The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09

Athletic uusets have been numerous
this year in all branches Of sports,
only 10 ice balanced by the return 20
form OF men like NeI sheppard, Tex
RanSdeu. De- ReisIing. and JACK
CoomtS. while Harry Krause and stiIl
others have BEEN iaments5Ie failures
The same IN certainty in the CaICu-
la1ilE OF what ought 10 De 81 Compe-
tirl0u has affected other countries.
ard the E--SIish critics are loudly
complaining Of the way f. which
many OF their best men have gone by
the board Llts summer. One of them
lamcuts in the following touching
words
Champions Falling From Grace.
'sVerily cur champions are TaIlin-
from srace. First we had j. n Hin
beaten CT in the Ireland and Scotland
match, next L. J. de g. Reed letting
Gcatman beat him In the qualifying
heat Of the quarter at B0Urnemouth.
while On SATURDAY. W COaIes beat a.
9 Hlll BY 2 safe margin at Chelms-
LorG- DE course, COales Is lar better
on grass than on CludcrS. still. the
way he went OF at two and oue-haiE
miles suggested that he would have
been useful on July had he COM
Eeted-
Beyond this Lieut.. +. E. Walker
was left on mis- mark at Bouruemouth.
ard vn Saturday both Walker and
llaIf-ssieli talled az Ayr. while. per con-
TIA O. " TAYLOR won the high jump
AT Bourne mouth with ; Eect IL inches.
These and other performances suggest
that were some Of the CHAMPIONSHIPS
run over again the results might be dir
ferent+ hut that is always the case
where the men are well matched. and
that such Is 60 does not argue mediOC-
rity all around In point OF fact. con
slider that Just at present We have .
greater number OF good class TTeu than
ever. even II We do lack absolute record
heaters. and the performance Of G, F.
l. Anderson on Saturday show that We
are not entirely lacking in tIeIo-'
-
The weight and other field events IN
ENGLAND seem TO be falling into official
NEGLECT although the athletes them
selves want championship con petitions
IN this line. London Sporting Life is
calling On The sport promoters to en-
courage the strong men and Jumpers
more. and quotes several recent meets
where the interest aroused by these
events was lust as keen as that In the
running events
The wrestling game has fallen into a
sad state IN London, apparently. It has
never really recovered from the quitting
OF H2cEeDSchmidt IN his match win
Gctch in this country Another blow
was gwen tne sport When the EngllS-l
committee appointed on its own hook 60
arrange for a match between Gotch and
Hack I'm England made itself utterly
rlClCll ouS ~ laying down conditions
for the American which no self-re-
speeding champion would agree 10 aC-
cept for q holy minute Recently the
return OF LDyszSOs me mucn FaunleQ
Pole, who proved a child in GOtch-s
hands and one of the prize lemons
o. the generation, added still another
blow TO the mat game. ZbysZkO was
accused &C fOur-dushiug the people Of
the United States out of thousands OF
dollars. and the EnElishmen seemed
willing TO take that view.
Now cometh DR. Frank b Roller of
SEATTLE, the great What-Es-It Of Amer
lean sport, and proves a veritable snap
in London for Cana. the horrible Hin
C3o. The TIiudOo seems TO have been too
Jealous or VeXed with Roller TO string
the first fail out for even a couple Of
1inutes IL an effort to deGude the pub
-, and deserves thanks for his expe-
dftfo1rsness Not that we are glad to