San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-21
MUSCULAR PATRIOTS.
MEETING OF THE BEST OF AMERI-
CAN AND BRITISH BOYS.
The International Athletic Cham
pionship Contests In New
York Today.

NEW YORK, sept. Zl.-Tne con.
test today in this city between the
English and the American athletes
has brought together the greatest
aggregation of record-holders that
have ever competed. The con.
testants are all amateurs, and
though the prizes will be OF no
mean value, the glory Of capturing
an international event is the great
est reward the real amateur covets.
The contests are nominally be-
tween the London and the New
York athletic clubs teams, but as
one club and then the other began
to gather in cracks from the out
side, it soon became a fight be-
tween all England and all Ameri.
ca. Eleven events will be decided
today, as follows: l00-yards dash,
22O-yards dash, 44O-yards run, $50
yards run, one-mile run, three
mile run, 120-yards high hurdle
race, running high jump, running
broad jump, putting the l6-pound
shot, and throwing the l6-pound
hammer.
Here is the list OF London ath-
letes competing: G. A. Bradley
and A. r. Downer, who will run in
the l0O.yard dash; G. Jordan and
w. Fletcher, who will run in the
220-yard and A0-yards events; F.
s. Koran, in the half and three
quarters mile; Godfrey Shaw, the
hurdler; w. j. Oakley, the hurdler
and broad jump; w. E. Lutyens,
one and three mile events; Regi-
maid Williams, high jump, w,
Mendlesohn, broad jump; A. B,
johnson and G. S. Robertson, ham,
mer-throwing, and E. j. Watson,
weight putting. The London A. c,
men are captained by Godfrey Shaw
ard trained by the old timer, Jack
White.
Fletcher, Koran, Lutyens, John
stone, Mendelsohn and Watson
are Cambridge men, and eligible to
take part in the contests with Yale
October 5.
The American team is as follows,
subject to change on the field in
case of emergency: 100-yard and
220-yard dashes, Wefers, Crum and
Goodwin; quarter-mile, Burke,
Sands, Brokaw aud SANFORD
half-mile, Fitzpatrick, Lyons and
Remington; mile, Connect and Or.
ton three miles, Connect and Xii.
patrick; hammer throw, Mitchell
Cross and Hickok; shot Gray and
Hickok; hurdles, Chase and Cady
broad jump, Bloss and Sheldon
high jump, Sweeney and Baltazzi,
Competent judges have conceded
the majority Of the events to the
American contestants, although
every event will be holly contested
and surprises are looked for by
those best informed.
The London men are handi.
capped by the change of climate
and the lack of facilities for train
ing while crossing the water. The
warm weather of the past few days
will have a beneficial effect in get
ting the men back to the pink OF
condition and loosening up their
muscles. The records of the men
entered in the 100-yard dash are
evidently good, all being a fraction
below the ten second mark. Wefers
of the New York Athletic club, is
running In the best form and with
a degree of certainty can be counted
upon to reach the tape first. A. r.
Downer, whom the Englishmen
have depended upon to win the
220-yard run, broke down yester.
day, and is virtually out of the
contest. Burke, of the New York
Athletic club, is the favorite in the
quarter. mile run, having covered
the distance in 40 1.5 last week in
good form. Sands, also of the local
team, has been running we'll and
it is thought he will make a fight
for second place. Fitzpatrick may
be counted upon to certainly win
the half-mile run. He will, how
ever, probably fail in his attempt
to lower Bohm's record of 1:54 1-5.
Connect is In the best Of trim and
will, 1t Is believed, again lower his
record in the mile run. Both teams
are we'll represented iu the hurdles
with the odds slightly In favor OF
Stephen s. Chase. The London
men have superior talent in the 8.
mile run and will probably win by
good margin. The broad jump
will doubtless 60 to the visitors
while Sweeney is the favorlte In
the high jump. The hammer
throw and shot put are regarded as
certain for the New York Athletic
club. Barring accident it is
thought the American team will
win ten out of the thirteen events.