THE SUNDAY ORTSGCVXTAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 9, I90S.
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INTEREST CENTERS
IN CLUB ELECTION
Exciting Campaign Nearing
Close Among Members
. of the M. A. A. C.
VOTE NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
foulest Between ISegnlar anil Ath
letic Fat-lions Ktlward K. Mor
gan K.ipluius the Controversy
Over Choice of Directors.
Thf annual election of the MuUnoniah
Amateur Athletic Club, which is to be
hold next Tuesday night, is occupying
the undivided attention of practically the
entire membership of that organization.
The primary incentive for thia unusual
Interest in the club election is the fact
that tho regular nominees, named re
cently toy tho. nominating committee, are
opposed by a rival ticket presented- by
what are known in club circles as the
"athetes." The principal cause for tho
nomination of the second tick,et is the
fact that heretofore athletic members of
tho organization have been denied the
right to vote at regular elections.
The conservative element, which, by
t he way, means the men who have la
bored faithfully in behalf of tho club
and are largely responsible for its pres
ent success, is not fighting the "athletic"'
ticket to such an extent as might be
thought. The conservatives are resting
on their laurels: they are setting nfl
no claims to superiority, nor are they
asking anything but the loyal support of
nil who are impressed with the club's
success in the past." They point with
pride to what they have aeeomplished
and entertain hopes of accomplishing
even more in the future.
The claim of the athletes that a mem
ber who has devoted his time to athletics
in the interest of the club, and who, by
such services, has assisted the club finan
cially. Is entitled to due recognition is met
with the argument that the success of
the club under its present system has
nren such as to guarantee an equally
successful future. "
I'roud of Its Hecord.
The record of the Multnomah Club dur
ing the past year is a most creditable
one. Not only was the institution suc
cessful on field, track, gymnasium floor,
tennis court and in all other branches,
but it prospered financially as well. This
. record is pointed to with pride by 'the
directors and club officials, and justly so,
for its showing is the best of all ath
letic organizations in the Vest. The
present board of directors is one of the
best, most conservative and most evenly
balanced executive bodies the club has
ever had, and it is regretted that several
of its members have refused renomlna
tion. T!ie tickets to be voted upon Tuesday
night are:
Conservative (Jeorge W. Simons, Irv
ing Rohr, J. F. Kwing, B. D. Sigler, Hal
Hasch and Frank K. Walkins.
Athletic Rev. A. A. Morrison. Martin
.Pratt. Dan Bellinger, B. D. Sigler, Hal
Rasch and Frank K. Watklns.
Three of the men proposed by the nomi
nating committee and later named on the
conservative ticket are favored by the
athletic . faction, while three of the reg
ular nominees were opposed because it is
claimed they favored a social club baste
as against an athletic. Three members
of the club favored by the athletics were
selected and nominated In their stead.
Tho contention of the athletes is that
while a man is admitted to all the privi
leges of the club as an athletic member,
and as such pays but S'i a year In dues
and is exempt from an initiation fee on
nccqunt of his services, he should bo
admitted to full membership and entitled
to a vote, as are non-athletic members in
good standing, who are required to pay
an Initiation fee of $25 and ! a month In
dues.
Ruling Is Two Rigid.
The fact is that while the framers of
the athletic platform have a just ground
for their plea, insofar as the athletic ser
vices to the club are concerned, it seems
hardly in accord with strict amateur
rules to offer even this slight inducement
for an athlete to join the club. This is
especially true when it is considered that
the application blank required to be
signed by every man before he can be
come a member of the club expressly
states that he has been offered no induce
ment to join. The offer of the concession
mentioned has been confined principally
to members of different football teams,
although there are Instances where it has
been extended to baseball players and
track athletes.
The offer in itself is trivial and cannot
be termed agatn6t amateur rules, for It
is optional with any athletic club to reg
ulate its dues and assessments, and on
that account the club cannot be censured
for taking advantage of this means to in
duce athletes to become enrolled: at least
this is the stand taken by the athletes.
The following is contained in each peti
tion for membership to the club, and to
It each applicant for membership, no
matter in what class he conies at en
trance, is required to sign his name:
I hereby make application for membership
In the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. I
am over JO yeara of ape and am an amateur
according to the following definition of an
amateur athlete:
"One who haft net entered Into an open
competition: or for either a stake public or
almi:Aton money, or entrance fee. or under
a fictitious name: or has not competed with
or against a professional tor any prize, or
whore an admission fee is charged, or who
has not Instructed, pursued, or assisted in
the pursuit of athletic exercise as a means
of livelihood, or for gain or of any emolu
ment, or whose membership of any athletic
club of any kind wart not brought about or
doe not continue because of any mutual
understanding, expressed or implied, -whereby
his becoming or continuing a member of auch
c'ub would be of any pecuniary benefit to him
whatever, direct or indirect, and -who shall
in other and all respects conform to the rules
and regulations of this organization."
The foregoing is one of the strongest
arguments advanced by the conservatives
or advocates of the regularly nominated
ticket, and will be used by them to ad
vance t'ne Interests of their candidates.
By this it is not meant to imply that
the promoters of the athletic ticket have
ulterior motives. Such is not the conten
tion. But in view of the fact that the
new " ticket Is claimed to champion the
cause of the athletes, some of whom are
likely to be here today and 1O00 miles
away tomorrow, it is asserted that their
policy bears the earmarks of extreme rad
icalism, and the conservatives insist that
radicalism at this time might work
asirtnst the future success of the club.
No Danger to Club.
The success of either ticket is not likely
to endanger the financial standing of the
club, for all the men nominated are of
the highest character, and of their hon
esty of purpose and integrity there, is ab
solutely no question. Multnomah's spirit
lias demonstrated its strength in the face
of disadvantages in the past and can do
so in the future.
Kdward K. Morgan, a member of the
board of directors and a champion of the
opposition faction. giveB out the following
statement for publication :
"We are all agreed that we should have
an athletic membership. This is true,
generally speaking, of all athletic clubs,
though there are a few 'instances where
so-called athletic clubs are such in name
only. According to the byvlaws of the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic .Club, we
have an army and navy membership, a
commercial travelers' membership, a med
ical student membership, and other spe
cial classes of membership, and following
the same line of reasoning we should have
an athletic membership.
"All athletic organizations that are
purely athletic in character allow their
athletes to vote. There are some so-called
athletic clubs that use their athletes
merely as a means of advertising the or
ganization", and do not allow them to par
ticipate In club elections. Take the New
York Athletic Club, for instance. Study
its history. It was purely a business
man's club and had been warring with
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club until the
papers were filled with comment on the
bad points of both institutions. The cli
max came in the Molineux and Cornish
affair, where murder was done. The
.Knickerbocker Athletic Club failed and a
leading . Jewelry firm now occupies Its
handsome building.
Xew:York Club's Course.
"The New York Athletic Club was on
V the verge of meeting a like fate. Its mem.
bership had fallen off to an alarming ex
tent. The club had purchased a costly
piece of ground on which they had erect
ed a building at a cost of over 3,000.000.'
which sum had been raised by the mem
bers who took large blocks of bonds at a
heavy discount, though drawing a good
rate of interest. Now these, men who had
put up this money and held these bonds
were in charge of the management of the
club. They placed these bonds on sale
with brokers in several of the large East
ern cities and, set about to increase their
membership and to advertise the club.
They were good business men and knew
that by getting athletic champions to rep
resent them at the different track meets
they could get a lot of free advertising.
"A committee was formed Which waited
upon many of the noted athletes of that
day, who were importuned to wear the
colors of the club. In one way and anoth
er, all of which were shady, these men
got together a team of famous athletes,
and by the performances of these men
wearing their colors, received so much
free advertising that the club's member
ship was doubled within a short time and
the bonds went to par.
"Yet even today the club is not out of
the woods financially. At Traverse Island
the club built a one-story building which
was furnished with iron beds for about 70
athletes. These beds were placed in a
large room 35 by 100 feet, and in Appear
ance it resembled a free ward In a hos
pital. Here the athletic members could
sleep without being assessed one cent for
the privilege, as it was for this purpose
that the building was built. One hundred
feet from this building is the main build
ing qf fhe club in which apartments are
provided for the regular members. In this
building Is the bar with a restaurant
which employs 30 waiters. Athletic mem
bers are allowed to visit this restaurant
and order anything they desire without
paying a cent. The regular members of
the club look upon the athletes and treat
them practically as they do the waiters.
Called Soup Grafters.
"In explaining one member of the club
declared that he admired a good pro
fessional like Bob Fitzsimmons. who
would not fight for less than $20,000,
and despised . a "so-called amateur,"
who would "represent a club for a
nlate of soud." Shevlin. the Yale ham-
rmerthrower, is a regular member of
the New York Athletic Club, but con
siders its athletic members so far be
neath him that he will walk 300 yards
to a boathouse after a Held meet or
practice rather than take his shower
bath in the athletic ward.
"The New York Athletic Club has no
gymnasium classes, no football team,
no baseball team, no women members
and has done more to debauch amateur
athletics than any other organization
In the country. The New York Athletic
Club Is not a good athletic club; It is
not even a good business man's club,
and should its athletes be permitted
to vote? 1 say emphatically no.
"But here in the Multnomah Ama
teur Athletic Club the situation is en
tirely different. We have no bonds to
sell; In fact, we have nothing what
soever to sell. The objects of the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic Club are to
promote systematic physical culture
for those who desire it. The improve
ment and promotion of strictly ama
teur athletic sports and of the mutual
Interests of its members are the pri
mary objects of the Multnomah Club.
Therefore, it cannot be classed with
the New York Club. The Multnomah
Club is an athletic club pure and sim
ple. For it to be afraid of its athletes
can be likened to a man fearing him
self. Sports Save the Daj.
"Furthermore, the resident members,
who it is held should be the only ones
with the right to vote, since they pay
the regular dues of $2 a month, do not
contribute their full share of the run
ning expanses of the club. If the club
had no other resources than the month
ly dues, it would run behind, as the
report of the secretary and treasurer
will show. It is the money made out
of sports, such as football, baseball,
boxing and wrestling, that keep the
club off the rocks.
"I do not believe It the desire, or
even the intention, of the club mem
bers to deprive a man who ably assists
in supporting the institution by his
athletic talents the right to vote sim
ply because lie may not be able to pay
the required: $25 initiation fee and the
regular dues of $2 a month. Some of
the best athletes the Multnomah Club
has ever had have been young men
working for salaries not sufficiently
large to permit their expending the
amount required to become full-fledged
members of the . organization, and it
really seems to me that the club owes
It to these men to allow them to vote
on matters involving the interests of
the institution.
"Ut us hope that the high and lofty
principles that have always guided our
splendid club in the past will prevail
at the coming election, and that the
franchise will be granted to the athlete
who has by his services assisted the
club most handsomely."
Progress on North Bank Road.
MOFFETT SPRINGS. Wash., Feb. 8.
(Special.t Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Moffett. who have been spending the
last 10 days at Moffett Springs, report
that the North Bank Railroad is com
pleted and in running order for" sev
eral miles east of that point. The
first passenger car came up from Van
couver last week, bringing Chief En
gineer Miller and other head men of
the road, to inspect the handsome steel
bridge spanning Hamilton Creek, two
miles below the Springs. Mrs. Miller
and several- other ladies accompanied
them. Often as many as four trains
daily come that far, carrying construc
tion material and supplies. There is
only one All to be made near the up
per Cascades, when trains can run the
entire length of the road. Porter
Bros., who have the contract, are
working indefatigably night and day
to fill the gap.
Tomorrow (Monday) will positively
be the last day for discount on West
Side gas Mils. Portland Gas Co.
Mullane's Cincinnati taffies. Slg
Sichel & Co., sole agents.
DUFFY COMMENTS
ON KELLEY'S STYLE
Ex-Champion Sprinter Saw
Oregon Flyer Run Indoors
in New York City.
EXPERT NOT IMPRESSED
Kelly Gets Away From Mark Well
and Has fcffective, If Awkward,
Manner, but He Faded Away
at the Finish.
Arthur Duffy, holder of the world's
sprinting' title, until his mark of ! 3-5
was equaled by ran Kelley, now of
Detroit, who is running In some of
the New York meets, has written an
article on the new champion's style.
Commenting on his work the other
night In Madison Square Garden, when
Kelley was beaten, he says:
"It was an extremely critical crowd
that was present to witness the per
formance of the Western crack, aad all
were anxious to see whether or nt he
would live up to the reputation ho had
established for himself in the Wst of
running 100 yards in 9 3-5 se-ond
With all due consideration to the cham
pion, it must be admitted that Kelley
competed under the most unfarvorable
circumstances. Before the race he ac
knowledged that he had not been in
training for many months and that it
was his first appearance In indoor rac
ing. He was entered in the 60-yard and
the 220-yard handicap dashes, being
forced to give liberal handicaps in botli
events, thus giving him very poor op
portunity to show his real form.
Failed In Short Sprint.
"In particular was his work in the
short sprint noticed, and when the
champion failed to qualify in his heat,
which was won in the rattier stow time
of 6 3-5 seconds, many of the critics
present were seen to shaJce their heads.
But even considering the disadvantages
which the Westerner, had to compete
with, it was equivocally conceded by
many of the followers of sprint running
that Kelley failed to show the real cal
iber that would stamp him as a world
beater. His work as a whole showed
that he possessed none of the finesse
that Is so essential in the running of
100 yards in such wonderful time.
"In build Kelley Is the typical raw
boned Western athlete with the broad
chest and the well-rounded limbs. He
possesses all the requisites of a cham
pion sprinter, and, while he failed to
make the most favorable impression
last night, it seems that in the course
of the near future we will hear more
from him.
"His starting ability was up to the
usual high standard of a champion, and
none of the Eastern runners had any
thing on him in leaving the mark with
precision. On the scratch he used the
regular crouching start, being well ex.
tended on all fours. It was his start
ing that particularly appealed to the
critics, and when the starter fired Kel
ley's heat away it was seen at once
that the champion began to gain on
his field. After, however, lie approach
ed the finish line he was seen to fade
away decidedly.
His BeautirnI Stride.
"His .first strides were made with
piston-like motion, and were thrust
forward with great force. Unlike many
other sprinters, his first stride was an
extremely long one, and after that he
appeared to cut them short a bit. In
this manner he had mastered the most
important essential of sprint running.
He runs perfectly naturally, and in no
way did he employ a new style of strid
ing. "Although Kelley had but little op
portunity to show the real power of his
stride in the shorter sprint, in the longer
run the spectators had plenty of op
portunity to notice the wonderful driving
force he possesses in his muscular legs.
His striding action was concentrated at
the hip, and he appeared to run similar
to the action of a pacing horse as dis
tinguished from the up and down motion
which so many of our runners use to
day. When the Westerner was at top
speed he used a peculiar bounding motion
which was responsible for the extra few
inches on . his stride. With his long,
graceful action, lie combined a cross arms
motion, which he used from the elbow.
To" many of the spectators it appeared
particularly awkward, but at the same
time it was responsible for a little lift
which enabled Kelley to get over the
ground much faster.
Weak at the Finish.
"In the furlong dash Kelley again
started out with the usual precision that
he did in the shorter sprints, and it was
Chit-Chat of Sporting
World
BY WILL, G. MAC RAE.
BATTLING NELSON can now be con
sidered a full-fledged member of thf
Inbad Club. The band of lusty-lunged
knockers can now sing, "We Don't Know
Where He's Going, but He's on His
Way."
There is one more funk on tap for the
Los Angeles fight fans. Jimmy Britt and
Battling Nelson are matched for a get-the-money
love feast.
A number of Washington, D. C, doctors
have successfully operated on a man for
a swelled heart. These same physicians
would confer a lasting favor on a lot of
worried baseball moguls if they could
perform successful operations for swelled
head.
The latest thing in trusts is the attempt
of a lot of billiard and poolroom ope
rators to organize a close corporation In
Portland. They intend chasing out of
business any one who refuses to join
ths trust.
Baseball fan chit chat hasn't a bureau
for naming children. We would suggest,
however, that you cut out the name Eve
lyn. The name has lost its popularity
since Harry Thaw got into action. There
are still some members of the "Lob
Squad," who attended the trial who think
tha name sweet.
What a game old sport Leslie M. Shaw
is! He is willing to stake his future po
litical career on a "single throw of the
dice." Perhaps Shaw has advance in
formation that there will be a crap game
at the' Chicago convention.
Young Ketchel seems confident of beat
ing Mike (Twin) Sullivan on Washing
ton's birthday. He has asked Jimmy
Coffroth to match him with the winner
of the Hugo Kelly-Papke battle.
in this race that the champion was
looked upon to show his real finishing
ability. At once he gained on his com
petitors and' continued to do so until he
captured the field: but after this point
ho, was seen to again fade away. In tills
rpect he was, a great disappointment
tfb' the crowd, for every moment the spec
tators were expecting the champion to let
forth one of his lightning-like bursts of
speed, but on each occasion Kelley failed
to materialize. In-a word, the whole posi-
tion of Kelley's body at top speed seemed
I to be most unsuitable for the accom
plishing of geat speed.
. Should Quit Indoor Running.
. "With many of our former champion
sprinters, they ran with the body well
extended forward, and used a sort of
& crouch about the shoulders which made
the runner arjrjear to the spectators as
i though he "had no neck whatever. This
particular point was especially noticed in
the case of Bernard Wefers, the former
champion sprinter, and when Kelley was
seen to run with his peculiar upright
position of the body it was questioned
how it was . ever possible for him to
gather speed at the finish. By no means
Is the champion what one might term a
graceful runner. On the contrary, he
runs rather awkwardl his arms and legs
appearing to be swung to the four winds,
but which, at the same time, makes him
look as if he was flying over the ground.
He 'runs with great determination and
has plenty of nerve ' in going into the
contests. In the races last night he
proved conclusively that he is not an in
door runner, but. would run to greater
advantage on a cinder path. Kelley
would do well to give up all Indoor run
ning. "
SOIL FOR RACERS
IDEAIi. CONDITIONS FOH THOU
OIGHBREDS, SAYS EXPERT.
Numerous Examples Cited of. Fast
Steeds Born and Reared on the
Farms of Emerald Isle.
An English specialist on soil, grass, stud
and game the Rev. E. Adrian Woodruffe
Peacock has found a new virtue In the
soil of Ireland which has a distinct in
fluence on the thoroughbred horse raised
there. In expounding his theory he men
tioned the Knockany Stud in County Lim
erick as the only ideal place where the
pasturage for the young thoroughbred
was perfect.
This plant at Knockany belonged to the
late John Gubbins, who had the distinc
tion of breeding and owning two Derby
winners Galtee More and Ardpatrick
and who previous to his taking up flat
racing developed some of the grandest
steeplechasers. In the world. Perhaps
other people are on to the secret that
Ireland is a good breeding ground as well
as Mr. Woodruffe-Peacock. for the cry in
England now is "breed in Ireland and
race in England."
Colonel William Hall Walker, who
heads the list of winning owners in Kng
land for last season, has his stud in Ire
land, at Tully, County Kildare. where all
his youngsters are trained and prepared
for England. Then there is Major Loder,
owner of Pretty Polly and Spearmint, the
latter the winner of the 1906 Derby and
Grand Prix de Paris, who has his stud" at
Eryefield Iodge, Curragh Camp. Kildare.
Spearmint will see some stud life there,
his list for this year being full at the nice
price of $1250 per mare.
Spearmint is of course only on the
threshold of his career as a sire, but the
fact that his list is already closed shows
that the breeders have confidence in" the
son of Carbine and Maid of the Mint.
From the Irish point of view the only "fly
in the amber" Is the fact that Spearmint
cannot be claimed as an Irish product.
He was bred in Yorkshire and his sire
was an importation from Australia. This,
however, is only a detail, and the point
to consider is that Spearmint is now in
Ireland and the Green Isle will reap all
the benefits and most of the glory of any
triumphs that may be in store for him.
At the Brownstown Stud Farm in Cur
ragh there is Gallinule; and like Spear
mint his list is full for this season, his
figure being J10CO. and Sainfoin, another
Derby winner, has taken up his stand at
the Cloghran Stud. County Dublin. Ho
is sire of Rock Sand, winner of the
Derby, Two Thousand and St. Leger, and
although he may be said to have entered
the ranks of the veterans he may yet get
another as good or better than Rock
Sand. There is no knowing what the
change from Newmarket to County Dub
lin may do for him. He is younger now
than Diamond was when he was brought
to America to do greater things than he
had done when in the full bloom of youth
and vigor in his native land. There is
little doubt, in fact, that many a stallion
would1 derive incalculable benefit if he
were given a change of scene and' air.
Though Mr. Woodruffe - Peacock
praises the Knockany Stud, he lias not
the same to say of the whole of Ire
land, for he found the turf defective
here and there. He thought that the
thing to Improve the spots he found
wanting was to let sheep loose on it
for a long term of grazing, jit was
said that the foxtail grass is the best
for stock feeding, and this was found
in abundance around Knockany.
Speaking of the Irish soil, in part Mr.
Woodruff e-Peacock said:
"The very acme of perfection seems
to be reached at Knockany, turf qual
ity going along with feeding quality,
just exactly up to the lines of perfect
safety. This state of excellence, as
anyone may see by viewing the late
Mr. Gubbins's stud, had been brought '
about by two circumstances the qual
ity of the soil and the judicious care
in handling i't. The same or an ap
proximate soil condition can be pro
duced gradually on other Irish studs
by grazing and manuring equally Ju
dicious. It is only a question of knowl
edge and experimenting; there is no
great difficulty about the matter. ;
"If the Irish climate and soil differ
from the English, as we know as a
matter of experience they do, they
will have a slow but at the same time
marked influence on the type of horse
they produce. Whether the Hibernian
climate and soil are better or inferior
for the thoroughbred, the Irish type
will have certain marked characteris
tics of its own. very difficult -to dis
criminate, perhaps, with the constant
crossings that are going on, but none
the less certainly there, although it is
tacitly ignored by those who are most
vitally interested in the matter. Every
one with whom I have talked this mat
ter over in England has assumed with
positive certainty that the type of
horse bred in England and Ireland is
exactly the same. I kept an open mind
on the subject, for It would be an out
rage to scientific experience if this
proved to be. the case.
"I do not claim to . have mastered
either the family or the country char
acteristics of our racers. I am a pas
ture and meadow student, not a thor
oughbred specialist. But if. as we can
safely assume, the dry climate and
hard pasture of England can slowly
and surely add to the thoroughbred's
shoulder height, we may rely upon it
that the damper air, greater rainfall
and softer grasses of Ireland can do
something too. What exactly that
something is -rnijst be the true Irish
thoroughbred question.
"There can be no doubt from what
I saw in Ireland tha,t the pastures are
cs a rule curiously different from, if
not much inferior to. tho average soil
which supplies thoroughbred paddocks
In the east and south of England."
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T
Fourth National Competition
at Duluth.
BIGGEST' SLIDE IN AMERICA
Hill 300 Feet L,ong Provided for
Expert Jumpers Have Entered.
Great Interest Shown in
the Coming Meet.
The fourth national ekt tournament,
which will be held in Duluth on February
11 and 12, gives" every promise of equaling1
the Holmenkolrend, the great annual
tournament which is held in Norway,
says a Duluth dispatch to the Chicago
Tribune. x
A new hill, the largest in America, has
been completed and on this massive slide
all of the greatest riders in the country
will compete. The entries now. number
over 300 and more are coming. Among
the contestants are Ole Mangseth, of Du
luth, holder of the American record of
114 feet; Gustav Bye, former American
champion, with a mark of 106 feet, and
Ole Feiring, one of last year's strongest
contenders, with 112 feet to his credit.
There are scores of others with records
close to WO feet and most of them are
young men who broke Into the game late
last season.
. The Duluth hill, which Is 300 feet in
length, is considerably the largest on the
American continent and is the largest
artificial hill in the world. It is located
on one side of a great ravine and In such
a way that the opposite hill makes an
Ideal place to watch the sports. A com
plete view of the scaffold, the ride, the
jump, and the turn can be had from any
point on the ground?.
Want All National Events.
Over $20,000 already has been expanded
In fixing up the scaffold and Jump and
this amount is only one-third of what
will be spent in the coming two years. A
movement is on foot now to have all the
national tournaments held in this city
and to insure this Duluth must far excel
every other competitor in the way of
fine property. '
At the tournament to be held here this
month a strong effort will be made by all
of the riders to equal or beat the world's
record of 138 feet, which is held by Leif
Berg, of Norway. Berg made this mark
last season during an International tour
nament in Switzerland and supplemented
it with a standing jump of 64 feet on one
nki, which Is a remarkable feat. All of
the American records have been made on
short slides and It is doped out that rid
ers who made 100 feet last year on the
small hills should be able to adVi at least
20 feet to that distance.
Prepare to Entertain 20,000.
That the Duluth meeting will be one of
the largest ever held in the world there
Is little doubt. Preparations are now
being made to take care of 20.000 people
who are expected to arrive from cities
within a radius of 100 miles and there will
be several who will travel even further
than that. The, sport has taken a great
hqld upon the feeling qf the Northern!.
Americans have fallen for It in great
number". .
Skiing has secured a foothold in the
northern cities of Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota which Insures Its perma
nence. In less than four years over fifty
clubs, averaging 60 members, have been
organized and a large percentage of the
members are active riders, who can jump
out any time and take part in a tourna
ment. Each organization has a clubhouse
of its own. usually located several miles
distant from the city. These clubhouses
contain a cafe and a buffet which are in
good running order during the season.
Several evenings of every week are de
voted to club "tramps" through the' for
ests and along country roads, the exer
cise being most invigorating.
Many Cities Represented.
The following cities will send teams to
the national tournament: Minneapolis.
St. Paul, Ishpeming. Mich.; Grand Rap
ids, Minn.; Red Wing, Minn.; Washburn,
Wte.; Bayfield, Wis.: Ashland, Wis.; Eau
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Claire, Wis.; Chippewa Falls Wis.; Hay
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Mich.; Eseanaba, Mich.; Stillwater,
Minn.: Hibbing. Minn.: Colraine. Minn.;
Bovey, Minn.; Mellen, Wis.; Chicago, Su
perior, Wis.; Munising, Mich., and Col
fax, Wis.
A feature of the national tournament
will be a ski run by the Duluth Ski Club
and the Northern hockey team at night,
with each member carrying a lighted
torch. This parade- will be over the main
streets to the ball park at the West End.
The visiting ski runners will be enter
tained at the ball grounds by a hockey
garni.
New Rules for Trotting.
NEW. YORK, Feb. 8. At the bien
nial meeting of the National Trotting
Association several important changes
in the rules will be proposed. One is
that 3-year-olds be not allowed to
race longer than three heats. Another
Is that all drivers on National tracks
be. licensed, as Is the case on all
European trotting tracks. Jockeys on j
running tracKs to pay o license ree.
BASKETBALL GENTLE
REPEATED REFORMS PUT IT IX
MOLLYCODDLE CLASS.
Formerly Ran Neck and N'cck With
Football, but Glory Has Depart
ed, Athlete Says.
"There used to be a time," said a burly
athlete recently, "when basketball was a
real game, and if a man wasn't made of
stuff akin to imlta rubber, he took the
count early. Basketball, when it first
came out, ran neck and neck with foot
ball for several years, and the victim of
the flying wedge had his counterpart
when the entire five members of some
aggressive basketball team would try to
j drive an opponent with the ball down
! through a hardwood floor. Prize fight
ers, short on wind hut long on muscle,
and with a careless regard for the fea
tures of opponents, flourished in basket
ball." As a matter of fact, there is a great
difference In the game as it is played
now and the way It was played a dozen
years -ago. Then, because of lax rules,
it had a reputation for rough house tac
tics only equaled by the football game
of the same period.
Even among .teams of high school girls
all but the strong were out of place, and
many a contest that started off well
ended In a scratchfest or bair pulling
contest. It was not until the game was
taken up by the Y. M. C. A. that any
real reformation was begun. Now. how
ever, it is not necessary to be the pos
sessor of those qualities which go to make
a football player to become an adept at
the gymnasium game.
Athletes throughout the Middle "West
have .modified the old style of rough
play until it is no longer necessary to be
a player of weight and brawn. Instead,
the chief requisites are speed, skill and
endurance. This change has thrown the
game open to a class of youths who a
few years ago would have been classed
as mollycoddles. -
Players of former days will .remember
the difficulties under which they labored,
not only in the play itself, but in the lo
cation of suitable places in which the
game was to take place. Halls and gym
nasiums were not built for It, and many
a big contest has been played in halls
where pillars in the center of the floor
were common objects against which
heads were regularly bumped.
At first the sport had to adapt itself
to the playing space and many peculiar
styles were developed. High schools
quickly took up the sport. When rival
sahool teams lined up against each
other is was only a change from 11
men football to football with five men
on . a side. Incorporating the forward
pass.
In those days a player was allowed
three steps with the ball before he
was compelled to pass it. To get an
other ten steps all that was necessary
was for him to throw It up in the air
an inch or so or else bounce It on the
floor and thence back into his hands.
A big. rugged player who adopted this
style of play was hard to stop, and
opponents had to resort to rough tac
tics. The refirring rules which have been
passed from time to time during the
last few years have proved a good
thing for the game. Bastketball as it Is
played today is a great boon tn ihnu
I not blessed with an unusual amount
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