The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
NEWS OF THE ATHLETES
NEU IORk 4. e. POLITICS
TikES 4 MEN TURN.
HasIiR WIN Not Head the Ticket Next
Election chicago wants IOli 4.
\. 4. Championship Thomson. Al
Around Champion. TO he . Preacher.

NrOunu hampton. 10 Use freaener'
; New YORK 4 & politics took a significant
hitch during the week. and after all the
harmony talk there II hare possibility
II hght Those who were On the hAr-
moniou~ tack wanted James u. lIaslin -
head the ticket for another term, but he
has come out Hat footed and says he cannot
DO u For tho past wear or so Ha-iin =. health
has not been very robust. and during the
summer hs was forced to go abroad In quest
Of little rest and recup~ration. The trip
did him good but he doe not feel Ike
taCkling the Mercury Foot presidency Tor
another term
NJ sooner mad u been known that Haslin
was out 81 the running than the cotene
keen on the clubs politics began to search
the line for an available candidate They
wanted a broad mi nded man who was con
ysr-Ant with the clubs AFFAIR." a con-erva-
tiy. man hut with no distorted policy that
N" club should drop all branches Of outdoor
sports aud pastimes. The man Who was hit
upon for the post right away was Martin
= Paine. the clubs present treasurer. and
In fact not few mentioned him as a capital
man for the post early last summer. Those
who seem to know think that Paine IL not
yer, anxious 20 head the ticket. nor could
II he learned that he was willing. for just
now b." j. a. French Lack springs. Ind.
and will not he back foz some time Paine
roster for sixteen Year, lie Il an offlcer Of
the Magnu- Metal company, and is one Of
the lire, tors 81 tho Bowerv Rank. 80 that
as financial man he ranks very high. II
Wa through his efforts chiefly that the
club Was relieved ~ the second mortgage
bonds ~ s3pO .Sn du" IN" Ars' Of this month
This was done by paying on 500. on of the
amount and executing new hrrt mort
gage 81 SsS0. pT. heing the only mortgage
now on the ottv property a. the dehenture
bonds arr on TrsVer- Island
Fven though everything might 60
smoothly In the presidential line. n does
not mean that the election will pass "a
without tu--le II al depends who the
nominating committee will =elect and there
is feeling around the clubhouse that some
, new names ought 20 he dug up for the
vacant places on the board % governor
and other ofiCes The friends Of eN-Capt.
p ? Hauhold say that II one certain man
- nominlted shorty" will have 10 run
against him no matter whether on the
roy"rn.ng lot or among the onirers. That
Hiuhod Is capable Of a stih fRht no matter
whom he tlrklc- - certain. his fighting
strength DO ng clearly shown when he ran
FOR the capt iin,y and defeated Matiy Hal
pin three yepr- ago Some say that a
minor Strap would not do any harm. hut
on N" contrary str M considerable In
tere-t among the more sluggish members
Chicago l. out 10 collar the national
4 1 track and field championship for
next year and the central and Nesteran
a-@o.'ia t,onS delegates are coming 20 the
, national convention On November u with
every confidence that they VIII land the
, meet FOR the WINDY CIV II j. reported
that the JhiCaRo,ns will also have the
support ~ the southern association he
aus. the central association backed up
the south last year. when New Orleans
Iid Tor the fNfure II l. said that Cleveland
would ia" 20 get m. meet and 80 would
I.tt-hurr hut they will not stand much
show ugifu-t chicago. To give the meet
80 "a. IIl uui- capt. n would mean that In
the way Of luck and accommodation IL
would ~ no wor-. "a than It has been for
the la-t tSo y"tr-
The national nNtIre has met
with some tough conditions IN the line 81
dust and water and N II strikes = little too
much wind there cannot he very much
harm At seattle last year the athletes
acre nearly ~fn"thcr"i With clouds NJ
Iims-'on" duet, an I some 81 IN" visitors
w"t- spittnS up PARTICLES Of limestone for
much water AZ New orleans, and Of course
th"r" VA mud IN plenty. and the mud
athlete report that they left their shoes
stuck on the track, and they say that they
A." than.inl they 80 not Trt ssaI hid ~
too much Wtni AZ chicago u will help 20
bios aWav a." muck of New Orleans and
Pred , Thomson. winner Of the national
an around cham pionship this wear. has de
ny st,taTrni thst ne IL through With
athletics II l. Saii that some time ago
Thomson. Nh" j. nov at Los Angele-. cal !
hat -ign"l q contract 10 become physical
director 81 the ' VI but he applied
, to he released. saying that he was going 10
Easar,lns his move Thomson said i am
. not an H'hletiC enth u-itst. and have taken
bar, in srort- only az the urging Of my
In. 81 al npl and collage ! did not
work a. hard - MAKE team A. some
. athletes but entered into the games for the
: This fall I will not try for plac" on th-
athletic team. but will don the track suit
: Tor little practice once in = while
The ';"rmtn military long distance road
: walk. one ~ IN" most novel contests on the
Eur"p"aG ,"nt.nentl Vas held recently a!
. Was over course Of about thirty-one
English mi"- II is open to soldier- and
: civilians and the competitors must carry a
. riNc and accontr"m"nts weighing alto
: goth"r sixty two pounds There were 2is
a,n"8r he starters vas Rath. last year
winner and incidentally N" record holder
81 hours - minut"1 ~ seconds The
nut from the city for a distance Of 49,, miles
. and return after ~" start \ schultz: Of
Z ~" turning point was reached a third OF the
walkers had fallen by the way-id" AZ tho
half way post schultz led Rath by tminutes
and drew away gradually on the home
l"urn"y when Rath saw 10 could not hold
ihe leader he lni, AZ tN"nty hSr mile. ana
mercy eased no toward tho hnsh His
time was q hours ~ minutes 20 / S seconds
> In all nin"tv-three competitors beat the
r standard time 81 hours and twenty -fve
beat hourS
Frank Bclurepalre. tho Australian swim
m"r Who has made = clean sweep of tho big
events in England this season. L. not throuR h
with his record breaking feats, for his latest
attempt was on the worlds record for 500
motor. Ne was surce-sful for he swan
/ the distance In minutes $ seconds and
this - = is seconds better than the former
Sor!d'a record, made by Otto Scheh oi
Austria In 1910 The swim took place at the
Westminster BATHS. London. and a. the
pool II tprtv-four yards long Beaurepairr
had ~ max" - lengths and ~ wards 81 feet
Z lie maintained pretty even pace through.
Z out. a. the following times for the lengths
will show.
Ayarda ... u 81 Yards ...., Is
"a yards. .... q 50 Ms yArds...... 40
ia2 yards ... ! ~ IS 80 yards. - 4.
10 yards .... @ - yard.......