The Jasper news., 1907-05-30

the Marvellous Indian Runner Is II.
llterate and Mentally of Weak Char.
acter-TWo Most Extreme Types
Ever Perfected at Same Time.
Boston.-Jay Gould and Tom Long
boat the athlete of education, the ath-
lete of nature.
The one is product of wealth, of
brainy endeavor and Of careful train
ing. The other is the running-ma-
chine of the Onondagas, the SLIM
athon race in Boston in April and
smashed all world records for rs
miles, in spite of sleet and cold and
crowded course, without visible strain
The one is heir to millions, man
of culture, of education, of high in.
telligence. The other Is an Indian
from toe-nail to top-knot, poor, litter
ate, of an intelligence so low that he
is treated by his trainers as nothing
more than running machine. Yet
these two opposite types have some
thing in common-they are each at
the top of their class in the world OF
sport, they each have grit and staying
power and fight instinct.
When Gould battled for the ANA.
teur court tennis championship of the
world in England last month, he put
into practice the lessons of years Of
careful training at the hands of ex-
perts. He employed all the general
ship that naturally bright mind, aid.
ed by skillful teaching in the game,
could summon up. Little more than
a boy, for Jay Gould is only Is years
old, he shows in his game the restless
energy that his grandfather showed
In another field Of endeavor. He shows
the same generalship, albeit more
courteous and sportsmal.-like general.
ship. and the same tenacity and I'm.
swerving purpose.
Tribute From Opponent.
could is bit Of sheer whalebone,"
said Eustace Miles. the great English
amateur. II can testify that it is sim.
ply awful to play against him, he is so
restless.
yet nobody could wish a more
courteous opponent. His chief
strength lies in his service and also
in his skill in hitting the ball into the
winning gallery. His other strokes
are very sure. Playing against him Is
like playing against relentless ma
chine"
This bit of sheer whalebone Is the
son of George Gould. financier and
railway magnate, who inherited the
greater part of the famous Jay Goulds
hoard. He Is about five feet ten inches
in height, clean cut, manly chap,
of 1.-the and active figure, and polo
and many other sports have contribut-
ed to make him the athlete he is. 1t
goes without saying that his multi
millionaire father is an ardent hacker
of all his athletic activities.
Money Not Considered.
Instructors were engaged for the
boy, some of the best in the world,
and large sums were spent in young
Jays tennis education. One of the in.
structor's who had hand in mould.
ing Jay Gould's tennis form received
$4,000 year. When he goes abroad
" pay, ooulu Ch6a6Co q 6y
In France for his training-expense
no obstacle.
One of the best known Of English
critics says of Jay Gould:
81 believe Mr.. Gould to be the most
remarkable amateur tennis player
since Alfred Lyttleton came to Lords,
few years after leaving Cambridge,
and beat ]. H. Heathcote. For SO
young player, Mr.. Gould is almost
unique. His great reach, his quick
eye. and his keen realization of the
value of playing for winning opening
make profound impression"
Indian Is a Wonder.
And what about the Indian, him
they call running-machine? That's
what he is, nothing more. Tom Long
boat can run rs miles faster than any
man living, but he cannot converse
intelligently in English, he could not
write letter, he is man of as print
tive ideas as any of the red-skinned
braves whose blood courses through
his veins.
lie is a physical phenomenon, this
Indian. He does not know how to
run-that is to say, he has no form"
or finish, he knows none OF the arts
by which trained runners save them
selves and gain speed. Yet he chop