The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

There 10 every indication that in the
near Nrsure The specta,ors "A, athletic
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sideration AZ a result OF the suggestion
made In ,hese' columns a week ago. AL
r-sdy the managers OF ramee are begin.
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eaid ana US s.'u oSi"o'' -
w't.eh ~ Dr =. u way, N4'"''. '." Va
IN" faculty a'nie'ic committee OF S'"!'
v"sa"i High SCHOOL VINO UNKNOWN :"
the wTS1er had anticipated man! OK IN"
views expressed IN HE SCN ~ way
has tried OIL. the announcement hoard
and proved Il a success al the Stuyve-
SAINT am Tie also has tried out the
special attraction and discovered that the
local runner OF mediocre ability holds
more charms for the crowd than the
man of national fame in whom the spec
,stcr ha. only an impersonal interest.
The IMPRESSIONS Of DR.. Way are on
yeyr.l In the following letter
] read with pleasure your s1Sses'
tons regarding track meets IN yes
terday's paper. ana ! want 20 aoa
few things for your consideration we
, have FOR several years 'e'e|enD Ivh
a meet with some open events III tHe
S-venty-frst ArmorH, n Tor the pas'
ive years We have used a homemade
score board. o eight by ten ieet
Of ~blackcned thin board with large
white numbers and letters on YIN
squares hung ON hooks In ai'louh,.
the, runners and winners in N" meats
II the next event. rms mas nee"
approved and borrowed ny a large or
KanizhtiOn. hui almost no one mas
made one. The spectator can -" the
winner and time "ven II he n'iss"s 'ie
announcer voice. as ne ir~uuehtt
does II beats an announcer ior me
routine Results, but OF course " can
CIV. n talk.
Another reason for the failure "i
many meets rs that batons are no useu
for IN" RELAYS. Resulting IN dissatis-
faction. accusations OF cheating or un-
pleasant disQualihcations. Tn" haton
mechanics the whole thing ana abso-
iutrly avoids disputes. The .astes'
team in the freshman relay at Hamii-
ton Institute games vas ru'eh ou' ,or
not touching on saturday night ba-
WV"
little more trouble
The clerk or starter OF manager
often puts too many men 81 teams III
"A race. ~ tina, the spectator misses a
lot. An example. AT IN in'"nroi-
legiateS two weeks ago the eight lap
relay. two laps for "A man. was run
with nine or ten cams. II result
was too much for us 10 See. "A couple OF
had spills. two teams put out by poor
.vy.AnyeInpnt and dissatisfaction III
III" audience, Two heats earlier IN
the evening would have given sverl
team a nance and II dand5 'inal !
have seen the same thing "lsewner"
for instance. nine starters IN the sew
en;y AT the Hamilton games IN the
Tw-nty-second Regiment Armoty.
ing on. ana
'uE n'"el w It 'of''nr,,.Ve'! .",'l
one "u'' WIN r'raS"'"S ''"nS "'''', Wv
hiKycs' ana ~s' run W W "Ns"
ach'"'s III NY, th'hK. We nav
tr"d haFins IRE" as u l'"'ure "n"
DINERS nut " ""esh' We'p US NS mug,
AS 'h'heS TOT our own FOWL ~.
dancing u" IN" au"'slce, W. "''
money whrh we hhN rev l"' "
'erest OF the '~hn'V.""Hh !" t"e "u"'.
ehre IN the particular r"h''rS - ""''
oT,Vss the'n 'herc "'oIe 'n'n !" ~.
ce''en'e 81 me peIl"rmn".s ~
course mays NOT true " 'e VIZ
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