Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-02
BIG NEW YORK CLUBS SEEK SCOTT
BECAUSE OF HIS STERLING RUNNING
Paterson Boy Will, However,
Probably Stick to South
Paterson A. A.
BY THE Miller.

od\CCor 1 1OuiS otDtt III lnc
past few athletic meets. especially in
last Sundays meet. which took place
In Celtic Park. when he came within
4 1-5 seconds of an American record in
a two-mile handicap, according to re-
ports, may cause him to desert the
South Paterson A. G.. of which he Is
a present member. to join some big
metropolitan club, namely, the Xavier
A. A., New York A. @. and the irish
American A. c.
Scott has already been asked to join
some of the big athletic organizations,
but jim Kimlock, his manager, states
that Scott will remain a member of the
South Paterson A. C. 1t is mainly due
to the fine training of his manager that
Scott has branehed III as one of the
best distance men.
s.
Now that Paul Kennedy and Willie
Kraft are not eligible to compete In
the Diocesan Union games, which will
take place a week from Saturday at
Hillside Park, the Saint Colombia
teams chances of capturing the relay
are slim. Kennedy and Kraft are two
of the best steppers on the team, and,
In fact, the two best runners In the
club.
Leo Carew, former shot-put champion
of the D. u. will compete for the Saint
Columbus In that event at the D. u.
games. Carew lost his title, u hopes
to regain it this year.
.
During his leisure hours in Milford,
Pa, Rupert Mills, the local boy, Is
practicing high jumping. Rup expects
to carry off first honors in the High
School field day next season. and is
even confident of5breaking a. record.
Roger Salmon is also doing a little
work at high jumping and atfthe In
time coaching Mills.
O.
Willie Burke, who was the individual
champ at st. Benediet's College last
season, and Eddie Desch, of the same
institution, are entered in the Knights
of Columbus games, August rs. Both
will. be back In the college next year.
.
A team that has a good chance OF
capturing honors at the d. u. meet a
week from Saturday is the st. Angus
tine c. c. track team, of Union Hill.
The team is training every day at old
Gutenberg track and the work of the
athletes indicates that they will nave
a team of youngsters at the big field
day that will make local teams hustle.
Local fans would no doubt like to
know that George Hooley, of this city,
won the three-mile run of the Sterling
A. c., held on Monday night at Eliza
beth. The Sterlings will hold a similar
event in the near future.
Hal Holland is still working out each
day. He is better than ever, according
to himself.
Eckert. a promising %youngster OF
Union Hill, is practising daily for the
d. U. meet. He is doing 100 yards in
ten seconds fiat.
The New York A. G. will certainly be
weakened in their hammer-throwing.
Matt McGrath and Con Walsh are now
competing unattached.
.
e. A. Hunger. who finished second to
Louis Scott Sunday. is a former Cornell
University runner But Scott made
him look foolish, winning by seventy
yards.
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1t will be a great athletic day in
Trenton Saturday. The Ancient Order
of Hibernians will hold their games.
Many of the best athletes in Pennsyl-
vania will compete. Special trains
from Philadelphia viii run to the
, grounds.
EN
Ray Ewry, the worlds greatest
standing broad jumper, is again train
ing. He is sure to make this Olympic
team, although he is quite stiff from
| lack OF training.