The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
NEWS OF THE ATHLETES
NEW TORk 4. e. NAT ALTER TEE
TRtI Ems ISLAND TRAck.
sOrtRIer walker u ana Naay Never Rsa
Again ME Cress-C euntry Ceniest IN
England Macarthur. sSalh African
Marathon Nan. MAJ Ne seen Mere.

Ever since the New York Z acquired
the ownership Of rrAvers Island. and that
covers = period Of IWeaiy-tWo years. there
has lurked tn the breasts of the more con-
! -ervative element the thought that u would
be the ideal spot for the intercollegiate
track aud held championship The feel
ing perhaps originated In the fact that
from time 10 time men Who figured on the
college teams here and there subsequently,
became members % the Mercury Foot
/ club and are to he found on The roster at
| the present day whatever strength the
idea might have gained IN the frat few
years, 70 took distinctive turn when c
Sheriff. of Vale first became captain In
ISeS "a was hts opinion that no hneT spot
for the college meet existed in America.
and hs warmly advocated the arrangement
for the rNturs among the goNerning end 81
the club
! n was not possible at that time the chief
! reason being that TraveTs Island had no
go yard -traigh'RNay. aud an additional
fault VAS that the track Vas only ave laps
to the mile This latter hAN might he over
looked but the thought 81 an intercolle-
| gate without niriong stEaishtaWay
could not 10 couniennnced Then The
plan Of altering IN. track 80 ~ 10 permit
I OF fuTiOnR stretch MAS oroached. bat
! Nhen the cost of the alteration Was figured
up u meant too much of an expenditure.
l and u proved ~ he a momentarv setback
for a nun, DER Of YEAR stierward the project
used tn come up for discussion among the
members ke~nly tntere-t 81 in athletics
especially In Io,O when shsrrnl began term
I OF several years ~ captain Ne never
I abandoned hous that some day he would
ses the inter, olicRiats a. IraNers Island.
and ~ seemed - n he ambition would Be
/ realized v hen ~ his latest terms a. pre-i-
/ dent the late John v Van Wormer thought
veil 81 the matter and started to make some
alterations preparatory To altering the track
I tOa quarter 81 mite Circuit
| when Van WoTmsr resigned from tho
! club -orne time before hts death the idea
va~ dropped for While. but " u
Z alluded 10 In lss' years report Of the
. captain thus I have started the propO-
si,ion of charging our athletic held
at 1rayers Island from one-nfth mile to
quarter mile track II this he accom-
/ pli-hsd We should Ind plenty Of room for a
~ yard straightsNay. TrayeTs lsland in
} every respect will then he a fret class Ath-
/ letio field aud IN my opinion the most avail
/ able track In America for the intercollegiate
/ champ cn-hIp-
/ The alterations have not vet commenced.
nat there need BE- no hurry. No this meet Of
the colleges l. hNed FOR tho next tNo YEAR,
n all - a -ad blow 10 the tennis PLAYERS
F II the track - rernodeiied for to Get = 10
YARD stTatgh'avav means that chute
wii, have ia run plumb through The ennis
, courts
Those Who are Interested IN the tennis
game say that there are plenty OF places
on the island 20 pitch tennis court ana y ~
limited that Poueroy'S Neck little ISLAND
A. nc lower end 81 TraVer- Island. would
~ he idea spot for new court he
Pomernv pieSe Of land - a. secluded -
the most hyperoritical racquet i~lder
F could y Ish for and 80 situated a. - he ,o'u-
pl-tely -hur out from the fumes 81 he auto
mobile. a. well - the glare and gii'ter 81
the outer Sorid
word has come from the Old Word of the
serious illness of n. y Walker. the south
African -priu'er. and u looks az n the Own
pt, IOo meter winner had seen The las' ~ The
, path The exact nature Of he sickness
ias not heeu stated bat u - limited that
her ,ous -t~te,u due 70 too lsng . spell ~
training without T~-i ! or almost three
YEAR, Walker has had Que continuous see
,iou on the path, he only rect being while
Ly Was on The -hip travelling 20 aud from
. r. gland Prior 20 no bytppi' games OF
rar' ~ vttch va. done ~ hi~ home where
ne ,uuat~ = mid during The winter aud
wf"r" a. tttis'" AN ptacti>e every daN
fis fooz no fesf after he oily ulpiy meet. nut
sept OF running and tow ln the biggest
f,iur~~ u England amt >. otland. The l-t
Ven s!,rF cong home 80 south Africa
Walker I'D no let ~ hu' started IN making
.'r.ng of - "a l"nAi 70, orc. ana cor;
fot tuglaud la-' wear No sooner dad he
80 foot 10 England IMAM he commenced
81 wirteT Then Walker did not care 10
retu-n home bur stayed IN England over
winter
On- ~ the big ,ro---,o uRtry events 81
the old country recently Mas the south Of
The thames champioq-hip, which took place
So,ps bcinS rspSS,sd a. irixhtiuiiy heavy
The hns -trinE Of al men went 10 the post
and on, OF hi, lot only ,Nenty-one failed
10 get the course The surrey 4. 4 scored
. double ,.,tory By hANi ng The individual
winner and fhe team priv. hing unusual
S a.. ' oTmo..tion III. Maiden runn@r- not
on'y -, urpd the double honOrs but thev
brought home "a men m the hrs, fourteen.
record rhat h4- uot been eguslled -ins .
l-a9 The S.nu~f "a- NeaVe~. Whn
90, cred the ,opr-- "a 80 minutes 70 So ond-
q " Powell Of the Reading 4 q hi-
neafe~f opponent u va TemarkHb.e hat
no Ie-- than 'Veu'y-,.X 'lub- finished fuli
cam
there b.. .u-r pa>sib,.rS rhsi
W arthur. The south hrissn Mars bon
-YnNsr. NAV -se America some time thts fall
He all ~ 10 Ingland N tim. for the big
: Marathon On Nav - IhIs race has b~t n
ian, iured ~ the Amateur. Athletic A-so-
la ion and - nov lOOked upon n The
hHWuIpn rae Of ~ kind. and IA the tuture
vii likely b" ct doWn az an annual hNiure
. I be ,uurss VI'I 10 from Windsor castle 20
stamford Bridge. over ID" same route a. The
1904 Marathon. Wtth he exception Of .'te
change Iu tho AT couple 81 miles
", Arthur slated 70 20 to athena for
rhs biR rh'e there aud he has NTitt"n 20 ing
land hat he Will sfri'" ~ time for he ten
fn!l- ,hanplOn-htp wHtgh = 70 take pla' 4
-0fue time toward he end Of AIrll Along
9TH the ,Otte-t- fi~u' Oued there = 20 be
- fu..- rack rae "a England some 'ims
~ June " arthur i or for regular
tour ~ the world ana j. coming With =
hig reputation A. he ha- his eve 81 q 'Tip
to Australia he may possibly 'Oa' y here
The reports have y that tiuAda - sending
Across - bs.~t man for the Engli-t Mara
'Iur. though y would appear uoN a. = he
Canadians would have hard ttWe nntfnR
q good usn -lu's al tho fast ouc~ "a tho
bo"aIIpI have gone over 10 the professional
raIl-
Tho general committee - he English
NWnteuT AthietiG A--o, lattOu met re- enuy
Nh-u something unusual happened over
-sieytlug location for this years usfk
and field 'hAmpiOn-h!p The cOurthy@
took place At Birmingham and when The
1ue-ti on ame ar he North waved The Ttgl Z
- hold The meet this year. bur % should
a. % Ter 'en' Of the profits a. = con
-ideratiOu T. VS. understood that THIS
money should 20 toward defTaying the
EXPENSE IT Northern 'Ompetitor- TO the
'LsUpiOH-h,p Ihi- means that The meet
vii be held - stamford Bridge l.ondon,
aUfnfreT several new TaTUFda