The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-30
SscsrE yeL1cx ArHLsrEs.
1rtercsting Items From the West SIDE
AsrN Ath etic Grub Records.

Ath etlC CluD h0ceIuA
To THE EDITOR or TIE 6uN-Sir: Ferc
arc q few faeN In regard to- members OF mt
police force who are or have been memperl
OF the West Side Athletic Club some nave
never given up taking part In active athietice
Three OF our men, however. took part In the
games last week held by the Patroimen
AssocIatio james Breslin, Patrick j. Kelly
and Michael Creegan. Bresln got two brs'
prizes. Creesan won nearly eyerltnhs
He secured the point trophy. Kelly un-
fortunately got q bad fall about twenty
yards from the fnlsh, when he had at ieas'
Ave yards lead In the $40 yard run Tor men,
bers over ten years In the department.
Capt. Hasslscker. who was an oarsriAn'
has retired. He was also boxer and wrest-
Ter. Frank Evanhoe. the ex-detective ser
gasnt, was middleweisht champion In 1880.
John r. McOinty was the best iAo pound man
before getting on the force. and - On amateur
was tho only man who ever lowered the coaota
Of Jack MoAuliYe. He turned professional.
was quite pedsstrisn. and has let nimseli
fall Into nesh. At present no welshs guy
pounds. He 10 attached TO the West Si4ty'
eighth street station.
John Dou glass was tho makngs OF great
all round athlete. He won quite number Of
S:s e siiovs sSf h%.si 70 f INTO
flesh. He weighs aa6 pounds ana ID In inc
was Very easy for him 70 80 70 any PICNIC
where S a D'hs IL tGI sess s For al
for their ashts in our, CLUB. Unfortunstely
no slipped and broke Bis kneecsp;, y put
sSsrS Or ths wagon in the West si1ty-elshth
amateur champion In ls0I-sa.,, BE turned
professional 70 aht Je5ry sui1iysn n. N on ~
ao SEG1s5 I MsAu hH ' NsE ' easp
H. % .J r.: s' :ns must
s 81 sge s' street station.
R ssv IF ~ New Sss
but snss Sor re
James Breslin has been on the force only fen
man. and belongs 70 the West sl1ty-eighth
.d:n his . Es1 on s.: sHT
.' .tr "a: !?'1 Kelly EGsp zig oldest member
have He Ia; belonged 70 INK *. cl sa si1fs Il
stIIl IN ths swim. and competed s T. the
TIA n MARI o. ~ a 20 s yssd eesnaoa
Il them both; TEA TX friend: 70 g va xs.f r
Grand strGs gle bet ween tho two. neck ard neck
for about $50 yards when our dear oid SPIKE Spin
drew aEsy a.t s Tss 1Seh
was wet and slippery and where hl. shoe
turned S:pnfins him e receive heavy ca. hiiS si
v! Esen mn Ne " spsrrsa tie anal bout WITH joe
s.s &. oh.mpo sn md ns
sinS aIons g." until he met Paddy oKeefe Of
.n 1anns ae ss dseson s1ea
Yet me say right here that When a Wet V T. SIDE de
ss s e. club never ssd
Tspresent u. or look out for our wv
sl% s II rs; ID by spiss ~ r A. Am sx!nsa
IN that year be net and oefeatea that Torlo
Rss Ras Ga held s 'fe s
This was an open tournament In which they
both beat all the other competitors with ease.
pI nis i1H'@ of New J.r! ae1 .' Nv
ssS sG sh IN
ief t2s 81 IKE Mdds and
eTn States In this there were ;svsn entT IS
R hf ss s now on sss pe
Parker. Ne has rect and defeated Bill Mo-
Garry and 9 lot of others that cannot re-
member. There are a number OF aspirine
the -old .msn,- a. they call him. but they
only Try him once. for lust a. Soon q a. they
Funny little things happen up IL this little
room. nf ali the cops who used r. belons
here Kelly Is the only one except Nike Cree
Our members stand ready 70 back Jimmy
Rreslan against any man on the police In an
all round competition. We also will put
middleweig ht limit. in a boxing bout
A.GooD OLD HAS BEEN.
West Side Athletic Club.