The times., 1898-06-26
Capital City Athletes.

II mas now Deen deHHltely SeUtisu tu't
there will be no Potomac River regatta
this year. This means a second year in
succession in which there will be no op-
portun.ty offered for open competition
either locally or with visiting crews 1t
means a decrease of interest (srnall as It
already is) in the noble SPORT by the pub
ltc 1t means that, outside of winning
club honors. there will be no incentive
for local oarsmen to get into the best of
shape for. it Is the uncertain quantity
and quality which visiting oarsmen bring
that spur on the home crews to reach the
top notch of condition and speed.
The club regattas which the respective
captains are planning will to some extent
supply sport for the friends of this or
that club each of which has large fol-
lowing It is among the possibilities that
an ''eight'' or -four pared race be-
tween the three local clubs may be held
early in the Fail. Such event would
create and hold local interest almost as
much as an open event and for 1t the
crews would, indeed, have TO prepare in
earnest. as the rivalry is very strong.
though friendly, and the championship
of the river means a great deal TO a win
ming crew and club.
let something come out of the affair
and let 1t be something more than a ru-
NOR and talk
Cream of Athletes.
The first of a series of interclub track
and field games between the n. Y. A c.
and the Chicago A. C. Club. the East
against the West, was held last week,
and as predicted in this column. the
East handily won a majority of points.
The meet also indicated the probable
passing of Wefers from the position of
king of sprinters, a place which he has
long and honorably filled in the hearts
of all lovers of amateur athletes. HIS
work against Rush in the 100 yards was
not of the usual snappy and gingery kind
and he showed that he was plainly out
of condition. which has been the state Of
affairs all this year. Rush won in As
seconds the worlds record first made
by Owen in October, 1890, at the A A. u.
meet on Analostan Island, then the
grounds of the c. A. c.. Wefers was the
next to equal the record and since has
several times covered the distance in the
same time.
In the relay race Wefers scarcely held
his own, From the straws which blew
across the track a Chicago last week it
would seem that Rush. Maybury and
Tewksbury are the trio who VIII fight it
out from non on for the title of the
worlds champions in the sprint dashes.
kranziein Is undoubtedly the hurdling
wonder OF the year. To clear the tim
bers in the 120-yards hurdles in 10 1-2 sec
onds scarcely seemed possible. for 10 2-5
was the mark set by Steve Chase, n. Y.
A c., in 1891; and think of the number
of stars who have topped the tim
bers since then. and won championships
Clapp's II feet 10 1-2 inches in the pole
vault will long stand as the measure by
which championship records will be
measured.
AS might have been expected, the
marks" set by the cream OF the ath-
letic work at the interciub meet were
not disturbed In the A. A. U. champion
ships, held in Chicago on last Thursday.
Prinstein alone set a new mark and this
In the broad jump, breaking his own rec
ord by clearing % feet inches, which
is now the American record.
Jarvis-old Jarvis-surprised himself
and mis- N. Y. a. c. mates in defeating the
great Rush in the 100-yard dash. The
n. Y. A c. scored more points than
all the other clubs together. as follows:
y. Y. a. c., 81; Chicago A A, 81; Syr-
acuse A. c., 5; y. ]. a. c. 4; Central
Y. NJ. c. A. 3, and Milwaukee. l.
Registration of Athletes.
The question of registration having
been raised just before the Carroll In
stitute excursion entries closed. Prof
Crossley. of the Columbia Athletic Club.
| made inquiry, and was informed by j. W.
Kelly, secretary of the Atlantic division
| of the A A. u, that registration in a.
| a. L. clubs is necessary, and the fee for
each man is still 81. and novices may be
| registered free of cost the first time.
| As the entrants from other teams were
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boys could not compete with them.
Ii would seem TO be TO the interest of
all local athletics TO have their point
winners registered, and thus be in a po-
| sition 10 compete (and have others COM
| pete with them in all open events. There
| is but little doubt that the movement 10
do away with registration of basketball
| players will be done away with, and that
| the registration for a year for general
| purposes viii protect an athlete for the
| full year from which he is registered.
Columbia Athletic Club.
If the Maryland Athletic Club, of Bal
| timore, gives the track and field meet it
| is reported 20 have in contemplation it
| will have a large entry list from the CO.
| lumbia Athletic Club. Prof. Crossley has
| a fast team in hand. and their daily
| practice at Columbia Field indicates that
the lNulNIuudi ustElDGTS di ie dll N4IllelS
| Speare in the 100 and 220 yards, is COW
| ering ground in splendid time. He should
| be able to do the former in ten seconds
| flat He is practicing starst and getting
| away in great shape. Tally is trying for
| the short sprints and is improving the
| length and steadiness of his stride. He
! is undoubtedly a conner" OF Stuart lit
| tie need be said, his WORK IS of the best
| and as a runner in the mile and middle
4 4. IL, Il n Afaf fl1-
| has again taken up the broad jump and
doing well, especially in his "get-off. y
| McElhone in the high jump with Curtis
| in the same speciality, can mold their own
| with any one in the Atlantic division of
| the A. A. u In the pole vault Curtis can
top the bar at ten feet easily, and ought
| to win from all corners.
There are others who are promising in
| their respective lines. If the Maryland
| Club does not announce definitely that it
| will hold a meet the team could with
perfect confidence that 1t would do well,
| be entered in the July games, the Peo-
pies games at Philadelphia. That would
| probably be the nearest and best meet in
| which they might display their endur-
| ance and skill and it would not cost
! much money to send them there.
The wielders of the tennis racquet are
making tne oest of the 5000 weather and
| the courts al the house and grounds are
| always taken up with the game.
| During the past week w. Curtis and
| a few of the boys have been at Fort Mon
| roe, where they astonished and pleased
| their friends and spectators generally
! with their athletic and gymnastic per-
| fOrmances.
The only members who frequent the
| gymnasium regularly are the Juniors, the
kids and on Saturdays the gym is
| theirs. Part of the morning hours are
| given up to exercises in the swimming