New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

Bernie jr., trained by his father when a
schoolboy and now member of the Winged
DOT organization, where his dad is still a
member, progressed rapidly and has estab-
hshed himself as one of the best sprinters in
the country. He holds the metropolitan titles
at 6O, 10, 1OO 220 and 300 yards, and was
member Of the team which recently swept
the card of five relays at the national cham
plonshlps in Pasadena, shattering one world
anG three American records
Here is an instance where the son inherited
practically all of his fathers physical ability.
The elder Wefers had long, powerful legs and
rythmatlc action that carried him over the
ground at terrific speed, and yet did not allow
one iota Of wasted energy. He ran his race
from the gun, except in cases where he was
facing an inferior field and could afford to
loaf through the early part of the race. but
regardless of this he always had finishing
sprint that was nearly unbeatable.
Although not quite as tall as his father the
Wefers Of to-day is the same running ma
chine, and it would not be surprising if he
attained even greater heights on the track
than did the Wefers of 1895.
Americas foremost national snort ;s mr.
without its example of the young man who
baseball we have j ,sse Burkett, of the 1921
coaching staff of the New York Giants. and
his son Howard. Jesse was one of the great
est of the old-time sluggers He was cham
plon batsman of the National League in tbe
days when Cleveland was in the old c;rcu;t
and he'd the title for three years, when he
batted .433, .419 and 4o2 in 1895, 1896 and
1899.
fo1o
Giants last spring and made great impress
sion upon Manager McGraw. The Giant lead
err IN referring to the youngster, declared
that he was one of the most PROMISING hovs
ne had looked over in long time. and even
went so far as to say that the finding of one
prospect like Young Burkett was worth the
entire expense of a training trip
The boy was released to Norfolk NJ tho
Virginia League, for seasoning He was SUM-
posed to be securely tied up to the Giants. but
McGraw was greatly disappointed to learn
recently that, after fine showing with Nor
folk, Howard had been drafted by the Pitts
burgh Pirates and temporarily released tn
birmingham, of the Southern League.
Tennis fans who have watched Frank T.
and Fred c. Anderson in match plav have
often wondered what conflicting emotions are
80 o-'N ~ Viz 4olIeI VI CnoSc TWO prom
lslng players as he sits on the bench and
views the struggle for supremacy his sons
carry on. The veteran Fred G. Anderson. q
Canadian, held titles galore in his day. COM
peting in all sections of the country. He
taught his boys the game, but, more than that.
he taught them to be true sportsmen. One
OF the things he used to impress upon them
was, "lt isn't what you win, but how YOU
play and the Anderson boys are among the
most popular players in the East TO-DAY.
Fred who is nineteen, ranks nineteenth ON the
national hst while Frank, five years older, is
in eighteenth place.
Frank is probably the better player Of the
two, having won the national indoor cham
plonshlp last season. Fred is one of the tall
est athletes in captivity, soaring to feet 81s
inches They have met many times. Tc-a
usually gets the verdict in exhibition matches
where he invariably outplays his brother, but
when it comes to tournament play Frank has
the well known Indian sign on the 'kid'
Both players have promising futures, ex-
perts being unanimous in the opinion that
neither of the boys has hit top stride as yet
Thus the heritage of fame passeth from
father to son. 1t is all too true that few at
tain the praise of the famous sires, but those
who have mounted the pinnacle of fame in
sports have surely left their marks on the
lofty peak.