Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
AIl-American Team Will Leave for
Other Side in November.
Schedule Arranged.
WILLIAM UNMARK WILL
MANAGE AFFAIR AGAIN
Efforts Are Being Made to Sign
Kiviat, Adams, Jones, Craig
and Kelly for Trip.
By Thomas J. Halpin.
Quarter Champion of United
States and Canada,


a N all-American track and field
~ team will leave San Francisco
for New Zealand and Australia
about the middle OF November. The
trip this year is assured. for all ar
rangements have been made and the
team is under consideration.
The trip Of an American team,
which was to be composed of West
ern track stars, old not fall through
last year because of the Australians
the contrary, the true reason was due
to the fact that a numer of the men
selected dropped out at the last mo-
ment after all arrangements had been
completed and berths engaged on a
boat sailing for that country.
Eastern Stars to Make Trip.
The Australians have never been
able to understand the reason why
the trip failed, and despite the ef-
forts of William Unmack, who had
charge of the affair and who will
manage the trip this year. the sports
men of New Zealand are yet in the
dark as regards the last proposed
trip.
The team this year will be selected
from athletes in the East and West
and 1t will be more of an all-Ameri-
can outfit fine schedule has been
arranged which will embrace the
cities Of Auckland, Wellington, Dune
din, Christchurch and Rotorua in
New Zealand, Launceton and Hobart
in Tasmania, Sydney Melbourne
Newcastle and possibly Adelaide and
Brisbane in Australia, besides many
other country towns. The team win
reach San Francisco on the return
trip about the middle OF April, 1914.
The tour Is being arranged by the
Pacific Coast Association of the A. A.
u, and special permits will be grant
ed the men to compete by the ma
tional body. The athletes will enter
over a score of meets. Some weeks
the men will have to compete in two
meets, but at the present time this
is all tentative but a full schedule
will be arranged in the course of
month
To Run on Grass Tracks.
All of the meets will be held on
grass tracks, and for this class of
tracks the Australians have shown
some wonderfully fast performances.
The sprinters will be the attraction,
for in that country, as in England, the
favorite events are the 100 and 800
yard dashes, and many wagers are
placed on these races. Cox, of New
South Wales, is a very fast sprinter,
having been credited with ten sec
onds many times. In New Zealand,
Roland Opie, who has a great repu-
tation even in this country, is coming
out again to compete against the
American team. He has been in re-
tirement for some time, but should
be able to get running in fine shape
again. He has been credited with
9 As seconds for the 100, while he
has also done 81 As for the 22O on
grass.
These tracks are liable to bother
the American sprinters, as they have
had little experience in running on
this sort of a footing. The Australi-
ans are, on the other hand very ia
miliar with these courses and will
have the advantage of competing in
their own country.
In past cases where American ath-
letes have visited Australia they have
been bothered to a great extent by
the hot, dry heat. They have how
ever, been able to run much faster in
the Antipodes than in this country,
when they became aCclimated.
Up to the present time no definite
invitations have been issued, but
William Unmack has, however, been
corresponding with Kiviat and Plat
Adams and several other well-known
American athletes. Among these are
Jones. Craig and Kelly.