The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-28
DETR0|TER BEST
| 22O-YARD MAN
IN COUNTRY
James r. Sullivan Puts Ralph Craig
On All-American and All-Col-
lege Teams in Big
Guide.
Horner, of Grand Rapids, Is Picked
As the Best Shot Putting Cole.
gian for the Year, as Well.

The most prominent authority on
athletics in the United States de-
clares over his own signature that
Ralph Craig, the Detroit boy who was
last year a member OF the University
OF Michigan's track team, is the best
220-yard runner in the country
The selection will undoubtedly
please Craig's many friends who have
watched his work, first as member
of the athletic teams OF Central high
school and since then under Trainer
fKraentzlein at Ann Arbor.
Craig's distinction is particularly
notable I'm the fact that he Is ranked
not only as the best collegian at his
Speciality but also as the best anna
teur, regardless OF affiliation.
The annual Spalding Athletic Al
manac is out.
The feature of the 1911 Almanac is
the selection by the editor, James e.
Sullivan. of an All-America Athletic
neam IL is the first time in the his
tory OF the Almanac that such a selec-
lion has been made, and 1t will natur-
ally cause quite some comment
.nmong the followers OF the track and
held athletics.
The AlI-Americs.
The AllAmerica5 team selected by
the Secretary Of the A. A. u, Is as
Follows: rs yards run, Robert
Cloughen, Irish-American Athletic
club, New York; 100 yards run, +: l..
Ramsdell. University of Pennsylvania;
,220 yards run, r. c. Craig. University
OF Michigan; 400 yards run, !. N. Dav-
senport, University OF Chicago; $50
yards run, Harry Z. Gissing, New
York Athletic club; 1000 yards run,
Melvin w. Sheppard. lrish-American
athletic club, New York; one mile
run, Arthur +. Baker, Oberlin college;
two miles run. T. s. Berna, Cornell
university; Ave miles run, Geo. V.
Bonhag, Irish-American Athletic club,
New York; ten miles run, Win Bailey,
New York Athletic club; cross coun-
TRY run, f. c. Bellars, New York Ath-
'letic club; 100 yards hurdle, w. A.
Edwards, University of California; 220
yards hurdle, @. p. Gardner, Harvard
university; running broad jump. Frank
&c. Irons, Chicago Athletic association;
drumming high jump, Walter Thomas
sen, New York Athletic club; pole
vault, Leland 8. Scott, Stanford uni
fyersity; standing high jump, Plat
Adams, New York Athletic club;
standing broad jump. Ray G. Ewry,
New York Athletic club; three stand
Ting jumps, Dad Healey, Pastime Ath-
sletic club, New York; running hop.
step and jump, Dan Aherne, Irish
american club. New York; shot-put,
Ralph Rose, Olympic club, San Fran
Hcisco; throwing 16-lb. hammer, John
Flanagan, Irish-American Athletic
iciub, New York; weight for distance,
sP. Mcdonald. h-American Athletic
Club New York: throwing 56-lb.
weight for height, Con. Walsh, New
York Athletic club; throwing the dis
cue, Martin ]. Sheridan, Irish-Amer-
tican Athletic club, New York: throw
fing the javelin. Bruno Brodd, Irish
american Athletic club, New York:
Iall-around athletics, f. c. Thompson,
occidental colleg, Los Angeles.
The AlI-coIlege.
Aside from the selection for an ALI
fAmerica track team for the season,
THE editor has selected an All-Amer-
lea college team for 1910. The team
selected by Mr.. Sullivan is as follows:
200 yards run, F. L. Ramsdell, Univer-
Fity of Pennsylvania; go yards run,
Dr. G. Craig, University of Michigan:
44o yards run, l. N. Davenport, Uni.
Nersity OF Chicago; $50 yards run, G..
III, Whitley, Princeton university; 100
sy-rds hurdle, w. A. Edwards, Univer.
isity OF California; 220 yards hurdle.
g. p. Gardner. Harvard university:
one mile run, A. +. Baker, Oberlin col.
l01e; two miles run. 7. s. Berna.
cornell university; running broad
Jump, J. WATSON, University OF Notre
Dame: running high jump. }. w. Bur.
dick, University Of Pennsylvania: pole
vgult, Leland s. Scott Leland Stan.
ford university; putting 16-lb shot,
". Horner, jr., University of Michigan I:
Throwing the 16-lb. hammer, Lee Tai
bolt, Pennsylvania State college
cross country run, T. p. Jones, Cor
nell university.
The illustrations in the book are the
finest which have yet appeared I'm an
athletic almanac OF any description.
The most noted athletes OF the day
are shown, as we'll as athletic scenes
OF notable incidents Of the year. For
these alone the book should be kept
yearly, as they include the pictures
OF over one thousand athletes
Another illustration which will he
of Interest Is that OF the Stadium i'm
Stockholm, Sweden. in which the
Olympic games OF 1912, will take
place.