The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-16
One Minglc Interrupts When
Reporters Seek News of
Great Runners.
CAPT. JACKSON FACETIOUS
Says q. A. SprOulc's Best Time
for Mile Is 400, Which
Beats All Records.

tdHVe '""HVlS cNcT sTIppeu IN one pack
age arrived on the olympic yesterday.
The arrivals comprised the oxford Uni
versty team which Is booked to run at
the University OF Pennsylvania relay car.
ni,al ut Franklin Field, Philadelphia. on
April 20. one Of the quartet was Arnold
~ s jackson, who established himself
as the best miller OF the day by winning
the 1900 meter race Mt Stockholm and
taking the Olympic crown from such
sterling American runners as John Paul
Jones, Norman Taber and Abel kiviat
The curiosity of athletes who watched
the belated docking Of the liner was di.
rected to jackson. All were anxious to
meet the successor OF such great Eng
lish distance runners as W. q. George.
Fred Bacon and Alfred Shrubb. The
newcomer has an athletic pedigree. for
his uncle. c. N. Jackson. was the best
hurdler In the United Kingdom when
athletic sport was I'm Its infancy. and
since as treasurer OF the university has
held strong influence ON the sporting
proclivlties Of the Dark Blues.
Jackson has more the appearance OF a
poet than an athlete. Tall. pale and
dark. with rather effeminate counte-
nance, the Oxonian looked like the las,
man one would pick out to make n
gruelling nnish In mile race after he
had been carried along in close to record
figures. The Englishman had all the re-
serve credited TO his nation. and this was
slightly Increased perhaps. by the con-
fession that he had agreed to write
articles on the doings OF the team for
an American paper.
In the background were the other menu
bers OF the team--G A. Sproule. an
Australian Rhodes scholar. whose forte is
three mile running: u. ". Gaussen. n
miller. capable Of better than $50. and
q. s, Robertson. n substitute, whose per-
formances are shrouded in doubt until
Mr.. Jackson chooses to disclose them.
Norman Taber. who went to oxford as n
Rhodes student from Rhode Island. Is the
fourth member OF the team He IL at
Brown University, from which he grad
Uated making arrangements for the train
ing OF the team. and did not appear to
welcome his confrcres.
From the moment he stepped on the
dock Jackson was surrounded by a COM
mttee from the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, and the local contingent had
little chance to exchange words with the
master miller Daniel J. Ferris repre-
s.nted James +. Sullivan. the American
commissioner to the Olympic games at
Stockholm and secretary OF the A. A. U.
He presented written welcome on the
Part of the A. a. L., which was quietly
tucked away in the Oxonian's pocket
with the remark that he would read II
when he had time. Melvin Sheppard. one
Of the men beaten by Jackson at stock
holm, also had "a communication TO deliver
and this met with the same fate.
Lawson Robertson, trainer or the irish
American A. c.. managed TO get In a
word regarding the weather. the opinion
vouschafed by the visitor being; 1t IL
Jolly sad" Capt. Paul Pilgrim OF the
New York A. C. was there to offer the
visitors the courtesy Of the New York A.
C. during their stay In this country pu'
there WAS no indication that TINS cour-
tesy would be taken advantage OF.
. From Penn University there came &c
greet the Engllshmen DR.. Geyelin, man
aver of the track team OF 1906 and son Oh
n. L. Geyelin. for nearly thirty years AS
ISOLATED with Penn athletics; ives
Fraser manager Of last year'c track team
and j. r Lavery. There also was per
son named Mingie. secretary Il rem
sylvana club. His initials could not o'
discovered and his main activities wer'
devoted TO seeing that Jackson should no
he annoyed by the questions OK inter
viewers.
When the reporters managed to breal
through the Gordon OF protectors IA rev
rapid fire questions were fired at the iioi
OF the party. When asked whether IN
men did any training on the way owe
there was no answer, but when u wa
asked il they took walking exercise IN
captain OF the team replied gen'aily ina
they "ate" Nevertheless. II was Learned
that the runners took regular exercise j
preparation for the bout with America
collegians on April 20.
More than that IL was learned tina
Capt. Jackson himself provided a distinc
entertainment for the passengers on tn
Olympic on Monday night. he attended
reception dressed to impersorate woma
and offered To dance the tango with an
partner His makeup was so good tina
many OF the passengers thought he reall
was a girl.
The worlds amateur record for mil
Of l142-5 belongs to John Paul Jone
and was made on the Harvard Stadium
track. Jackson was asked whether
would like To try and beat that recor
before going back to England. I'VE cam
out 10 run the relay he replied.
lie was assured that there was yer
fast track at Cambridge and queried n
10 whether IL an Invitation was extende
he would not take advantages OF III
chance TO make a new record. The repl
was
III have time I should very much uk
10 see the track. but will not he able
run as We are booked to return O
April 2S"
J All efforts were frutless to get at III
strength Of the team outside OF Jackso
' anu lhDtI, whose peTtorHidHccs dTc VIC
known The oxford captain when aske
WAa' SprUue could do for mile replie
IN facetlous spirit '''4;09."
Even SprOule's best time for three mil.
could not be obtained because OF Il
mt'glnr Of Mngle.
7h' best information that could
ga'.rr"d about q. :. Robertson. the sui
SlNu''. was that he was i'll Oh board shi
'aH. jackson did not even know wheth,
]" Vas relative OF the q. =. Robertso
VINO VISITED this country as "A member
- ''N'fd team about twenty years ag
bui p" thought not
1'W visitors We're taken to the Hot
Wa 'iHl last night and will lea,
ms ''nlug for Providence. where the
vii I' Iiber. After "A few days sta
"'' I'uo practice on the Brown Tn
.r' track the men will proceed
r"''I''n h'a. where they VIII compile
'i raining for the race. The differe
7 ''h'F houses will be put at their di
'' "' Il they care to they can take
"' A'"dH N the training quarters.
We" Polo MssaGer Arrives.
''''' - Miller. who IL to take charge
10 an Long Island. arrived on q
,,F'i Aosierday. He Ii n brother
'' o. - Miller, who was in charge