Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
YEAR IN ATHLETICS
SHOULD Be BRILLIANT
College and Club Men Who Are
Preparing for Record Break
ing Performances in Fall.

NEW YORK, September 9.-The year
1910 promises to be notable one in track
and field sports. During the indoor season.
when the athletes began to show their
early performances. the experts predicted
the outdoor season would be a remark
able one. both from the number of new
men OF championship caliber and from
the seasoned athletes. A. good idea Of
what the outdoor season is to bring forth
can be predicted by the winter perform
ances. Few Of the college or athletic club
cracks DO much training for the board
floor competition. preparing to compete
without strenuous preparation and save
their energies for the big championship
meetings held annually in the summer
months. In past years the college ath-
letes did not feel inclined to keep on
training after their college meets. and as
the club athletes rested up in the spring
il was almost impossible to contrast the
prowess Of these two classes. THIS sea-
son, however promises to be an excep-
ton, as a number Of eastern and west
ern college stars Will represent the vari-
Gus athletic clubs in the country
Davenport Of the University Of Chicago.
who made such a wonderful showing In
the western conference meet. Will repre-
sent the Chicago Athletic Association
Fitzpatrick, the all-American foot ball end
from Yale. is competing for the Ne"
York Athletic Club. PAUL OF the UNI
versity Of Pennsylvania is also repre-
senting the Mercury Foot" aggregation
Dukes, the Cornell vaulter: Gilbert. the
ex-Yale vaulter. and Hartranft. the ex-
Pennsylvania hur1lcr. VIII ccmoete LOT
the Travers Islanders. Parkinson, the
WESLEYAN weight man. and Eller. the
Fordham sprinter. are the college repre-
sentatives Of the Irish-Amertcan Athletic
Club. The Winged Fist" Club IL rely.
ing on the preparatory scnooi ooys .,
present Indications. when schoolboys, IKE
stephens OF Manual Training High Schooi:
can high jump six feet. II looks as II
they will be of some use
The Chicago Athletic Association has
quite an array OF college talent. Craw-
ley OF the University Of Chicago. Brun-
dage Of Illinois, Mic kennard, the ex-
Harvard athlete: Horner. the University
of Michigan all-around performer: ray
Tor of Cornell. the one-mile intercollegiate
winner this year. and Byrd OF Illinois
are a few Of the college recruits repre-
senting the Cherry Circle" organization
Ramsdel of Pennsylvania. the inter-
collegiate 1OO-yard winner. who Is now In
England is expected back in time to COM
pete in the championship meets. He Will
represent some southern athletic club.
Lee Talbot Of Pennsylvania State Col
lege will wear the emblem of the Kansas
Edwards. the California College hurdler;
Miller. the middle distance runner of Le-
land Stanford University: Scott and Bel
lah, the Leland Stanford vaulters: Mer-
rian, a weight man, and Smith, miller
from the University of California, Will
represent the Olympic Club OF San Fran
cisco
Martin of Whitman College. who won
the 1CO-yard Amateur Athletic Union title
last wear: Nelson of Washington State
College, who finished second TO Martin;
Covil. the Washington State College dis
lance runner and Edmundson OF the Uni
versity OF Idaho, last years half-mile
champion. will compete for the Seattle
Athletic Club.
With Sheppard Of the Irish-American
Athletic Club, Davenport Of the Chicago
Athletic Association. Edmundson and
Gissing Of the New York Athletic Club IN
good shape records are almost sure to be
broken. Sheppards record-breaking per-
formance of the last month Is starter
Although il is hard TO realize any one ca.
pable of taking the Peerless one
measure he will he forced 10 extend nm
self to the limit to win the National SD
ward title al New Orleans in October.
PAUL Of the New York Athletic Club.
Kiyiat the schoolboy phenomenon, or the
irish Americans: Taylor Of the Chicago
| Athletic Association and the ever reliable
Sheppard will. il Is believed, break or
come very close TO Tommy Connens mile
mark Of I153-5. made fifteen years ago.
All In all the season promises TO be
! successful from a competitive and record
breaking point OF view. and by November
\ II would not he surprising to see great
| many changes on the record books OF
long standing marks.