The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11
NEWS OF THE ATHLETES
CALEDONIANS Would no BET-
TER WITH AMATEUR MEET.
Hawaiian Islands Association wants Ad-
mission % the 4. 4. -ESlmund.On.
Crack Half NiIeI', Preparing Go he
Tend TITS Title -ON mpIe G'lub Plans

IeaalOnAl meet ON AADON Jay FuNy-thrRe
years ago on the ElysiAn Fields at Hoboken
the club began it, career " It'll professional
meet and in the long spell Of years u has
never WAVered fro., its original policy
To 10 hfty-ihree years In existence and TO
remain UNCHANGED In a Kaleidoscope Coun-
try like America IL something to BE- proud
Of Still IN this answering devotion to
old ideals the ScOtchmen have allowed
themselves to lapse a little behind the times
There are not enough professionals In the
country any more to support . big meet
like the Scotchmeu give. and they simply
throw away money TO = band Of tenth rate
performers
Some years ago the case With the pro-
fesalohals was totally different Rnd there
we're n lot Of men of that class Who could
put up fair feats At running. jumping and
the weights Buf With a few exceptions
there are no more gn''d professionals All
the good men are ~ The amateur ranks
for there 10 more money there In one week
than In the whole 'ircun Of professional
eveHts for one wear Ia discussing the
question Why the ScotChmsn would not try
and be up With the times and give a big
amateur fixture prominent Caledonian
pointed out how the events such a ssNord
dancing and contests for the haEpipes would
be mana sed as tie contestants Who usually
take part in these things like to get money
prizes lie was rather SURPRISED when told
that he could have an amateur NEE, and
-iill have the pipe playing and ;iing dancing
by running IN the amateur part of the pro-
Eramme nrsi and then bringing out his
events for members
In thi. programme given by the Scots
on Labor Day this year there Nere thirty
tWo events about half Of which were open
The grand total II the prize money for this
list amounted To something like 5000. In
the minor events there were FIRST and second
money! the big prize Of the day being the
five mie- the first money amounting to
sI2S. the second go and the third S ny
giving decent prizes that l. TO say, fourteen
carat gold wAtrhe- for FIRST. silver watches
TO second and silver medals to third. a first
class amateur meeting could he held for
half the money the Scotchmen spent on
the professionals. Along With saving about
500 the crowd present would see some good
keen competition and some performances
worth look ing at. No matter where a set
OF games might he held. u the man AEemsnt
put M /, carat watches the athletes. good
and bad. would come in crowds to try for
the prizes.
At the neat national convention ~ the
4 \. [ there will he a new association
To the already form idAble hat that compose
that body This new organization has been
formed in tho Hawaiian Islands and will be
4, ompoaet ~ ten clubs Iorrin Andrew n
prominent lawyer 81 Honolulu Hawaii. has
written Co the 4. 4. I hsadpuArters telling
about athletic sports IN his country and
that there i bright future before u
Andrews does not sAy that he will be present
a. a delegate to the convention. but there
will he a copy Of his constitution there and
an Application for membership. The Hawai-
ian Islands association viii not he the
only new one to demand admission this
time There - talk Of what 10 termed the
Missouri Valley association. which would
take slices On the Central and Western
associations
Word has come from seattle that ClAr-
ence drnundson. holder OF tho national
title for tho half mile. has been training
for sons time and that he will he se"n carry
ing silk m the national m~-r at NeN or
leans For long time this wear u Nas
IN. opinion that Edmund-on had rim his
last ~, ana q MAS regretted, a. more than
one middle d-tan.- runner IN he LS-'
v-ATned for . crack az the lanky Ns-ierner
those Who felt that way viii hAN" ru-s
opport unity u they ar" pr"-.nt a. ~" cham
plOnship. How fa-i he j. viii h. well known
LefOre then. for kdmund-On j. hilled to run
At several meets during the present month,
one beng e. san frany 49,. , ~" h--,
seconds .4ualling the time mad" To- charlie
Rlpatrick IN the international NEE, OF
vs. With the half miller there will 20
To New orleans MAlcomson for the hurdles
and Marin and Nelson Tor the spTints
GiSh - talked Of Tor the field events
4 report from south Africa -aYa that
Posil. the Australian aprinter and ONE
holder Of the professional championship
S a. s ~, darins "" one y" 81 III. contest.
Nth bona ld-on he Naz in, nrrd 81 badly
that tn" doctors advised him 20 never
again put IN running shoe lie - going
back 10 Australia to spend he remainder
The latest athletic news frun the PA.ifc
81 s. ma he q In
- gong tO invade The south and east IN
greater strength Than Wa originally In
hnnE a few sure point winners. bat that did
not strike che olympic tlub pArti-ans Win
much iavor. and now a larger team j. 10
lasd out by Pete derhardi, Sho VIII captain
he invading party On ~ vay 70 Nsv
CITY and Denver and engage the local
athletes Of the cities IN dual meats Then
after New orleans the ,esm will WORK ~
way NOTth and may h. take on meets with
, lev-lAnd ~ Baltimore should clubs in
the-s places care for tussle III" tali- |
Boston aftsr ~ tackles the New York Z !
and come back again IN time Tor the indoor
Championships in Madison square Garden
The team will not leave for HON" before
the hr>t week IN November
A. there are two shot pu''ing 'onte@i-
on the indoor programme hos wall have n
chance 10 do some record making under
cover ~ Pla~ will come for the ha miner
a. New Orleans while SnsdiEar viii make a
and cheek will he the men fOT the hurdles
Scott will look after the pole vault, Her
haTdt the syrints Martin the high lump and
DOnAhue the middle distances This viii
mean a team Of eight men. end 20 paw then
transportation and living eHpen~r- for about
Ak weeks will mean a handsome outlay by
he club
When the I authorities stipulated |
hat hammer throvsr- should use heavier !
wire m the hammer hAndle- they thought |
thev had surely improved the conditions OF
Z he mis-il~ and thai there would 10 no NOR. |
s""tdentS " did not strike the-e Wise
a. rs-- 81 cour-. that the stout kind 81 piano /
wire - mor~ easily broken than the thin I
kind This year there has been the -aEae !
rhapter Of narrow escapes from death. and /
the rule dealing with the sire OF the wire /
has only stirred up a wave ot dis ursiOn !
among Oficials when they come 90 measure l
the handles 81 the hammers There vas /
one way to remedy the hammer throwing ,
evil and that was 80 dig up the old rule OF 1
n wooden handle and iron head and enforce |
~ The boys may md q rial hammer |
little queer a. hFrt but IN time they would |
grow accustomed 10 ~.
fOr The last week or 90 number Of in |
quiTtes have been made whether the Press |
Tub games would he held on next SATURDAY.
By tho way Of little information " ~ wei. |
TO state that the games viii bn held and
that number Of star athletes will be found |
irving for the pTte~. asst year tho games |