New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-14
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Smashing Of Records a Feature
of the Present Year.
FORTY NEW WORLDS MARKS
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

memory OF those interested in the world
Of sport Up 20 this time no less than
forty worlds marks have been established,
10 saw nothing Of several being equaued'
while three or four new American records
have been set Not a month has gone by
without some edition 70 the growing list,
and almost every line OF sport has been
involved. including racing, ice yachting
automobilng skating, walking skiing
bowling. billiards swimming and track and
field athletics. In some cases the perform
snces have been little short OF remarkable.
and it begins 10 lok as II the present crop
Of athletes was set on placing the marks
beyond further reach. No compilation has
been kept Of the host Of college. assocla-
ton. league. board floor and track records
that have been made in numbers. II IS
quite enough q keep account Of and tabu-
late the world marks OF a history max
ing Kind.
II is not ny purpose 10 20 into detail
az this time. Uut IN clancing over the list a
few days ago the number struck me so
forcibly that 7 consider il worthy OF
comment Many Of the records, OF course,
have been made so recently that they are
SUI ALt6A III AA4lAAs be-N - --+eN@
ing to refer to several Of such prominence
as 10 bear almost constant repetition. John
Paul Jones OF Cornell stands out above
al Others who have found place in the
last Eve months in what may well be called
the record blue Est. He II was who broke
Tommy Connects Ions standing worlds
amateur record for one mile by running the
distance in the intercollegiate games at
Cambridge in AS % Jack Moakley, who
trained and handled Jones for this amaz-
ing performance. is optimistic enough 10
EXPRESS the opinion that the great runner
has not reached the limit Of his speed.
With rwo more years under the man VINO
has b4en referred 20 as a builder OF CHAR
Acte- as well as a builder OF men. there is
no telling what Jones may accomplish II
r,ust be recalled, however. that conditions
ware most favorable for the brilliant PEI
4orroance al Cambridge. as the track was
lightning fast and he was opposed by men
vel qualified 70 pull him along as Ihe
saving goes al a sizzling pace
N,AV, N Zones word perhaps must De
ss,d for George Bonhag, who mas Iurthsl
established his fame as one Of the great
sa- II not the greatest. distance runner
ever develored In THIS country tie oroAe
willie DAVIS three mile record OF =
minutes 30 seconds. made way nacA 81"
1850 by running the distance al the recent
~ew YORK Athletic club games IN ii
minutes g seconds. This performance Was
che roore noticeable inasmuch as ne was
forced 70 do most Of his own pace inaAlh-'
nan Ahearne IS another who mas been
doing the unexpected. Only week ago ne
covered 81 feet ~ inches in the runliins
hon step and Jump. which mace all ple
f..,g worries records for this event look
rur- Other new marks worthy OF par nc
rlar attention may be summed up As IoI-
lows. Bob Bu~maus mile IN an autolilo
-re IN ga seconds. ana the same drivers
.-. miles in 5S2S seconds, Charles y
-,srfals's 20 metre swim in minutes %
seconds Edmund Lamys broad Jump on
skates Of g feet inches. W +. Quinn
1.-h iump on skates OF feet inches
Hans Holule~s Marathon run in ? hours
o. minutes O As seconds. J. D Mackenzie
oue-r7Ue Pm for a schoOlboy OF Z minutes
os4-- seconds. and Martin Sheridan discus
throw of III feet AZ inches. Some OF these
marks arc likely 70 stand for years TO
come.
II begins 10 look as u the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association mad
been aroused from It's apathy. II was
wise move and a fair one 70 give me chal-
lenzer. as winner OF the ali-comers' oay
NJ rest before being called on TO meet the
D-esent holder Of the championship for the
tee In ureyious years the challenger has
80 81 q disadvantage fl being forced 10
work his way through a big field TO meet
. "a. ord mo champion who had been
standing out and playing only SO nucn
1sv-r tennis as was necessary TO keep MN
IN condition. With a day OF rest ho"e'ei'
.ho su-ir,no-tant match viii be played on
more even terms.
Continent is growing. so far as can De
Judged n favor OF the champion play ms
through. as is the case IN golf ana p'a0l--
c.u,. evarv other branch Of sport. II seems
,,,-oo so,ar rio that the holder Of the nauoH-
al lawn tennis title should be favored ~
49,. ,,,ravse of others whose right 70 l"e
crown may he quite so strong ever ''''', =
botre aoral The executive committee 20
-..io,,sI hodv made a concession 70 tAle
-. ~ Giving the challenger DAY VI
sroe+ II may be forced TO MAKE
- oo,cessions before another seasoH
-ous around as the progressiVes are 500
a. s-~orqth as was clearly SHOWN @'
-. last annual meeting, Wheh
"a suoh a close call IN being narneu -
=. 80 as the place for holding 'i'
eL.v,,io,ship Lawn tennis has oxen va
~ ,aese OF life II Is growing lH -
-. - srch an extent that those w
- l.e1f the reins % goVernint"' - 80
&c beeirning 20 realize that oio -. a.,
"a old customs cannot stand d" '''
OF progress
~. ,.t,o-al meeting is now at HAND a..
.-s,-...l-s ,oint 70 r. being one OF inc
-, b,..orv OF the sport bihy La -
-. 80 defend his title IN the snlsls
-, :. ie orite possible that yon'u VIZ
-, 80 NAME NJ the younger plaSels
,-ovv4irz forward IN way 10
-. 49,. cbsroion will have 70 he az ~.
best m hold his honors @no'hei
Alexander and Hacketr defend Do oo" O-.''
a., e,ite Of persistent rumors 70 me Oo-i
,. one of the most spectacular ana III
..restirn features OF the tournament VIII
,o. be tos- The champions have not peeh
,ievioa roeether IN practice 70 any extent
+,ie soar So that even II they 20 on th@
,o..rte Touchard and Little. the chaliengers'
,-o unite likely % win the title.
Word came from Germany some time
ago that Harry Gissing the middle dis
tance runner likes Berlin so well that
ne viii settle in that city and not return
10 this country His friends mere 10 not
NM any credence I'm this rumor, saying
mar ne has set his heart on representing
tine T-uifed States az the Olympic games IN