The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-01

De1ll, Lne secretary, mas submitted U to the associations of France, Can ada, South Africa, Belgium, United States and the International Fedora tiOn. In a letter to George T. Adee, president of the National association, he asks for a, statement of the views Of the [. S. \. L. A. which will be considered in connection with the opinions of the other countries before action is taken by the British asso- citation.
 The proposed plan of the Boston A. A. to enact an athletic member ship rule is in lines with that adopted by the New York A. C., and which in the past has been responsible for the Mercury Footers developing strong athletic teams. Evidently the Uni corn athletic officials are in favor of djsputing the New Workers bid for premier athletic honors, for the al- lowing of athletic competitors to come in at $10 per capita means that some of the New England athleti champions who are strong in ath- Ietic ability but weak in the pocket book will have a chance to join the Back Bay club.
 Benny Leonard did to Willie Rit- chic just what nine critics out of 10 thought he would, namely, have Will lie holding on or knocked out before the end of the hnal session. Ritchie by no means though was disgrac ced. He showed just what wonderful phys ical condition he had kept himself in. even without being a championship holder. Willie still can take a fall out of many of these near weIter- weights who are parading through the country claiming titles. but it is doubtful if he would consent to take cn only a real topnotcher.
 There is no doubt about Joie Ray heinz all primed for new record, if he could only get the chance and conditions were right for him. His 1 1o0o-yards' run over in Brooklyn, : Monday night, where he ran the dis tance in 2 minutes, 13 2-5 seconds, which was three-ffths of a second faster than Johnny Overton's former time, shows how Joie is running. Too l had the little Westener is not eligible l to compete in the Intercollegiate ath- letic championships.
 All the athlettC trainers returning l from the Penn relays are raving over ] the performance of Le Grendre, the 1 Georget, athlete who ran away with tLe Pentathlon championship l down in Quakerville this year. They | say he has not reached his limit by a long shot and he is going to make 1 one of the most versatile athletes | ever known to the college ranks be- fore he gets through. Jackie Magee, down ar Bowdoin, called the turn on l i1-1 l, | at Hebron Academy. Now this for mer schoolboy champ" has started and he is yet to be heard from.
 No one hardly recognized Frank Shea of Pittsburgh from his r,Innins, down in the Penn relay games. They i could hardly believe that this was the same Chap that came within one hf--.. 15f a second of Ted Meredith's s I world quarter mile record a year ago,
 but Shea is not the same runner this year that he was last.
 The New York Spring Horse Show
 opened at DurIand's in New York last night and a large crowd was on hand. Prominent among those who were present were a number of well
 known diplomats and sportsmen from European countries who are touring
 the country.
 The Havre meeting so far has been
 Q tremendous success, financially and
 otherwise. The attendance has been
 unusually good and the races have
 been keenly competed for.
 The club championships at Brook
 lawn will not be started until some time late in September or early in | October, 1t was announced today.