The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28
NEWS OF THE ATHLETES
4 LOCtL OFFICIALS TALE or
NEW FORMERS.
Dropped on Them when Thsy we're Taxi
ing = Quiet Trip 10 Rural Meet
New Athletic Association In Eng
land and what % Proposes TO DO

land and what % Proposes TO DO
one Of the Ne,ropoIitAn orHcials tells
= good story on thr-e prominent athletes
whoNa names 10 will not disclose. for " ~
Understood they are TO he protested ~ the
METROPOLITAN track and field meet on Sep
tember ~. II appears tina, This ono
whose business carries him through the
country every now and again. was travel
ling M the state one day. He happened
10 10 at one OF The most out OF the way
lttle stations 81 a single track road. about
the last place on earth where he expected
b. would strike champion athlete When
the tram came along he entered the ba' b
car NJ the rear door. but 10 ms SURPRISE,
planted on the front seats. were THREE OF thr
best known athletes Of New York "i'v en-
gagged N the pleasant occupation OF -harlhg
a bottle OF choice Wh,-kev.
~ the cracks had not seen the OFFICIAL
enter 'he car he thought h" would Law
du,..t for while 10 soc what station they go,
"a at bat IN this he failed. for thev stayed
ON th,. train after he left II ~ the train
ratified along they enjoyed themselves -
heir hearts content. and one took several
hard shots at tho 4 I authorities.
However. when he station where IN"
oficial had 20 get on was approac hInS
he .trolled w TO the bows and nonchalanily
bid them the time Of day. They nearly fell
on the seats One grew CHASTITY pale, while
another got purple around the jowls and
neck and the jaw OF the third dropped
full foot
Where are YOU fellows going" the
oricIal asked They could hardly speak.
hut after several seconds one blur'ed out
| oh. taking a LITTLE ride through the conn
try Afrr IN. oriciAl got home he made
INQUIRIES about the schedule Of sanctioned
meets in and around Schenectady hut could
And none SO the hova will no forced 20
vtye A better explanation than l. offered nv
poarherS when found roaming on game
preserves
Some years ago y used 20 he great
practice with pot hunting athle'esto iraNe'
around the country in the summer and take
/ IN all the picnic-. fnIr- and other bucoh'
I festivals. and under assumed names scoop
in all the pr,yes The sanction rule for
/ picnics and the system OF registration did
AWAY With the custom. but the boys are
evidently getting around 20 the old game
again
English athletes have organized new
{ association entttled the Amateur Athletic
Union l. - said TO b" inaugurat~d Tor
protective not aggressive purpose ana
prtnctpsllv for the end of settling the dis-
mute bet Neen the Amateur Athletic As~o-
cation and the National cyclists l nion.
Il IL reporte,i that the athletes are Joining
N. new body IN hundreds and tn" other
associations are amazed and hardly snoN
hoe 20 take N" latest move NoiTht
The pr~~sn, English mite champion, mas
been elected president. while p owen
the ~ champion miller. - N" treasurer
AmorR thosa on the eNHcutiv" committee
ar. y Z English. the ste~pl"chas" cham
pion. and r. Bagnall 81 the Stafford
Harri-r-
At tn. initial meeting the most important
item udoptrd was The definition Of an anna
tour which very short IN amateur
D. il one who has never competed for a none
. - ,.,t.,,,,,, In The general rules
thrN consul :" -. 10 .
~ Nh- d"''d"l 'h'' Ut" anne
come member unless D" hNd "'hh
81 iii .,,,,r,e IN orNre for
"''i W. 80 -, -. 90, ~. b,d r.tired
more 'h'n w b., ..,,.I
from the track bN'isIr VINO hAh -"'N''
Term or more "a G!nCe 'An become homo
,,,y members of Inc assoclntlon on the
' ,.,,,,a,,,, q, ~. executive com
recon- uehua 10" VI VI"
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Followers Of track sports IN ard ar"';Ad
2 ~ %on NJ Italian H student sy the name %
= Gtouxo 10 see an Italian IA the Mara
mon sam" ~, 49, ,rrsii,, n, nsnIs m The
sn,,nfs IL .mme'hing unusual Giongo -
q --,ni a. ~ f.crs mt he shows "a f1ue turn OF
,pr-i W srrourr.J for The leo
Tsr,i. and go yards IN tho 100 h" had an
. alghf yard- and his time was
80 ,SI.,J. ,rJ in ~. longer distance h..
. 80, ~ .,N,aep yard. his time h.iu !.
nsu Hlaa,J. me-. re,foTnan,e- ~erD
- . - ,,,,i,...,,n I,uf A. vs. noted that
nov ~ ,''' ~ st,b p, IA, 20 snare IN.
M 100 a, ,Ie.h,r he .cor,d an
i',loN ~, ~, ~ I'm .rJ gave "A much better
1inFi '"..", - "a, Ion the ino Yards
d.-p,hN 81 80 - ia a a. se,onds md
on ,h' ave s'u 10, -, IN ,be ,Iprer
v hr"N q I"' ~, -, =, ~, ~, w. he a.. ser
som" 81 nc ~ ~ 'ri, ,I,Is 10 90 The in.
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Vers,'E -om" me az" Nh'.H ~ 81 " ~,
tanCe ~ q - puu- ~ 49,, =. . -,
discussion ana mas nTouEu' ~. 'IElll y ~ -,
that the Oh re,,oth 81 /" = rhHI 80
mad over hnrnlrr l"et " hf- r,'sl ~ ~
not foot hurdles h- WsN 'hr Iopllat w
lief Anderson ran over hurh'e~ iee' nlgn
. ~ he ~ ~ be torc"'i 20 Try AGAIN ne Nen'
20 wipe away the old marx IN N-tta,ht
named Davies I'D ~ er"nhu-. hli
not exactly known what t"'gh' "hN'h''
vas used IN MS race
James u fIghthodv. ~" 'hl"ago dl-
lance runner i keeping M his wiunlns
streak abroad ard -'ar'e civ week pAs.~'
now hu' he snn"N"- som" f'le or "thef