The sun., 1909-05-02
NEWS OF THE ATHLETES
ORIGINATOR or THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE.
Fine Performances for Ten Mile Run and
Seven Mile Walk IN English Champion.
ship-Richard Arnst, Worlds Cham-
pi0n Sculler, Plans Trip to America.

F"e TeTioThiafces tor len Hhe nun anu
seven Mile walk In English champion.
ship-Richard Arnst, worlds Cham.
pion SeulIer, Plans Trip TO America.
No branch OF athletic life has shown such
progress OF late as the sports in vogue at the
pubic schools. and the same remarkvapplies
10 the institutions OF the Old World as we'll
as America. There is some difference. OF
course. mainly that the English are good
deal more advanced in their curriculum OF
exercise. as can be instanced in the fact
recently OF their ffteenth annual boxing
and wrestline championship. The graphing
science and the manly art have not been
introduced here as yet. but perhaps 1t 10
only matter OF time when these exercises
VIII prevail and the youngsters Will have
an annual chance to pummel each other.
Or the success OF the Public Schools
Athletic League here there Is ample proof,
"hen any Dig project turns out to be sue
cess IKE the lesgue, many men are wiling
10 nave their names blacarded as the orisl-
nators' WITHIN the last couple OF years no
less than dozen different men have been
creolted with the sponsorship OF the +. 3.
a: H.. and In every case there was an error
The real founder OF the league Is James E.
Sullivan president OF the A. A. u, and II 10
singular that In the great mass of literature
Deny o.oeuos.' ~ aoou. .ne sonoopoys sun
van name mas never yet appeared as the
parent. IL Is perhaps some fourteen years
oiaton ,ne nd wa sar mea ,or ssnoovv asSo,
the nraisnt ana va. hs % Soworit yeas uhiant
and In the end IL materialzed. 1t matters
little who might be the official founder.
but the fact is well known tosevcral athletic
reporters that it was Sullivan and his as
sistant. W. c. j. Kelly. that drafted the rst
,a uoue Q, Iules ana really put 'he r. o. a. L.
Now that the track and field sport, are
lanthropist interasta,, IN tha II,
ought J to do somethino - for & tbs rowins vi % de-.
% partment. nj ~ On T Memorial l1' pay Jaw f there will
bs a schoolboy race on the Harlem. and at |
present the two creUs trsininr foI it IT. are
ooIects OF charlty. They are auartered
at clubs on the Harlem River through cour-
tesy and are using boats belonging TO these
at Albany granting the sum OF 100000
for the purchase Of athletic grounds for
Se Se followed 1, by nill whereby public boat
siS use by Ith ali tn. Sc schools. er''' Oh '"' ' "
Two long distance championships Of
England Eng ' took PLACE recently at Stamford
and the fields in each case there is no deafth
OF frst rate men in Albion Just now. Thirty
OF the most prominent were A. T.. Wood
,i. 81 the Hsrns HI Harriers. the intsrns-
,iona' and southern cross-country cham
winner of the Ave miles at the olympic
games last year. After about three and q
ibsr ha,, piles niles the pair showed IN iront and
lead. One time Wood would be in the
van and the next lap yoight would be show
ipg the way A eight and one,hef miles
the unexpected happened for Voight when
IN the lead and moving in fine shape. sud
denly stopped and turned in on the grass.
said he feit it coming on, him a couple Of
nbe to saa nis os thought ne might pc
was not serious and after about months
rest rest Weight will be able to train again;
matters 6is own a'S way. e and As Swinging % along @
ter Of mile from ". Scott OF the Broushton
Among the starters in the Seven mile
winners; o.. j. Butler IN 1901 and 1903; F T.
Webb; last years title holder. Z. j. Lar
nsTi the Olympia champion: did not enter:
cp AND IN fTay 10 ne SoS sfat b az
eye Of the Judges and Re sn Was pulled Shd" on a at
is a wond errui mai man at the heel and toe
game. and this time he walked the distance
rs 3-5 seconds faster than he did last year,
when he won, Most Of the critics thought
he was more than lucky to get away with
the prize last year from Larner. 1t will
be remembered Iarner was disqualified
that II Larner walked unfair for the cham
pionship he did the same thing in the
Olympic games when he was dual winner.
Webb's time was So minutes AZ seconds nd
the time OF F. T. Carter. Queens Park Har-
riers was 81 minutes a. 3-5seconds Butler
came in sixth his time being So minutes
4 s-5 seconds
The Brooklyn Post Office Clerks Asso-
citation has struck trump card in the L. s.
at Celtic Park Manager john j Fieeson
has put the navy ward into an athletic
scramble. and most of the ships which
have INST com pIet ed the cruise around the
world will be Represented bv teams. The
lack tars are preparing for the fray, and il
Is oomical that each ships mess thinks IL
has a winner There is A very handsome |
trophy for the winning team
Word has come o1 wsSn from New Zealand ,ha. that
sc,llleT. has lodged $500 on behalf OF his
man for a match with Richard Arnst. the
holder OF the title. II is proposed that
the mat CHI shall be for AZ 500 a aide il is
not known that Arnst will cover the money
but a short fine ago he had mapped out
an extensive tour for himself during the
summer part of The Itinerary being yisIt /
here A letter from Arnsf who was then
in Auckland, New Zealand, to a friend in
Toronto Canada was 10 the effect that he
Rad decided TO come TO canada and row
Eddie Durham on Toronto Bay and that he
also might row Barry in England
ma ority of the sporiing fraternity az |