The sun., 1916-09-17
CRACKS OF 1915.
HAD NOTHING ON
STARS OF 1895.
In Ten Mutual Events Old
Timers Have Edge i'm Five
and Tie in Another.
PAST AND PRESENT
CLASSICS COMPARE
~ ~sPRINTER.

n America"
That is what President Turner Of the
Amateur Athletic Union Is quoted as
aylne at the close OF the senior ma
tional track n field championships
which were held In weeQuahic Park.
Newark. . week g yesterday.
From a scenic and attendance view
point Mr.. Turner va not far from
hsht. with the possible exception of
tho throng that witnessed the national
championships Of 1911. which were held
in the huge Forbes Field stadium In
Plttsburg. no meet In the history Of the
A. A. l.. ever attracted a. great An
army Of athletic followers as witnessed
the recent track INC field battles in
Newark. And with the one exception
Of the imposing natural a~mphitheatre
a. Seattle. In which the title struggles
Of 1909 were waged. no more beautiful
setting ever framed a national cham
psonshlp meeting than that which Wee
quahic Park furnished a week age.
But from a distinctively competitive
viewpoint some Of the old timers Ques-
ton Mr.. Turner's assertion that the
carnival was the greatest athletic meet
sver held in America"
The Famous Meet Of '0B.
When asked what was the greatest
meet they will answer why. the great
International dual meet between the
New York A. G.. and the London A. C..
here on old Manhattan Field back In
Us"
And so perhaps a comparison OF the
performances made a week z yester-
day in weequahic Park. Newark. with
those hung up on old Manhattan Field
Just ,wenty-one years ago next Thurs
day-the internationals took place on
September 81. lss5-wil prove inter-
esting to the athletic fans.
Ten similar events we're held at the
two meetings. There were nineteen
events on the championship programme
q, Newark a week ago and eleven In the
memorable meet Of 1895. Ten OF the
,.s ysn c.ca:" which made ~ the NAN
haitian Field programme were con-
tested at the Newark meet. The dis
lance race at the 'S5 games was at
three miles. while the ~distancers had to
race tve miles at the recent classics In
Newsrk.
A glance AT the accompanying table
will show that In five of the ten mutual
events the old timers hung up superior
performances. in four Young America
bes,ed the old boys. and in n II
Wa even Stephen" The Old timers
gain the victory by the margin Of one
event.
Wefers Superior TO ward.
When Andy Ward captured the 100
yard cha mpionship a week x ne LED
such crack sprinters as Alvah Meyer.
Joe LOOMS and Andy Kelly to the tape
N n seconds. At the internationals
wefers led the great Bradley Of England
and Johnny Crum to the worsted In
~ seconds. Ward took o the
same field into camp in the 22O As he
lid in the 100. flying the Surlong In
Il 3-i seconds. wcfers beat the Scotch
man Downer In the same time at the
nt-nationals.
Wefers showed a nth OF a second
faster time In the 100 h did Ward
ard the pair made an equal time show
ne In the go. There are few OF the
Experts. however. who will grant that
Ward is "A second Bernie Wefers. The
Young Chicagoan did some remarkable
sprinting at the Newark meet as his
"evens' in both semi-rnal and nnal OF
he 100 and 81 SIS seconds in both heat
and nnal Of the eco will attest. He may
yet show himself the equal Of the great
WV W. ti''i ~ -, ss6sS Do 49,
rail II will be many a day before a
Splinter IL unearthed who can compare
with Bernie in all round sprinting
ability.
Wefers was a speed marvel. He was
wonderfully fast from a jump UP to a
quarter mile. His best times were made
~ events from 100 yards to 800 yards
'ut Bernie was u wonderful short dasher
and could hold his own with the best
of en- up to the quarter mile. In fact
j, has been said Of wefers that had he
chosen 10 specialize In the quarter ne
would have developed into az great a
double furlonger as he was a Splinter.
Bernie Wonderfully COnsistent.
Wefers probably was the most con-
sis,ent 9 As and 81 1-5 seconds mar
the spor, ever produced. 1t always took
more than 10 l-5 seconds TO beat hin
in the 100 and more han 22 seconds II
the furlong. Yet In these days we otter
see . 40 seconds %sprinters getting
licked in 10 l-5-there were several sucf
cases at the Newark meet-and sup
posedly 81 is seconds men failing Il
figure in races won by others in 2:
seconds.
Tom IIalpin led the great Meredith
home in the 40 yard event at the New
hN games In 40 4-5 seconds. Wher
Tommy Burke nosed out the Engllshmar
Jordan in the last jump for the worstet
In the quarter mile contest at the Inter
nationals the watches showed - seconds
nat The quarter mile at the intrrna
'onals was f~our-hfths Of a second fastoI
'han the recent national quarter mill
championship race.
None Of the experts will accredit Hal
tn with being as great a quarter mile
- Meredith. Ted was short on work {
Ttek ago. hut that was his own fault
ilalpiu showed he was the best man a
y. lin" and that was counted
The Boston A. A. greyhound ran a re
Harkahl- race, jumping Meredith with
greyhound burst on the homestretch ant
SAVING off Ted's dying squirt In the las
'wcnt! yards.
Burke's Remarkable Race.
Burke ran a remarkable race In tn
olar'"r in '95. Tommy's clubma's
ieorge Sands. went ~ at the crack o
'he pistol and set a eartbreaking cliT
Jordan, the Englishman. tackled right Of
behind and enjoyed a sleigh ride. Burk
hnhg apparently too far back. In tn
oa'ksiretch Jordan. who was a bis
powerful, red headed fellow. lengthene'
out and passed Sands. Burke appeared I
be out OF striking distance, and fort
Yards from the tape II looked al II JoT
dan had the race cinched. But TOmm
FOOLED everybody. He had a lot left u
his sleeve and. uncorking Q terrific spec
hurs', flashed up from the ruck an
hosed the Briton out at the tape.
ON" of the hest foot running exhibI
tons at the Newark championships va