The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01
NEWS OF HHE ATHLETES
OLYMPIC COMMITTEES TO MEET
AT LUXEMBURG.

BWeass Have loaa Programme Ready
Nero stadium KVents and Les q
OahaE spor0s-Kngilsh Ten Miis Nun
and Seven ME wan ChamplonShlps.
A messing Of the international olympic
COMMITTEES has been called for the second
week IN June &C LnKsmbuFR Tor the purpose,
& b aid, Of passing on the programme Of
the names a. Sweden Ia 1919. tbs pro-
Eramms has already been arranged and WI
b presented By Col. Balek and Comte
Clarence Do Rosen, tho Swedish representa-
tlvsa on the international jury, and TO
l,dao from the cursogy illusions about ~
makeup h viii not BE- nearly - long a. the
programme Of the English Olympic Two
years ago
Such sports a. football. archery. boxing.
golf, hockey, lacrosse. racQueis. tennH'
motorboat racing and polo are 10 be ex-
cluded. ont there are 10 b. few events
belonging 70 the track and field department
which were not Included In the English
lat. One Il the pendulum OT ell around
phampionshlp. This was given In the pro-
srnmme 81 Athens In iO0a and was won by
hellander, q Swede. Col Balck. it n said.
viii suggest that the eAtIro hHture cover
each country be made through their re-
spectivs gOverning bodies 70 the misr-
national committee. The Swedes viii also
suggest that tho date OF their games be
hxsd for the early Part 9; tie month VI
June.
The work Of constructing the stadium.
near Stockholm. has progressed consider
ably, and tho current English sporting
papera contain cuts and photographs OF
the track. enclosure and other fixtures.
The stadium n situated inthe Idrottsparken-
near the city Of stockholm. on picturesque
site. A. 10 the success Of the fixture there
need surely he no doubt. for the Swedish
0OveFnpsnt n behind Il and the crown
Prince VIII be the president Of the meet
The Government has donated 600. 900 francs
toward the expenses Of erecting the stadium
and other incidentals. The Swedish sporting
associations have come forward With their
help and have contributed the sum OF
100 900 francs toward the expense fund.
The SWedes say they will carry ont the
programme much tho same way ~ the
English did and they will initiate The London
mana cement a. much ~ possible
The PittsbmE A. c.. the new body formed
IN the smoky City for the purpose Of up
lifting the status Of the amateur In that part
Of Pennsylvania. has run foul Of tho Middle
Atlantis Association Of the A. A. U. with
the result that the club was suspended re-
Gently for q period Of thirty days. The
offence Of the new club against the amateur
laws was that II allowed some unregistered
athletes 10 compete At its games on Apris
.. The meeting at which the suspension
took place was attended by DR.. SAVAGE.
repressuting the Pittsburg A. G.. and he
vainly trisd 10 persuade the officials Of the
association from taking Action ~ the case,
ne pointed out that Everett e. Brown was
referee Of the meet where the offence took
place. hut that did not seem 20 cut any hguFe
With the Middle Atlantic people, who did
not hesitate % MAKE snosh IoSW 1ns
fhe action OF the Middle Atlantic Assocta-
lion and that Il had full power 20 deal with
local offences AGAINST amateur Avs ~ IN
appeal was made y would 10. ~ -. se Nsl
me two big events Of the old world re-
Gently were the English ten miie running
Championship and seven mile Halk. tirst
rate performances we're recorded m each.
lf vrss inc thirty second annual run and was
noteworthy as being the nrst time u fell
toHan Irishman, the contest, according 70
the reports. being he most stirring ever
,aen Tor the title. The winner was Sergt.
h. O'Nelll OF the second COnnaught Rangers.
Who las come In for lot Of praise Tor the
style In which he acquitted himself The
time was 50 minutes Al rs socQnda, rather
good going when Il Is known that the rain
beRan 10 come down after two miles had
heen covered. The iine Geld Of thirty-siK
tuFned oai Tor the start.
A. =. Wood. last years. WiHGes, vas an
Absentee. but other good ones we're W.
scott II The BrOHshton HaTriers and 7. Jack
Of Edinburgh, who recently won the Scot
,ish ten mile championship. Meter cut
out the pace AZ a regular half mile cup. with
the resIl i that the arst mile was done a
shade slower than aaf. AZ two miles
O'Nelll was showing the way. his time being
a.ss a., and he was 10 the van az three miles.
which were reeled % IN lseS 2-5. The time
IN front closely followed BY scott. Jack
and Weight. the four mile champion.
Though the rain was coming down freely.
4 did not seem e chSck :, ne ipeed oI ne
the work the Ave miles were finished In
2s.ta. Soon after Scott shot into the lead
and he passed the SIX mile post IN the lead
O'Neill came along again az seven miles.
the watches showing se32 IS. and ~ this
stage the track had hecOme pretty sloppy.
A young runner named keay Oi the Sunder-
land Harriers showed fiRht aud be worked
into the lead az eight miles, which were
covered Ia 42Os With O'Neill pacing. the
nine miles we're done in t717 I-a. and NOighi
retired seon aiterward. In tho last mile
NMNIN was a HEAAaaAlWNAl NNa-AN w wen
O'Neill and Scott Twice O'Neill looked
beaten, especially when with only hundred
yards 10 so scott had a lead Of about ten
yards. Then O'Neill spprted and cOliaTing
Scott won BY three yards. Reay was third
In S7.sa and Jack fourth IN O. - l-s. Iwen-
aY-two men beat the standard Of 50 minutes.
The seven mile walk was won by y J.
Webb OF the Herne Hil HaTriers. last years
winner. whose time was 81 minutes ~ sec
Onda This Il the fastest championship
performance and aupplante the old mark
81 50 minutes Is seconds made by II. Yenn
thlrtY-fOur years aRo Webb, who i an
~ soldier, having served with the Filth
Royal Irish Lancers In the BOer War. walks
Ike 4 soldier and uses none Of the gymnastic
WriRRlea 20 lenEthen his stride, consequently
ais style Il exceptionally fair. From the
start nothing IN the race had the slightest
chance with him and there we're twenty
siRht starters Ne won BY fully 600 yards
1he second and third men we're eliminates
Of webb, Pateman being second IN "a min
ufes ~ rs seconds and Ovens third In So
minutes ~ seoOnds w. Y. l. Ross. the long
distance road walker. figured among the
starters. but the race was a little too lively
for him. He made q game attempt 10 keep
In the van, but the effort caused him 20 lose
his atride and be was pus on for lifting When
be had covered three miles OF thereabout.