The Washington times., 1904-03-08
DUFFEY WILL RUN
At ST. LOUIS MEET
Not Afraid to Match Speed
With Archie Hahn.
NEW METHOD OF STARTING
Will Sprint at Chicago March "a, and
After the Exposition May Go
to Europe.
NEW METHOD OF STARTING

81 will run at the olympian games n
St Louis in june" said Arthur Duffey
this morning.
This direct statement from the king OF
the sprinters definitely forecloses the ru-
mors that the little Georgetown flyer
would forsal1e the games in this country
for laurels abroad 1t is Duffey's inten-
ton to run at the st. Louis exhibition
on June 5 and a. entering only the 100
yard dash. At these games he will meet
nearly every sprinter of prominence in
both the East and the West.
Duffey, however, may not entirely give
UP his trip abroad He has not decided
definitely whether he Will again cross
the pond, but says his tendencies lie in
that direction.
If ne concludes to take this course he
will visit the same countries as last
year, including England, Ireland, Scot
land, Wales. and the surrounding coun-
tries, and from there Will go to Ger
many. Austria-H Hungary. and run
against the cracks of those countries
He may also include several other coun-
tries in his itinerary should he decide TO
leave this country.
Appears in New York Tonight.
Duffey left washington this morning
for New York. where he Will run at the
indoor games of the New York Athletic
Club tonight against some good Eastern
short distance men, in the 60-yard dash
The only definite plan the little sprint
er has made is to race at the Olympian
games, but before leaving this city this
morning he said ne thought he would ac-.
cept the invitation of the First Regi-
ment, Illinois National Guard. to run at
its meet in Chicago on March "a II he
rms at Chicago the much-mooted ques-
ton OF the relative merits Of the George
town boy and Archie Hahn. of Michi-
gan will be decided.
The erroneous reports which have been
printed IN the East saying that Duffey
would not run at the St Louis exhibit
ton games have caused the Western pa
pers to take the matter up. They have
contended that Duffey would not run at
St. Louis because he would have TO meet
Hahn, Keenan,, and all the crack sprint
ers OF the West, and was afraid he
would be beaten.
II Duney goes to Chicago to compete
IN the games 20 be held there this month
ne viii knock the knocks OF the West
erners sky high. as there he viii meet
the Michigan wonder. The Western pa
pers have gone so far as 70 assert that
Duffey has deteriorated to such an ex-
tent he is now really a second-class run
ner. but since the local collegian set "A
new record for sixty yards at the recent
Georgetown games, nothing IS SAID OF
him out there.
II expect to be better than ever this
year" says Duhey. Il have not made
as good a showing / desired in indoor
games this winter but ] thfpk this was
due to my bad starting. l have been
uracticing a new start FOR two weeks
now and have improved SO wonderfully
with II that in the future | shall use II
all the time.
The start is the most important fac
tor in a sprinting race" continues Duf-
fey. a fairly good man who Is an eX-
pert at starting can beat out speed
wonder three times in four. l have seen
mediocre sprinters win from fast men
many a time because Of their superior
fty at the start AS high i've yards
can be gained at the crack OF the pistol,
and THIS handicap is difficult 10 over
come, especially in an indoor event, when
the distance IS seldom over sixty yards
If Duffey's statement that he has I'M
! proved with his new start be true. and
I he has not lost any of his Old-time form
many !ook 10 him 10 reduce his own
worlds record for 100 yards 10 at least
/ 9 20 seconds.