The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-09
Athletic Tug @ War When
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Seattle August s.-(special.) .)-Alarmed at the personnel of the teams which the western Athletic clubs are sending for the National A A. U. games at the stad- ium of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposi- ton on August 13 and IA, the east has be- gun to search for unattached men. Dur ing the week, Major Inglis. in charge of clubs of the probable entry of two or three record men. coming unattached.
 Unless some strong men are secured im- mediately, they feel that the champion ship of the country may at length rest in the west, condition of things which was unconceived a year ago. The secret of the matter is that the western clubs, realizing that for the first time they would meet the east on a western field, began six months ago to gather material. The result is that a large number of world s champions will compete under western colors
 Ralph Rose is with the Olympic club of San Francisco as are also Snedigar, Parsons and Gerhardt, the well known sprinter The Multnomah club of Port land has Dan Kelly the worlds cham pion sprinter; Smithson, the Olympic win ner in the hurdles at London last year, and Gilbert the worlds champion pole vaulter The Seattle Athletic club has a g 3-5 sprinter in Nelson of Washington State college, and a miller in Cooil of the same institution, who is good for fast trial.
 These teams have been training hard for the past month, and they are ready to put up fight which has never before been equaled in the country.
 Maj. William M. Inglis, director of ath- letics at the exposition, has received the following telegram from the New York Athletic club:
 New York, July 28.-All of the New York club entries will leave for Seattle on August 8, by way of Chicago. Men are: A. K. Dearborn, Princeton star, discus throw; C.. B. Ford, weights; Il. Gissing. half mile; Fred Bellars, mile; F, Hartranft, hurdles; H. l.. Hillman, quarter mile; R. J. Lawrence, pole vaults and hurdles; Matt McGrath, weights $. J. Campbell, pole vault
 Campbell and McGrath are the two stars of the New York Athletic club men. McGrath is looked on as the only man in the country who can hope to take Flanagan's measure in the hammer throw and Campbell is topping the bar in the pole vaule at 12 feet inches, which should be good for first place in that event.
 The Irish-American Athletic club has not yet decided to enter a team in the meet but 1t is looked on to produce number of strong men. Flanagan and Sheridan will be entered unattached if that club decides not to send an official delegation
 One worlds record man, four men who took part in the Olympic games at Lon don and three-times national champion are included in the list of entries wired Major Inglis from Chicago. These and four others will come with the Chicago Athletic club team.
 A. B. Shaw. Dartmouth, who holds the intercollegiate record in the high hur- dies; Hamilton, the 10o-yard man; Frank Irons. broad jumper, and Ramsey, dis tance man, were each in the London games of last year. Hamilton is a Uni versity of Pennsylvania man and Ram sey is from the University of Michigan. Waller, quarter miller and low hurdier who was three times national champion and May and French the distance men, and Hormer, Michigan's champion shot butter complete the list of Chicago men.
 Word has been received that Ramsdell, who. it is claimed, did the 100-yard dash in 3-5 seconds at the University of Texas, and who is now with the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. will be entered unattached.
 The Kansas City Athletic club will combine with the Missouri Athletic club of St Louis and enter a strong team from the middle west.
 The western clubs are training for this meet with determination which shows that they intend to do their best to carry off the victory From the lineup on paper critics give them at least an even chance of winning. They are conceded to have chance in every event.
 The fact that this is the first A. A. U. meet which has ever been competed on a ! western field, gives 1t double interest. Hitherto the athletic honors have re-