Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26
Following Is the record of the amt
tournaments held to date:
DuFFEY's FOREIGN JOURNEY.
Is the Brilliant Splinter Fighting Shy
of Hahn

The announcement that Arthur F. Duff
fey of Georgetown University. holder of the
worlds record OF 8 3-5 seconds for the 100
yard dash. will shortly leave for an ex-
tended tour of Australia and New Zealand
has aroused much interest in athletic cir
cles in this country. With the exception of
a few appearances at indoor meets, Duffey
has run but little in this country during the
past two years. devoting much of his time
to foreign expeditions.
In the meantime a new crop of sprinters
has been coming to the front, many Of
whom are DESTROYS of measuring strides
with the peerless flyer of 1902 Among the
more prominent of these is Archie Hahn,
the western Splinter. The latter hoped to
meet Duffey in the Olympic games in Sc.
Louis during the past summer. but the
Georgetown boy made arrangements which
made desirable his appearance abroad.
The report that he is soon to travel to
the antipodes has created desire on the
part of athletic followers for another
demonstration of his ability as sort Of
farewell appearance, and efforts are now
being made to secure him for some of the
big indoor meets OF the sea son.
As a result. he is Is likely to be the recip-
lent of a special invitation to meet Hahn at
either the big athletic carnivals of the Bos-
ton A A. or the new Illinois A. c. of Chi
cago.. The western champion has expressed
his Willingness to meet the record holder in
any Instance up to lUU yards.
Incidentally Duffey's proposed Austria liza n
tour is creating comment in other directions.
II taken this will be his third or fourth ex-
petition within three years. Just why he
should shun the meets of great Importance
held In this country during the past two
years In order to compete abroad is a mat
ter of much interest to athletic authorities
In America.
With the best of the foreign runners in
vading the states for the Olympic games
and special match races, 1t would appear
that better opportunities of brilliant VIC
tories existed at home during the past sum-
mer. Two Of Ireland's best runners. r. J.
kiely and j. j. Daily. are examples Of the
high class of foreign competitors that have
appeared here during the past six months.
In fact the tide set In heavy toward these
shores last season, and greater invasion
Is planned for next summer IL reports are
to be believed
The outlook is for busy winter for the
executive body controlling amateur ath-
letics In this country. Match races, the
bugaboo of those who direct the amateur
spirit in the way 1t should CO. are fast be-
coming feature of athletics in metropoli-
tan centers. The opinion prevails In some
quarters that they are detrimental to the
best interests Of amateur sport.
Contests between the leading athletes OF
America and other countries invariably
prove interesting and draw large throngs
OF spectators. but the aftermath does not
always reflect credit on the sport or the
competitors. As a result IL would not be
surprising IL there were some radical ac-
ton TO overcome what Is thought to be a
growing evil In amateur athletic ranks.
One Of the distasteful features of ath-
letio races between but two competitors Is
the tendency that Is developed to wager
on the outcome This Is q common occur
renee In European countries. where It Is not
unusual for those who back track athletes
to practically keep stable of runners who
perform in accordance with the bidding OF
their supporters. Betting on amateur ath-