New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
TO TACKLE JOHN BULL.
n Y. A. c. ATHLETES MAY GO ABROAD

A PROJECT on FOOT TO SEND AN AMAfE''
TEAM TO ENGLAND NEXT YEAR
A project is on foot which, il 1t Is carried out
and it probably will be-will greatly ada 70 .ne
interest in field and track athletic sports III ."s
country The suggestion has been made. ana u
has been most favorably received, that the Ne"
York Athletic Club send team OF amateurs u
England to compete against the strongest a"a'c",o
in that country. These international contests VIII
be managed in "A better way than were the recent
Yale-Ox tord contests, and the outcome may DE
more gratifying to Americans
George Schwegler, the athlete, has sent 10 H. -
Carter. the official Handicapped of the A. A. u
and editor Of II Inc Ncw-York Athletic Ciuo jour
nal" the following communication, which VIII DC
published this morning
only been successful in its rivalry with other CLUBS
but It has in its ranks this season atnle,es nra
sentative champions OF America, and whose ABILITY
enables them to hold their own wtn ,ne hnen
brighter for international contest Iesutis ~
an Overwhelming victory for the representatives. Vi
The great struggle between Yale and oxford
raj no doubt intense interest would be created II
the NewYork Athetc club sent team Ya 20 co''-
If it is not deemed advisable 70 defray tne GA,
Of such trip 9ht S S raed GID obtained from
n special athletic meeting held in Madison square
Garden with that object N YG havo EXPRESSED sent
,an,s stronglv I'm favor of sending over a team
nnuv thot I'm the words of the lingo song
we've got tho
We've got the money. too.
and at present there seems TO he no oDstacie 10
The nroiect being successfully carried out
Tho New-York A. G. men seen last night all
seemed 10 favor the scheme and there Is little doubt
th, the idea will be carried out and the American
athIc,e Will try to beard the Hon In his den. Local.
athletic authorities seem TO think that the Afner-
cans can hold their In about eight OF me tnr-
teoa contests which comprise the English cham-
pionship programme
They seem to think that T. l. Lee has an excellent
chance to defeat C. \. Bradley In the fD-yard rum
although Bradley is champion Of England ana
l0-sccond man. Local authorities conceie the QUAR-
ter-rnle run 70 f. C. Bredin. the Engusn champion,
as /; Is not thought that either Lee Sanis or Lyons
IL fast enough defeat the Engs Imam IN the htl-
mile Char.es Fitzpatrick could be pitted against
Rrelin with brighter prospects. 'redins pest rec.
ord is only three-ffths of second better than that
of kilpatrick q ". orion has a good chancc AT the
mile run and the two-mic s,eep.echase =.
In the i9-yari hurdle IL is believed that al Eng
land cannot show man who can conquer stephen
Chace HIS friends confident that ne can defeat
Godfrey Shaw L. T. Sheldon has already beaten
Eng,ands best broad Jumper. :, H. Fry George X.
GRAY should win the lSpound shot. as MS record IS
inches better than any man IN England j. =
Mitchell his an excellent chance t. capture tle 10
nouuI hammer championship. The Englishmen
would have the better OF T. in the pole vault. wner
the method used is much different. ana Englahd
would be likely TO capture the four mile wax