The sun., 1896-09-09
THE A. 4. u. CHAMPIONsHIPs.
wefcrs and Orton Arc EiIEihle-Severni
Other Athletes SIN Under Frotest.

As the date approaches for the premier track
and field tourney of the season amateur ath-
letes and their followers ate gradually working
themselves into n ferment Of enthusiasm. The
fever will reach n crisis on Saturday afternoon
at Manhattan Field, where the annual cham
pionships of the Amateur Athletic Union take
place. That the interest aroused by this i'm
portant function Is on the increase is shown by
the entries, which number 1917 this year as
compared with the 113 entries received last
year. The absence of such "cinches" AS
Sweeney, Conneff. and Chase has attracted
considerable new blood. and many OF the COW
eted titles are likely to change hands.
At Secretary Sulivan's office, PAL Broadway.
last night some important prcliminnrles were
discussed by tho Games Committee. consisting
OF james T.. sullivan, Metropolitan Association;
f.. F.. Babb. New England Association. and j.
w. Kelly. Jr.. Atlantic Association. Several
protests cropped up and most OF them wero
based on such logical grounds that they were
held over pending evidence on the other side.
The principal accuser was Harry Cornish. ath-
letic manager of the Knckerbocker A. c.
Briefly summarized. his charges were that
Garvn Is n resident of Hartford; that A. NJ.
bennington is n member OF the Suffolk A. c.,
Boston: that Il. q. Paulding belongs in Con-
necticut and the brothers H. and l.. T. Sheldon
in Vermont: that George w. Orton is either a
Canadian or an Atlantic Association man: that
+. X McCrae is declared adherent OF the
either member OF the Atlantic or New Eng
land Association.
The case OF wefers was taken up first. and
letter was read from Assistant District Ator-
ney Barlow = Weeks. captain OF the New York
A. e.. setting forth that Wefers is at present !,
in real estate office. The commi,tee seemed
agreeably surprised to learn tha; We:ers had
walking distance OF his training quarters at
Iravers Island. and on the strength OF Capt
Tnis ruling viii be very acceptnble to the GEN
eral public as n cha pOnship meeting without
Wefer. would ia as Nat AS the play OF Ham
let with the melurlch"ly Dane omitted. Amer
lea has not produced such Il reritahle flyer since
the pamy DAYS of Lou Myers. and 1t is very
u chance with the latest "phenom
Myers. it il true. could r-n d ieSoFd half and
stay pretty well up to the mile limit, hus from
quarter of u mile down Weters seems TO have
the records at his mercy. His ability TO win
the first time IN public next saturday. when lie
will endeavor 10 "utpace Tom Burke the rccoS;
hze ~ 1h AT 100 Ie and o Ward AND
while lie is practically sure OF L double victory,
enthusiasts hone he viii let himself loose
against Father Time when the other opposition
Is disposed OF.
Tie committee also decided that George W.
Drtoa il eligible to carry the winged loot. In
the other cases referred to the committee de-
cided 10 obtain from CAPT. Weeks some positive
reside.
The entries closed yesterday, and the list Is
indeed Il representative one. -hlOanF. M''nlTthI,
Pttsburgh. Philadelphia. Boston, Birmingham.
New Orleans. and other cities nre represented.
Can't. Barlow :. Weeks OF the New York A. {.
has certainly laid himself out To capture all
theevcnL> From casual glance at the entries
received one is convinced that the New York \.
&. will spread eagle the field in the scorng OF
points.
or course the rivalry Is intense between the
New York 4. e.. the New Jersey A. G., and
tn. knickerbocker A. G.. as we'll a. the Pas
times. and each will strive hard to "atdo the
others The team OF Southern athletes are rap.
idly rounding into shape, although their per
formances We're not UP TO the standard nj the
New Jersey \. {. games. They think by Sa'ur-
day next they will he in condition 10 give the
Ea<trrners II hard tusSle for honorS. Following
IS the order Of events and the number of entries
received FOR each:
Ohe. hundred yard dash trials. 10 entrlcs: halr
run. II entries; ANAL 100 yard run; one mite
walls I entries l2uyar! hurdle race. heats. en-
tres; tw mile hc>cle race. heats ~ entries: Iiu
yari run, hras. ~ entries maj. l2O yard hu-tle
on"milr run entries: nnal. IiO yard run: three
mile walk entri.s geo yard run heats IL entries
22ayurd hur'le race. heats entries fnHl heat. 2:n
yard run rnal heat. mile bicycle race; fnJ heat
G2rynrd hurdle three rliie rnn entries: run
Ming high jump, entries; putttn: til" iNpound SnO
;rnri",, po" vault, "entrrs throwing the Id pound
hammer. 10 entries; running brond Jump, entries
throwing the ." pound weight for distance, 10 entrrs