The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16

- IA 1915 Will De a notable year
in athletics all competent
judges of sport are agreed. The
colleges and athletic clubs are
now trying out their men in in
door events, and when the first blush of
spring becomes noticeable on the phys
lognomy of nature they will start out
door operations without delay.
Concerning the outlook in general
athletics at home and abroad James z.
Sullivan, secretary of the Amateur Ath-
letic union and the leading authority in
America. speaks as follows:
The track and field sport season
this year VIII be unusually interesting
and active Especially VIII it be
marked by the events in the college
world. A large number of last years
prominent performers are still in active
service, and also I am informed that
many new men have been developed By
various trainers; so the veterans viii
not by any means have everything
their own way.
In the east Harvard. Yale. Prince
ton, University of Pennsylvania Cor
nell and Columbia viii, as usual, make
the pace. The contest among them for
the intercollegiate premiership prom
ises to be one of the best of recent
years. Naturally do not expect to see
anything so sensational as the break king
of the hundred yard dash record by
Arthur Duffey of Georgetown last year
but nevertheless the meet cannot fail
to be spectacular
I'm the west athletics are booming
This summer will bring out some of the
largest fields that have yet faced a
starter. The University of California
is progressive in athletics, and it is
probable that as in years past. some of
it's men will be sent to the east to com
pete. In Chicago the outlook never. was
better. Stage a the University of Chi
cago has. a likely lot of candidates in
training. as also has Conibear at the
University of Illinois Champaign. III
international athletics are sure to
occupy a prominent position. We are
TO be represented abroad by men from
various colleges, and it is probable that
Vale and Harvard viii send over d
joint team to meet Oxford and Cam
bridge. returning the visit OF the Eng
lishmen to this country two years ago,
when they were signally defeated by
our men at Berkeley oval. New York
I am a firm believer in international
athletics and wish we could have more
of these events. They enable athletes
of the different nations participating
to study the styles and methods of their
rivals and promote 2 general feeling of
good fellowship between the countries.
Do I think any track records will be
broken2
We'll. that is a question difficult to
answer. 1 might add. however. that
such occurrences are not at all unlikely
in these days when the leading men
come together. Tracks are improving
and SO also are training methods and
it is but natural that the athletes
should make better time under i'm
proved conditions. Duffey's feat last
year was conclusive evidence that we
can never tell when we have reached
the limit
"One of the interesting features of
the season will be the development of
the plans for ire giant Oly1npian games
to be held in St. Louis. This carnival
attracting competitors in every mag
Unable sort from every corner of the
globe, viii be one of the greatest meets
in the history of the world