The sun., 1909-02-21
NEWS or The ATHLETES
BIG. ATHLETIC CLUB FORMED
IN PITTSBURG.
New Organization TO 90 In for Track
sports ana sociabillty Reminiscent
0id Oarsman- Rugby Football Row
2AgitatiOn Over Young Run-ners.

sports ana sociabiilty y Reminiscent
(lid Oarsman-R Rugby Football Row
Agitation over Souiig Run-ners
The lat est city to be hit by the amateur
athletic craze Is Pittsburg. and the fad ha'
gained such hold in the smoky town thai
a big club has been formed and lines laic
for the erection of a million dollar club
houss. The title OF the new organization
Is the Pttsburg Athletic Association and
its object is the social and physical well
fare of men. women and children in the
vicinity. IL is the first attempt to lift the
city from the thraldom of prof
sscause for years IL has been famous as
the hotbed OF everything anti-amateur
The populace hated the sight OF an anna
teur athlete. All they seemed to want was
the professional and chance to bet. OF
late, though, n change has come over the
inhabitants, and no doubt the formation
OF the new club and its social atmosphere
will create a much needed reform and
make the district a leading one in amateur
sport of the South Atlantic Association.
Those who are responsible for the ncS
club-one of the leaders is +. i. Nicola.
a nonresident member OF the New York
A. CAhave moved slowly with their prof.
oct and have kept weather eye TO every
atvantage. For instance the home OF the
association will be in a central location.
IL viii be in tho Belledeld district facing
on Firth av enue, Grant boulevard and
ssSf Tese sTenF Wn Ffth Avenue l1 Within ooape
Of blocks of the site no less than hfteen
different trolley lines wind around. so that
a member can get 10 the heart Of Pitts
burg in twelve minutes, TO East Liberty In
ten minutes, TO Homestead in twenty min
utes and to the North Side in twenty-five
minutes.
Along with the usual comforts Of the
modern clubhouse he T. A. A. Is TO have
gymnasium, swimming tank, racquet
Allegheny River. Two hundred leading
men of Pittsburg have put their names
dow Is charter members. With the ath-
letiC world the new club starts the right
way. for IL has announced monster indoor
athletic carnival for the month OF April
II IL proposed 20 invite lot, of New YORK
city athletic officials and athletes to the
meet.
0arsmen the world over. particularly
those Sl Sbe last seneratIon; no no a doubt re,
Cotege. oxford. the man who wrote the
hrst tintelligent treatise on rowing ana
scal,ns and Sth cuts , and DIAGRAMS Sn M showed
tyeyears ago to handle The oars. In the
"Reminiscences Of an Old Sportsman he
tells lot Of things about his long career r
asalpst Eton, was prominent in the river
a. oxford. wrote sermons as an early
lesrsry 9GGinpstoR DSafd d win Ton sSSeTs sEeT
ings swimming and a bit of cockhghting
was an exception IN his day. His also was
of fulinent men he rubbed shoulders with
10th Ia the political and fashionable world.
hat his reputation must have worn well may
he gathered from an incident which hap
pened four years ago and which goes
TO show that in other countries besides
America IL is convenient TO have good
Wcodgate met Bishop Michison in a
railway carriage and he says'in the book,
bethouRht me that an old Radley friend
anNala NtWNaN
sending son Of ms to that college not 70
much for the sake of degree as TO give
him chance Of earnins his Blue on the
hensive as to the boys classical attain
inents sufcins to pass him for matricula-
lion, volunteered TO shove In my oar
Of an old friend OF mine, good oar, good
character,' but unfortunately not likely |
eversto set the Thames on fire with his
Glsssics, ris father wants to send him TO
The Bishop cut me short. 'Oh. | know
whom You mean young lilingT Torth.
that J. shall let him slip: hear he can row; |
l shall matriculste him whether he can spell
or p0 rs and Sdd Ss5
In the BODY OF he work the author takes a !
WALTON at the Royal Geographical Society |
and Winston Churchill comes in fora sting !
There is another Marathon scheduled for
this week. that OF the Fourteenth Regiment !
! morrow aud IL viii be interesting to see Y
how many of the crack men will show up |
u n a pity that this race for the Fourteenth !
was not arranged for couple Of weeks later. |
ana aiio then me @ runners mo9ld have % had ample !
Thirteenth race. As II l. a very fine race |
is promised and the day being a holiday /
here viii he he usual big crowd out to see /
For the last few days Tom o'Brien. the |
GhCial handicapper OF the \. \. ., has been |
doping oit n Marathon for Jersey City. |
- nlasa a
Npril the start 10 be at the baseball grounds !
and The biggest part Of the Journey to be |
over The Hudson ounty Boulevard as far /
ns EnGleWoo1 ana return.
The International board of the British !
Eugby nion took NJ the scottish English !
row. recently. chiefly for tho fact that Scot
land cancelled the international match with |
England because England paid expense
money three wears ago 10 the New, Iea,
passed a resolution to he effect that Scot
land had no right or authority TO cancel the
match and the matter rested there. Another
resolution was doptcd. the gist of Il being
: hai IN. sum Of about 5000 paid 10 the New
/calander- SaNored Of professionalism. and /
It was ordered thai in future no expense
or nuy other part Of tho British Isles
Word comes from sweden that the Swed.
ish athletes arc thirs'lTg for an international
land replied il'.t she does not want II tu-sie
WIN The SWedeS not because there l. any L
dread Gt defeat. The British expect 70
they have limited thHt on their way home
they may tackle sweden France was
anSious tor il match. and the frenchmen
Iot the same answer ~ the Swedes.
An agitation has been started in England
lr her dozen eminent medical authori-
Ii"s that, running is bad for the youth
containing the names of these ncdiacl
men; \ few have reached America. J. T..
what he former long distance record holder
saw about H.