The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11

pared by the English Amateur Ath-
1etic Association for the development
of English athletes for the Olympic
games at Berlin in 1916 has attracted
favorable comment both at home and
abroad. It is proposed to create in
terest and enthusiasm in track and
field sports in all grades of comp eti-
tors from the school boy to the club
athlete A systematic series of cham
pionship games at standard metric
distances is planned, beginning with
public school championships and con-
tinuing through every classification Of
English athletics up to the national
championships.
The programme includes: Public
School Observation-Disclosures the ap-
proval and cooperation of the head
masters, and a committee from the
schools to accept entries and to man
age the meeting. County Champion
ships-To take place in counties
where they do not at present exist at
metric distances. Triangular Olympic
Contests-Triangula contests be-
tween England, Scotland and Ireland
at metric distances. Olympic Field
EventS-To include these in the ANA
teur Athletic Association champion
ships. and Introduce such field events
which are not at present included, |
and, if possible, to arrange, for a |
two-days' meeting. Scatch Raccs---To |
assist affiliated clubs with prizes, pro-
vided they include approved scratch |
races at metric distances in their pro- |
granme. Such races to include |
scratch races during 1913 and 1914 for |
novices, open only to competitors who |
have never won a prize in athletics. |
ordinary school competitions not to |
count. A series OF competitions at |
Olympic distances and events 20 be |
called Olympic novice trials. The |
to he Law
competitors over seventeen years of
age who have never won a prize at |
athletics, ordinary school competi- |
tons and junior sections of athletic |
clubs not to count as wins.
On the question of training and |
trainers, the A. A. A. officials have
announced that the question of train
ing has been considered at length, and !
it was agreed that necessary arrange
ments should be made Ior central |
quarters in London and other centers, |
such as Manchester, birmingham, |
Cardiff and Newcastle, where an Of
fetal trainer and adviser would be en-
the track at a set hour to advise and
help approved athletes. It was decid-
ed also to provide proper sets of ap-
paratus for field eventsc at various
centers; to hold Olympic trials in
1915 and to urge every affiliated club
or permitted body to include a field
event in their programme. In order
to encourage a general effort on the
part of athletes to better their times
and distances, the A. A. A. proposes
to award standard medals. gold, sill
standards at Olympic distances, these
standards to be fixed for all metric
scratch and field events, 10 athletes
to hold more than one medal for each
class at any one distance.
An air of earnestness pervades the
which is in marked contrast tic the
rather Indifferent attitude which has
shocked veteran alumni during the
past few years. On all sides there is
an apparent awakening to the need of
pulling out of the rut if the Blue is
to resume it's record of winning a
fair share of the contests in which its
teams are entered. 1t is not alone in
the major sports that this new spirit
IS evidenced, but in the minor COM
petitions well. Although football
and fall rowing now hold the atten-
ion of the majority of the students,
he coaches and managers of the win
-er sport teams are actively engaged
n preparing for strong squads and.
schedules.
AS an example of the new spirit at
New Haven, the Yale Basketball AS N
has decided to enter a var
ity five in the intercollegiate Basket
,al1 Eeague this winter. The Blue
withdrew from the league last winter
wing to lack of interest and financial
upport on the part of the student
,ody. 1t has been decided, however,
hat in order to stimulate interest in
at Yale it will be necessary
o have the university represented in
he league again. AS a result of this
[ecision Captain H. D. Swihart will
all the candidates together at the
nd of November and place them in
barge Of Coach Haskell Noyes, cap
ain of the Yale cham pionship teams
f 1907 and 1908. Since his era duation &
Joyes has coached the University of =
fives with remarkable sue m
ess.
The hockey squads will also start
arlier than usual this season in order
hat the varsity team may have the
enefit of a number of practice games
rior to the opening of the Intercol-
agiate series. Conditions for practice
nd play will be far superior to those
xisting during previous years. A
ew artificial ice rink will be avail
bic at New Haven this winter, and
he Yale seven will have the same
pportunity for training as Harvard
as in the Boston rink and Column bia,
/ the New York rink. The new rink ~
ill have a playing surface of close to
J. 900 square feet and will be equipped e
18th locker rooms, shower baths and -
,unging rooms. The rink which is a q
usiness enterprise and not connected
18th the university athletics, will be N
coated within a few blocks of the W
ampus. Heretofore the Yale hockey
loyers have been obliged to ride to
ne edge of Yale field in order to use
lie open-air rink, which proved un-
satisfactory except in the coolest
Gather.
REGARDLESS of the divergence of
pinion relative to the practicability
the aeroplane for pleasure or COM | q
lercial purposes or for warfare, there
an be no question as to it's speed pos
biIities. The wonderful record of M
-aurice Provost, who averaged 1874 so EEL
lies per hour in the recent 124.28
lille international cup race at Rheims,
rance. brings speed to a point that