The times., 1897-09-26

a., erainentIv successful one throughout
and The interest in manly amateur sports
has been increased to Tonderiui eA-
tent and with this reyival-not boom -
the next years season must necessarily
he successful and profitable one from
every poiat or view.
whiie the past season has not given TO
the athletic world q many new track anu
field records as Were created In 80 II
has been nevertheless an interesting one
in svhlcl, was witnessed the best class ol
work bv all the stars and the 'lihe
made and the distance covered IN
respectfve events was in but Few cases
below the points which stand for world
records These still stand, While MINOR
records have been smashed.
Raruie Wefers, the worlds greatest
snrinter. has held his own with but little
effort aud he is still king of the clnder
nath. The loO-yard dash In 40 sec
opds will remain until he creates ne"
one. He fully demonstrated his aolhly
when on the occasion OF the visit OF lhe
Chicago Athletic Club team he met the
tesr rhe whole West could send Imagine
him on that memorable day, the day ol
The A. A L championships covering the
100 wards in 9 As seconds, and then
n,cture Rush and Mnybury, the West
eru flvers, nearly on even terms and about
TWO feet back Of the winner and some ldea
of a sensational finish canbe had The three
men all finished inside event uihe'
when owen made the record here on
kn.tosran Island in ! $50 il was thought IL
oonld meyer be eaualed and it was not Tor
nearly seven yeas. when 1t fell to " eiefS
ior "a duDIicate the performance, and 50
his records is the IS, 220, 800 and 40
Yards distance are likely TO stand Tor some
fime To come. These stars viii meet agalh
ar the New York Athletic Club and Chicago
A games at Travers' Island on satur-
dav next The Chicago team VIII leave
for the East on Tuesday next
Tho only prominent new records MADE
dering the season, and which VIII stana
for some time. are the ones made hy John
Eaarnaoau. on MAY 81, when he threw
rhr sixteen pound hammer SO feet ana 2
inches. The best previous record was 40
feet Q inches, held 10y James s. Mitchell
NYA. q. and had stood four years. ne
sfher new. record was made Toy Hennenan'
srt the Chicago A. A, in the discus event On
August Is. A a. L. games, when he scaled
me Greek implement lis feet inches,
lowering the record OF Richard Sheldon
or Yale. who had III feet S inches TO his
credit. Mitchell, too, created a new
record with the fifty-slI-pound weight I"E
height on Labor Day. raising IL 10 pounds
g Is inches, against 10 feet i IL inches
hts own previous record.
on the lAcvcle track no end OF records
have been broken, and even the most
enthusiastic wheelman has long since
given up trying TO keep tab on newly
made records. This line Of sport has been
most wonderful in its development, and at
This time there seems to be no limit TO the
ability 10 annihilate space I'm race Wlu
time. Some Of the most wonderful eXhi-
Bttons Of skill ard strength and endurance
have been given by honeandimpcr edrlders
and from the reckless manner in which
records are smashed it would seem as if
they were only Just beginning.
Registering Basketball Players.
The Amateur Athletic Union board has
decided by mail vote that all basketball
plavers must be registered, and that al
games, unless given by an a A L. club Oh
one OF its allied bodies, must be registered
and that registration fee of SO for e2cI
game viii be charged. The club il whose
gymnasium o. hall the game is played viii
be considered as holding the contest, and II
not an A. a c. club o. a member Of analhed
body, the registration fee will have 10 be
paid Information on the new rule VII
bechcerrully ygiven by Luther Gulick, Spring
field, Mass.
ItfStathe interest of all amateur athletes
VINO are interested in the game as players
TO acquairt themselves with this new de
parture. 50 that they may know where they
Etaud. The rule is undoubtedly the out
growth Of the rule which " ent i'll forcel last
year, and which required registration oi
au athletes who took part inopen competi'
tions. The new rule has some good fea
tures and VIII helpthe game and the pIa yers
and Cor that purpose ii viii be strictly en-
forced.
Columbia Athletic Club.
A bulletin has been posted at the Colum'
bia Athletic CLUB, announcing that tbs
work in the gymnasium viii begin in earn
est tomorrow evening. The classes former
viii be held on Monday, "Wednesday and
Friday evenings from TO $50 O'Clock anJ
on Tuesday ana Friday afternoons from
40 TO . o'clock. Boys classes on Sat
urday mornings from to , O'Clock.
Prof Crussley has taken a aIarEenurnbcr oi
measurements during the past fortnight
and from all indications ne VIII have th'
largest classes he has had in several years
II is hoped this winter to hold au opel
fndour meet for District championships
IN athletic and Gymnastic lines. 1t hai
been several years since such a meet was
held here, and with the growing Interest
in the Work the affair should be big sue
cess.
A tennis tournament, open TO members
of the club, was begun on Thursday after
noon on the courts g q Joining the clubhouse
1T is called 4 Banquet Tournament, and al
its close winners and losers VIII sit dowT
70 an elaborate banquet. With novel fea
lures. TIE winners will receive no prizes
but must he satisfied with the club honors
and a seat at the banquet table. A large
number OF entrants win play in the series
The b0vlers are beginning to cut out
tie work for themselves preparing for the
leagGe series IN which this season the
club team viii be an important factor.
Beginni ngwith tomorrow evening the com
petition for bowling avera ses VIII begin
Each man win he required to bowl twelve
games, aud the five players making the
highest svera yes will, more than likely
compose the team which viii do battle
FOR the Winged Arrow in the lea que games
Among th0Se who have entered are: Harry
Stiles, Deyo, Coumbe. Stitt, Jake Jones
Shaw, Wood, Chase, Moore, Kicker, Nor
row, Won Lindcren, Cabrera, Smith, Talia
fero aud Cake.
jake Jones has finally decided that HI
will howl 4yith tha q n team stick in,