The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
WALKER TO COMPETE.
African Is Booked for Seattle
Championships.
REWARDED BY cOUETRYMEE
Movement Started to Present Worlds
Champion with n GOOdly Sum OF
Long Green via Endowment Policy
ROute-Sprinter VIII visit England
Before sailing for America.

According to letter from South Afri-
ca. a move has been started 20 present
r. z. Walker. the olympic sprinter. with
a testimonial. so that he may have some
thing 10 fall back on In his declining
years. In Durham alone the sum Of $500
already has been collected from other
quarters. Il IS the intention OF those in
terested in the project 20 invest whatever
money Is collected IN an endowment pol
Icy TO be payable when the sprinter Is
thirty years OF age. So it is better TO be
an amateur IN South Africa than IN most
countries. even including America. for
the best that could be done FOR him here
IN the way Of remuneration FOR his ath-
Ietic prowess is that his club might slip
him a few dollars on the quiet in the
way OF a bonus" Then he would be
lucky If some A A. Z. sleuth didn't get
wind OF the fact and ask for an itemized
statement OF the transaction.
VIII visit England.
However. there is now every indicatiOn
that Walker viii see America some time
this coming season, for the American and
Canadian championships are included in
his itinerary. He IS billed 70 leave home
in the first week in May and reach Eng
land in time to have full months train
ing before the championship there, which
is fixed for July 3. OF course, Walker
won't leave England for a month or SO.
at least until well along In August. so he
viii have plenty Of opportunity 70 exhibit
himself here and there The American
championship this year takes place at
Seattle probably around September 7.
This would leave Walker a week or two
in the East before going West, and he
would have a couple OF races in this sec
ton
Hector VIII Run.
To put two and two together, there is
every chance that he viii meet James A.
Rector. Of the University OF Virginia. FOR
this university Joined the Intercollegiate
Association, with Rector as the main
stay. Il was said not long since that
Rector would not appear in public TN he
had graduated. but Virginia is not going
Ia compete IN the intercollegiate cham
pionships and leave Rector at home He
VIII be in the 100-yard at Cambridge next
May, bar accident. and surely he won't
let Walker pass through the East with
chip on his shoulder without taking a
hack al IL. Walker viii be accompanied
by a prominent member OF the Natal AS
sociation all through his tour
More Games.
There is more trouble ahead for the
lads OF Uncle Sam-that is. there should
be team for the Olympic games at Ath-
ems next year. England viii be there
llshmen have already begun to talk OF
the fixture. and from what has been said
they will have a big team That there
viii be plenty OF money TO defrey the ex-
penses OF a large combination there is no
reason to doubt as shown by the hnan-
cial statement OF the Olympic games Just
made public. The sum OF $3l.SS5 has been
left over. and this is TO be converted into
a fund for the purpose Of taking English
athletes 10 future Olympic meets. Some
interesting items are revealed by the
statement, the principal item being the
total receipts. which footed up TO s107. e5s.
but over S75 OoO OF this sum IS credited 70
donations The credit side OF the account
shows that for medals. badges. and d.
tertainment Of athletes and men from
foreign countries there was spent S2s. .35S
The grants made 10 the different govern
ing bodies for conducting the games
amounted TO $l1.15S
The account OF an outdoor swimming
championship at this season OF the year
strikes one as being curious. and vet the
latest Australian newspapers 10 hand are
full OF the Australian championships.
Those who were present at the London
Olympic games last summer no doubt re-
member Beaurepaire, the young Austral-
ian who did so well in ali the events IN
which he started. AT home in his native
brine the Antipodean did well this time.
for he secured no less than four out OF
the six championships and thus retained
FOR Victoria the Kieran memorial shield.
Beaurepaire's best work was in the mile.
which he recovered in q minutes sec
Onds and this is the second best per
Torrance ever recorded In the land Of the
Southern Cross, the best being the
worlds record OF 3 minutes Ie 4-5 sec
onds by the late 3. B. Kieran All the
competitors In the mile. beat the AustraI-
ian standard or q minutes so seconds. In
the quarter mile Beaurepaire did 5 min
utes % seconds. The breast stroke cham
pionship OF 220 yards was won by f. Fin
lay, OF West Australia, in minutes Il Is
seconds Cecil Healy won the 100 yards.
Though his time was not quoted. II was
hinted that Il was very fast