The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Coast Cracks
To Try Mettle
OF Fasteners
Olympic Clubs Best Athletes
Are Entered in National
Championships
By HERBERT HAuSER


Less than two weeks now remain
before the national championships of
the Amateur athletic union will be
held at the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex-
position in Seattle. The meet prom
ises to be the greatest contest of its
kind that has ever been held on the
Pacific coast -Four years ago the all
star aggregation of the Chicago ath-
letic association came west to the
Portland fair and showed our west
ern athletes thing or two about ath-
leties that opened our eyes, but since
that time we have learned bit
about track and field contests our
selves and when the teams of the New
York and Chicago athletic organiza-
tions run up against the teams of the
Seattle, Multnomah and Olympic clubs
on August ID and IA they will find
that they have to extend themselves
to do their best.
The news that the Irish American
athletic club of New Fork would not
send out team is a disappointment,
for we expected to see Sheridan, Elan
agan and a number of others of equal
repute who have done so much in the
past to make that organizations name
famous. 1t is possible, nevertheless,
that several of those who wear the
green emblem may take it upon them
selves to come out on their own hook.
The strongest part of the team sent
by tn local organization will be its
two weight men, Ra.ph Rose and Al
fred Plaw Rose is a cinch in the
shotput, should get a place in the IS
pound weight and also in the hammer
throw, while Plaw should win the
hammer throw and secure a place in
the 56 pound weight. If Flanagan
comes IT may changx the points some
what, though Flanagan has always
been afraid of Plaw in competition,
and when J. z. Sullivan president of
the Amateur athletic union. was here
some years ago he told me that the
big Irishman was always afraid to
throw against Plaw. 1t is some time
since Plaw has been in competition,
yet 1 am reliably informed that in
practice he has shown up quite we'll
The Seattle authorities have been
endeavoring to induce James Rector.
the speedy Virginia sprinter, to attend
the games, but his entry is very doubt
full Cartmell is in Europe so he will
not participate. Chicago will probably
be represented by HUFF, who is consid-
cred a fast 10 second man, while Nell
son, the young New England sprinter.
may also come out Knox, the Olympic
club sprinter, should stand an excellent
chance in the hundred and it is pos
sible that veteran Pete Gerhardt may
also squeeze in in the furIong event
With Shaw and Garrels competing
for the Chicago athletic association
Robbins with the New York athletic
club, Smithson with Multnomah and
Herbert Cheek for the Olympic. the
hurdles should be classy events as
these men are without doubt the best
In the world over the sticks.
With Sheppard out of the going the
east viii have to extend itself for a
man to beat John o. Miller unless Paul
or Beck, the Pennsylvania runners, are
brought out on some team. Miller is
one of the best in the world today. and
it will be a fast man who can go bet
ter than our present coast records to
beat him.
In the distance events the west can
expect to do but little Harry Trube
of the New York athletic club is con-
sidered second only to Paul, the east
ern intercollegiate champion. in the
mile run. He has a record of 4:19 in
the mile. Craig, the winged o runner.
is about the best we have on the coast
and even if he is at his very best. and
he has not shown much this season,
he can scarcely do better than 4:3o.
W HlCH HOulu piODdDly give MN third
place
In the five mile run theseast is also
strong in Fred Bellars, while probably
the best man on the coast at that dis
lance is Mclean, the Phoenix Indian
and it is not definitely known whether
or not he will compete
Harry Hillman is another New York
athlete that will probably be present
and a more versatile runner can not
he ba1- ID,
Der of times and he has about as fine
a form as any runner l have ever come
across.
In the high jump New York will have
a einch if they bring their champion n.
F. Porter. Dave Martin is the best
high jumper we have on the coast and
could possibly pull down second or
third. In the broad jump F. C. Irons
of the Chicago athletic association and
Dan Kelly the Multnomah clubs crack.
should fight it out for first and second.