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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 21, 1901.
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Portland Still
Leads Handsomely.
Other League Baseball Clubs
Unable to Hold It Down Notes.
The Portland baseball nine is still in
creasing its lead In the contest for tho
professional pennant and now leads by
nearly 300 points. Tacoma and Spokane
are making a very pretty race for second
place, In the list of percentages. The
Seattle team is still at the bottom of the
list, but is slowly drawing up to the oth
er Washington teams.
Commencing next Tuesday, the teams of
tho league will play five games a week.
Instead of four, as heretofore. This will
make the total number of games to bo
played by each team 10S, Instead of 96, as
originally planned. The people of Port
land will be given an opportunity to wit
ness 30 professional games after today.
They will be played on Tuesdays, Wed
nesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sun.
days. The first five-game series here
will commence August 13, when the Se
attle aggregation will visit Portland.
Portland-Seattle Series.
t The recent Portland-Seattle series was
begun by Seattle winning a 12-inning
game. The score was 1 to 1 at the end
of the ninth, and no other runs were
made until the 12th inning, when both of
the pitchers began to feel the effect of
the heat. Portland scored three runs In
its half of the inning, but in the second
half the Seattle boys did things to Sails,
bury and, by the help of a few errors,
KNOWN ON DIAMOND AND GRIDIRON.
ARTHUR L. DOWNS, MULTNOMAH'S FIRST BASEMAN.
Arthur L. Downs Is a well-known baseba!! and football player or the North
west. Since coming to Portland, four years ago, "Artie" has played in several of
the leading amateur baseball teams of the city. Including the Torpedo and Mult
nomah nines. He was one of the best players of the first-mentioned organization.
Downs' football career began in 1897 at Pacific University, Forest Grovfe. In
1S93 he played with the old Portland Athletic Club eleven. For the last two sea
eons be has been playing on the Multnomah -team,. and has done much to uphold
the honor of the club oa the gridiron. He is at present first baseman for Mult
nomah's baseball nine.
scored four runs, with but one man out.
That ended Portland's chances. The other
three games of the series went to Port
land. Glendon showed off well In the box
for the home team and was too much
for the Seattle batters.
Tinker came near losing Glendon's first
game by his bunch of costly errors, but
the other players thought Tinker was
doing enough error-making for the team,
so they abstained from fumbling the
sphere and thereby saved the new pitch,
er's bacon. Hlckey, Seattle's new south
paw, from North Dakota, was placed in
the box last Sunday, but proved too wild.
His pitching was so bad that he was taken
out of the box after delivering only four
balls.
Spoknnc-Tacoma Series.
Spokane took three of the four games
in the Spokane-Tacoma series. The games
were all well supplied with errors by both
teams, but were otherwise entirely feat
ureless. A little trading took place be
tween the managers of the teams, which
resulted In Stultz and Wllner leaving
Spokane and joining McCloskey's bunch of
players, and in Shelton and Adams, for
merly of the "Dudes," going with Spo
kane. This exchange changed the line
up of the nines somewhat and will most
likely strengthen both.
Spokane has also added Mark McQuado
to Its outfield. McQuade Is from Chica
go and has played in several of the South
ern outfields. McCloskey expects to have
a new first baseman who was on one
of the teams in the local league in the
early 'SOs.
Improvement of Grounds.
Several needed improvements have been
made on the grounds of the Portland
Baseball Club. A platform has been built
about the entrance, and ladles attending
the games are not now obliged to carry
off a skirtfull of dust. An awning has
also been placed about the top of the
grandstand.
The club has given to the carnival com
mittee about $250 worth of lithographs to
advertise tho carnival and baseball games
, together. Tho "llthos" are attractive and
will be posted In Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon. They should do much
to advertlso the carnival, to be held here
in September and October. The last three
sets of games of the professional league
will then be played In Portland.
FONTELLAS' GOOD SHOWING.
Portland Players Won Majority of
Games on Eastern Tour.
The Fontella baseball nine returned last
Tuesday from Eastern Washington, East
ern Oregon and Idaho. The trip lasted
less than two weeks, but the boys suc
ceeded in playing nine games during the
period. This is a good record, as only 10
players went with the team and the only
changes that could be made were fn the
pitcher's box. The boys were not used
to playing ball every day, and had to
travel around the country without any
rest.
The Fontellas are well satisfied with
the treatment they received. They had
the best of everything, and the people in
the various towns treated them royally.
Theonly Incident that occurred to de
tract from the pleasure of the trip was a
poor decision of Umpire Morden, in the
second game with Boise. The decision was
afterward acknowledged to be unfair.
Fay and Fleming did not return with
the team, but remained behind to play
ball with their former opponents. Fay
joined the Boise nine, and will most like
ly play shortstop with It. The Boise
team is a strong aggregation of players,
several of whom are well known East. It
Is a professional team and has a large
salary list. Fleming has signed to pitch
for the La Grande team, and should great
ly strengthen that nine.
Won Five Ont of Nine Games.
Tho Fontellas won five of the nine games
played. The first three played were with
Walla Walla, and they were all close and
exciting. The Fontella nine won the first,
by a score of 4 to 1. The Walla Walla
players were unable to hit Fleming, while
the Portland boys were more lucky with
the local twlrler. The second game went
to Walla Walla, 4 to .3, and the Fontellas
took the third game, by a score of 9 to
8. Whltehouse pitched the second game
and Fleming the final.
From Walla Walla the Portland players
went to La Grande, where they played
three games. The diamond at La Grande
was in very poor condition and covered
with dust. The boys had been used to
playing on a hard field, and the dust fly
ing around was a great disadvantage to
them. Tho home nine took the first two
games by scores of 19 to 8 and 17 to 10,
the first being a 10-inning game.
In the third game the Fontellas, who
had become somewhat used to the field,
showed the La Grande players what it Is
to "play ball." The boys batted like
fiends, and won the game by a score of 31
to 3. The feature of the contest was the
batting of Zan, who scored a single, a
two-bager, a three-bagger and a home
run.
The team next went to Boise, Idaho, to
play the professional nine of that city.
The first game was won easily by the 'ls
itors, with Fleming In the box, by a
score of S to 2. The second game was not
entirely satisfactory, owing to a decision
of the umpire.
A Poor Decision.
The game was the Fontellas until the
last of the seventh Inning, when the um
pire called a man "safe'' at first whom
he acknowledged after the game was
played should have been out. This al
lowed tho home team to pile up five runs,
and thereby to win the game, by a score
of 5 to 2. The Portlanders played their
last game with the Walla Wallas Mon
day last, and won by a score of 15 to 4.
The most striking features of the Fon
tellas play during their absence were the
excellent work at shortstop by Schmeer
and the terrific batting of Zan, who now
has a batting average of over 400 per cent
for this season. All the boys played ex
ceptionally well, but the playing of those
named was most noticeable. The players
composing the Fontella nine on Its tour
were:
Fleming and Whltehouse, pitchers; Zan,
catcher; A. Parrott, first base; Ainslle.
second base; Fay, third base; Schmeer,
shortstop; R. Parrott, right field; Jacobs,
center field; Oliver, left field.
PICKERING'S MEN WIN" MEDALS.
Show Way to Bailey's and Brifrham's
Bovrlers at Multnomah.
Pickering's team captured the medals in
the weekly bowling contest at the Mult
nomah Club last week. Wels, of the team,
did some high scoring, and made things
look blue for tho rest of the bowlers. He
kept up a good average for his first three
games, and in the fourth he bowled a
score of 73, finishing with a total of 240
for the four games. Bailey's team also
made a good showing, Mallory bowling a
single -game with 62, and running up a to
tal of 220. Freeman, however, did not
bowl up to his usual standard, or the
medals would have gone to Bailey's team.
Brlgham's men won third place. Quite
often tho team has climbed as high as
second place, and It has been known to
win the medals, once In a while. Leadbet
ter -bowled a llttlo out of form Monday
night and chalked a fairly high score,
bowling 192. Banks was a little weak and
was the only man on the team who could
not .get out of the "thirties."
Three of the teams tied for fourth place,
but that is a very poor position to tie for.
Ball's team seemed to bowl very much
out of luck. It does not strike the bot
tom very often, but this time it struck
pretty hard, and finished nearly a hundred
pins behind the three tied teams. The
scores:
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Pickering
Holmes ..
McNary .
Wels
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Canning
Bailey ..
Freeman
Mai lory
Totals .
723
173
166
138
.220
177
Brlgham . .
Plttock ....
Leadbetter
Banks
Totals
143
Ford ..,
Harlow
Rauert ,
Kahn .,
45
Totals
670
159
171
162
178
670
161
190
143
176
Churchman
Blackstone
Jones
Prince ,
Totals
Hudson ...
Beck
Surman ..
Routledge
Totals ..
Moore
Goudzward
Freeman ...
Ball
Totals ...
17
111 93
128
189
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AMONG THE TENNIS PLAYERS.
Tournaments at Multnomah anil at
Victoria This and Next Weelc.
Tho Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club's
annual championship tennis tournament
opens next Wednesday, July 24. A large
number of entries have been received, In
cluding a number from out of town,
among which are those of Walter Wood
and Mr. Jordan, of San Francisco, and
Jay Weatherwax and Ray Sherwood, of
Aberdeen, Wash. All of the principal
local players have entered for the tour
nament. The Victoria Lawn Tennis Club will
hold Its annual tournament, embracing
British Columbia championships, begin
ning Monday. July 29. Entries must be
received by the honorary secretary, F.
Temple Cornwall, 21 Baston street, Vic
toria, B. C, on or before Thursday, the
25th Inst. The rules of the Lawn Tennis
Association of England will be observed,
and all games will be played on grass
courts. Tho scheduled events are:
Gentlemen's singles, championship of
British Columbia, winner to -take prize
and hold shield for one year; gentlemen'3
doubles, first and second prizes; ladies'
singles, championship of British Colum
bia, winner to take first prize and be
entitled to play the present holder of the
trophy, Miss B. Kltto, for the champion
ship of British Columbia; ladies' doubles,
first and second prizes, and mixed dou
bles, first and second prizes.
GUS RUHLIN WILL SPAR HERE.
Arrangement Made for Him to Show
Tuesday Night.
The Pastime Club has completed ar
rangements for a sparring exhibition be
tween Gus Ruhlln, the Ohio Giant, and
"Denver Ed" Martin, next Tuesday even
ing at the Exposition bulldfng. Billy Mad
den, Ruhlln's manager, has offered to give
550 to any local boxer who will last four
rounds with Martin. Ruhlin will also
meet any man under the same conditions.
An attempt was mado by the Pastime
Club management to arrange a wrestling
match between Ruhlln and Joe Acton,
the wrestling Instructor of the Multnomah
Club, on the occasion of Ruhlln's ap
proaching visit, but Madden did not con
sider Ruhlln experienced enough to meet
such a wrestler as Acton.
The main boxing bout Tuesday next will
be preceded by two 10-round preliminary
contests. The first will be between "Kid"
Murray, of Denver, and the winner of last
Friday night's contest. The second will
be for the amateur championship of Ore
gon, between Hood Bottler and Jim Duff,
both of Portland. The men have met
twice before in six-round contests, the re
sults In each case having been a draw.
A gold medal will be given to the win
ner of the contest.
Oarsmen Go North Tuesday.
All Is in readiness at the Portland Row
ing Club for the representative crews of
that organization to start for Victoria,
B. C, to compete in the forthcoming N.
P. A. A. O. regatta. The boys are all in
fine shape except Johnny Wolfe, the
stroke of the junior four, who is suffer
ing from blood-poisoning In the leg. It
Is extremely doubtful whether he can at
tend the races. If he Is unable to go, Joe
Stiles, of the senior crew, will be sub
stituted for him. Stiles is rowing in the
senior crew, but he is still eligible to row
In the junior class.
The boys will leave Tuesday night for
Seattle, where they will take the boat for
Victoria. The races will be rowed next
Friday and Saturday on Shawnigan Lake.
HENRI FOURyNIER, WINNER
Henri Fournler, the winner of the automobile race from Paris to Berlin, has long been known on the Continent as the kins of the au
tomobile. He first used a petroleum tricycle for his road work. With a machine of 1 hcrsc-power ho made an average of more than 40
miles an hour at a time when automobiles were the merest novelties. Thus it will be seen that he wa3 no new hand in the big race
which has Just been won at Berlin. Fournler is a veritable spectable on his machine. He flies along with bulging eyes cast groundward,
hair streaming In the wind, and his motor puffing like mad under him. He Is so accustomed to these hazardous trips -that he Is perfectly
cool while traveling over a country road at express-train speed. Chicago Record-Herald.
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Summer Resort
Athletic .Attractions.
Hotel-Keepers Compelled to
Provide Sport for Guests.
All indications point to a considerable
dropping off in the volume of European
travel and a proportionate increase In the
attendance at. the pleasure retreats In the
United States., this year. There is a rea
son for this. Last Summer there was the
Paris Exposition to tempt vacationists to
go abroad. This year the Pan-American
Exposition encourages them to remain
at home that is if they feel any Interest
In big shows of this character.
There are in operation east of the Mis
sissippi River thi3 Summer a total of 6S0
resorts for Summer pilgrims, but even
this figure conveys but' a meager idea of
the scope of this interest, for in the
above computation great districts, such
as the Adlrondacks, were accounted, a
single haven of enjoyment. If each sep
arate resort, at seashore and mountains
and on the inland lakes were taken Into
consideration, the grand total of places
open to the tourists during the heated
term would mount up Into the thous
ands. A railroad official whose duties make
him conversant with the Summer excur
sion field, estimated the other day that
not less than 200 hotels and large board
ing houses would be added this summer
to the array of hostelrles designed to ac
commodate Americans on recreation bent.
The increasing competition, of the extent
of which the above statement gives an
idea, and the advent of the present era
of athletics among both men and women
SCENE ON SHAWNIGAN LAKE, NEAR
in this country, has resulted In the In
troduction of a new factor In the Sum
mer resort world during the past few
years.
A Great Difference.
Prior to that time the hotel proprie
tors at all the more expensive resorts were
content to allow their guests to rely
largely upon their own resources for
amusement, evidently feeling that the
provision of board and shelter exhausted J
the list of liabilities for the Summer
host. Of late, however, a wonderful
change has been wrought. Not only must
the director of the Summer resort pro
vide every known diversion fbr the house
hold under his care, but so essential is
this, that the resort with the best golf
links, tennis courts, bowling alleys and
what not, may be depended upon to be
the most extensively patronized.
Thia samo competition has bestirred
many of the men who make money by pro
viding other people with vacations worthy
of the name to devise new' and novel
forms of amusement, and in this task they
have been aided and abetted by the guests
themselves. In consequence, the past
few years have witnessed the Introduc
tion of a host of unique pastimes, and
the list, judging from the beginning al
ready made, Is to be heavily augmented
this Summer.
At the head of the HSfl of recreations is
golf, and, while no modification of the
game to enhance Its interest, has been
possible, the proprietors of a number of
tho leading hotels have devised a scheme
for maintaining the enthusiasm of the
golfers. Banding together tliey secured
the services of a number of the best pro
fessional golf players for the entire sea
son, and then set about mapping out a
tour just as might be done In tho case of
a theatrical company, with the result!
that some celebrated player will spend at
least one week on the links at each hotel
OF AUTOMOBILE RACE BETWEEN PARIS AND BERLIN.
In the combination, regaling the guests
with exhibitions and match games.
Bridge Wlilst, Too.
In ofher cases the managers of several
resorts In one neighborhood have secured
tho services of a professional golfer to
spend several days each week at each
hotel In the "circuit," giving free Instruc
tion to tho guests. Several fashionable
hostelrles in New Eangland have engaged
ladies, who will on something of the same
plan Initiate the feminine guests Into the
mysteries of bridge whist, that newest
and most expensive of lads.
Even when its popularity waned else
where, tennis maintained its popularity at
the leading Summer resorts, and that
there Has been no abatement of this loy
alty would seem to be evidenced by tho
fact that ai many Summer abiding places
considerable sums were expended this
Spring in replacing turf courts with
grounds of more approved type.
Croquet appears to be on the eve of a
general revival, a reawakening of inter
est which has geen attributed in some
quarters to the impression made by golf.
The movement' for the restoration of the
old-fashioned game to Its former place In
the category of sports commenced sev
eral seasons ago at some of the Chautau
qua resorts and appears to be spreading.
Polo, although a pretty energetic di
version for the heated term, will continue
to be very much in vogue at some of the
Northern resorts, such as Newport and
Narragansett Pier. A modification has
been made in some instances by the sub
stitution of bicycles for ponies, and) in
so far as excitement is concerned, the
substitution Is said to be all that could
be desired. That there is even a dis
position on the part of Summer boni
faces to make concessions to exiled
"fans" Is attested by the fact that In
the Catskllls this Summer there has been
organized a professional baseball league,
the teams of which will play match
VICTORIA, B. C, WHERE NORTHWEST REGATTA WILL BE ROWED
THIS WEEK.
games at the various resorts throughout
the region.
Archery and Sharpsliootingr.
Of the absolute Innovations, of the first
Summer of the new century, the members
of the gentler sex have Introduced two by
their devotion to archery and snapshoot
ing. The advent of the "archery craze"
in the United States has been anticipated
by amusement purveyors for some time,
and now It appears to be upon us with
full force. Obviously there is much to
commend the sport to feminine enthus
iasts. For one thing, a woman not only
looks very pretty when handling a bow
and dexterously (glvlng flight to winged
arrows, but "beauty experts" have testi
fied that the exercise Is most beneficial,
particularly In Its contribution to graca
of carriage. Finally the sport is by no
means devoid of excitement.
Sharpshooting by women is an importa
tion. American women have been accom
panying their husbands and brothers on
hunting excursions, sometimes with very
creditable results, as, for Instance, when
Mary Mannerlng, the actress, succeeded
In "bringing down" a good-sized grlzzly
ln the Rockies last Summer.
While on the subject of exclusively fem
inine pastimes. It may be noted that this
Summer will see vastly more four-in-hand
driving by women than any previous sea
son. It was thought for a time that auto
mobile driving would take it3 place, but
the popularity of the motor vehicles ap
pears to have enhanced rather than dim
inished that of guiding a coach along
country roads. Among the new pupils of
&! .E!aS?LE" 2r??L$ErZJZ
the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ogden
Mills, Angelica Gerry of Manhattan.
On tlie Water.
Several innovations have been intro
duced during the first month of the pres
ent season in the way of diversions on
the water. One of these is the making of
long trips in yawls, naphtha launches and
other small and comparatively frail craft.
It Is open to suspicion that this will be a
rather more hazardous form of amuse
ment than many persons will care to in
dulge In.
Th increase In thft number of house
boats on American waters this Summer T
has been very marked, and affords an In
dication that the leisure class are at
last awakening to the advantages of a
form of habitation which has been pre
eminently popular in England for years.
Many a resort along the Atlantic Coast
may boost this Summer some special
novelty, as, for Instance, the new switch
back railway Installed at Atlantic City
and which at one point whirls the car
with its passengers in a complete circle,
giving them a momentary view that Is
topsy-turvy in earnest.
That the Summer resort business is tak
ing on a deeper commercial aspect than
ever Is attested by the fact that in a
number of cases this Summer offers of
free accommodations were made to act
resses, prominent authors and other celeb,
rltles, by hotel proprietors, who consid
ered that trie presence of the prominent
person Invited would be an excellent ad
vertisement for his hostelry. Other hotel
men. mindful of the woes of the Summer
girl, are offering ridiculously low rates
to young men of good address who will
sojourn at their hotels for Intervals of a
month or more. Brooklyn Eagle.
HE WON FIVE DOLLARS.
And Spent Tvrenty More In Paint
ins Toxrn Red.
Once upon a time there lived In tho
Land of Hardscrabble a man who was
a great sport.
Now this man's particular bug was the
one which lnclteth men to go bucking
the lottery.
For 20 years the man had been blowing
in Long Green in the effort to pull down
a prize, but It was always the fellow In
the next state who coped the big hunk
and was coiner to buv a farm and be good.
At last the man won five dollars and
went crazy.
"Who saith I have no luck?" ho said.
So he went forth among the boys and
said:
"Arise! Get thy skates on and line
up! for of a truth I have made a killing
and am yearning to celebrate!"
Se he placed 'em divers and many times;
likewise he blew himself for a French
dinner and sundry small bottles yea,
verily, when morning was come the five
dollars had gone, taking with them 20
other dollars for company.
Yet was the main very happy. He had
won five dollars, and the fact that he
had spent $25 In celebrating cut no Ice
for of such are the lordsof creation.
Moral: Enter not the lists if thou
know how to stand a victory.
Encore: There are many ways of ac
quiring wealth, but only one way to save
dough.
Third wad: Be careful that thou lose
not a dollar trying to figure out a 3-cent
profit.
And hast thou noticed: That a man's
sorrow at losing a dollar Is equaled only
by his joy at finding 5 cents. San Fran
cisco Call.
USEFULAHINTS TO WHEELMEN.
How to Avoid VIbrntory Effects, and
Hovr Always to Have a Light.
If one does not understand the trick of
counteracting the effects of vibration, so
far as the hands and arms aro subjected
to it. or if one has not ridden often or
I ng enough to harden the muscles of the
wrists and forearms, vibration is a draw-
back to the pleasure of wheeling which
will not infrequently discourage and tire
the unseasoned and experienced rider.
The tendency of nearly all riders is to
lean heavily on the handle bar, shifting
the position of the hand now and then
from the grips to a point nearer the
steering post, as a means of rest and re
lief. Perhaps this Is tho error most com
monly fallen into and most persistently
committed, even by old riders. At times
it is all right, particularly after climbing
a long, steep hill, to re3t the back by lean
ing on the handle bar. This should bo
done, however, for but a few minutes at
most.
Except in six-day contests or the like,
the bar should never be used as a rest.
It is properly the steering gear of the
wheel, and should be so employed. Let
the strain of the slightly inclined position
of the body which is correct be borne by
the back and loins. Barely touch the han
dle bar with the fingers. By so doing you
will avoid cramped wrists, tingling mus
cles, and, eventually, a headache.
"I never get caught out at night with
out a light any more," said a cyclist to
several of his fellows the other day. "I
had several unpleasant experiences when
I first began to rlde and used about every
device In the line of a cycle lamp that was
put on the market electricity, gas and oil
and found that each and every one of
them was likely to leave me in the lurch.
Either the batteries or the carbide would
give out, or I would fall to look at my
supply of oil.
"As a guarantee against failure, which
has never yet thrown me down, I adopted
a good-sized oil lamp, and make It a rule
to carry a tallow candle In my tool bag.
When the oil gives out, I unscrew the
wlck-holder, cut off about three Inches of
candle and stick it Into the oil reservoir.
I have thus had the laugh, on my lamp,
on several occasions. One candle power
Is by no means a locomotive headlight;
but It suffices to keep one company and
meets the requirements of the law, while
a single tallow candle will last for two
hours orTnore -of- steady burning."
A - -Mr)
Origin of trie
"Kangaroo Start."
Tommy Lee, Once the World's
fastest Sprinter, Its Sponsor.
Of the hundreds of thousands of per
sons who witness college or other ath
letic sports, probably not one in a hun
dred thousand knows how the peculiar
crouching, or "kangaroo," start of tho
sprinter originated.
Eleven years ago, says the New York
Times, every sprinter stood up to the
mark with one arm ex fended. At the
crack of the pistol he brought his
arm down hard and leaped forward.
Thi3 start was considered the proper
thing. Now not one sprinter in a score
uses this method. Instead they crouch
with hands as well as feet upon the
ground. This start was discovered by
accident in May, Ua0, by "Tommy" Lee,
at that time one of the crack sprinters
of the New York Athletic Club. Soon
afterward he became the champion of
the world, and several of his records
made In Canada still stand as records of
that country.
One Sunday In May of the year named
Lee and a number of sprinters and middle-distance
men were limbering up on
the grass at Travers Island, from the ef
fects of a hard Saturday's racing. Lee
was so much faster in getting away that
there was no fun in the short dashes
for the other men. So Lee, who was a
fellow of much originality, as well as the
life of the Travers Island training camp,
said he would handicap himself. With
this object in view he got down on his
hands and knees, and finally he struck
on the start as now used.
Quicker Than Ever.
This proved to be anything but a handi
cap. Lee got away quicker than before,
gaining yards on his companions In sev
eral Instances. The next daj ho showed
his start to George Goldie, then the club's
ccach. and proved to him that the new
start was better than the old. After a
week of practice Lee tried the start for
the first time In public. The N. Y. A. C.
men bet on him, and when he lost they
Jeered at him for his "fool dog start,"
and laid his defeat to It. Lee, however,
replied: "I was beat because I could not
run fast enough, and but for the start
would have been beaten worse.
A month afterward, on June 2S, 1S90, Leo
proved the efficacy of his start by defeat
ing Fred Westing for the Eastern cham
pionship, in a 220-yard dash at Staten Is
land. This was the first championship
ever won with the start. At that time
Westing was the champion of America,
Canada and England, so practically the
champion of the world. He was noted
for the qulckneas of his starts, yet with
his "fool dog" or "kangaroo" start Leo
got away at least two yards ahead of him.
Westing's efforts to catch the N. Y. A. C.
man "pulled his cork," in the parlanco
of the cinder path, and Lee beat him after
a desperate flalsh.
In 1892 the value of tho start was proved
to the satisfaction of every one. It was
in the open carnival of sports at Man
hattan Field. Cary, who had a
record of 0:00 4-5 for the 100 yards
and who was a remarkably fast
starter, was on scratch. Leo had
a handicap of a yard and a half.
Again Demonstrated.
Cary ran his trial heat in the announced
time of 0:09 2-5, which would make hlnx
cover in 10 seconds 100 yards and 20 feet,
while a 10-second man was covering 100
yards. Lee's start gave him such an ad
vantage that when he had covered 15
yards, he was four yards In the lead, or
more than double his handicap. Ho won
the race.
This was enough for other sprinters,
and they began to use the start. Now
it is in uso all over the world. English,
French, Australian, Canadian and Ameri
can sprinferB use it. A man who stands
erect now Is jeered at as Lee was when
he first appeared with his "fool dog
start." The value of the sart as ex
pressed in Lee's own words Is:
"The beauty of this start is that there
can be no false motion, no backward step,
when the pistol cracks. You dig your
holes for your feet and place your fin
gers on the mark and lean all your weight
upon them, with your upper body out
over the mark. The Instant you lift your
fingers from the mark you begin to fall
forward, and you must run, and run hard,
or you will fall on your face. That It Is
the natural and proper way to start Its
universal use proves."
It IS said that certain professionals back
In the early "70s used a crouching start,
unlike the "kangaroo start," and use
less except for tho purpose used. That
was to get Into a position so that they
would look back between their legs and
start with the flash of the pistol, which
precedes the report.
One amateur, Charles H. Sherrlli, 100
yard American Intercollegiate champion
from 1887 to 1890, was so unsteady on his
feet and was so often penalized that he
placed one knee on the ground. Some
have called this the origin of the "kanga
roo start," but this, as can readily b
seen was a handicap Instead of a help
to Sherrlli.
The Peanut Vender's Lament.
lly-a boy he no-a good,
Slnce-a he-a come here;
He no sell-a da pape.
He no grlnd-a da shear.
He away all-a night.
Jus-a llke-a da owl,
He-a do-a no work,
But-a rush-a da growl.
He-a hlt-a da pipe.
He da cigarette smoke,
He-a shoot-a da crap
And-a play-a da. poka';
He no llke-a da monk,
He-a vcr-a hard case.
He no play-a da org'.
But he play-a da raco. '
And-a when I say-a stop,
He-a call -.a me a Jay,
And-a say, "Old man.
Now-a don't-a get gay!"
Earle Hooker Eaton In New York Herald, v