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jR ATHLETES IN LONDON
Ilearyweisht Division Aitonishei the
Native British Onlooker.
WAYS OF TRAimG NOT APPROVED
I.nallah V.xprrtt no Mot I.Ike the Fer
anal Manners of the Strong;
Men Who Won the PI
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LONDON. July 25.-Of the elshty odd
American athlrtr who are taking part In
the Olympic Rumen none have attracH-4
ry mirch attention end comment as the
"heavywlf?ht brigade,' mado up of the
weight, hammer and dlicus throwers.
8herldan, Flanagan, Rose, McCrath, Dear
born, Glllls and Talbot have had a remark
able effect of bone and muscle, any or Is
capable of beating the best English athlete
at their specialty.
Glllls, of course, won the hammer throw
at the British championship games ten
days before the opening of the Olympic
tournament, but the English public and
athletes Interested, got a very good line
on the rapacities of ell these men a week
before the games. When Manager Halpln
took the majority of the American team
to Brighton soon after they landed In Lon
dan, the "heavyweights" were lrrt In Lon
don to do their own training. Every morn
ing they were to be found In the Stadium
breaking worlds records In practice to
the utter amasoment of an admiring crowd
of athletes not only of Engllh.i but of all
nations represented Ira the games. Sheridan,
several times, surpassed his own figures
for the discus, and Ralph Rose, on one
Occasion at least, put the shot further than
lie had ever done before; but It was John
Flanagan who made the onlookers sit up
and take notice. Of all the hammer throw
ers he Is the prettiest to watch and his
four Hghtmng-llke turns In the circle drew
hundreds to watch him. Dearborn's throw
ing of the discus was also a feature and
there was keen rivalry between the heavy
weight wrestler and Sheridan.
Two other Americans attracted a good
deal ot attention principally because of
their extreme youth. They are Bob Foster
and George Galdzlk, the Chicago Athletic
club swimmers, who were given a place on
the team because their time was better
than that of the winners in the Easter try
outs. They also were left behind when
Mike Murphy and bis charges were bundled
off to Brighton and they practiced every
day in the big Stadium tank.
The native athletes have not yet got
over their first astonishment at the way In
which the American athletes trained. In
fact, real training, as It Is understood In
this country, was conspicuous by Its en
tire absence. When a local trainer asked
a member of the Tankee team about the
lack of any hard and fast rules of conduct
that six-foot-three, two-hundred-and twenty-stripped
Indlvudual answered:
"There aren't any chickens on this team.
If there is any man with us that doesn't
know how to take care of himself and pre
pare for a meet he never will know, no
matter how many trainers are in attend
ance upon him. We keep off the pavements
as much as possible, taking cabs whenever
it It necessary to get about, go to bed
when we feel tired and not before, smoke
If we are In the habit of doing so, .but with
moderation, take a little exercise every
day and lay off entirely three days before
our events are called."
But although the Canadians tell the Eng
lish that they do practically tho same
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M. T. McGrath.
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things, the natives stick to t bl
and will not be weaned away.
Mierldan Was Confident.
NEW YORK, July f.-Martln Sheridan,
who won both t he free styln discus and
the Grei-k discus In Iondnn, making a new
world's record In the latter rvt-nt. Is the
most reliable point winner In the world.
Biuriciarj nas me nappy facility of always
"making good" in the big emergencies. In
the American tryouts and in the few eon
tests he entered before the team sailed
Martin didn't shine. Many people thought
that the great champion had at last come
to the end of his wlnr.ing streak and that
new and ptriiups better champions wnuid
take his place among the record breakers.
Sheridan Is a light man anions the weight
throwers. It seemed likely that heavier
men like Horr and Dearborn would beat
him when they had mastered the knack of
throwing the saucer-shaped missile.
But Just before the team sailed Martin,
with his quiet smile, whispered: "I cat.
let out a few links yet. They'll have to
go some to beat me In the big test. Horr
Is likely to beat anybody, hut I feel sure
I can beat the rest." And when the "big
test" came Marti v made good. The discus
was thrown on wet and soggy ground In
a rata storm. Throwing tills smooth and
slippery object under such conditions Is
almost ImDoaalble which accounts for the
fact that Maj-tln didn't establish a new
mark In the free style. Hut he won and
made five big points for America. Sheridan
is a great athlete. He Is all-around cham
pion and no man living can take that title
away from him, with the possible exception
of Uirrels of the Chicago Athletic associa
tion. Garrels has a chance ard no doubt
the two will fight it out this year. Like
many other nott J athletes, Sheridan comes
of a famous athletic family. His big
brother. Dick, was a first class weight
thrower a few years asro. Martin says his
father was the greatest lea per in Ireland.
T.ie Baltimore police department has
established a guoline motorcycle squud
to j look after automobile speeder.
DAVIS CUP GETS TOO FAR AWAY
Trophy Tarried: to Australia and
Likely to "tar There.
NEW YORK. July 25 What Is to be
the fate of the Dwlght F. Davis Interna
tional tennis challcngi? cup? That is the
question that has been heard oftenest
nmoni; American followers of the sport
of late. It appears to be an echo from
across the Atlantic ocean, for the Britons
aro also pu'poui.dlng the prcMrm, but with
no glimtn?r as to the solution any more
than havrj the players her3. Pervading
all of the discussion as to the ultimate
fate of the great trophy the Idea appears
to find expression that another Interna
tional prize Is to be relegated to the back
shelf, that hereafter only on rare occa
sions will it be brought forward with
pomp afcd parade. Those who hold this
view of the situation point first to the
America's cup that is only a source of
satisfaction and not of competition as It
now stands. Then there is the American
polo trophy, which seems to have taken
permanent residence abroad, and for
which every now and then an American
invasion is planned which has usually
come to naught.
The real reason for the uncertainty as
to tho future of the Davis cup Is that
the most famous trophy of the lawn ten
nis courts has Journeyed to nn out-of-the-way
spot on the world's map. Austra
lia appears to be a fearsome way from
the beaten track. With in It London,
New York, Paris or Berlin. It was within
quick and easy access of any of the na
tions which might wish to compete for
the prise. With the cup. which has done
more to stimulate the game than any
thing else In recent years, in any of the
centers mentioned, there was never any
difficulty In securing national entrants to
contest for it each season. But the vic
tory of the Australasians, Anthony F.
Wilding and Norman E. Bfookes. at Wim
bledon. London. Inst July, has resulted
In greatly diminishing the chances for an
nual competitions In the fufure unless an
agreement as to deciding the matches
nearer to the possible challenging na
tions It entered Into.
It Is the realization of the almost In
surmountable difficulties which will al
ways confront challenging nations, so
long as the cup .Is held In frfr-away Aus
tralia, that has caused some of the na
tions, especially England, to promulgate
the plan of next season deciding upon
some neutral country as the place of
holding the competitions. This has found
much favor, but naturally it must meet
with the approval of the Australasian
holders before It may be put Into effect
with a definite purpose. Both France
and Germany are said to have fine turf
courts, where the Internationals cculd be
played, should the wish be to hold strictly
to neutral grounds, and a nation that
had never held the great trophy. Then,
as one of the colonies, the Australasians
may elect to return the cup to Wimbledon
for competition, which would make It
easy for the Americans to enter upon
courts and under conditions that are fa
miliar to ' them. Another phase of the
plan, which Is Just at tho beginning of
discussion, contemplates the holding of
the matches In this country, as it was
here that the trophy was first offered.
The Idea of bringing the cup to America
for the matches finds a most amazing
amount of support and it haa been sug
gested that they might be held in Phila
delphia, where it was decided to hold the
International ties this season, In tho
event of the English teams coming over.
There is a possibility that England may
offer an amendment to the Internationa!
provisions surrounding the cup, so that
In future it may be annually played for
upon some courts that will be easily ac
cessible to all of those nations who may.
wish to compete for It.
panted on his swim by a large party of
friends on the yacht Pea Wolf. He was
fed at Intervals from a small boat, his
wlf, superintending the feeding arrange,
ments. From time to time some of those
on the yacht accompanied him In the water
for short distances.
WOLFF SWIMS FOR THIRTY MILES
Current PreTents Ilia Making; War
Across Channel.
LONDON, July 25. Jabe Wolff has
failed again In his attempt to swim the
English channel. This was his first effort
this year. Wolff started at daybreak, and
almost until the last the prospects of his
reaching the French shore aeemed bright.
This time he had arranged with a French
pilot to guide him in French waters, and
help him to avoid the dangerous currents
off Cape Grlsnez, which have defeated him
before.
He was forced to give up, however, when
he was three miles off the French coast,
and after ha had been in the water four
teen hours. Ha was perfectly fresh, but
he was unable to make any headway
against the strong current which was car
rying htm toward the North sea. He had
covered thirty-five miles. Wolff wag accom-
HARMONY BETWEEN BOWLERS
Garrr Herrmann Likely to Bring
A boat an I ndrrstanttlna.
CINCINNATI, O., July 25 Through the
good offices of Garry Herrmann, rres'd-nt
of tho American Bowling congress, chair
man of the National Base Ball commis
sion and the principal owner of the Cin
cinnati base ball club, the bowlers through
out the country are likely to be brought
together so as to promote a bettor feeling
and provide more harmony than haa ex
isted In the past. Representatives of the
American Bowling congress, the National
Bowling association, the Western Howling
association and the Canadian Bowling as
sociation have been called together by Mr.
Herrmann to meet here at a date to be
named for a general conference pertaining
to the welfare of the American game of
tenpins.
It Is proposed to establish and maintain
at least four national bowling associations,
known and recognized as sectional organ-
TOMMY BURN3 ON SIZE OF PURSES
Champion Sot Incline to Fight for
Mere Gam Money.
LONDON. July 25. Tommy Burns, tha
boxer, who Is now on his way to Australia,
gave this letter to the newsppears regard
ing the dispute with Jack Johnson:
Below I give a few farts concerning Jaclc
Johnson and myself. While In th muslo
halls Jack Johnson had printed statements
to the effect that h has defeated every
man he ever met. His record, as printed
in the American Snorting Annuals, shows,
on the contrary, that he has had fifteen
drawn contests, of winch some are called
"no decision" contests. Furthermore, ha
was knocked out by Joe Choynskl In threa
rounds, he lost on a foul to Joe Jeannetta
In two rounds and he was also defeated by
Marvin Hart on March 2S. li"R. at 8n
Francisco, Just eleven months before 1 de
feated Marvin Hart for the championship
of America at Los Angeles.
I am getting these hills out to prove to
tho public that Jack Johnson Is not telling
the truth about his performances. It has
been stated in the press that the offer of
J12.5i Is a splendid offer and should he ac
cepted by me. Now, let me ask you a sen
sible question, for I Judge that most of you
are business people. If you were working
for I1& a week and you knew that you
could get l.trt a week for a similar joh,
would you not take the Joh st .to? The
same thing applies to the $12.fcm offer for
Johnson and myself; why should I accept
this amount when I can get twice that
amount elsewhere?
The statement given below will prove to
you that the statement that I12.R00 la as
large a purse as we could get. and that nn
club would give the money I demand, Is
all wrong.
GROSS RFCEII'TS AND LARGE TURSKS KECriVED BY BOXERS.
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Izations, tn the United States and Canada,
and each, sectional body Is to have con
trol of Its own Internal affairs. Any bowl
ing association properly organized In any
part of the United States or Canada will
be permitted to beoome a member of either
or all of the sectional organizations In ac
cordance with the rules and regulations of
the particular association to which It ap
plies. A national governing board will be estab
lished, to be composed of one member
elected by each national association, who
together shall select an additlonaal member
as their chairman. The governing board
will be empowered to provide for Inter
national matches each year between tho
winners of all events In all national asso
ciations, said matches to be held during
the national convention of the various as
sociations, alternating each year from one
association to another. .
With the view of defraying the expenses
of the national board and the expense of
sending prise winners to participate in the
International matches an assessment will
be levied of not to exceed 60 cents per
annum against each bowling club belong
ing to each national organization.
Admit that what I ask Is big money foi
this country and there may be small possl
billtica of getting that amount here, but
the reason that Johnson accepted thl
small offer of J12.500 was fcecause he knew
that I would not accept such nn offer, be
cause I know that I can, as I snld above,
get twice the amount for a match betwet
Johnson and myself, and another reasor
why he accepted this small offer was b
cause he thought he could excite lll-feellni
In the minds of the British public acainnl
me for my non-acceptance, for Job niton
has nothing to loso In this case, since he
never received as much as $2.fiX) for anj
contest he ever engaged In. Hut Johnsor
can say what he likes about me, and th
British public will understand thnt It Is
not a question 'of fear on my part, for I
stand on record ns having, as 1 state
above, defeated Marvin Hart for the
championship of America, end this sam
Marvin Hart, who. by the way. stands si
feet In height and weighs fourteen stone,
nine pounds, defeated Johnson Just elevn
months before I won the championship
from him (Hartl.
I trust that these few facts will con
vince you that I am absolutely within mv
rights In the stand I am taking, despite
the ravings of those who are Interested In
getting this match for the money to bo
had out of it, and I wish to state, In con
clusion, that Johnson and 1 will meet In
the ring Just as sure as you are reading
this bill, and the time Is not very far off,
either, Yours truly, TOMMY BURNS.
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