Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03


but Will not take part in races where the
distance is greater"
California may get chance to invade
new athletic territory df things turn out
tight W. j. Howe an Australian, who re-
cehtly returned to Melbourne from San
francisco is getting up interest in the pro-
Ject' Mr.. Howe coached a Rugby foot bail
team in the Golden Gate state and is now
trying to interest the Australian Rugby
union in plan to invite picked Rurbyy
team. composed of California collegians IN
tour Australia year hence The New
South Wales Athletic association has also
become interested. as there will be several
first-class track athletes on the American
Rugby team and by the inclusion of a few
more noted for track work than as Rugby
players general athletic meeting could be
arranged-a sort of imitation OlympIad, as
It were.
That star athletes are not developed in a.
day Is shown in the case Of Gayle A. Dull.
the captain Of the Plttsburg Athletic asso-
ciation track team. Dull is one OF the best
known athletes in the country today, and
! his specialties are the races at one and two
miles. though he frequently competes in
runs OF five miles. He was graduated from
the University OF Michigan in 1908. but
returned in 1909 for a post graduate course
having been elected to the captaincy Of the
track team last year. He made the TRIP to
London with the American Olympic team In
1905 but, through illness failed to make
a creditable showing. Dull was not an ath-
lete when he entered college He was a
strong youth, and interested in all forms
| OF sports, but he had never excelled at
any. Once in the University of Michigan
he became imbued with the Idea that he
would like to become a runner. However,
he knew absolutely nothing of the game.
Keane Fitzpatrick, the Wolverine trainer.
who is going to Princeton in the fail. said
recently. in commenting upon the develop
ment Of Dull. that, on his entrance to col
lege, he had never seen a more discour-
aging specimen than Gayle
The boy was ambitious to run" said
Fritz. but / never saw a case where |
though there was as little hope of success
He was so eager, however that / did not
attempt to discourage him. but gave him
what tips / could and watched him.
Gradually he learned a style and then he
began to show speed. Last May at the
Harvard stadium on the occasion Of the
al nual intercollegiate games Duh finished
just a shoulder behind the winner in The
two-mie race. which was won by p. j.
Taylor of Cornell in s:27%."
new game OF foot ball which elimina ties
) the mass play and the flying tackle has
been developed by the spring coachinE
staff OF the University OF Missouri ant
viii be used throughout the balance OF tbs
season. The staff considered "combina,
tion ball" but gave Il up because II hao
no running plays. The game is like regu
lar foot ball with but two changes, sligh
: In themselves. but far-reaehing in theil
D effect The first change removes all re-
: stricting from the pass and kick. Ply tht
second change the bah in the hands of
E runner becomes dead when the runner 4
e touched by an opponent The change dis
poses Of mass play and flying tackle. /
makes impossible a rush into a close line
and at the same time makes the flying
tackle unnecessary. Yet II will retain tn
, running game and will encourage IN,
brilliant lodging. wide end runs. and ais,
necessitate formations and interference
! The game was evolved for practice only
but it's value as a game itself became evi
e dent to the staff as they considered IL
4 possibilities.
The south Is just now the most mpor
tant community so far as the sport OF bas
ball is concerned. for all OF the teams O
; the big leagues are in southern states gel
y ting in readiness for the opening OF IN
J, season
% In the course OF time every big team wi
own It's particular training field in tn
. south. Just now a lot OF money is en-
le pended for training expenses which coul
r be saved In the season when base ba
e practice ls not going on the ground ca
IN doubtless be let out for some useful pa
y pose which viii not spoil it for tiainin
e. purposes.