Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
SAYS MULTI NOMAH
DID NOT ACT FAIR
DAN KELLY WILL REPRESENT
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Business Men In Champions Home
Town Subscribe to Purse to
Cover Expenses of
Trip East

EUGENE, Ore, Aug. 23-Dan Kelly and
Trainer Hayward will leave Eugene Mon
day for the jamestown exposition, where
the worlds champion sprinter will run in
the A. A. y. championship for the U. of
o. September T. On the way east they
will make several stops to keep Kelly in
the best of condition. They will stop at
Dams home in Baker City, where an oval
ton will be given them by numerous adj
mirers. The next stop will be at Denver
which will be followed by two more, one
at Chicago and one at Pittsburg. Accord
ing to present calculations, Kelly will have
about ten days to prepare for the races
in jamestown and to acclimate himself.
These are the plans, If Kelly makes
good" next Saturday in a tryout against
time on Kincaid field. If he does not he
probably will not go. Trainer Hayward
and the citizens here believe he will
qualify.
Kelly goes to jamestown as the repre-
sentative of the University Of Oregon.
with money put up by the business men'
of Eugene and Lane county. For long
time 1t was considered certain that he
would represent the Multnomah Athletic
club, but circumstances caused him to
accept an offer from his supporters here
KelIys Reasons for Change
retcent at first, but was prevailed upon
to state them fully.
Kelly, from his statement. during the
last winter and spring was led to believe
by the members Of the Multnomah club
tnat they would send him east with their
full support, and in all probability with
number of team mates.
Kelly went to Seattle, for the club to
win all the honors possible, but he
In, nf h fo 1afr1
from which he only recovered less than a
month ago.
Immediately reports began to get out
from certain members of the Multnomah
club that Dan was afraid to run, and
people who at least have some connec-
tion with the club began to whisper into
the ears of the directors, quite audibly
that he was not the man he was in the
previous years and could not run in 3-5
again.
MuItnomah Club Falls Down
Then, too, the efforts of the club to
send a team to the east fell through, but
when that occurred no arrangement was
made for the dispatching of Dan to the
fair He waited quite anxiously, he says
for some time but instead of offers with
full confidence back of them more reports
were spread about his downfall as a
sprinter, despite his record with the uni
versity track team for which he broke
and tied a number of records on tracks
that were not in good shape.
About that time some of the business
men of this city offered to send him east
and becoming disgusted at the way a
number of Portland men were acting to-
ward him, Kelly says, he accepted the
offer, not having any assurance of any
kind that the Multnomah directors would
even condescend to give him tryout to
see If he were fit to run in the east.
Multnomah offered two weeks ago to
send him to jamestown. He felt bound
to represent the university, as he had as
surance that the business men here would
support him, so he refused to run for NJ
A. A. C.
Is in Good Condition
Kelly's condition Is excellent, for IL ever
a man has taken care of himself Kelly
has during the last month under the direc-
ton of HAYWARD. 1t Is true that Kelly
was not in his hest condition at any time
last spring but he never intended to ap-
proach the pink" of condition, realizing
that the supreme test upon his ability
would come this summer
For the great race in the east he has
planned his whole years athletic work.
and there is little doubt, If his condition
remains as good while in the east, that he
will be In great shape to run the 1OO-yard
dash in as fast time as he did at
Spokane. t
Kelly works out on the university track
every day, going through his usual prac-
tices in starting and running. He does
other athletic work to keep his body in
good condition, and his meals are pre-
pared especially for him.
He has stopped vigorous training, be-
cause of his race against time Saturday
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