Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
London and New York Clubs Arrang-
ing Their Meeting.
LIKELY TO OCCUR IN SEPTEMBER
An AIl-EngIand Athletic Team
Suggested.
SECRETARY HOLMAN's VIEWS

LONDON, January 1.-THE secretary Of
the London Athletic Club, Mr.. S. K. Hol-
man, was shown this morning a cable
message from the Associated Press con-
tanning the substance of the conditions
which, according to an interview with Mr..
Benny C. Williams, chairman of the ath-
letic committee of the New York Athletic
Club, would suit that organization. The
cable message read as follows:
September suits New York A. c. Ac-
cording challenge, which see, l.. "A. C. can
strengthen it's team frcm other clubs. New
York A. C. would like eleven events: Hun
dred yards, 22D yards, 40 yards, half mile,
mile, five miles, 120-yard hurdle, running
high jump, putting shot, running broad
jump and hammer. If l.. A. G. not salts
fed some of these events can be dropped.
New York a. c. bears all expenses trip
English team"
Mr.. Holman said that the proposals OF
the New York Athletic Club Were generally
satisfactory, but the London Athletic Club
could not officially pronounce upon them
until the reply of the New York Athletic
Club was received to the letter sent from
here on january =. The committee OF the
London Athletic Club will be convened i'm
mediately after the receipt Of the reply
from New York.
Continuing, Mr.. Holman, referring to the
concession of the New York Athletic Club
that the London club might strengthen its
team by adding to it members from other
English athletic clubs, said it was not clear
to him whether the New York Athletic
Club meant that they could form an all
England team, or whether 1T was merely
meant that the London Athletic Club could
import men into its organization for the
occasion. The London Athletic CluD, ne
explains, could not temporarily elect men,
bers of any other organization, and the
suggestion raises social difficulties.
The best plan, Mr.. Holman thought.
would be that the New York Athletic Club
she ulG broaden it's challenge so as to make
it read that an all-EnglaHd team should go
over to the United States. In which case,
Mr. Holman says. the London Athletic
Club would gladly hand over the matter to
Secretary Herbert of the Amateur Athletic
Association.
man said that if the New York Athletic
Club insists upon eleven events the En-
giSh team must be increased by two spe-
cial men for the five-mile run and the 10
yard dash. But If the New York Athletic
Club would substitute quarter-mile hur-
die for the 220-yard dash and reduce the
f1ve-mile run to three-mile run. the eleven
events could be arranged without an in
crease in the number of the team. Other
wise tie events suggested by the New
York Athletic Club are satisfactory.
In regard to the result of the contest, the
members of the London Athletic Club
tuihh tHtl IL ~ Oil OpCh qucStioh, out tIcy
fancy they have a fair chance to win the
quarter-mile, mie 12U-yard hurdle and the
bread jump if Fry gees over But they
admit that they are sure to lose the ham,
mer throw putting the weight and the
jump. The 1OO-yard dash, half-rnile run
and distance race are regarded as doubtful.
r. Williams, the London Athletic Clubs
high jumper, being a surgeon on board
d ship. will probably not be able to go
with the English team, in which case the
London Athletic Club will have no good
high jumper.
In conclusion. the secretary Of the Lon
don Athletic Club said that although the
above facts, given exclusively to the Asso-
ciated Press. are his personal opinions, yet
he believes that they represent the views
of the athletic committee of the London
Athletic Club, although they must not be
taken as official utterances.
So far as the date of the meeting Is con-
cerned, the month of September will suit
the London Athletic Club admirably.
The Meeting September Fl or %.
NEW YORK, January 11.-Benny CIVIL
Jams, chairman of the athletic committee
of the New York Athletic Club, said to an
Associated Press reporter today that, in
his opinion, the New York Athletic Club
will practically agree to every suggestion
made by the London Athletic Club.
The date has, to all intentS and purposes,
Mr.. Williams said, been settled for Satur-
day, September II, or Saturday. September
Is, so as not to interfere with the interna-
tional yacht races, which are expected to
take place earlier in the same month.