The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15
POTOMAC PARK
FIELD SPORTS
District of Columbia Athletic
Fans Will Be Treated to
Outdoor Sports.
BATSMAN IN BASEBALL
IN NEED OF PROTECTION
Be8ls Wright, Brilliant Tennis
Player, Will Return to
Play Game.
BY MANHATTAN.

By Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK, May ls.-The Fourth Of
July this year Will mark tho inauSura-
ton Of an annual track and field meet at
Patomac Park. Washington, under the
auspices Of the United States govern"
thing new but the old gentleman Is
mixed up IN about everything else under
tho sun and suppose he thought IT was
time he was getting into sport For sew
eral years other large cities OF the coun-
try have been holding municipal games
and all have been successes. When Bal
ttmore held q meet It was too much and
Washington had to follow suit.
While say the meet will be held under
the auspices of the United States gov
/ ernm ent you must understand that the
federal supervision. Congress will have
60 pass an appropriation for the games.
1t has long been the ambition OF the
athletic powers Of the city OF Washing
ton to give Washington set OF games.
but the great difficulty has been TO start
the ball rolling" This has been done.
now, however. and Commissioner Cuno
Rudolph. who IS in charge OF the COM
appointed a committee on athletics.
In addition TO the regular field and
track events, there will be series OF
swimming races as well as several nov
city events. The athletic games will prob
ably be held IN the afternoon, but defi-
mite time has not been decided upon, and
water sports has been set as the COM
Ynittee does not want these parts OF the
programme to conflict,
Competition will be limited entirely to
bona fide residents OF the District OF
Columbia. and the events Will be d.
vided in two classes. The junior class
will be closed to school boys under four
teen years OF age and weighing not more
than 115 pounds; while the senior class
win be open. but under A A U. sane
tion.
James D. Lightbody. the former olym-
pic champion. who was member of the
Olympic team of 1908 and who formerly
represented the University OF Chicago
Athletic association. will probably never
Lightbody is studying IN Berlin and
while he is taking part In athletics there
he intends TO give them up on the COM
pletion Of his present course James Is
ISOLATION of commerce in the German
capital and recently wrote TO James 7.
Sullivan. OF the A A L. here for a copy
OF the associations rules.
The picture OF a university president
getting a coach to teach the athletic idea
how to shoot Is a novelty In sports and
yet 1t IS a fact in Wisconsin. Wiscon-
sin university's board of regents has
voted TO take the power OF "chopping"
the athletic council out of the hands OF
the faculty. and place 1t in the hands OF
Is said that this presages more liberal
athletic policy in the future. President
Van Hise was empowered TO find a coach
for the track team to succeed James La
throp. who suffered a stroke OF paralysis
and who will probably be unable 10 do
eny moro coaching this year. The re-
gents voted to buy a life-saving boat and
other necessary paraphernalia TO assist
oarsmen and other students who may be
capsized while on Lake Mendoza.
Player Needs Protection.
Tom Needham. backstop OF the Chicago
Nationals and master Of the big league
catchers, says the man who really needs
protection in baseball Is the batsman. He
cannot always arrange to be hit on the
arr. IN the leg, or In the back. The
right-handed batter exposes his heart
to some extent, and blow within few
inches Of 1t is always dangerous. A blow
on the temple Is rare, but apt to be fatal,
The first man who steps 10 the plate
with a suitable head guard to prevent
injury instead Of to protect the head
after injury will probably come In for a
large share Of guytng. but II would seem
that q padded cap such as the lacrosse
player wears would be worth trying. AS
In football. injuries to the head and neck
are TO be avoided. and there should be
come way to guard against them.
The Toronto. Can, Y. NJ. G. A. Will
hold big series Of games in June. Jack
TAFT, the runner, who has charge OF the
a6air, has been securing the country for
athletes TO take part.
Speaking Of old baseball players and