New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
LANG UISHING AMITECR ATHLETICS
LOVERS OF GOOD SPORT WORRIED OVER THE
sITUATIoN-TRAvERs ISLAND GAMES.

SITUATION-TRAvERS ISLAND GAMFS.
The at the head Of amateur athletic affairs are
considcrabl" disturbed AZ present the general
condition OF amateur athletics. Tho writer ycet"r-
day talked with several persons high in the Amateur
Athletic Union and all agreed that something was
needed TO stir mp an Interest In track sports They
thought that the larger athletic clubs mainly
responsible for the present condition OF things. and
thought that the clubs ought Ia give more club and
open games. For instance. Yesterday. the first sat
urdav In July. Just the time when amotcrr sports
ought 10 be "bcominv.' the Only meeting Vt more
than ordinary interest that ~ the Scottish Amcri
can Athletic Club, OF Jersey City. 1.-THE social ele
ment In the large clubs is pushing the athletic ele
ment 20 the WALL Enid official OF the unon to the
writer. 1.-The social and cubroom accommodations
offered the members in the Manhattan, New York and
other large clubs drawing the members away from
the healthier exercises on field and track and the
original objects Of the club foreotcn Clubs ore
weaving a romance about priz~nehtinr and at the
same time are killing the nobler and healthier pas
tlmes.'
Promoters Of amateur athletic sports say that the
grabbi1g' policy OF OF the clubs IS entirely
responsible for the lack OF outdoor games All the
clubs want have their games on July 4, Labor Day
and Decoration Day, and they don't seem 10 care n
rap whether games held outside Of these dates
or not. At the schedule committee meeting last
March nearly every club put In claim for these
desirable dates. The result Is plain as IT Is dis
conract There are few athletic games scheduled
hereabouts Of any importance after to morrow until
August Tho clubs ought 10 show moro Judgment
In asking for dates and the schedule committee could
also have distributed their favors With more tnct.
TIE clubs seem 10 think more Of laying pipes FOR
desirable dates for boxing shows than anything else
so fnr this season the New YORK NewJersey, Station
Island, Lorillard. Pnstimc and Star Athletic clubs
have done the most for amateur athletics More
club prizes should be given and greater number
hall TIe.c hr ont
athletes In club, and whore open games were held
the entry list would be large and club rivalry keener
The larger clubs we'll afford 10 havo outdoor
meetings at regular intervals. The smaller clubs
which cannot afford TO give the games alone can
combine With other Jess favored clubs md give
Joint tournaments.
Lively interest Is manifested In the coming all-
around championship struggle TO be held at Travcfs
Island on July 10. The entry list Is large. but Che
most formidable among the entries are Daniel Long,
81 Boston who won the all-aronnd championship Of
New England Inst week; J. j. Mooney and Michael
sullivan Of the Xavier Athletic Club; z. W. Gof Of
the Manhattan Athletic Club; II. II. MOrrell, N the
New. York Athletic Cub aud PulvemIller tho robust
athlete Of the Pastimc Athletic Club. Well-poaed
athletic men look upon Long ms the coming champion.
Us the recent work unusually clever Malcolm
w. Ford and Alexander A. jordan, the old nll-around
champions Will not compete this yer. both men hav
ing gone out OF training. Jordan, last years cham
pion, will his honors glide away without pro
test In fact he viii be the referee Of the contests
II the contests bring TO light better nlaro,nd athlete
than Jordan many people Will be surprised The Ell
tries close on July Ia. The contests, order VI com
petition and standards arc as follows 100 yard nun.
standard IL IL seconds: putting 16pound shot,
standard 80 feet; running high Jump, standard
feet; $50 yard walk, standard minutes 30 seconds.
throwing l0pound hammer. standard 90 feet pole
vault for height, standard feet inches; 12oyard
Afol.t. f.a&G innt r6
2OI-2 seconds throwing 5crVund weight for dis
lance standard "a fest running broad jump standard
Is feet oncmile run. stai dard minutes 40 seconds.
The athletic rules OF the A. A. t. will govern all com
pcons except that In the broad Jump, and all weight
throwing trials will be limited ~ three. First
place In any competition will entitle competitor to
five points, seco0d place TO three points and third place
10 one point; the competitor winning the greatest
number OF points TO be declared the winner Of the
cb,mpIonshp II any winner fails reach the
standard In any three Of the ten competitions, he Will
be disqualified any points which he may have already
scored will be declared void. and the record Of each
contest In which he may have scored points Will be
,,ado nm oyactly a. II he had not competed. The
Standard A. A. t. Championship medals will be given.
gold TO first. silver 70 second and bronze 10 third
flnrles viii be accepted from members OF recognzed
amateur athlctic clubs only.
one of the features Of the spSrts to be hel n. To-
Cub. which viii be held at b.yonne. The sport WIN
tns race and swimming race AZ p m the bicycle
races viii be started From New.yerSey point oi
iecnyc and nny.npe viii be one ,s Of 9n The most m
eresns contests Of the dag a uf ro,n IN IN
s. HjeIiberg will start In The esoyard run, ana WIN
ai.o rnn AGAINST Willie" Dry In the mile run war
an " Craft, the weknown Splinter Of the College
al the City OF New York. will appear IN me 3V'ynrd
W. mn ' A. 4 o. M the baseball team Of the Climb will
niav the Jefferson team, OF Brooklyn in the evening
ihcfic will be a display OF fireworks.
The twentieth ANIMAL regatta OF the Nn'ionai AS
ISOLATION OF Amateur Oasmen Will be heid on 1 raa
tor. Lake at Eantoga, July 10 ana y. Ihcsc
20 a1I WOrlQ,