New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Pelham Bay Park GG"'es-GoF
Championship Changes.
,,,.rr1rR AND PROFESSIONAL.

1,...A,z the most interesting athletic happenins
=, last week was the opening OF the ne" - -
pelham BAY Park. Many OF TIE wen Fiio"l . :.
-. Cow, this city besides number from ou' "a
IeteS 80 ..s Tohn Flanagan. Of the Greater
-' 1-l- Tr,sh Athletic Association, d!d nloI1
,tn any OF the others 10 make the osy -
~, b,eaIing his own worlds record loF ' 80 =
- - ,rI. Contestants were not so many as hao
been expected from the ahlou,i ~ toro,e,
i,,t the class was generally hlgI- IN. =,
1890 eo,,oa to anpear. While the park mas an
the facilities that so to make il one Oh me -Iies
% its kind, Il is too far away LOT VIC -,
The crowded section OF the city 20 80 49,
and besides 4 is a hit costly ior 'Ie'' - -
I, tbe Tinted States Golf Association 70 -
rtsrqea with vscillation Ia its policy to"aAu "i'
,a,- champ!onships? The question: peo,
natural inquiry in view or the iact 'ia' -
ditions under which the recent baIluSIoi GO.
-. re- nlsvad made the sixth change since no
The result OF that tournament was 10 '"he -, -
sUav from Travis admittedly the best
exponent of the sport in America' a"p sNS L,,i..
college boy Hhe. while possessing iiiSl ~ - - a.
,s,not he regarded as Trayis's superior j" 60
..-,.nt NJ The game Was Traviss defeat que 70
- vsrne he ulaved OF the conditions ohoeI -
be rIa,ed it9 These conditions called LOT - ~ -.
~ medal play total Of hfty-four hoieS, IN. -.
50 ,,era allowed TO qualify. and these tli W
,,s. ri eighteen hole match play, except 'ie -,
,,,.b vera at thirty-six. II is urged that il'o
travis been permitted 10 play OrTnislon 'ii-' -.
holes instead OF eighteen he Wouid s',-,'o -
Granted but this means premium on en- go.
a concession TO professionalism uo,' % -as.+to,,s a
,'on for gentlemen. Again. while tie i -.
- 80 siTerea in other respects. the match F'as
Tounds were all eighteen holes e2cept inc Ia.
,nd travis had no difficulty in winning o. 'Ia1
time.
asa matter OF fact. the true game OF goli IS me
sirbteen hole match. The extension 10 'i-r' SIX
Is not sanctioned in the amateur chainpiohSliP = %
81 fra1 mi
Great Britain. and savors OF nara iIliil'e
.,d other requirements Of gate money cohtests
r--s,ss ,rss rot unduy penslized by the chahe7|
conditions and his defeat is best explained on tli
ground of personal temperament lot i'o so''e' e
be always on the aggressive .
If rnouId be unfair 10 the traditions OF tne sport
- o,, he shall hs champion whose physi-
al enaursnce outlasts all the rest The chaneeo
conditions may be criticised, but not on the score
Of ieopardIzins the success OF any OF lhe "oi's'
ents The wisdom of those at the helm may hot DC
sonarept 20 many, but il can at least ps ssio oi
,bea that they have tried TO legisate ior the pest
s,ereSt OF the sport and have given TO It's oeFoees
An this championship "a fair field and no favor.
Labor Day sports were vel paironizea' anu d
rough estimate shows OF the principal sports helo
e. t,,a citzy that some two hundred thousand per-
sons took part IN or watched the various sports ID
she metropolitan district. Al the naseoall games
held at the Polo Grounds and at American League
Park more than fifty thousand persons were pre-
could be held at this time of the year Constance
= TITUS the former champion, showed that he is
yet dangerous by winning the single sculi
contest at the Middle States Association regatta
that was held on the Harlem River
Several athletes known on both sides Of the water
sre Durfey, Morton, Schrlbb. Murray and Walsh.
] " Morton and A F. Dufey are the present
ana mast champion sprinters. Il is merely repeat
sng history TO say that from 1880 10 1903, inclusive.
11uney won the amateur championship OF England
His consistency was shown by the fact that IN
each OF those three years, he covered 100 yards IN
70 seconds either in preliminary heat or final and
.n three of those four finals 10 seconds was his
time At Leicester IN 1901. he set UP British anna
feur record Of 45 seconds for the distance, and
at an intercollegiate meeting On this side of the
water in May. 1902 he ls0 yards in the worlds
record time OF 9 80 seconds. Duffey, who halls
from Georgetown University is built sturdy
rather than lengthy lines and at getting off the
marx is probably one OF the snartest spTlnteIs
affected his form in this years championship. but.
he afterward won q lel-yard invitation hand-
the Ieith Shamrock sports in Edinburgh IL would
Seem that he can occasionally run nearly as well
as ever.
Morton gave proof Of being good sprinter early
In his career. After running from 1897 onward with
varied success. he met with nishsp which for a
time prevented his taking part IN athletic sports
Then he went 10 South Africa as a volunteer, and
b tooh Ils s snare n tne npeooing ot MS conntrys
he again tcok Up sprint running, and, success fol-
loving success. ne was early fancied to prove
championship al Rochdale on the first Saturday
In July.
cf Alfred Shrub the long distance champion OF
champions there Is little 10 say which has not
been said already. With the exception Of the tro
mile stesplechase he rnnnopolized all the ANA
teur championships OF Great Britain from one mile
20 ten on the fat and annexed every possible title
IN the cross country way. He has run mile and
q hslf IN min. AZ 35 sec. two miles IN min g5
sec. three miles in Il min II 5-5 sec four miles
Eec.-al best on record Two years in siccessicn
he has been the one mile champion OF Engiand-
an honor even higher than HIS four consecutiTe
Probably his nrst IN the racs Tor mile honoTs e.
kocnoa4e this year, IN min 2 sec. was the he~t
Sl eiL long, low, quick stride and abnormal
cess SNS soo-
Denis Murray is the amateur sprint ehsn,nio- -.
Ireland. and also holds the amateur chsrnnionsbg
OF that country az 20 yards. On hi. best d.v ~.
S isl run l9 yards In very little outside "eyens
III suy 10 ne won both the 100 and 220 vzrss g
Irstano sgainst Scotland bea,sng f6a es s..iin i2t
sptant champion, J. p. Stark. on each occasion
r. ). Walsh of the New-Yorix Athlstio f7,,h a,
me trlong runner. ard can also cover 100 r.-s-
1rs-sio time. he won the 1oo-yard ana 27n,,,-s
so--n.N e1n championships here IN ISn s
.ormeE distance In % sec anS ths .s.unilng the
fhs Gnu clo IA tns Following year ala sttS - = 70
the foo ysrs ships where after vira, m
championship IN z sS sec 'hs furionE
eAusuA4v me nxt OF prizes ss ,.+r...,
--S'Se iO1 OF entries for the automobile 80. -.