The sun., 1916-09-12
WESTERN ATHLETES
LOSE TO EASTERN
Visitors Beaten on Land and
Water in Qualification Ten.
dered by the n. Y. A. c,
RAY NAY RUN ABROAD

II IT'S always fair weather when sood
Fellows get together. it's doubly 40 VIVA
good athletes get together. ThI, va,
exemplihed at the all around jolinca.c,
rendered to the athletes who COMPETED ,
the recent national championships by N.
New York A. C. yesterday. Almo,,
every champion worth telling about VA,
Invited by the Mercury Foo,ers. and a,
most all Of them accepted.
The athletes. more than a hundred =.
EN-. assembled at tho city club hous. q.
the New York A. c.. on Central Par
South. at s:15 A. NJ. Several "rubbe-
neck wagons" had been hired for IN.
occasion. and into tho big cars p,,ed N.
athletes and scores OF the New York A
c. members n friends.
The pilots headed the machines mort,
cast by east for Travers Island, the ma
latial summer home OF the Mercu,,
Footers on the shores OF Long Islan
Sound. The course led up Riverside
Drive and along the Hudson, where the
athletes could get II good view ~ IN.
river panorama.
Ray May Go 10 sweden.
While jeremiah r. Mahoney and o;he.
Mercury Foot orators were descrlb,ny
the scenes to the visiting athletes with
all the %eloquence of the regular rubber.
neck wagon guides Frederick Ruhie
secretary-treasurer. OF the Amateur A,r.
letic Union. announced 10 the newspaper.
men that Joiey Ray OF Chicago. the Ave
mile national champion. had been So.
lected to accompany Ted Meredith AMI
Joe LOOMS to sweden.
Ruben also said that Bob Simpson
Fred Kelly. Arlie Mucks and Andy War
were DESTROYS Of making he trip and
that he had cabled to sweden to ard
out II the Swedish sportsmen would ex.
tend the invitation to three more a;h.
letes.
Simpson may make the trip anywa,
for there is SOM doubt OYER Rays 60.
ing. Joiey is n Newly Wed. and he has
informed Mr.. Ruben that he does no,
want to make the long trip across the
Atlantic unless his bride accompanies
him. Simpson may be selected to 60 IN
Rays place.
The athletic band reached Travcrs
Island at IL A. NJ. whore yachts and
motor boats were waiting to transror'
them to Huckleberry Island. Onoc on
Huckleberry Island all hands stripped
for a swim. As the bathing place i.
sheltered from all observation and bath.
ing suits were scarce september Nom
apparel Was quite de rig.ur.
Booth Wins swim.
An impromptu Atty yard swimmis
rauN o,.. -. .,tfns.a a-.- ,,a,. ..r
was won by a. Il. Booth of the Ch.,J-,
4. A.. with Earl Thomson Of the Los
Angeles A. e. second and Fred KEY
of the Los Angeles A. c. and kenne''
Caldwell, the Irish American \. & pot,
vaul,er, in "a dead heat for third
After the swimming race WIS oye-
the fcrocious H~ucklcberiy Indians too
Kelly. Alma Richards, Dick Remer AID
Sea Gull Bagnard back into the track
less wilderness of the island and irt.
ated them In the weird rites Of IN, 'r.te
Bagnard said he never had had any.
thing so awful happen to him since ;-'
incident occurred from which h. g
his nickname.
On the way back to Travcrs ls,tr
there was an eight cared barge "a
East vs.. West. in which the Easier
representatives. Billy Iioos. Jimmy : ..
clair. young Bernie Wefers. Gus Frac.
Itch Of the New York A. g. Gonrs"
Bronder Of the Irish Americas y o.
and Harry Wo thington OF tie ,',.
A. A.. with Tommy Lennon OF the N"'
York A.. {. as coNswiin. Won ', q
quarter of "A length from the W's'"'
crew. The vanquished Western ,.'
men We're Billy Hummel ut the Ma''.'
nah A. G. of Portland. orr. Free Ms.
ray OF the Olympic club OF Stn Is.
cIrco Earl Thomson. Roy Bdgaari 4r,
Fred Kelly of the Los Angeles \. g.
Bob Simpson of the tn.Vei-t, az 81.
souri,. with Earl Eby OF IL" '.I.t-.
A. a. coXswain.
Fasteners Win Again.
On top OF the victory on the water ii'
Fasteners achieved auuth,g u'r
land when they returned To- Trl,''s p.
and, the East beating the Nc~' So .
five inning ball ann II t. >
Western nine was made NJ NJ f"'' !
Angeles. Of. Murray, a Francis '
Thomson. Los Angeles. - Ba- A''
Los Angeles. p.; Ward, Chicago
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