gray. N Y. A. c. a feet 5sl
Hammer Throwtns-J s. Mitchell n. VA c.. 1856 feet
TSrewiSs rlt:y,s's pound weishs-j. S. Mishelt 4
best form OF the winners. as any close student
OF athletics can SEQ ut q glance. There are
fsn aS w snd Sssss s
an enuable list Of International events;
championships on British soil are:
one Hundred Ya Yard Fred westins, n; 4. G..
Il seconds &c on i. 80 's''""' 1921 AL N'~'HS0n A. A. 0
Eight Hundred and Eighty yards-1ss5 L. E. Myers.
" mile Rnn-IsSs 7. r. Connen. M. A. c.. minute.
Four,mtls Run-,1ss7 E C. Carter N. Y. A. c.. FL
seven mile waik-ls s., "; IL Meek, West side A e.
81 minutes 20 seconds.
2ifss s ioia inches: 1871 M " Ford G. 70 feet
Running High Jump-lss7t. W. b. Page. M. A. c.. g
Pole vauit-1ssa. E. L. Stones. NJ a. C.. IL feet N
Putting the slxteen:pound shot-lsss. G. R. Gray n.
Throwing the iIsmmer-lssI. C. AL. Qu.ckberner.
r 81 kan"lssa 'Eee G. c. 55 min
These really English Iepresensntives ford
G. W. Rowdon England.
The best performances credited to amateurs
OF Eng land and America in events included in
both championship programmes. are:
o 40 seconds: English A wharton, 10 seconds
Myers tsa seconds; English. ii. C. L. Tindall. 4s'i
Eirht:hundred, .eighty.yard un-,Amercan, Q.
Dohm minute Bah seconds; English f. h. Cross
one mile Rpn-Ameriesn. T. P. Connsf : minutes
81 % seconds: English. w. G. George. minutes 10 20
seconds. -
can. II. T. Williams. 10 40 seconds English. D. D.
. hf Ens.n Ffy ss sfSsI men
iIIgh Jnmn-American, ", u. inge. feet inches;
FL" Vaalt"AmeTesn, il BsS,e IL feet inches,
ETysh ny l. s.Snss ss ox.
Gray 4. feet IN inches: English j. obF'en' a. Feet
III Fl l.ss 1s nsss Z sS' s:. Rn
:n Il srTy ss fec, pGss W Young 10
minutes 90 20 seconds: EngisA. " SHOOK 10 minutes