The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-30
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WALKING ooatssts are 10 be revived BY
The Amateur Athletic Union, and these
fine healthy events, which for years graced
tho chsmptonship program ~iA sdHrn II
onos again There has bssn no walking
sinos iSee, whsn W. p. FettSrnaan OF the
New York A. c. won the milo champion
shipin Q minutes ~ l-S seconds at Chicago
whore the meeting took place. The ys:s
previous tho three mile walk wa dropped,
although both competitions bad bsen on
the championship llst since the hrst rneee'
In 1879.
1t was said ths walks were eliminated
to mako way for the highly problenAhcai
and ,senseleas exercise a throwing the
discus. This substitution was caused BY
the victory Of IN American. Robert Garrett
Of Princeton. at ths first revival OF tho Oiym-
pic games ut Greece In 1879.
For while aiterwsrd tie athletes here
were simply discus mad and, Of course.
tbs A. A. U. legislators had to add It to tho
program ct tho expense Of tho time honored
branch Of modern athletics. Now there u
Q reaction, for familiarity has shown that
Discus throwing "a no real test Of muscular
power, for the big men who excel at tho shot,
hammer and Sc cannot throw iC at ell.
Itrequires knaok, Hike hinging The boone
rang, and ono who cannot master this secret,
no matter how strong he may BE-. cannot
soale the thing even respectable distance.
Next fall both at the metropolitan and
national conventions steps Will b taken to
have the walks inserted In the program.
Tho Discus will be dropped and consigned
to an appropriate oblivion.
Many Of tho oldtime athletes and patrons
Of sport In the early days favor tho revival
Of walking and. state that It should mover
have been dropped. A lot Of the oldtims
walkers are around yet hale and hearty.
while not . few who attracted interna-
tional attention to the sport have Joined the
great majority. Among these are Billy
Meek Of the old West Side A. c.. and the
only American to win an English walking
championship. BE crossed In 1854. and
when tho distance was seven miles s.
cured the British title IN 81 minutes 10 $50
ouds, q performance which bad only thrice
beon beaten since tho institution OF the
English meet In 1855. .Aeek's method OF
progress was the personiacation Of fair
heel and toe step. and the English critics
admitted Tho unquestionable fairness. He
won the American championship at ssven
miles In 1883 In 80 minutes ~ rs seconds,
but after his return from England became
Q professional. Subsequently, he was 70
instated BY the A. A. U. and won The Cana
dian championship Of 1901. Soon afterward
b developed Bright's disease. which caused
his end. Another familiar walker who
has passed. away Il Ching Lang, winner
Of the mile In 1855 and 1857 and Of the three
miles In 1887 and Less. Tommy Letson OF the
New York A. O., one Of the younger ba::
sads; is no nor r.,,l ns h h;syinS suecumosd
OF tho past champions who arc around
II 10 reported that Few will Be ON hand to
try how the flight Of years has dealt with
their walking muscles Sam Lebgold OF
the P.stime A. O.. winner q TIE thr re- mt ,e1
has kept in fair trim and win be ready at
the frst revival event. His brother Louis
win also b ready for the fray; Tom sher;
for the mile IN VI. " and 'es, u 70 b see1
looking in fair shape. Frank p. Murray
land Of the living, but Il is improbable that
he vim t2 fer 1 further g'orX C GIN
70 onos s.nd lid
and more than enough for any mortal.
Away back in the early SOS Cinders
made his debut and in . short time was
.veritable iconoclast among the record
tables On Oct. a, 1855. he walked the
record for an amateur, and 1t Is a remark
able fact that it has withstood the assaults
Of walkers the world over ever since.
The May following Murray made the Two
miles in Is minutes 20 s. seconds ana 7, this
Larner. the English champion. Murray
went to England in 1884, but the walking
officials there thought his style was not .
fair one, and he was several times disquali-
fed for 'lifting.' His record for three
Nov. 9, 1883. has never since been collapsed:
After his return from England In -
Murray won the American three mile cham;
pionship and retired. As he afterward
said, himself, he was dead for az long year,.
/. C.-Manhattan A. G. fight for the Bailey,
banks and Hddle plaque stirred the blood
in "Cindeys." and he prepared for the three
miles. Those !hS were At the games on
Ssr TIC s4, d Of speed OVEN By Murray
busz Of compassion for "Cinders," and many
Of those unacquainted with the veteranis
record said 1t vas : shame TO let ting go
pi.tol "cnders bounded away, his shiny
bald head giistenins In the sunlight, and 1t
the nnish q the aIst lap had . lead q Ave
ONES - predicted. Of course, that he would
sblow up before the end, but the further
be went the finer was his stride and the
fresr his action. until he won by half . lap
In "a minutes 50 IS seconds The six years
he had lain dormant he lived over In that ono
night In Washington after the games were
The reason for the revival Of walking
was that . number Of ex.athletes were
ever have boon left on the program. Two
Of the most prominent are Hugh n. Baxter,
the millionaire athlete and ex-champion
pole vaulter OF the New York A. c.. and
Harry E. Buermeyer. the ex -chanpion shot
the New York A. G. Speaking Of the inclusion
Of the walking events In future meets,
Mr.. Baxter said: We are perhaps the most