The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
EVIL PRACTICE
TO Be STOPPED
A. A. U. Is After Athletes Who
Hold Up Clubs for Ap-
pearance Money.
AMERICAN CANDIDATE FOR
OXFORD FOOTBALL KICKED
Talking II Up" Too Much in
Evidence in College
Baseball.
BY MANHATTAN.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK, July 1.-The practice Of
athletes demanding bonuses renders the
use OF expense money likely to be
stamped out In this section.
The registration committee Of the
METROPOLITAN association Of the A. A. u.
cases of alleged demands by some athletes
for money to compete In track meets.
The Bricklayers union received a sane
ton for a meet ut Celtic park three weeks
ago and when IL asked some athletic stars
10 appear the latter demanded bonuses
for competing.
Chairman Farley hopes 10 be able to
get men who have been holding up clubs
for appearance money.
wish critics OF American sports would
abandon the Idea that English methods
are superior to ours. Professor Bran
mans quotation of an English critic 10
the effect that the offending chatterer in
England would get a rap over the head
is in a piece with most English opinion
on our sports. Should the batter at base
ball club tho catcher OF the opposing
team with his hickory weapon? An Amer
lean Rhodes scholar was asked 10 come
out for the Oxford football team. He went
out and WAS left 10 his own devices. He
had no opportunity to learn much OF the
English rules. nor did anyone offer TO
help him. His American training taught
him To fall on loose ball He did so.
whereupon both teams gathered around
and kicked him in the ribs until he got
off the ball. What sort OF Sportsman
shin was that and did it reflect credit
upon Oxford?
Interesting Contest.
The National Association OF Amateur
Oarsmen has planned an interesting con
test in connection with the national re-
race Is being arranged between James
Ten Eyck, the famous coach OF Syracuse
university. and James Riley OF Saratoga.
another veteran oarsman. who was one
OF the best scullers In America.
Inc veterans met last year on the lake
and Ten Eyck was victor. Riley is eager
20 regain his prestige, and when Ten
Eyck IN company with Fortmayer. went
up 10 Saratoga 10 lay out q course, Riley
challenged tho coach to match race.
Satisfactory arrangements have beon
made for the big races and there will be
a record entry for the events. Canada
VIII send It's strongest crews, while the
west VIII contribute competitors. Two
ST. Louis clubs are the latest TO send in
their entries.
Howlng and chattoring. or talking It
up" as tho professionals call Il, has been
too much In evidence on the college base
ball fields. Dean Briggs OF Harvard was
among tho first 10 call attention TO the
revival OF the evil and his lead has been
followed by other criticisms In the Har-
ward Bulletin, Most OF these have been
sincere and reasonable, but the remedies
suggested have not been particularly
Harvard publication a letter on the sub
ject by Prof. J. II. Branuau.
Since writing TO you / regret to say
that have reason 10 modify my COM
mendation of the Improvement in the
manner OF the Harvard nine, In the game
with PennsylvHnia, our men, though far
behind tho Pennsylvania nine in their In
diligence TO the noisy. vulgar. chattering,
showed o deplorabe tendency to relapse
into the bad habit
The Yale athletes. who viii talee part
In tho dual games with Oxford and Cam
bridge at London. July IL. are:
John II. Stewart Jr OF Baltimore for
the 4a0-yard dash: George a. Chisolm
North !, AttleboEo, Mass; f9r, the l2o-yard
In the broad jump; r. A. Reilly. Spring
field; Mass for the ioo-yard dash. Woos-
ter Garfield, Seymour. Conn. for the high
jump; c. c, Chllds, .Freemount. Ohio, the
newly-chosen captain. for the hammer
throw j. II. Fitzpatrick. New York City
broad jump; r. U. Thatcher. Cincinnati.
the loo-yard dash, and the trainer John
Fl. Mack.
II has been long time since Champion
Martin Sheridan was returned loser In
a scratch discus event and the record
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