The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Percentages of Clubs.

columbia .-.........1 II II .353
Unfortunately the Ithacans are not to
met the Tigers on the diamond this year,
and consequently any comparison, pro-
Fvided Princeton strikes a snag, will have
TO be made from the dope rather than
from an actual contest of the teams.
Despite Princeton's lead at present,
there Is no denying the fact that Cor
nell is entitled to a high seat in the
list In the Big Six games that the Red
and White has played. only once has it
gone down, and that was more or less
of a iuke on the part of Columbia. who
scored the victory. The Ithacans got
back at Columbia in the second game
and trimmed the New Workers unmercl-
fully, but this trimming could not wipe
out the defeat when it came TO figuring
out the standing of the teams. Cornell
IS playing first-class ball, championship
ball. In fact, and il the players can
stand the pace. they have a splendid
chance of topping the pile at the end
of the college season.
Talbot for Princeton.
Princeton may get Lee" Talbot. the
young Kansas City giant, now stu
dent at Mercersburg If she does. il is
a certainty that there viii be points
made for old Nassau in the track and
field meets. Here are some facts about
Talbot:
Heights feet 4 inches.
Weight-21O pounds.
Age-Ninenteen years.
Record-12-pOund hammer. 30 feet 10%
dnches; 12-pound shot, 50 feet go inches,
which is better than the record OF Ralph
Rose; 16-pound hammer, 15S feet So
dnches.
The yachts which are to go to Kiel to
defend the Kaiser Wilhelm cup will be
sailed off Marblehead. Mass, June Is,
10, and 20
Unless by consent of the German
American race committee. Eastern
Yacht Club, a yacht shall be steered by
the man who proposes to sail her in
Germany, and the whole crew must be
made up of amateur members of the
yacht clubs which are admitted to the
trial races and shall consist of not more
than three persons. who must be cit
liens Of the country in which the yacht
was built.
Boats entered must, IL selected, be
prepared to he shipped on the Hamburg
American line steamer Silvia, due 10
sail from Boston OF June %.
LOQG-DlSLduC6 0Wlulu6IS.
Judging from the number Of long
distance swimming races which are be
ing scheduled by various clubs of the |
East and West there is a concerted at
tempt being made to develop swimmers
capable OF going a distance, a feature in !
which the American aquatic experts /
have been weak in the past In order |
TO encourage this class of racing there |
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traces during the coming outdoor season. |
The object originally aimed at in estab- /
fishing the Marathon swim was to pro- /
vide an aquatic test as nearly equal as /
possible TO the land event. and as no 4
better means OF comparison than time" /
could be found II was decided to pick /
courses which would take the best swim |
mers from two and half 90 three hours /
TO cover. such being the approximate |
average time Of twenty-five mile run
ming race. Upon this basis. the dead /
water courses are from four to five miles /
in length while the current or tidal /
water ones are generally longer
Tt Is likely that the first aquatic Mara !
thon this season viii be held IN the 1
East. The plans for it were formulated /
last fall by the New York Athletic Club. !
II is to be held Jointly by the New York /
a
Club. probably on August 8. from the ]
boathouse at Travers Island to the pier |
of the Larchmont Club. It is proposed I
to ask the Amateur Athletic Union 60 I
make this event a national champion |
ship. and as Handy. Goessling. and /
Swateck. the three Westerners, who /
made the best times in the st Louis /
and Chicago races of 1906 have prom |
ised 10 be on hand. this Marathon should /
be national in scope as well as in name /
The Second Marathon.
The second Marathon is scheduled 20 !
take place in Lake Michigan. under the /
auspices Of the Chicago Athletic Asso- I
citation. on August II. The competitors !
will be started from the Chicago Yacht |
Club and the finish line viii he placed I
before the South Shore Country Club /
The distance is eight miles, and It is /
thought that this will deter many en- /
trants who would tackle four Of five |
mile swims.
on the last day Of August the Illinois |
Athletic Club Of Chicago runs FIVE
mile endurance test from the City Crib |
. to the Columbia Yacht Club.