The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-13
AVIATION |S NOW
 BRANCH IF SPORT  Universities Will Soon Have Aviation Clubs Formed NEW MARATHON RECORD Bugs Raymond Is Leading the Simple Life With the Giants In Texas.
 Celun.bin University Takes
 Up Boxing
NEW MARATHON RECORD
By MANHATTAN

 the indications now it will not be long until flying will be just as much recogr nzed as 8 legitimate sport as running and jumping or automobile racing is now As aviation Is a scientific sport it is quite meet and fitting that the col lcges should take the lead in it. The aero club of the University of Pennsylvania is taking the lead in the present movement and the Pennsylvania colegians usually succeed in their un- dertakinss
 The first aviation convention ever held in America will take place in Philadelphia Easter week. Representatives will be present from many colleges and it is expected that altogether about 800 dele gates will be in attendance. Invitations have been sent to Wilbur Wright, Orvile Wright, Hudson Maxim, Octave Chanute and Courtlandt Field Bishop. After the association is formed steps will be taken for an intercollegiate aviation meeting. Where and when it will be held are guesses now
 The spring football practice at Prince- ton started in more than a week ago, but there is general cloud of gloom over the environs of the New Jersey in stitution on account of the lack of in- the new trainer, is exertng every means to get the men out and interested in the work but unavailingly.
 When W. W. King, in order to while kl.A ten balls while teaching her the game of pool he did not dream that he was de- veloping a worlds champion. MT. and Mrs. King are now travelling about giv- ing exhibitions. Mrs. King made her debut in Chicago seven years ago. Two years before that time, when she mar ried MT. King, she had never seen a pool table. Mrs King has never been de- feated. MT. and Mrs. King made a tour of the west. leaving in their wake trail of defeats for local cue experts. Women take to the game even more readily than men when they are Inter ested.' said Mrs. King to me My hardest matches have been with women. Some of the best women play CTS in the country are in Seattle.sAI had hard fight for my title while giving ex- hibitions and meeting all corners in that northwestern city. Jake Schaefer watched me play in San Francisco and remarked that 1t was pity l had not taken to billiards"
 | King Is the worlds champion "fifteen or no count champion. while Mrs. King delights in difficult shots. In Pasadena, Cal, she made seven bank shots in a. 75-posnt game.
 
 Fortunati Zanti, another Italian Mara thon runnerA who has two victories to his credit over Dorando will make his first public appearance In this country tomorrow night in 2o-nlile race at Mad ison Square Garden. Zanti has been running for several years in Europe and in an 1i-mile race In Italy he beat Do- ranto by 300 yards.
 Fortunati was lured to this country by stories of fabulous sums of money made by athletes. He has taken Al Cope land for trainer and will tour the states before returning home.
 The new Marathon record is hours, S8 minutes and 65h seconds. It was made over the regulation course of 20 miles 365 yards by Phuro Johanson of Sweden. The best previous record was held by Dorando when he beat Johnny Hayes in Madison Square Garden in hours, A minutes and 20 2-5 seconds.
 The Carlisle Indian school football team will not make a western tour this year but will play all the games in the east All will be played on college grounds
 Glen Warner, physical director at the and track schedules. The lacrosse season for the Indians begins on April with game with Lehigh university. It ends May at Annapolis.
 An amateur golf team from Australia will mako a tour of the United States next year starting in southern Cali fornta and playing across the country to Boston. There will be six Australian golf CTS and four lawn tennis players, includ- ing the Davis cup winners in the party. They will stay in the United States at least four months, and a great many games will be played. The team will visit all the principal cities and will play series during the summer at Newport.
 National golf championship tournament dates have been assigned by the execu- tive committee of the United States Golf association as follows: Philadelphia Crick- ct club, June 1T and IS; women's cham pionship meet, Homewood Country club, near Chicago. from Monday. October 10, to Saturday, October 15
 
 Bugs Hammond. who is leading the simple life with the Giants at Marlin Springs. Tex. will get a gift of $500 from Manager John McGraw if he re- mains upon the water wagon during the 1910 baseball season
 Bugs is the Founder of the Nut club of Alabama, and he says that he will try harder now to live temperate life than ever before. Why said Bugs, If any, one should ask me to have a drink I'd be so plumb mad that I'd likely take it."
 Fencing is catching on in Michigan. Prof. Jacob Reighard. an expert with the foil. has organized fencing class at the University of Michigan, and all the stu dents are trying to join 1t. AS soon as the men become proficient series of matches will be arranged with other colleges. Michigan is desirous of becoming expert enough to tackle West Point and Annap- olis
 The University of Missouri football squad suffered severe blow in the sus- pension of Capt J. R. Buck of Ne vada, Mo. The university authorities charged Buck with disturbing the peace of the school and falling behind woefully in his studies.
 Columbia university is going in for box ing in earnest. so you need not be sur priseu If we turn out some real collegian champions in the east. Plans are being made by James Murray, boxing instructor at Columbia. for an exhibition next month, when the students who have been training during the winter will be xtst-