The times., 1897-09-05

The excellent work Of the athletic team
Of the Chicago Athletic Club at the 4. A
L championships last week stands out in
marked contrast so the performance of a
team which came from the far West last
year and failed to give even a fair exni-
bilion in the several lines in which the
members thereof competed for champion
ship honors SO poor was The work then
that it As generally set down as n fact
that tife West had no athletes who could
ever hupa t. win against the Eastern stars
ur the Track and Iield- it is pleasing 10
Their eastern rivals, and it must be graft
fyIng To the visitors, 10 know that out Of
the Land Of the Setting sun have consf,
and may come again. d team Of young ain
letes WHO are representative men in ever :
sense Of the word, especially athleticaHg :
speaking.
The great work Of Maybury in the sprint
clashes ut once commands respect for his
abilities, and he uow seems the only man
who has the right to hope To break the
tape with the mighty Wefers.
To further increase interest in athletics
and to boom the sport In the Windy City,
IL is now proposed To hold set OF inter
city track and field ganleS, the first Of
wnicl. is TO be held in New York on Octo-
Der 2 at Travers' Island, The beautiful
country Eome of the New York Athletic
Club. The return games will be held IN
Chicago, If possible. this year; if not, then
IN the coming spring This arrangement
only awaits tie formal ratification by the
governors of the Chicago Athletic Club to
make 1t fact.
One Bf the leading spirits in the West.
ern tean said last week that the support
OF the \. Y A. c. VIII do more to boom
amateur athletics in the West than any
Other agency The active, friendly rivalry
between th.se great representative organ
izatious Of the East and West, respect
lively, is sure TO rebound TO the benefit of
athletic sports
The card Of events will include nearly
all those had at the A. A. U. me ct except
the 1O0-yard dash, and In it's place
there will he 150-yards dash. This is
Mayhury's best distance, and it is believed
that in it he Will have the opportunity
Of making the great Wefers do his level
best to win out. Sheldon will proba bly,
be selected to go up against the giant
Henneman in the Slot and discus events
Harvard at Philadelphia.
Much to the surprise of everyone and
greatly to the pleasure of the lovers Of
football III Philadelphia, the statement is
authorized that the IIaryard-P Pennsylvania
game will this year be pla yed at the
City Of Brotherly Y Love. This nota Bile strug
gle on the gridiron VIII be held at Frank
lin Field on November 20. ''P ennsy"
very much needs home game Tor its
home ncouragement, as the eleven this
season, from the present outlook, viii
not compare witt its teams of recent yea rs,
There Sc ems great lack OF good material.
Tie reason for the change of base is
that Harvard, with the Yale game ar
ranged To take place at Cambridge on No
vember 13, will have a surfeit of foot
bail for the time being, and rather than
have the two big games interfere with
one another, requested "Pennsy" to agree
to play at Philadelphia, and "Peunsy's"
management lost no time, lit is needless
to say, in agreeing to act the host for
the occasion. There will be a tremendous
attendance, and it Will be not only great
financial success. but one of the greatest
athletic and social events ever held ON
the great Franklin Field.
Columbia Athletic CLUB.
The return of the very warm weather
during the past week rather upset the
plans Of the gymnasts at the Columbia At,l-
letic Club On account OF the unfavorab bic
temperature for indoor work, Prof Crossley
wisely decided to postpone the opening
OF the gymnasium until about the 9th, BY
which time conditions may be more favor
able.
The number of members who have signi
fled an intention of joining the classes
in body building is larger than ever be-
fore, and the prospects for an unusually
active season re decidedly bright.
AS during last year, eonsdera bic atten-
tion will he paid to the coaching and deve1-
opmeat of the juniors, the young relatives
OF active club members. Prof. Crossley
already has in view a trio of kids" who
are said to lie very supple and apt. They
viii be specially prepared for tumbling and
brother acts.
The members Of the club who went to
Gotham to witness the A. "A. T. chan Dion
ship games have returned delighted with