Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-02
GREATEST AMATUER
TRACK MEET IN
HISTORY
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT JAMESTOWN FAIR
Extensive Program Of Exciting
Foot Races Scheduled for
September 6 and 7 at the
Exposition,
Especial oorrespoassnes Morning JournaIl

fE hffhfhfA - fAhN 49, 49, 80
the history Of the Amateur Athletic
union viii be held al the Jamestown
Ter-centennial. September 6 and Z.
This meet will be known as the ma
tional championship and Is open 70
an amateur athletes in good standing
Clubs from all parts Of United States
ana Canada have teams entered, While
Il number Of unattached men have
fent IN their Inn The New YORK
Athletic club. the Irish-Amcricau
Athletic club. the Pastime Athletic
club. Montreal Athletic club, Boston
Athletic association. Young Men'f
%Gymnastic club. 81 Louisiana Chen
~ Athletic association, Hartford
Young Mems Christian association,
G. Y NJ Archdlocesnu union. Phila-
delphia. University of oregon. Null
tuomnh Athletic club, oregon. Oiym-
pie club. California Lincoln Y NJ q.
A., Nebraska ohio state university.
Lawrence Y NJ G A., Massachusetts,:
Norfolk Y. N G. a., virginia. George
Washington. u. c.; Pittsburg Lyceum.
PENNSYLVANIA Gurley Athletic club.
District of Columbia Maryland
Swimming club, Maryland; University
81 pcnnsylvania. Western University ~
Pennsylvania.
Eastern men are handing out the
dope TINT there VIII be nothing but
the Two New York clubs, the I A. A.
c. and New YORK A. O., In the money.
but The western men are putting their
money on the Pacific coast boys.
There are several Individual entries
that are likely 10 upset some chlcu-
lationR, while the cheery circle boys
Of Chicago and the Montreal a c.,
NAV figure IN the running.
Each event promises 20 be a great
IA Never before IN the history Of
s..fa l.N a. nh. sssn.4l.a 80 1911
men toed the mark together as there
viii be In the different events AZ the
exposition on the Second and last day
~ the meet.
From present indications the one
mile national championship this sea-
son will produce a more sensational
struggle than ever before enthrnlled
the great sporting clans 81 The world.
Never IN the history Of the sport has
there been as fleet q field Of distance
flyers 10 face a starter aH that which
viii breah away from the barrier on
september Z.
Among the renowned athletes who,
sifainlng "a the mark, VIII await the
crack ~ the pistol that Will send them
away in tho race OF a lifetime are q
number OF men who have records bet
ter than arg. one who has turned the
eight fufiongs In 4t20 3-b aud two
each Of whom have broken the tape in
u shade slower than ti22 There
hive been several who have Travelled
q mile "a shorter time than any of the
above mentioned, but never was there
such an army OF fast men 20 toe ne
mark together.
There viii be a number % good
men Ia the race but the flyers from
among whom viii emerge "a champion
are James sulllvnn. Harry Cohn. Dave
Munsnu. Melvin W |Shippard, of the
lrish-American Athletic club Fred
Rodgers. Frank Nehrich and Guy Has
klns, Of the New York Athletic club.
James L~ightbody, uf the Chicago Ath-
ictic association Andrew Giarner aud
j. h. Kelley. of the Olympic club.
san Francisco; w. O. Hay and James
LRmblc. OF the Montreal Athletic
union. a. l.. Coe and j. w Mahoncy,
81 the University OF Michigan. aud W
Minot. 90 Harvard university.
Il Is hard picking 90 select a winner
from such a number 90 crack men
Hnskins hns the best record II the six
fepn. winning the intercollegiate
championship on June ., under the
TnlNersity ~ Pennsylvania colort. Boo
the great time 90 Gao IS.
There are two with marks of a.22
ana 20 SEQ. and a number with
marks Tower than t.2o. m the dashes
there are n host OF fast men who viii
giNo an excellent account of them
selves.
ia the leo there are such speedy
men as Kelley. OF the University otl
oregon. who holds the worlds record
of . 3-5 seconds, &. l.. Parsons, ~ the
Olympic club - San Francisco. with
o. record of = go seconds Parsons 81
known ha the cusistont performer hp
having run the 100 three times in one
day. and each time covered the Gene
fury in AS seconds To many abe
race IL between Kelley and parsona
luf ihe eastern men viii not give up
without 20 struggle such men as
Charley seiiz aud ". J.. Heating, ~
the s. s. A. G.. and Dennis Murry, 81
ireland known as the Irish Flyer
never said die. and the winner VII
have Goo travel in record time
THE e2o wiH furnish iusi a. an exc
ching and FrueilinE finish us the 100
There viii Doe twenty starters in this
event. ana like the ieo. Kelley. with
the record OF 2t TO seconds IS looked
e. in eef the pace an through and
finish lu front. though ln Parsons.
selfr and Heating De MiIl have oppn-
~ more than usual ability, GOO
80 these men having records of - l-5
or better.
The lsH viii furnish excitement and
surprises Cor in This event the dusky
flFrr fr.m fne University ~ psnuHNI-
tania. ! U Taylor with a. mark of
~ f-s seconds Dr. entered. and url in-f
him arr u.ttnd Paul pu grim IF the
New York Athletic club nIu0er of
tho coo meter run olympic ramcs oil
1895. in fhc fs nmr af tf 1-f sec-
nnhs "a D. Hllmnu ~ fhe Neu York
Athletic club. with % record 80 3d.
rat. and ~ b Parsons of the New
YORK Athletic rluh. who have frfk-
sIed a quarter ln irss Imam sH
great many bets orc Eolrr down nn
fha ahnnV-huef rVcr. hlf beside fhe
above named fast men there H reIl
- twenty tive. al % Whum have fe.
better han se srennNF The
four lap track af Iamesfnun is rxrer-
sianaiiy fast and d. lovera ~ fhe
short distances look Tor new MARKS
Seventeen men viii face thr harfr
'n she half and 90 TIE crack GO fhe
rIafof. viii bound uuaN over the HEhf
Under track and VII strain every
muscle FOR rev racords The ha arr
fhe record fof this distance 81 ~
Sheppard. last year set n new marx
.n fne remarkably fau Time ~ D .
ain run against tire lntFrrufirri af
.hnmpfun. ~ IA pnraam4 formerly
now d mebrr ~ fhe NFH Nnft
Athlete club. ana o. padolla. nfns-
ulc AfhIffir club The latter VII De-
accompanied FaE hy ere numsff ~
sporting meu from the coast who state