The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10
NEWS or THE ATHLETES
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from the information CLEANED here and
there II j. evident that the sthle'e- % STnsl "
towns In OUT Of the uay districts. snd
The rural performers In general. do nos
sfrtctly ob-erve the a = rules the yeaT
round This II pari i'uisrly the case where
the practice of track snd held Sports has
lately b~~ons popular aud here the proper
smafeur spirit - vet - ~ implanted In
most country towns the youngsters have
10 idea that athletes In The big cities Who
are champions and record holders GET big
money for their services from The clubs
and bigger appearance money from pro-
noter- WHOM thev compete lheu and
ihsrs rho bu.olic tvrO starts in 10 -mulst"
'he ritv crack bv demanding a little re-
munerBtiop for whatever he does and 81
course with The idea in his head that II
h . shows record form he NAV one dav lsnd
In . bic city club and 'mRks lots Of money
In -p-akins OF what he had seen around
the country an eN-Rs' ioBai champion Who
travels q good deal said q few days ago
From WHIST : have seen there j. bio
lob ahead 10 the 4 4 I people " they
care TO keep tho sport absolutely 'lsan
Outside % She big cit - there ;. not m'H h
ob-ervancs Of auratrW rules. and Won
can ind plenty Of places On he map where
the men never heard ~ sUeh an orgnnlsa-
rules In most % ths-- places Young fellows
do M sorts Of things contrary To amateur
laws and think u No harm You do not
have 10 go no miles from New York 20
see thi- -tate 81 AFFAIR Why. read few
days ago that a Young fellow belonging
10 lonkerS competed On his brS'hsr's
res i~tration card. and ~ another NhO
admitted having compet~d a, several uu-
sanction eel meets. and they thonghi these
doiug- we're harmless
bat 10 see the real rRW Happenings one
has 20 travel q little IN tbe Southwest. sbere
amateur rules are never enforced aDd
here the men can do almo-t anything
they please Parts OF Pennsylvania are
bad. tho worst being the district around
Pitt-burs People Who have the proper
amateur spirts around the smoky 'ry
ere hoping that the new club the Pats
burg A. A-Niil do something 10 uplht
the amateur down there. foe indeed he b.
badly In need % ~. ~ h comicRl Co watch
tho actions Of some % the amateurs.
The minute . runner shows around two
minutes for the halt mile or 81 se-OBds for
the quarter th-re h . ns-s.t Of amateur pro
motsra ready TO sign him for fhis or that
other. aud there IL nothing TO hinder an
athlete rsprs=eneins two clubs at once
lie also can comp-ta at all the little I'M
! sanctioned meets and nobody will ever
know about "a. for these out Of the way sports
are never reported In the newspapers and
the press IL the only channel by ~hich the
A. A. u. authorities gain IT. Information
from rural places.
The only way to remedy the matter b.
for the A. A q. TO appoint an honest. trust
| worthy commissioner IN every small toSI
and hs should be q man rho would see thai
the rules are carried out and that the least
infringement Of the code by az athlrt'
~ reported Co the national body
| Na-hin xton and Baltimore are 70 hav'
their int.rCity long distance race on May :
4 The event viii measure -omeWhere about
the Marathon distance and 10 viii fe ov-I
\ the rOadways from Laurel TO Baltimore
| wtth the finish tn the heart Of the city
Last year the hnish vas IN Washington
the start being az l.aurel, and q 10 proposed
that the tinlsh shall alternate b-twee th'
cities ia future Washington cOllHr-d tbs
team and indiy idual honOrs the lass trlt
and - 80 determined to repeat the victory
9 rIady hA1 RI. south tnS1c ' &s-o nr
Of ihs 4. A. will have charge 81 the event
The craze fog read Walking = a. s'tons
test IN that department b@ins a SslE FROM
London To oxford The full di-iaD.. .
Of the camp Was So miles 100 yard-
zoe TEo'S 5y OT III tsmmond on March ~
1901, II Was thought that these. figure.
Ross. holder Of the london 20 brighton
sSS shossa T up he : asTsis Arch. =;
srosR. q NpssSsrn D IL warden. I
\ 7. Parker anu the veteran y Barns~
Mos- The srst i,i.seR ml.ss vas ,sSSv-s
eTts in the Lead. closely followed by Mos
A. High wycomb~. which IL about tNeniy-
HisN,Ims w.s : hours IS minutes lis -ec
onds. and here Roberts was little less than
~. miSSte- hshind Going S9 ~ Dash s, y 9"J
and tOok the lead RO-s Nas suffering
/ further on he red Tor good WALKING
| IN good style. kcbert- vent ahead sud CON
ple'sd the Journey n : hour. % minutes
! 10 hours - minutes ~ secoEd- tot Of
| people were disappointed over the showing
Brighton record oT houFs ~ minutes u
By The time the national championship
in every departmept. and u the honor h 20
stay IN the Fast the men vii have to put
ssssr frCpt Than :, hex dH b. nS OF ,. on
named wssson. and u y aid he wif sRori
iittls more than . week sso he sd,lalied tbs
Sorid's record IN the 90 yards by doing
= rs seconds Il has boon said that was-
good hundred" aud 20 yards
! The international Rugby football season
Z In ENGLAND has come to q close the last
match OF the ssries being between England
| aud scotland, and the English wOn by Z
| soore Of IL points 10 s. This score wAs en-
| hAbcvd s0meN hat too by the fact that tbs
| knnlishmen beat the Sco'chmen on tbelI
! own ground for the match took place o.
: lYerieith. near Edinburgh. crowd ol
u COO persons paid admission a. Tho gate
' The attn by England gives her the cham
Z pionshiD for the season, an honor che aa'
not earned since isO2 She beat Wales 10
- NJ h. LAT
On played a draw with ireland. IL "a.
| eApectsd that Scotland would put up {
| stif argument. and by some she " ~ tiDpeC
| ~ vim but the Withdrawal Of one OF hsl
| best msn AZ the last moment was q grea
| ioss England had shs better 81 Il from
| trst 90 last over Scotland.
1 intarest In International athletics VA
| ,sutrS.d Recently In the crOss-Oountry rac,
/ bald I'm ireland. ~ here teams from England
! TTancs Wales. ireland and Scotland par
! gtcipated IL Shs over q course OF about
| nine and a half miles and 10 far - the team
| and Individual honors went no ailch conses
| s1er has been neen on the other side Of N,
| Atlantic From drrt TO last " was th'
1 stiifsst eOrt OF a tussls between EnRlans
| and ireland. 8erGt, 7. O'Netl OF the Con
| nanEht Rangers. Who ran for ireland. ca
| ont the pacs az q great clip. 10 being 90 warn
| Thai after three OF the nlne and q bali mile
lad heqn covered the scotch. Welsh an
| French teams had Dcen tailed Oh. Ats
! an mil-a had been left behind Il was r.
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