New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
War in Europe Keeps Law
son Robertson, Coach of
Irish-American Ath-
letic Club.
BY ABEL X. KlVLAT.

The Irish-American Athletic Club
could not have had a better wish graf
flied than their wish of something to
happen in Europe. 1t happened, with
the great European war. By this war
going on now the Irish club keeps the
services of Lawson Robertson, it's ath-
letic coach, and the chances are that
he will stay here for some time to
come.
Robertson cannot very well afford to
take a chance with his wife and five
year-old daughter in attempting to get
to Austria-Hungary. He has tried all
the transatlantic lines and they have
refused him transportation. Now the
winning club feels confident enough Of
winning at the national championships
at Baltimore, although the competition
this year will be keener than ever. The
Boston A. A. and the Illinois A. A. have
recruited very heavily among the col
leges and universities in the respective
sections.
Notices have been sent out to all the
athletes Of the Irish club that train
ing for the national junior and senior
and metropolitan Senior championships
in September will start on August 10 at
Celtic Park. Robertson also states
that he will "be on the job" every day
except Saturday.
The third Monday in September the
metropolitan district will hold its an
nual meeting TO elect new officers.
Among the present committee up for
reelection are George Matthews, John
Connolly, John Deignan and John FL
berts, and judging from the present
conditions it seems as though they
will be reelected. One man positively
sure of reelection is II. 0bertubessing,
the A. A. U. official Handicapped Of the
district.
Friends Of Homer Baker, New York
Athletic Club half-miler, are anXiously
waiting for some news OF his where
abouts. When last heard Of he was in
Germany. and by this time he may have
been taken up as a soldier by Kaiser
Wilhelm. Other athletes along with
Baker are Patterson, University OF
Pennsylvania, sprinter, and Potter,
hurdler. of Yale University. Baker and
Potter will have 10 get on the job IL
they want to get back here in time to
compete for the New Yorks in the ma
tionals and metropolitan in Septenn-
Der. Oler, who arrived on the Olympic,
left the above athletes in Berlin and
started for Paris, where he, hearing
war rumors. Immediately set sail for
America. He stated that they were
treated royalty wherever they COM
peted no complaint whatsoever
Mcmillan, captain and shortstop of
the Rochester team in the international
League, is a cousin Of Ike Lowell, the
crack hurdler Of the Irish-American
Athletic Club. lie has many friends
among the New York athletes, who are
all roofing for him and his team to
win the international pennant this
year. Many Of the athletes have been
watching the Hustlers play the Indians
at Newark during this series-as It Is
being termed, the Crucial series"
There will be duel in weights when
Paddy Ryan, Pat Mcdonald and Matt
McGrath, all of the Irish-American
Athletic Club, meet in the champion
ships at Baltimore and Celtic Park.
Last year at Chicago the difference IN
distance was less than five inches be-
tween the three giants in the 56-pound
weight for distance. At present the
three are in gerat shape to smash the
records in their specially.
The whales as they have been
nicknamed by the rest OF the athletes,