The times., 1898-05-22
E TIMES WASHINGTON. SUNDAY, MAY q
Capital City Athletes.

together enJoyaDie 10 spectators, on ac-
count of the number of entrants in the
several events who, at the last moment,
or on the day of the meet, dropped out or
allowed their names to be scratched from
the program. Now, this sort of thing
hurts athletics. In the first place, pro-
grams or lists of entries printed in ad-
vance give a lot of names of likely con-
testants and the public comes, expecting
on account of the number, more or less
large, to see spirited competitions, but as
each event is run off, the number of con-
testants is often reduced from ten or a
dozen to three or four and single heat,
and that deciding one, takes the place
of several preliminary heats. AS a result
the winner is picked almost before the
mark is toed.
Certain allowance is made for padding
a program, and even this should not be
tolerated, for there are always a number
of young, would-be athletes who like to
see their names in print and have no in
tention of competing. When that is not
the case, then there are a number who
lack ability or courage, or both, and this
is as bad as posing in print with no idea
of competing
Now 1t seems that a good way 10 over
come this would be for the Amateur Ath-
letic Union or the intercollegiate Athletic
Association, or both to take up the mat
ter and adopt bodily the rule which gov
erns such matters in L. A. w. racing
events, and that is in substance that eV-
cry man who is entered and is posted to
compete in one or more events must either
compete or be excused from competing on
filing reason satisfactory TO the pro-
moters of the meet, or else withdraw his
entry, say, week before the meeting. In
case he does neither he must be reported
to the chief officer of the central body
and the latter or the racing board will
disquality the guilty entrant from fur
ther competing in future events for
greater or less period, according TO the
decision of the governing body. A GER
tain rule provides as follows: ''Unless ex-
cused by the referee, every rider who en-
ters in handicap race must start In
same"
With the adoption of such a rule. adort-
ed and found very useful by the L. A w,
future athletic entry lists would contain
names of bona fide entrants, and larger
ana more spirited competitions would re-
suit. The sooner this is done the better
for the future of athletic meets The
coming meeting of the big athletic union
would be none too soon to introduce and
adopt such measure, modified to a de-
gree, and in keeping with existing meth
DDS Of reporting offenses.
Scoring Points by New system.
At the track and field and bicycle
championships of the intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association to be decided at BerkeIy
Oval on next Friday and Saturday a new
system of scoring points will be used for
the first time. The honors will GO to the
college scoring plurality of points on the
following basis: First place, five points;
nd fala . y fr1
a fourth place one In case of a tie the
points will be divided
The bicycle events will be scored as fol-
lows: Five points 10 the college winning
the highest total of points. which gives it
first place; and second place for three
points; third place for two points, and
fourth place for one point. The meet
promises TO be one of the largest ever
held by the association. 1t will have an
especially large list of entries in the BIZ
cycle events, there being nearly 300 rid
ers entered for the card OF events, which
viii include quarter, half. and one mile;
five miles and mile tandem
Georgetown University will be repre-
sented by one of the strongest bicycle
teams it has ever had in Schade, Moran,
and Dannemiller. These riders will leave
take final practice and become accus-
toned 10 the track and surroundings.
Pennsy's Stars VIII Compete.
Since. the college games where Prin-
stein made new college record for the
running broad jump. by clearing twenty
three feet. two and one-half inches, a still
better record mas been scored. This time
1t is one of Trainer Murphy's phenoms at
the University of Pennsylvania. The new
star is Percy Remington and last week
he broke the intercollegiate record and
came within two inches of the worlds
mark. Remington's jump was twenty
three feet, five and one-half inches which
exceeds the intercollegiate standard sew
eral inches AS the meet was not an
open one. the record will only stand as
University of Pennsylvania mark
Tewkesbury is another of Yale Muir
phys "Pennsy'' team of whom great
things are expected. He will have to do
better than ten and one-fifth or even ten
seconds in the 100 yards If he wants to
beat out Wefers. for the latter last week
covered the distance in ten and one-fifth
seconds, where he had things his own
way and at no time had he TO exert him
self.
Kranzlein, Pennsy's great 120-yard
hurdler with a record of fifteen and
four-fifths seconds, will be another point
winner. He is also great 220-yard hurd-
Ter ana Droad Jumper VINO has cleared
twenty-three feet. four and one-half inch
es. He promises to be one of the strong
est all-round athletes of the IntercolIe-
giate Association.
With these men and several crack
weight and shot men, Pennsy may easily
expect TO win the championship in all
round athletics. Such a victory would
bring an endless amount of credit TO
Yale Murphy. the very efficient little
coach and trainer of the blue and red"
formerly holding the same position at
Yale
"A large number of admirers of athlet-
les will go from here to witness the bat
tie between the collegians for athletic su-
premacy.
Columbia Athletic Club.
The call to arms has affected the ranks
of the Columbia Athletic Club TO such an
extent that it has been decided not to
hold the open track and field games part
ly decided upon for next month. This is
unfortunate for this was the only local
open set of games in prospect for this
Spring.
The athletes who are too young to go
and those who have no great yearning
for military honors are taking regular
practice at Columbia Field and will be in
shape for open events in Baltimore and
Philadelphia where it is probable they
will be entered.
Speare was an interested spectator at
last weeks Georgetown games. He look
ed longingly at the track and undoubtedly