The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-06

JAMESTOWN, EXPOSITION. Va.
Sept. 5.--The greatest track and field
rueet In the history Of the amateur Ath-
letic Union, will be held al the James
town Ter-Centennial, Sept. 0 and 7.
This meet win be known as the Natl
onal Championship, and i open TO al
Amateur Athletes in good standing
Clubs from all parts Of the United
States and Canada have teams entered,
while number Of unattached men have
sent in their names. The New York
A. 9. Club. the Irish-American A. c.,
the Pastime A. c. Montreal A. c., Bost-
on A. A.; Young Mems Gymnastic Club
Of Ia; Chicago. A. A., Hartford, \. M.
lC A.; G. Y. M. Archdiocesan Union,
Philadelphia, Pa; University Of Oregon
Afultuomah A. A. G. Ore; Olympic
Club. CAL; Lincoln, X. N. G. A., Nebr.;
Ohio State University; Lawrence Y. M.
|C. A.. Mass; Norfork Y. NJ G. A., Va.
George Washington University, Wash,
L. c.; Pittsburg Lyceum. Pa; Gurley o.
c. d. c., University Of Pennsylvania;
Western University Of Pa; Maryland
Swimming Club, Md.
Eastern men are handing out the
dope that there win be nothing but the
two N. Y. Clubs, the !. A. A. G., in the
money, but the Western men are put
ting their money on the Pacific Coast
boys. There are several individual en-
tries that are likely TO upset some cal
culations, while the cherry circle boys
of Chicago and the Montreal A. G., may
figure in the running.
Among the renowned athletes who,
stMining at the mark. will await the
crack Of the pistol that will send
them away in the race Of life
time are number Of men who have
records better than 4:26, one who has
turned the eight furlongs in 4: 20-3.5
and two each Of whom have broken the
tape in shade slower than 4:22
There have been several who have travel
ed mile in shorter time than any of
the above mentioned, but never was
there such an army of fast men to toe
the mark together
There win be number Of good men
in the race, but flyers from among
whom will emerge champion are James
Sullivan, Harry Cohn, Dave Munson,
Melvin w. Shippard of the Irish Ameri-
can Athletic Club; Fred Rogers, Frank
Nebrich and Guy Haskins, of the New
York Athletic Club; James Lightboiy,
of the Chicago A. A.; Andrew Glarner,
and ]. r. Kelley of the Olympic Club,
San Francisco; W. @. Hay and James
Lambic OF the Montreal A. A. u; H. l.
Coe and j. w. Mahoney, of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan and w. Hinot, of Har-
ward University.
It Is hard picking to select q winner
from such number Of crack men. Has
kins has the best record of the sixteen
winning the collegiate champion
ship on June 2, under the U. of P, colors
in the great time of 4:20-3-5
There are two with marks of 4;25.3-5
aud number with marks lower than
4; 30. In the dashes there are host of
fast men who will give an excellent ac-
count Of themselves,
In the 100 there are such speedy
men as Kelley, Of the University Of
Oregon, who holds the worlds record
OF Q 3-5 seconds; G. L. Parsons Of the
Olympic Club of San Francisco, with
record Of 0 AS seconds. Parsons Is
known as the consistent performer, he
having ran the 100 three times in one
day, and each time covered the century
0 AS seconds To many, the race is be.
tween Kelley and Parsons, bu the east
ern men will never give up. Such men
as Charley Seitz and W. ]. Heating, Of
the N. X. "A. G.. and Dennis Murra, Of
ireland, known as the Irish Flyer, never
say die, and the winner win have to
travel in record time.