The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24

AUSTRALIAN SWIMMER To VISIT
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Figures On q Lsa sf Americas Hnnartss
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mpoknne a. c. oatheFanG @ome eaaFe-
| " his schedule works out without .
hitch Frank 4. ReaurepaiFe. the Australian
| champion swimmer and holder 0f q long
ltss OF rerorda. vii b seen here In open
competition. lie has arrived In England.
accompanied by II. n. COllina. honorary
secretary oe tho Victoria Amateur S&im-
ulinR Association. Who has mapped out an
itinerary for the swimmer which covers
about eight months. New York y on the
Iist for a visit. and this h only natural.
80 it 10 Understood that the pair vii sail
! Gcs ksns sseEs SsE Francssc0. How long he
vii tarry herr is not stated. bat no douSs
he will stay long enough % test whatever
speed there h In the local crawl experts.
Beaurepalrs vii be In England for al
the big rsCes. and 10 b said that 10 VIII
compete only IN the championships. He
will also pay q visit 60 the international
meeting at Brussels and after that had
for America. That Wtli perhaps be about
the end OF August. 90 he Ou6he 60 be duo
hore about the Grst Of September. with
| Ia iels Of the New York 4. e. In harness
It H. hardly possible that tho Australian
will collar the 100 yards. but he shOald
win everythinR from The farionG upward
He has sW1m the hundred In slishtly lea
than a minute. the 20 In 2gs as. whtrh
equals the world's record on open ssill
u alter. His time for the no yards IN ~ - rs
and for the mile 3Ss The time Tor the uils
h the Australian record In open stu water
! with sixteen tuFns Beaurepaire vii b 70
years Of age on May -. Ne has . sister.
Miss Lily BsauFspalre. who 10 younger
than himself. and she h tho present woman
champion Of Australia &C all distances.
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term eomes around IN the winter time
there will be q new rule 20 prohibit amateur
ofSicials from acting at professional axtures
There 10 . growing tendency In that line
81 late, Il being . common eight 10 80 .
| fieet OF amateurs paTasiinW around ri
| professional Marathons and other aRaiTs
of the kind. In tho match to-day between
Jim Crowley and T. Johanson " 10 notable
that the entire 'ist u ofaciAls have been
culled from the amateur ranks. and the
Yact has attracted the eye % the A. 4. U.
governing body When asked Yesterday u
there was nothing In the A. A. Y. code
covering the point James y. sullivan.
president Of the Metropolitan association.
said.
There ia not now but there will bs
next November 81 the 4. 4. Y. national
convention II may not he q very wrong
proceeding for an amateur Oficial TO b
a. ~ professional " uuN9
look right II 10 the feeling of the 4. A. 4.
national board OF governors that men
who are regularly selected ~ amateur
meets should not he seen in the same
capacity among the professionals There
ought to be- and there are. plenty Of men
who could he secured 30 act for the profes-
SIGNALS. some time ago the A. A. L board
% governors limited through the public
press that ~ did not like the idea 81 men
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professional meets. hut the appeal d ID
not stop the practice the leAs, bis AZ long
a. the men will not stop for the asking u 10
better to have a rule on the point. and then
any man WhO cares to oficiAte at rrofes-
sionA meets can do - all the time
The English Amateur Athletic Associa
ton expect, q big season Of n, and " all he
the sSi hampicnship vii De nothing shor,
OF an International AFFAIR Bobble Kerr.
the canadian, has siEnIAed his lntentiol
himself in the sprints. and he Eil be ao-
COnnpanted by q p GouldtnR for the Salk-
ing events and Jack TAFT for he diatAnc,e
or four. but the former might Re more
suitable To the taste ~ the CAnuek. and ~
should have a Sood chance to show his
himself to Be a distance man Of the frst
not Win he should figure web az the inisS
Iioulding will be IN line for the four mile
walk. and hs has harder tAsk In front
Webb. the present English champion
Salkist. has shown at this early stage that
n.aTH ssS sH ss the s I Ssr
| to win when a. their best there wAs very
! little between Kerr and Walker In the 100
/ unWsll Of late the Canadian may prove
more than a match Tor BIC rival |. -Aid
] q. wfl1 h. tn re- gW.t
ing very .oon IL : reported in England
that the dei~saticn from The United s,Aies
and B"Rhas' ~ho !. Is. newest sspirsn, ear
Word has come from the fas ives, tina,
number q star athletes 20 lie fold With
tack and SsId meets On the PsSiHC soasi
meet in October One % the latest recruits
20 the spokane stable " Wynn spiegel,
iGrdmsIy q ne so m.n n ios ,hn , SShSo,
| ever uneATthed In the state of Michigan,
even Including Harry Je.e,,. the champion
Si spsss S.S io9 sposN ns'd an q
I his brother. = no II az Detrott. did not know
/ OF his a hsreAbouts TIL no got a letter TO the
: Joe NIalcomson. who. Il viii be remembered.
/ won the national championship at tho
40 yard loo hurdle for the Seattle 4. G..
have soms,hinR TO do With spleGel's Wait.
/ Mairomsoa Used to be at the Detroit school
before going Vest and he - - friendly with
/ Spiegel A. any rate the report has u that
/ both are working on he SpokAle track
squad. MAIoomaOn az the hurtles and
/ spiegel AZ tho sprknts Just no~ MAlcOmson
has hardly an equal over he low sticks
! Al the championships no did Is seconds
around q turn. aomethtng not within reach
| OF any other timbeTtOpper nov In training.
! W q. George. SOLDER % tho professional
! mile record % aI2.., 10 promottnG o new
| scheme and he has In vttsd all the old crooks
| In England to Join aim. Ne 10 q warm cd
| VOcate Of shs theory that most mea in
| middle life eat too much and consequently
are chronic dyspeptics and A. an RAtidots
! has turned HE sntirs attention 70 an ex.
/ TsFiment with Upton stnciAif's fAsttns
| cure. The 81 champion intsnds 70 give
the method . perfect trial 70 dnd cue n
| there 10 really anything IN 10. The fact that
George hAs taken ap The fad has attracted
the A'tsntion Of Q great many P~opAs abroad
among the Toe being several ex-atAletss;
| bus n unlikely thAs he vii get many con
veTts from the latter clAae, whO - Q general
Pula like 20 live hearty nfe and eat veil
| According 90 the View Zealand sporting
| papers the track and 0sld championship
| Of that country took place Ae Auckland
| on February ~ In very unfavorabls weather.
Rain fell during che running ~ u the
| events and thsro waa q high wind which
| greatly AIDED the HunneFs IN The SpFtncA
" A. wOOdRer Of Wellington won the
/ 100 yards IN 20 8 seconds and tho 40 yards
| In II IA paronda 1'hA laet0F = a Maw -