Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-15
ATHLETICS


( cite as a further objection to an in
crease the extra expense which a lar
ger track team would entail.
Before coming to the United States
The English cracks will enter series
Of competitions In Canada with the To-
ronto and the McGnl universities.
The American English tennis tourna-
nIant is another event OF transatlantic
moment The British team suffered a
severe uounclng on this side Of the
pond last year s. W. Hilllard, H. s..
Smith and the famous Doherty broth
era. champions Of England, however
have succeeded Gore, Black and Bar
rctt They win use every art and dodge
M their repertory 20 reverse the result.
The international tennis matches will
be held during the FIRST week IN August
on st. Georges cricket grounds, Hobo
ken. N j.
International rifle and trap shooting
win flourish as "the green bay tree
this season, A team Of some OF the
best American cracks recently arrived
in England and have entered the for
eign Journeys,
Just before leaving this country, Will
liam r. Crosby OF O'Fallon, Ills, one of
the members Of the team, broke two
worlds records in live bird shoots
Crosby In the shoot of for the Dupont
trophy at Springfield, Ills, killed no
birds straight. He next increased this
score to li5 straight.
Mayor Thomas A. Marshall OF Keiths.
burg Ills, the captain Of the American
trap shot aggregation, Is one Of the
best marksmen In the United States,
He has captured first place twice in the
Grand American. lie Is the right man
rightly placed, The troupe of marks
men viii return to America In August
to shoot at the Pan-Americau EXPOSE
ton.
Preparations for the international rife
shooting tournament to be held at Sea
Grit n j., Aug. 30 to Sept, are we'll
under way, Information has reached
the officers Of the National Rifle asso-
citation that the candidates for the Irish
team have already begun training. A
distinguished party including the Mar.
Quis Of Duferln and Sir Henry Thyme,
will accompany the representatives Of
the Emerald Isle.
Sir Thomas Upton, who will have
preceded the team TO this country, will
meet the party in New York and ac-
company It TO Sea Girt, In recent in
terview Sir Thomas said, Eve hope TO
take back with us not only the Amer
ica's cup, but the best Of the prizes Of
fered by tho American rlfemen as
we'll" But then Sir Thomas has a rep.
utatlon as a joker
The Canadian shooters are to bring
with them several shots Of note, Little
Is known OF the Swiss team that is
coming except that It won the worlds
championship at Paris last summer.
The Swiss experts will bear watching.
The result OF efforts TO bring the Ar
gentina team from Buenos Ayres on an
American war vessel Ii still In doubt,
as no vessel OF the south Atlantic
squadron will be coming up about the
time the South Americans would have
10 sail.
The American team is not TO be gath
cred until next month. Work among
those who are candidates has already
begun
Expert rinemen connected with the
national guard OF any state are invited
to try for places on the American team
and are expected TO practice on their
home ranges. which must have facili-
ties for 500, 700 and 1000 yard shooting.
General Bird w. Spencer of Passalc, N.
j., is managing the big competition.
The coming OF the foreign teams has
spurred the different states to make
special efforts to send men to Sea Grt.
Up to date New York, MASSACHUSETTS,,
Maine, Rhode Island, the native state
OF f. c, Gritfiths, winner of this years
Grand American Handicap; Maryland,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, District of
Columbia, New Hampshire, Illinois,
Vermont, Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio,
Tennessee and Minnesota have definite.
~ decided to be represented
The United States naval authorities