The San Francisco call., 1913-11-28

Congratulations to Herb Morton,
the new Pacific association ten-mile
road champion. Morton is the only
real rival that Oliver Millard has
over distance of five miles or more.
A race between these two men for
the Pacific association track cham
pionship would be big feature that
the association could well stage In
the spring.
The race would undoubtedly bring
out large entry. 1t should be an
annual affair just as the road race
is. Morton has been in the public
eye as a distance runner for the
past few years ever since he attended
Mountain View high. His win yes
terday is ample proof of his ability to
go against the best ten milers that
can be pitted against him.
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Once an indoor date is awarded to
the first club applying for it. it is up
to the Pacific association not to award
any other date until after the first
conner has pulled off its meet.
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With to staring them in the face
the Yosemites made a great showing
yesterday in coming from behind in
the last period of play against the
Originals, winning out to Z. Nothing
will do the Originals now but that a
return game be played. These two
teams are showing the class among
the local old game teams and an
other meeting would be welcomed by
the fans.
Now that all the road races are a
thing of the past, athletes will be pre-
pairing themselves for the indoor
meets. At the present time there are
indications of at least two high class
indoor meets. Every one Is waiting
to see which club will grab the first
date.
The pilot car of yesterdays road
race made a big mistake in the park
when it stopped in the center of the
road with the flag hoisted on high.
Morton mistook this as the turning
point of the race, and went round
it and started on his homeward
course. He lost fully 15 yards by the
mistake, not to mention lost energy.
Edgar Stout never ran better in his
life than he did yesterday, consid-
ering he had but three days training.
If Stout would go at things with
some method he would be one of the
best distance men hereabouts. He
has the pace for a mile runner If he
was properly trained and used his
head.
The Call yesterday was able to re-
port in detail the entire route of the
road race through the courtesy Of the
Studebaker Automobile company,
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of the sports department to get the
complete details of the race.
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There is another titled Englishman
anxious to lift the America cup. If
our friend Sir Thomas Upton fails
with his four time Shamrock, then
Sir Charles Allen of London will
challenge for 1915. Sir Charles is one
of England's best known yachtsmen
and is the owner of the famous yacht
Istria, which takes race after race
at all the European regattas Sir
Charles will build a special yacht for
the America cup race If necessary.
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+ we have not heard much of late of
that 100000 fund that John Bull was
trying to raise to send his best to the
next Olympiad. When our elongated
Uncle Sammy needs the coin for the
Berlin Olympiad he will ask for it a
few months before the date and will
not find any trouble in getting what
he asks for.
Sorry, Johnnie, that the money mar
ket is so tight with you at present.
Poor old John Bull. About the only
championship that he now claims is
Vf5e "suffragette golf title" and is It