The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
news OF THE ATHLETES
rEt,NIL SWIMMERS PREPAR-
NJ tOR iNNUAL CAMPAIGN.
In Gaedw n u the New 1srk 4. e.
Think, He Tan Duplicale Capt. Webb's
Ir,r and Mas Try SsEss Bay crack
Aria, Team 10 Y lsll canada Gosnlp.

.nsrmined effort will be- made
% ... r English Channel this season.
Dr. ., ...' 'hlrty-hve years since Capt.
", .Ird across. and though many
,-,- ave been made not one man
has. rcd. Of those who have tried Il
Dr.. ... smpt stands 10 the credit Of
lam Wolfe Nho came within q quarter
o. r .. he shore and had 10 he pulled
o. NAter being 20 exhausted that
10 .. not make another stroke Mon
to-. nIhsin. Who came almost a. close
.. reht years aRo, u preparing Zoe
sr.... ash
.... Who have tried are Ted Heaion
o. ..Innl and prAgolioub Vel Muitche-
W.. r' Won the lone distance cham.
pur.. n " Servia. Ne 10 powerful
mar - years of age In the way Of
rel ron he sNims for one hour every
ca Hr Danube. HOlbeiR has started 10
usr spins, bui Wolfe has begun in real
esrrs. Ne sviFns over a two mile stretch
nsar hr ghi0a West Pier despite the fact that
tAsuffsr registers ~ low a. ~ degrees
10 hlI Nolne has mapped out seven differ
90 it'es on which he intends 20 try. His
A. i-sauit wall he on June 10. when az the
brs, ~ day he will start from the French
shrr. and he experts 10 reach the English
ri- ly sunset. The other dates set are
Ju.v u. -, August "a. -. September u
ami q These are the dates with suitable
tides though the opinion Il that June Is a
trTe Early for such a long session In the
vatrr. and Il 10 notable the FIRST will be the
safhs.t Of any Of the attempts on the
Channel There II also q report that Mias
LAZY smith. woman professional. will try.
and umors are abroad from Burgess and
Nedeman II Dover.
For some time past the experts on this
sie Of the water have picked out L. b.
GoodNtn Of the New York A. G. a. the man
most likely TO duplicate Webb's feat. He
has shown that be- has no equal here at long
distance work and he could swim rings
around Wolfe, Holhein or even Webb Wers
he here to-day. A. 70 GoOdWin's stamina
there need be nodouht. and his friends point
20 his win In the race from the Battery 20
Coney Island last summer. when he COW
cred the thirteen and half miles in some
thing like four and q half hours. lie wasted
nearly an hour Of this waiting for a shift
Of tide which would help him through the
butiermik Channel and had finally "a
plough into the swirls there when the favor
ing current DID not come
BY that time the other competitors he'd
almost drawn level with GoOdw nut
again and won a. he liked Il was note
worthy that on that occasion Good win aN am
the hrst mile veil under twenty-seven
minutes with by no means a favorable tide
ana that from start TO finish he did not take
q bite or drink ~ any Kind In the Way Of
refreehment. (toodN IN thinks himself that
he would succeed In swimming the Channel
and has SAID he may cross and Try u this
year. but he 4 away short IN weight
He thinks that a man 10 engage In such
q long swim should have plenty 81 weight
ana All the reserve power possible TO Odeei
The chilly water and withstand the long
plug. N the height Of summer the knglish
Channel water is usually about ~ degrees
temperature. while In America the water ID
about 70 degrees. Goodwin has an opinion
that he would cross from Calais 70 Dover
nevt winter he viii colbert . lot Of fat and
uill take a crack az the Channel 10 loil
he annual gaines nf the NeW York. Post
ONCE Clerks Association neNt sunday A.
Celtic PARIS have drawn about four hundred
entries 81 the best men IN the EAst John
Lesson has ned hard and has made no
programme which shOuld provide q hne
dar sport for both comp. ttOrs and syec-
tsf0r. Undoubtedly the high class event
o' tb" day VII ~ the running hop, step and
jump ne Aheafne hrOthers supplying the 4,
ruErfb. T. J b. the Olympic champion |
an r. Nill sport the colors Of The NeW YORK |
-arrIrg no Irish 4. 4 c for some time I
I.. latter b. credited with The world = &
rrru-i IOT tho running two hop and jump J
iroT board thAsun. the dis'an'" accom-
2 he'd being 81 feet 7-Iu InChe- Ia the .
Olmpics II J dad a. feet ii1. inCh"-
|r his life story " T. Georrat'lls something
shout v nat h. considers hi~ h~tt days work.
srd % would make interesting retdhE for
athletes OF the present day espr, iaily those
who think h. a great thing 10 win two priz-s
il one day In fhe games Of the Mo-siey
Harriers against tho hlackheath harriers
h. started the ball rolling by Winning he
HaafM An So.
mile in Z minutes 20 1-S seconds. the four
miles in q minutes IS seconds. and The mile
and q half steeplechase IN minutes - -
seconds ieorgs vas me only athlete ~ VINO
yeaf. Ne won the half mile IN minutes
is seconds, tho mile IN 4 minutes ~ %
seconds. then tho worlds record. the four I
miles IN 20 minutes y as seconds. these
won the ten miles championship IN 50 minutes |
Is seconds.
me Csnsdians around Montreal will be 4
treated 70 a ART class bit Of relay racing /
on June 4. when Capt Matt Halpih Of the /
View York A G.. vii take his crack mile |
team Across the border They will meet the /
hasf that the Dominion can produce for q !
: rha Mercury Foot against all Canada. |
Tha makeup u the invading quartet has /
nUt vst been decided on, but the pick viii I
B. made known by the end Of the week
Nsluln b. not missing q point 10 have /
q good track team this year The other /
b. told he pitcher that be should b. able 1
~ ftruN he iavelin The result VAS
that a''ar a little persuasion the man tried /
''" af"Un and caught on 60 the knaci 20 /
yBrl. Ha.p.n viii have a crack jayelin I
nal b.. rHa ..Iors.
P0sr W. ~. IN the Old World recently
.sa oS ~, y 0 N,o, ~ hnSI sles south
bed hear London, The distance was
tsenly miles and Il vas Wakes THREE
round ,.rrur u q little over SIX and q
ihaii miles afh The start and hnish near
walkers took part in the contest. and they
represented some fifteen clubs
n Ross ~ the footing A, G.. Who
hR- NOR aIl 10 long distance events for
covered ihe Upurs4 IN > hours 81 minutes
e 90 .,sDrds The -econd man home
uas~ 4 ~'honeld % the Surrey W e.,
emf f.s |T" was hOlrs Is minutes 81 IS
vIrra- walked ell for a long Nay ard
couple nf uile- from home looked - n he
s"' 'lp'ur~ the title again. but Ross
.. af ur f.- ,hsllengs and drawing away
vuf .4rtHr ~ those 20 Hart sHtv-
30 pol .or pirf~d The cOuPse. tho time n
Poo 'aI"rder being hOurE minutes ~
- .rfs lh' surrey " q Non the team
7r..s no. larne HHl a. vas a good second
ruirf-
..H .- 10 have municipsi athlsiic
'.- 100 boz same plan az thai az Bal
There 4re sixteen clubs IN the
. .- planned 20 get their AID and -
... .. .uupffIUun Il the NeW England
.-r.H .H NJ the 4 4 Z. IA
..'rr tp fhr uficial organ Of the
f..... .rH. O'yWuiD COMMITTEES. June "a.
j. have been selerted for the neat
r.. '...... 20 Luxembourg The Cnnclave
- .. HtEn been held al Budapest but on
F INH hungarian political crisis
.. H1- shifted The programme
EG0lm Olympic games will
.... 3D. % - he asaatnn HnmfIwasH I