Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-19
One of the British Athletes Breaks
Down.
NOT 50 HOPEFUL OF WINNING
Training in a Very Comfortable
Fashion.
PROSPECTS OF THE VISITORS

To the observer familiar with the meth
DDS of American athletes, the English
cracks at Berkeley Oval are training in
m ost fndolent fashion, says the New York
World: ALSO in a most unorthodox way.
Combine morning and afternoon practice
and it Is doubtful If each man averages
half an hours work. If one of the visitors
bankers for a glass of beer, he takes it; if
Inclined to smoke he lights up. There are
no dietary restrictions. and the Britishers
are preparing themselves for Saturdays
match on Manhattan Field. New York. I'M
der delightfully."- comfortable conditions.
All are unanimous in the opinion that the
American athlete overdoes the thing.
from what hear and Sea- said Wallng
ford Mendelson yesterday afternoon, you
work your men like horses over here. 1t Is
doubtful If such severe training Is bene-
fetal to an athlete. Those I have seen
appear overdrawn and stale. a human
being cannot be trained like horse. The
strength you waste in this excessive prepar
ration We reserve for the contests"
What the English Concede.
The Englishmen practically concede the
match to America. They believe they will
win the 1OO-yard and quarter-mile runs
handily, with a fighting chance for the
half-mile and three mile events. Capt.
Shaw is in prime condition to give Steve
Chase a battle in the hurdle race, but
thinks he is handicapped by having it de-
c:ded on cinder path: He says he has
not run half dozen races in his life over
cinder path, hurdling over grass being
the English and Australian style.
DOwner Breaks Down.
Downer the Scottish champion, is out
of it. He had bad fall just before leav-
ing England, and no amount Of care seems
to hrin ho inin NH DONnar
was a likely candidate for the 1Oo-yard
run. and a most formidable opponent for
the 22O-yard event. His detection puts the
Britishers in a sad plight.
Jordan is in splendid condition, but not
fast enough for Wefers. Capt. Shaw Is
endeavoring to induce Bradley to start in
this furlong sprint, but the English lOO-
yard champion is fighting shy. He is very
fast up to 80 yards, but as he has not
trained for the 220-yard run. he Is fearful
that he would make a sorry showing at
the finish However, as 1t is Il straight
away course, Bradley may be induced to
try. He made an effort to negotiate the
distance last evening, running about l4o
yards at top speed.
TOO much for me. I'm afraid old chap
he said. as he came into the dressing room.
II can just see myself dying away aw-
fully at $50 yards"
Bradley is in magnificent trim for the
1OO-yard event. and the colony Is just
brimful of confidence that Wefers will
be bad second Saturday. In an impromptu
handicap race at sixty yards yesterday
morning Bradley defeated Stevenson, Jor-
dan and Oakley in 1-5 seconds The
English champion sprinter is a beautiful
strider, quick as flash off the mark and
runs straight and true all the way. He
gets all the possible power out of his arms
and there is none of the ship-shod, anna
flourish side-stepping of the feet which
loses yards in a hundred. His feet are
straight under him every inch of the jour
ney Wefers ran a splendid race at the
amateur championships, but any specu-
lator taking a flyer on Bradley for this
event will likely make his expenses for the
day.
FTtzherb,rt, who will be backed to win
the quarter from Champion Burke, is a
most awkward runner, but makes a
very strong firish. His arm action is
very faulty when he sprints, but Capt
Shaw is in no fear Of the result If Fitz-
herbert is anywhere near Burke when
they make the turn into the home-stretch.
IF Burke can run the quarter in less
than 49s, as they claim he cam said Mr..
Shaw, "he will win. But from what 1 saw
of him Saturday he is not equal to such
running. In fact. 1 think that Burke will
not even be second to Fitz. This boy Sands
is most likely to beat him out, and would
have done so Saturday had he got clear Of
the rut before striking the stretch