The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-19

Paxeon by three yards. Later the reason
given wal that Paxson took q flying start
This latter is allowed by the rules. Capt
Shaefier offered to run under protest. put
the clerk Of the purse g. y. Abbo& 10y
name, wal obdurate and ordered Shaenef
and his team OF the track. HeanThlle
Paxeon was running Q grand race and wa
Just pulling up with Baker Of swaEtnmo ors
was no need Of further runninH. -,
'"Swarthmore finished the mile In the lead
by fifty yards In the time OF 8 minutes ~
seconds. which was good considering tne
slow track, with Ohio State second ano
week Of training went for. nothing and q
practically easy race slipped out OF our
hands. Among others who said that Her
rick touched PaxSon In the approved way
were Capt. Henry and Bobby AsTTeh 10 %
other oontestenta from the. colleges In the
relay, who, while waiting for their turns
saw the touchofi plainly
That In the Lafayette version. FOLLOWS
an editorial from the college paper;
While The Ldiavete does mol believe "
kicking over q fair defeat In any branch OF
college athletics. yet the treatment so-
corded the relay quartet at Philadelphia
by e. M. Abbott. an A. A. u. oficial, when
he disqualified Lafayette. seems TO merit
oensure The voluntary remark by capt
Henry Of Swarthmore that Abbott 10 him
self a Swarthmore man gives added sig
ni6cance TO the ruling Of that oficial.
There are some features in the case that do
not appeal to US a unpretudiced. Eysn II
6haefer had a perfect right TO finish the
relay under protest and stand by any de-
cision rendered later This 10 a privilege
accorded any relay quartet. But Abbott
instead Of permitting this oSSpmm en oo oT tSs
track arbitrarily.
THAT action was Anal. Had the captain
run his quarter in opposition 70 Abbotte
final ruling he would have lost his A.. A. U.
terests Of the relay team next year. He
and his team we're the victims OF the within
Of one rather incompetent man. who exer-
ciRed a power that should never have been
intFusted TO his hands. Lafayette GOULD
have won that race easily swarthmore.
the only contender, ran her best men first,
and Paxson would nave tied with Baker
on the third lap had he finished. The final
lap would have been easy for Capt: Shaeher.
Knowing this. Is 1t any wonder We protest
vigorouslyp"
There are some curious misstatements
in the above quoted paragraphs. There
lis also one statement which. Is absolutely
right. Certainly no team can be disqualified
from a race In the course OF that race. even
by the referee. The understanding that
the writer has Of the management Of. the
Pennsylvania relay games In that Abbott
is not qualified by his Office as clerk to do
other than check the competitors and report
TO the referee any ~infraotion OF the rules
Capt. Shaaffer was absolutely right, II
the statements by the Lafayette publica-
ton are right. in demanding. that he be
permitted to run out his final relay. He
the college paper makes q mistake is in say
the rules. The penalty Of disqualification
after the race is invariably. visited on a
team whose man makes, q flying start In
any relay. He must stay behind the scratch
line until touched, and that 10 clear. Again,
Abbott may have been at Swarthmore.
but he was an athlete at the University Of
Pennsylvania and probably is better known
Third, the matter Of the Lafayette team
losing its A. A, U. standing, whatever
that Il. This i one OF the cases which
James E. Sullivan must have had In mind
when he spoke not 90 long ago OF the
athletics. The a. A. U. has nothing what
ever to do with the Pennsylvania relay
games. Capt Shaefer could have done
anything he chose In the meeting. within
certain limita.ions, without falling foul
The building Of Fairgrounds, so TO speak.
at Cornell and Yale and the news hat there
Is great need OF such places bring home
forcibly a new development In American
universities. Great spaces are now being
JuTntu oNCI IOI bhC ubOb Vi III |
team students. That Is to say. the men
who do not 60 out to exercise with the
primary object Of being members Of any
team are beginning to get their innings.
Formerly only those men actually candi-
dates for athletic teams were supposed to
be entitled to the use Of athletic grounds.
Now, however, the general mass Of the
student body is getting its rights.
At Cornell, for instance. the members Of
the alumni body are engaged In raising
,,L.--t~Nt~~a To- ~ ANhlAft4 RAIA ~ thtA
kind Of very generous dimensions for the
use Of the non-athletes. At Yale they need
moro ground for tennis courts n other
athletic grounds for the exercising man.
While the result Of these activities IL sure TO
teams, this is not the primary object.
II there should happen to be a few mon
to hnd themselves. athletically speaking.
on the Fairgrounds that will be all very
well. However, the benefits. to the great
mass who have no time for athletic training
and small opportunity for exercise will be
great.
Down at Annapolis they are we'll eats
with their track and field coach. p. j.
Finneran, the old Kniokerbocker Athletic
Club man. Finneran has been there for
three seasons and has accomplished great
on a by no means good equipment.
The track there is small, Of five laps to the
nile, and the surface Is not adapted for
he best work. 1t was not even 90 good
v y ahic AltlOs ~ W0o .
narkable work that he did there in his
first season.
That year the Annapolis athletes went
Up against their record tables In great
rtyle and In the season broke every record.
rhe year following, which was last year,
hey broke all the records again except
,wo. The team this year II composed Of
rood men In the main, and q rather daring
Of athletic meets was arranged.
g. jus. barely possible that with better
Juality Of men to meet Finneran may not
how such good results.
However, In another reason or 80 he viii
ave his men educated to connecting against
very best. ANNAPOLIS felt It's oats 30
this season that an attempt was
made TO get on q dual meet with Princeton.
hat fell through for the time being, but
hey are In hopes Of making II nex year.
rinneran has TO struggle against certain
l~isadvantAges. For one thing, his men 4
re very young and have had a. q rule i
mall experience in the game. Again they
not have much time Tor athletic sports. I
hey have only a short period every after 4
loon and II they want to take some relaxa- {
ion other than training for track sports Il {
very hard to keep them down TO that, 4
lie has, however. the advantage Of getting I
nen Of good physical proportions to work /
and that Is a help at the gtart. I