The morning times., 1895-10-17
Craig & Harding.
18th and F Sis.
BEST OF ALL SPRINTERS
Champion Bernard j. Wefers Talks
Modestly Of HIS Victories.
Georgctown University students Gind
Because He IL Added To Their
Athletic Rnths-Hi~ Records.

Bernard !. Wcfers. the champion sprin,er
or the world. is in the city and viii, until
the close OF the college wear. DE a resident
here as a student ~ Gcorgetowr University,
where he has natricnlatcu TO take the
classical course.
His coming was unannunnccd, except by
The Times.
lie Is a modest, though di.nified. young
fellow. Just tweniy-onc Years or age, OF
splendid build. weighing now about II1
pounds. hut in condition only 100 pounds.
and standing nearly six feet Il his Sirinting
shoes. lie has DARK brdWii wdvt g air,
strong blue eyes, and clear, but S...-.ily
fioril, complexion. This Is the young man
who. during the past month, has set ali the
auatclr .Ihletic world ag'ig.
He iS a.: German Scotch ext ri tion, his
father being German airi mis- mot her OF
scotch birtn, arid the yonisster shows 10
his makeup ana in his work the S,uiid,
stern qualities ot tie former aud the fear
less, urtcrminrd VIII oI the latter.
.>carceiy two years ssD hc began his
career upon the oinacr pain. ;hen entirely
uukucwh aud hardly nopin,, iHlu'proini'.ent
aud HOW he is the King ui al ne great
spfintscs ol both coniinrntS.
As student al boston college hc nladchis
first ban in puDh in AN open a hiclc event
upon the occasion of the itisi.-ir games given
az IcyiG.ton street ArnioJy. l"sion. un'i@r
the auspices OF iHe AassacuGSrtts Institute
oI Technology in Marca, ls?;;, He won his
event. Inc scNcii N-tfNt s:frtf tdSf III seven
ami Iour III tbs seconds fF''In sucn men as
tiarcion. -of Uarvard: Faifsr>on. of VIII
! ianis' college, and Eigelnw now OF liar
ward.
In June of the same year be won his
first race in an onido6r olttn event and THIS
time upon Irvington street oval and at this
time b" di'i not even Know what scratch
man meant He was scratch nan'
however. and the limit OF handicap against
him was cig ut yards, he iiad ski three men
against hini in the several heats aud Won Ire
100 yards in ! o % secon,iS ny / 2 yards.
His present record for "a yaris is 2 :l-j sec
onds. 80 yards. i 40 seconds: ~ yards.
/ 40 seconds. 90 yards. . . seconds; 80
yards, Il 2-5sacOnls 30 yards, 4-5seconds,
100 yards, A., seconis.
Trlai quarter mile in 81 seconds.
lie attributes his great success TO Michael
G Murphy, the famous YaIe trainer, from
whom he learned all he Knows about sprint
ing. and who has Trained hcarly all the
best known sprinicrs and runners of this
country. and who EXPRESSES Tie opinion
that he can MAKE world heater of W ofcr>
younger brother, james 4 Wrfers, also IT
GeurEctown. ana who has done some good
work ON the track a> a quartcr-iiiilcr.
Georgetown College stuirnts are de
lighted with the spiendid addition to their
ranks. both atbi'iicaily ana socially, and
IN future ;Ithlcti;: events viii be beard from.
Wefcrs had flatterins inducements held
out to him ley fai". Princeton, PennSy.
ana several srIaiicr colleges, but his par
cnts preferred Georgetown for various
Reasons. and i.erc the sprinters viii study
and work hard II secure every advantage.
in mental and physical advancement.
While lie Is great football PHI yer, he
viii not attach himself 10 the team. He
was captain and fuil-hack of Boston Co..
lege and Of Manchester teams. and Il fear
less player.
He expresses himself much pleased with
his surroundings and those in authority
at the college and already feels at home.
He speaks III the warmest terms OF the
English athletes and their work, and does
not attribute their defeat to anything
else than that the Americans in every line
ana form. and he respects the visitors FOR
their true sportsnianlike methods and
actions