The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-29
Che Curt.
NursGs. Carriaaes. &C.
CLAPP's STYLE OF TAuLr1NG.
His Secret of Success is o Radical Change
in Method.

Since r. G. Clapp astonished the athletic
world by clearing II feet 10h inches In the pole
vault. ordinary students OF form have been at .
loss to account for the great superiority shown
by the Yale athlete over his predecessors at.
the game. Hugh 81. Baxter. who for years held
the American record. and who was the greatest
vaulter OF his day, throws a light ON the vexed
question. Baxter has q q close study OF
the champion and declares that he inausurate0
q new style OF vaulting. the efficiency Of which
is unquestioned. He contends that the success
Of Clapp is attributable 10 style.
There are two features Of Clapp's style which
differ entirely from the method In vogue pro.
vious to his appearance In the Geld. The innos
walton is being copied by such q well-knowp
trliner as Mike Murphy. who. quick to perceive
the advantage to be gained by initiating a sue
cesstul rival. has impressed on ]. L. Hurlbut
the advisability OF using Clapp's method. One
OF the chief obstacles which confront an aspir.
ant for tho poIe-vapltinE record is the d~lfieulty
q STRENGTHENING tho pole after raising from
VI sr fSs pole Hh' is Oa iammsa ' IA for FsGo' ysSS
take-oI renders the recovery Of the
Per h1I s49Te With sufficient %aGsE1i, v9 1nt On t9 IS clear
Clapp does not Jerk back in this manner. but
swings Of from the ground with a pendulpm
hand action Is also entirely original. Hitherto
than one movement with the hands before re-
leasing the pole. Baxter used to run to the
standards with the hands wide apart, and not
move them until he thrust himself from the
pole.
the lower hand will slide up close to the other.
and the vaulter will shoot over the bar In this
runs to the jump with hands vide apart, slides
as other v%aulters., but Just on turning to shoot
oyer the bar he drops the lower hand
aaS RS m C moot a Witch. s eSta; e accounts ls sasS
for the certainty with which he clears tho bar
when once high enough in the air. The second
which ,%distinguishes the american from the
English style. which stipulates that no compel;
which was uppermost when he left the ground
to a higher point Of the pole. nor shall he raise
the ground to any point on the pole above the
That CIapp should have ,eclipsed the English
mar to practically climb the pole by lifting one
eSISie 2ysr q shf his G' styie. s RRhieS, tSonRS 81 for ett che
tt iTf,,t Is G n%5GI fRt q clean vault OF the the pSRsSi.
opinion Of Ithe, Sepa6lilty Of Ciapp may be
have alWayS h" Il an IDEA that l could de-
feat any OF the champions that have appeared
Sissr, tW;slys fSet In the pole vault, but. aftsr
ne Cun clear IL Ieet v lncheR as easily rs j cOulQ
get over IL feet In my best day"
Newburn Makes q Now Worlds Record foe
the Long Jump.
Particulars OF the athletic meeting between
ireland and Scotland have arrived by the lAtess
mail. The most noteworthy performance was
that Of W. J, d. Newburn. vi collapsed his own
worlds record for the broad jump by covering
"a feet y inch, The meeting took place At
na1pa nHiInA nnlIin NuhArn thn Ohun m plnn
made the previous record about a month ago.
So far no question has been raised by the au-
thorities as to the commences Of Newburn's
% feet OK inches. and in all probability the
slight fall from the tako-of TO the landing place
which existed when ]. Purcell cleared nearly
"a feet has been remedied, Though the turf
the fact that Sewsiburn cleared - fset 4 ineRe;
at stamford Bridge, where no other man has
accomplished MORE than * ieet6 y inches mega:
ireland gained an overwhelming victory oveE
the eleven events. Hugh Welsh s4yed the Wis
itoEs from a Waterloo ~ winning the half mile
previous Irish record by covering the course In
minutes 2 20 sec99ds tn Kiely threw
inY his own Irish record by / foot 10 inchea,
Directly after ward the hammer thrower proved
his versatility by winning the l2O-yard hurdle
English swimmers arc stnl showing remark
able form. = new worlds amateur record re-
ship a.. Soathp a@S ON july i" Percy VctaSyniIIl. The
Australian, was exIoctedto make a good show
tbn1a1 oHS u Pq tie TSt Ute. J. 4 4. GSE sryis. s ~ q mnafii W T9s
by eight yards in ~ minutes 81 l-5 secondS.
beating Tycrs's record by nearly ton seconds.
Chess.
VIENNA. July 2S.-Tho second game OF the tie
match between PillsbuTy and TArraseh WAA
played to-day. and was won By PhlshaEJ. EAAA