Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
NEWS OF THE ATHLETES
FROM MANY QUARTERS

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metropolitan athletes will be the senior
championships of the Metropolitan Associa-
ton of the Amateur Athletic Union which
is scheduled to be decided a Travers' Is
land, Saturday, September o. Last year the
Irfsh-American Athletic Club carried off the
honors in both the senior and junior cham
pfonships. but this year they were defeated
by the New York Athletic Club in the latter
class. The rivalry between the two clubs Is
intense, and close finish will no doubt be
the outcome of the senior class. The New
YORK Athletic Club men working daily
for the meet at Travers' Island under the
care of AL Copeland.
The national registration committee Of
the Amateur Athletic Union by mail vote
has decided to cancel the special sanction
granted Thomas Hynes. the Irish distance
runner, to compete in this country This
action followed the suspension of Hynes
and John j. Joyce. which was enforced by
the registration committee of the Metropolis
tan Association. Both runners Were sus-
pended pending investigat ton OF their anna
teur status following series Of speciaI
match races at Celtic Park in Long Island
CITY and also in Boston Hynes came to
TINS country last spring from ireland, where
ne was a member of the Galway Harriers
His reputation as a middle distance runner
preceded him, and his first appearance was
a
was defeated by Joyce by about two Yards.
but in the second contest between the nair
Joyce dropped out after the second mile
complaining of a cramp in the side. The
third and deciding race was run in Bos-
ton on July H. and Joyce won easily Then
suspension followed on two counts
After this action Secretary James E. Sui
Ivan of the A. A L. ordered a mail vote on
the question of cancelling Hynes sanction
to compete In the United States The result
was an overwhelming vote in favor of with
drawing the sanction, and this action fol-
lowed. The national registra ton commit
tee is composed of T. L. Gamble of Phila-
delph1a. DR.. w. Grant, Baltimore; J. C.
OBrten. st. Louis; George James San Fran
cisco: b. P. Sullivan. New Orleans; j. F.
Facey Boston; w. F. Lippe Chicago. 7
Steil, Brooklyn, and G. r Hepburn and ].
z. Sullivan Of New York. Hynes received
the first sanction granted a foreign athlete
70 compete In this country under the rule
adopted at the last meeting of the A. A Il
which specifically stated that American
runners competing abroad and foreign ath-
ietes competing here must receive a special
sanction before becoming eligible to particle
pate in sanctioned athletic meets
The athletic committee of the Chicago
A A. has decided to allow Ralph Rose the
Michigan shot putter, to compete on the
team in spite of his difficulties with Trainer
Mike Butler. Roses presence on the team
is needed for points In the weight events
He is almost absolutely sure OF the shotput
and the discus. AS the Chicago A A.
team now stands 1T is considered by almost
every trainer in the country the strongest
all around American athletic team which
has ever been collected together except
that which represented the American ma
ton in the International meet in 1895 and
ran under the colors OF the n. Y A. c.
The team has the strongest possible men IN
every department, and is almost perfectly
balanced as to hurdles. sprints. distance
runs and field events; its representatives
are the pick OF the flower of the western
colleges and Of the western men who have
made names for themselves on eastern COL
lege teams. In 1895 the n. Y A. c. had the
PICK or the country for their team to meet
the London A. c. and the Chicago A. c.
with smaller area to choose from has
managed to get together nearly as strong
team.