The herald., 1897-08-09

The Los Angeles Athletic club is about
to sustain great loss in the person of
Walter McStay, the courteous secretary.
Mr.. McStay, who has been with the club
for the past three years, has handed in
his resignation, to take effect Septem-
Der 1st, and will start for the Kern river
on a mining deal. The loss is one that
the club can hardly replace, for in addi-
tion to being first-rate man of busi-
ness and a courteous gentleman at all
times, Mr.. McStay was himself a fine
athlete and rustling promoter of all
kinds of muscle.
For the first time the five representa-
tive hammer throwers of the world will
meet in active competition. This great
event is scheduled for the American
championship games of August 2Sth. The
men are John Flanagan James Mitchell
Robert Edgren. the University Of Cali
fornia wonder; William ]. Barry of Eng
land and Thomas Kiley of Ireland Ev-
cry man in the lot has hurled the sixteen
pound hammer over 140 feet Flanagan
and Edgren are looked upon as the two
most likely to throw the greatest dis
tance.
The respect of English tennis players,
for American opponents has been great
ly increased by the showing the native
players made at the recent tournaments
at Longwood and New York. The favor
able result to the Americans is almost
entirely due to the really wonderful
work of w. A. Larned. His defeat of
Mahoney at Longwood was said to have
furnished the finest exhibition of fast
tennis that this country has ever seen
That Mahoney was beaten by such a
game is not to his discredit, for experts
say that Larned played as no man ever
played tennis before. The remarkable
improvement in the American game is
one of the wonders of the sporting world
Five years ago the best American player
was third rater in England; now there
IS but little to choose between the best
of both countries.
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In September the national champion
chips in golf will be played at Wheaton
Illinois. The Chicago Golf club here owns
one Of the finest set of links in the world
and very high standard of play is ex-
pected. Finley Douglas, a recent arri-
val from Scotland, is reckoned on as
being the most likely player among the
many experts who will assemble there
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Ralph D. Muesey of the East Side
Cycling club at the Los Angeles Ath-
letic quarter mile track rode 25 miles
412 yards in one hour yesterday morn
ing, paced by tandem teams. The first
mile was ridden in 2:14, the last mile
in PIT; the fastest mile ridden was the
twentieth in 2:12% the average time per
mile was 1928. Sunday next Mussey in
tends trying for the American record for
100 miles, which is hours minutes, at
Athletic park, starting at s m.
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A handy little manual of the art pu-
gilistic entitled 1.-THE Modern Boxer"
has just been completed by Dewitt G.
Van Court, the boxing instructor of the
Los Angeles Athletic club. In a modest
little Introductory Mr.. Van Court ex-
plains his reasons for entering the
realms of authorship, and though MAX
Ing no claims to revolutionize boxing,
he lays down certain rules for devotees
of the padded glove that show wisdom
born. of experience. In the volume are
given over seventy half-tone illustra-
tions of familiar blows, clinches, guards
and counters, taken from photographs
Excellent advice as to the giving of each
blow is appended to the picture. All
In all, the little box is a very valuable
addition to ffstic literature, and is highly
endorsed by such men as James J. Cor
bett, w. Greer Harrison, for years the
president Of the Olympic club of San
Francisco, and Dannie Needham, the
clever young pugilist. geographically
the book is excellent, the half-tones be-
ing clear and the letter-press good. In
the book are also found the Marquis of
Queensberry rules, and the regulations
governing the London prize ring. 1t is
a valuable assistant to all lovers of the
manly