The Washington times., 1901-06-30
ANOVEL EVENT AT BUFFALO
Entries for the Marathon Race Mt
the Pan-American Exposition.
Af-ArOund A. a. u. Championships
VIII BE Held July 4-RevfsiOn OF
Rules Affecting College Perform
ers - Interest in Cycle Races.

sition, where in addition to the all-roun,
championships of the Amateur Athleti
Union OF the United States, will be hel,
marathon road race of twenty-five mile!
-one mile to be completed within tbs
Stadium on the track. twenty-three miles
in the country across roads designated
and the last mile on the track within th'
Stadium. Cups and trophies ranging from
SO in value down to S5 win be given tc
the first ten runners in the order in which
they finish.
Among the entries received by James
E. Sullivan are those of jeremiah Grim
Minis, Can1bridgeport Gymnasium. Cam
bridgeport, Mass; Samuel A Mellor, jr.,
| Hollywood Inn Athletic Association
| Yonkers, n. Y; Edward Gfusssell. jr.,
Pastime Athletic Club; William Davis,
Canadian Athletic Club, Hamilton, Ont.
! Charles II. Knowland, Highland Athletic
Club, Syracuse. n. Y; Otto F. Roehn,
Central Y. NJ. c. A, Buffalo, George Pur-
Wis, Central Y. NJ, C. A, Buffalo
The race is such a terrible test of speed
/ and endurance. more of the latter than
( of the former, that the event is seldom
part of athletic programmes The first
time it was held here was several years
ago at a Columbia Athletic Club meet,
when VIII Stewart now of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, won it, not much
| the worse for wear
A. A. u. CHAMPIONSHIPS
The event of the big day will be the
A. A. U. championships, and will take
up the greater part of the day. The
trials viii start at 10 O'Clock in the
morning and the fnaIs begin at 1 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
The contests will be figured on the per-
eentage system and are open to all reg
istered athletes An entrance fee of g
per man will be charged for the open
events and 80 cents entrance fee for the
handicap events. Entries close with j.
r; ;rs sullivan, box Gil New York City
Ihe regular A. A u. die gold medal
emblematic of the championship will be
given to first man, silver to second and
bronze to third.
The championship events win be 100
yard dash, one mile run. running high
and running broad jumps, putting l6-
pound shot, throwing l6-pound hammer,
throwing 55-pound weight, SSo-yard walk,
129-yard hurdle and pole vault.
The handicap events will be 50-yard and
lo0-yard dashes 2z9, 40, SSoA yards, and
one mile runs.
Persons residing here must be regis
tered with d. S. Sullivan. of st. Leo's
Gymnasium. Baltimore Chairman of the
Atlantic Association. which includes-in in its
cluding Trenton. Delaware, Maryland,
Pennsylvania. West Virginia. District Of
Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina.
CHANGES IN TIE RULES.
A special meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors of the Amateur Athletic Union was
held last week for the purpose of consid-
ering certain changes in the rules with
reference to intercollegiate performers.
Representatives from all the division as
sociations were present with e. E. Babb,
in the chair
A committee was appointed. consisting
of James f. Sullivan. Knickerbocker Ath- |
letic Club; Barlow 5. Weeks, New York 1
Athletic Club; DR.. Il. M HopklnSon, At |
lantic Association and e. l.. Babb, ex-
officio. to confer with the intercollegiate |
Association on the existing articles of al |
lance. The Amateur Athletic Union has
found that some of the legislation of the |
l. g. A. A a. A. has worked very injuri- /
ousiy TO their association The rule stat /
ing that any athlete that has won an /
Amateur Athletic Union event is debar- 1
red for one calendar year after entering |
college is especially obnoxious.
President Babb was empowered to ap-
point committee of three to confer with
-he Australian Amateur Association look
ng to the elimination of all differences in
the amateur rules of the two countries.
This is the first step IN the forming u
great international Athletic Association !
IF all the English-speaking peoples
WITH THE oARsNEN.
It has been quite number of years
iince there was as pnuch interest in row.
ng on the Potomac there is now,
With the addition of the Georgetown
Varsity oarsmen to the racing contin-
yent of the river, the scehe every evening
or the past month has been lively one
With the college boys preparing for the
zig intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson
ruly and the Potomacs getting on form
md speed for the Schuylkill July re-
,atta there has been much TO entertain
'isitors TO the river banks.
The college boys have been at Pough- |
,eepsie since Thursday last and their |
lever work at practice has made them
many friends and their following is quite
large one. Whether they viii win re- !
mains to be seen There are some who
elieve they Will. The crew Is from Wash
ngton, so let everybody root for the
oys.
tuesday night or Wednesday morning
rill see the Potomacs junior eight on |
he way TO Philadelphia where they will !
meet some of the cracks of the country.
lie boat is moving well and showing
considerable speed and should do at !
East as well as the clubs entry did last !
ear. The crew rows: May. stroke;
rowland. Z; Smell. 6; McGowan, ,, Win |
hip 4; Lowe, 3; Coburn, 2, and Herman,
with Young. coxswain.
II the crew makes a winning on this
rip or even makes a good showing. it
lay be entered in the national regatta TO
G held at Philadelphia July II.
The Analostans are devoting all their |
me this season as they did last to pleas
n rowing. and 10 the entertainment of
heir numerous friends with very delight I
ii dances and canoe parties. The club will
OLD the frSt OF a series Of regattas open
club members only next Saturday aft
rnoCn. This may be followed with |
)irt regatta under the auspices of the {
80 clubs in August, but there is hardly 5
ny likelihood Of a Potomac River regat- /
being held this year. as the time to
rcpare for 1t is entirely too short. To J
Use the necessary money and secure
'Omises Of entries. work is generally be |
IN months Ia advance. :
NATIONAL GUARD TEAM. +
Matters in the general athletic line in
e ranks of the National Guard are dun. d
wo or three Of the members are in train y
e with view of entering In the Bati- y
ore A. c. games to be held next week.
The relay team consisting Of Heffner. "
astin, Zell, and Pearson is keeping it .
II in shape for match race which the -
fth Regiment Maryland National Guard
preparing TO include in its list of a.
ents. g
The baseball team expects to be kept | .
sy when the Guard goes into camp at a.
.esburg. II VIII be prepared to meet all ! w.
mers II
INTEREST IN CYCLE RACING
There is no longer any doubt that cycle
cling is again on the top wave of popu
rity The scenes at the Coliseum on .,
ce-meet nights is proof Of this The ri
owds are large and very enthusiastic W
d the interest in the sport is constantly va
,reasing. ~ -,
rho ,nnpagenent ,.-o,ddAs n bieh class ~ ~